Q3 (3)Written answer
3. How can we achieve a common goal?
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By working together, we can achieve a common goal.
NCERT · Class 5 · English
Unit 2: Teamwork and Flying Together
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Team Work
14 questionsQ6Written answer
Look at the picture and answer the questions in one sentence, using the word clues given in the box.
| plumber | painter | mason | |
| electrician | labourer | carpenter | gardener |
1. Who is laying the bricks?
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2. Who is holding the ladder?
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3. Who is the man on the ladder?
_____________________________________
4. Who is making the door?
_____________________________________
5. Who is painting the walls?
_____________________________________
Now make up a story about the picture. Give names to the people. Write the story showing the importance of teamwork.
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1. A mason is laying the bricks.
2. A labourer is holding the ladder.
3. An electrician is standing on the ladder.
4. A carpenter is making the door.
5. A painter is painting the walls.
The above picture shows the construction of a house. People are engaged in different work. Harish is the person who is laying the bricks. Ramesh, the carpenter is busy making the doors. Ajay is the labourer who is holding the ladder to help the electrician who is busy with electrical fittings. A house is incomplete without a plumber. Therefore, Rohan is called to lay the water pipes. A house does not look beautiful without a painter. Hence, for this work, Mohan is called who is a good painter. He paints the house beautifully, for which everyone admires him. Therefore, a beautiful house is constructed through teamwork.
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In the puzzle find the words given in the column. Notice that these words are formed by joining two words. One is done for you. Find more such words.
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We sometimes use short forms for some words. For example, we use I’m for I am and I’ve for I have. These shortened words are called contractions.
The mark (’) is an apostrophe which shows where the letters are left out. Now read together.
| we will – we’ll | cannot – can’t | we have – we’ve |
| you have – you’ve | there is – there’s | what have – what’ve |
| we are – we’re | they are – they’re |
1. Write the contractions for the following phrases.
has not ______________ have not ____________
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