Q1Written answer
How many brothers did the Barber have?
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The barber had six brothers.
NCERT · Class 5 · English
Unit 6: Class Discussion and The Talkative Barber
Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
The Talkative Barber
14 questionsQ2Written answer
Why was the Sultan in a hurry?
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Sultan invited some of his friends to a feast at noon. Hence, he was in a hurry to leave.
Q3Written answer
Why did the barber take so long to shave the Sultan?
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The barber was busy talking all the time. Therefore, he took so long to shave the Sultan.
Q4Written answer
Write True or False.
(i) The Barber was shaving the Sultan’s beard. ________
(ii) The Sultan gave him three gold coins. _________
(iii) The Barber refused to leave the Sultan’s palace. _______
(iv) There were seven brothers altogether in the Sultan’s family. ____________
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(i) False
(ii) True
(iii) True
(iv) False
Q5Written answer
Why did the Barber want a lot of food?
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The Barber had invited four or five friends for a meal at his house but had forgotten about the preparations to be made. Hence, he wanted a lot of food.
Q6Written answer
Did the Sultan enjoy the Barber’s talk? Why do you say so?
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No, the Sultan didn’t enjoy the Barber’s talk because he was ready to give all the food prepared for him in order to get rid of the Barber.
Q7Written answer
Which part of the story did you find the funniest?
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The funniest part of the story was when the Barber started to examine the dishes leaving behind the Sultan’s head half shaved.
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What are the things the Sultan gave to the Barber?
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The Sultan gave him three pieces of gold, all the food prepared for him, and the fruits.
Q9Written answer
Do you think the Sultan was really very generous? Why do you say so?
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I am not sure whether the Sultan was really very generous because, in my opinion, he showed his generosity to get his head fully shaved.
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Study the words in the first column and see the changes in them in the second column. The words in Column II are the opposites of the words in Column I.
I II
important unimportant
patient impatient
pleasure displeasure
Now write the opposites of the following using un-, im-, dis-.
(i) believe _____________________________
(ii) shaved _____________________________
(iii) perfect _____________________________
(iv) satisfy _____________________________
(v) polite _____________________________
(vi) respect _____________________________
(vii) pure _____________________________
(viii) expected _____________________________
(ix) obedient _____________________________
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(i) believe disbelieve
(ii) shaved unshaved
(iii) perfect imperfect
(iv) satisfy dissatisfy
(v) polite impolite
(vi) respect disrespect
(vii) pure impure
(viii) expected unexpected
(ix) obedient disobedient