Q1Written answer
What activity was going on in the class?
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The activity which was going on in the class was a discussion.
NCERT · Class 5 · English
Unit 6: Class Discussion and The Talkative Barber
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Class Discussion
8 questionsQ2Written answer
Who was the quiet one in the class?
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The student named Jane was the quiet one in the class.
Q3Written answer
Why was she quiet?
(i) she was afraid to air her opinions.
(ii) she hated the noise.
(iii) she didn’t like the activity.
(iv) she was quiet by nature.
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(iv) Jane was quiet because she was quiet by nature.
Q4Written answer
How do you interact in class during discussions? Do you participate or remain quiet?
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No. I don’t like to be quiet. I diligently participate in class discussions.
Q5Written answer
Choose two friends in your class who are very different from each other. Use the clues in the box to describe their nature. You may also add your own words to describe them.
| naughty | lively | sharing | careless | studious |
| quiet | friendly | helpful | regular | cheerful |
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Ajay and Mohan are two friends studying in the same class. Their nature is different from each other. Ajay is very naughty and careless, whereas Mohan is very friendly and helpful. Ajay is talkative and talks even during class, whereas Mohan is just the opposite of him. He is quiet, cheerful and very studious. Mohan is also very regular in his work.
Q6Written answer
Fill in the grid given below by assigning qualities to each person. Some clues are given here to help you.
Clues
Sangeeta lends her pencil to her partner.
Nirav is also called a chatterbox.
Pranav recently saved a cat from drawing in the lake.
Megha is just the opposite of Nirav.
Mithila always teases everyone.
Ritu is always seen with a book in hand.
| brave | naughty | quiet | talkative | generous | studious | |
| Nirav | ||||||
| Pranav | ||||||
| Megha | ||||||
| Mithila | ||||||
| Ritu | ||||||
| Sangeeta |
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A notice tells who, when, where and what.
The girls and boys of Class V wrote notices for the bulletin board.
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Read Sheela’s notice. Discuss the questions that follow.
1. Who was to meet?
2. When were they to meet?
3. Where were they to meet?
4. What were they to do?
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1. The drama committee was to meet.
2. They were to meet on Monday, at 2 O’clock.
3. They were to meet in the classroom.
4. For the Annual Day, they were to plan a play.
Q8Written answer
Write a notice about a library committee or a football match.
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| Notice
This is to inform all the students that our school is organising a football match between B.V.B. school and our school on 27th May at 2 p.m. Students who are interested are requested to give their names to their Physical Education teacher. Rohan |