NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Marigold Poem 3 - My Shadow

Let's Read

Q1: Who do you think your shadow looks like?
Ans: I think that my shadow looks similar to me.

Q2: Why do you think your shadow jumps into bed before you can?
Ans: When I get into bed to sleep, my shadow falls on it before I get in. Hence, my shadow jumps into bed before I can.

Q3: What time of the day do you think when your shadow is the tallest? Why?
> Morning
> Afternoon
> Night
Ans: Shadow is tallest in the morning because sun rays are slanting during sunrise.

Q4: Read the lines from the poem and answer the following.
He is very like me.
From the heels up to the head!
(i) Who does he refer to?
Ans: He refers to his shadow.
(ii) Who does me refer to?
Ans: Me refers to the speaker in the poem.
(iii) Why are he and me alike?
Ans: He and me are alike because 'he' is the shadow of 'me'.

Let's Talk

Q1: Work in pairs and discuss the following. What would you do if
(i) A dog chases you?
Ans: I would face the dog instead of trying to run faster than it.
(ii) You have forgotten your homework copy at home?
Ans: I would accept the mistake and apologise to my teacher.
(iii) You are alone in a room and the lights go out?
Ans:  I would light a candle to get rid of darkness.

Fun Time

Q1: Shine a torch behind your hand and see its shadow on the wall. Move the torch a little away from your hand and see the shadow on the wall. Do you find a difference in the size of the hand on the wall?
Ans: Yes, there is a difference. The hand of the shadow becomes smaller as the torch is moved away from it.

Working Together

Q1: Make a large hand on a huge sheet
Ans:

Q2:  Mark the names of fingers thumb and palm on the hand
Ans:

Let's Write

Q1: Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in the brackets.

(a) Where is the child ____ parents have come to school? (who/whose/which)
Ans. Whose.

(b) I saw many houses ___ were quite spacious. (which/whose/who)
Ans. Which.

(c) Mathematics ___ is my favourite subject, is so interesting. (who/which/that).
Ans. Which.

(d) The poem ____ you read out, is so lovely. (whose/which/that).
Ans. That.

(e) I know the street ____ he lives on. (whose/that/which)
Ans. Which.

(f) I like reading books ___ have pictures in it. (that/who/which).
Ans. Which.

(g) The old lady ___ I met in your house is my neighbour. (whom/that/which)
Ans. Whom.

Q2: Complete this description by answering the questions below.

(a) What do you think is the name of the dog?
Ans: The name of the dog is Shadow.

(b) Why is she called that?
Ans: She is called Shadow because she follows Mithoo like a shadow where she goes.

(c) What colour is she?
Ans: Her colour is white.

(d) Do you think she is friendly?
Ans: Yes, she is a friendly dog.

(e) What does she like to eat?
Ans: She likes to eat a chop and dog biscuits.

Q3: Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named Shadow.
Ans:
(i) She has a beautiful white dog.
(ii) She follows Mithoo like a shadow wherever she goes.
(iii) She is a friendly dog.
(iv) She likes to eat pieces of bones.
(v) Mithoo has made a little house for Shadow.