Q1Written answer
Where did the geese live?
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The geese lived in leafy branches on top of a tall tree.
NCERT · Class 5 · English
Unit 2: Teamwork and Flying Together
Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Flying Together
12 questionsQ2Written answer
Why did the old bird advise the other birds to destroy the creeper?
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The old bird advised the other birds to destroy the creeper because it would become thick and strong, and help the hunter to climb up the tree easily and kill all of them.
Q3Written answer
Why did the geese cry, “Help Help”?
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The geese cried ‘’Help Help’’ because they were caught in the hunters net.
Q4Written answer
What did the hunter do when he thought that the geese were dead?
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The hunter started to throw the geese out of the net one by one.
Q5Written answer
Why did the geese pretend to be dead?
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The geese pretended to be dead because they knew that the hunter would not want the dead birds and would set them free.
Q6Written answer
State whether the following statements are True or False.
1. The tree was the house of a flock of parrots.
_____________
2. The wise old bird wanted the creeper to be destroyed.
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3. The hunter climbed the tree with the help of a ladder.
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4. When caught in the net the foolish birds began to weep.
_____________
5. The wise old bird helped them to escape.
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1. False.
2. True.
3. False.
4. True.
5. True.
Q7Written answer
Here are some answers about the given picture.
(i) The colour of the ant is black.
(ii) It lives on land.
(iii) It has two long antennae.
(iv) It crawls on the ground.
(v) It eats sugar.
Now frame the questions for the above answers.
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(i) Name the colour of the ant given in the picture.
(ii) Where does it live?
(iii) How many antennae does an ant have?
(iv) Where does it crawl?
(v) What does it eat?
Q8Written answer
Fill in the blanks with prepositions such as to, at, off, on, in, into, with. One has been done for you.
(i) This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
(ii) He noticed the creeper _______ the foot of the tree.
(iii) “It would be a pity ________ destroy it now.”
(iv) As they flew ________ the tree they were trapped.
(v) The boy ran ________ the dog.
(vi) The frogs jumped _________ the well.
(vii) The girl was thrilled ________ see her new bicycle.
(viii) The birds were caught _________ the net.
(ix) The children walked _______ the bridge.
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(i) This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
(ii) He noticed the creeper at the foot of the tree.
(iii) “It would be a pity to destroy it now”.
(iv) As they flew into the tree they were trapped.
(v) The boy ran with the dog.
(vi) The frogs jumped into the well.
(vii) The girl was thrilled to see her new bicycle.
(viii) The birds were caught in the net.
(ix) The children walked on the bridge.
Q9Written answer
Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.
| around | across | with | along | to |
| after | next to | into | from |
One day, as I was walking _____________ the bank of the river, I saw my friend running ____________ the field. He was calling my name and waving ____________ me. I stopped and waited. _________ some time he reached where I was standing.
He said, “I went all _____________ the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share ________________ you. Do you remember the old house ___________ the neem tree? Guess who is moving ________________ that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic trick ___________ him.
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One day, as I was walking around the bank of the river, I saw my friend running into the field. He was calling my name and waving to me. I stopped and waited. After some time, he reached where I was standing.
He said, “I went all around the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share with you. Do you remember the old house next to the neem tree? Guess who is moving into that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks from him.”
Q10Written answer
Fill in the blanks given below with question words.
For example, where do you live?
(i) __________ do you play?
(ii) _________ do you get up?
(iii) _________ do you have for breakfast?
(iv) __________ do you go to school
(v) __________ do you like best in the school – games, art or music?
(vi) _________ is your birthday?
(vii) _________ do you want for your birthday?
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(i) When do you play?
(ii) When do you get up?
(iii) What do you have for breakfast?
(iv) When do you go to school?
(v) What do you like the best in the school – games, art or music?
(vi) When is your birthday?
(vii) What do you want for your birthday?