NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Marigold Poem 4 - Crying

Let's Read

2. What can you do after crying a lot?
Ans. After crying a lot, we can laugh from the bottom of our hearts.

3. Read the first two lines of the poem. 
(i) Is the mood

Ans. In the first two lines of the poem, the poet is sad. 

 (ii) In the first few lines the mood of the poet has changed. What is it now?

Ans. In the last few lines, the poet is very happy. 

4. Are these sentences right or wrong?
(i) The poet says you must not cry much.
Ans. Wrong.

(ii) The poet says that you should cry till your pillow is soaked.
Ans. Right.

 (iii) The poet says that after crying you should open the window and laugh so that people will see that you are happy.
Ans. Right.

(iv) The poet says that you should open the window and show people that you are crying.
Ans. Wrong.

Let's Talk

1. Where do you cry? What are the things that make you cry?
Ans. I cry alone in my room. I cry when I am hurt and feeling sad.

2. Can you cry when you are happy?
Ans. Yes, sometimes I can cry when I am very happy. These are tears of joy.

3. What are the things that make you happy? In what ways do you show your happiness?
Ans. I feel happy when I come first in the class or when my mom cooks my favourite food. I feel happy in many situations like when we go out to travel and the list goes on. I laugh and get excited about my happiness.

Word Building

1. The word ends in and comes from the word happy. Write three words that end in the same way. Which words do they come from? 
_____________________ ness; __________________
_____________________ ness; __________________
_____________________ ness; __________________
Ans. 
sadness – sad
happiness – happy
neatness – neat

Let's Write

1. Fill in the blanks with the exact feeling word.

(i) The tourists were ____ to see the beautiful Taj Mahal. (amazed, shocked, worried)
Ans. The tourists were amazed to see the beautiful Taj Mahal.

 (ii) The lights went out suddenly. I was alone and ____. (worried, shocked, worried)
Ans. The lights went out suddenly. I was alone and frightened.

 (iii) He has been ill for a long time and his parent were ____. (unhappy, worried, angry).
Ans. He has been ill for a long time and his parents were worried.

 (iv) The shopkeeper was ____ when he saw his safe wide open with all his safe wide open with all his money missing. (unhappy, shocked, angry).
Ans. The shopkeeper was shocked when he saw his safe wide open with all his money missing.

Creative Writing

1. Narrate an incident when you have experienced happiness, excitement, surprise. You can use the following clues.
With whom… When did it happen…
Why… Where…

Ans. Last year I went to the Zoo with my parents. There was a very exciting situation when I was in the ropeway. At that time, I was very happy and frightened. I enjoyed it very much. I cannot forget this incident.