Q1Written answer
When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?
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The children go to school at night in Topsy-turvy land.
NCERT · Class 5 · English
Unit 7: Topsy-Turvy Land and Gulliver’s Travels
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Topsy-Turvy Land
6 questionsQ2Written answer
In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel? How should it rightly be?
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The boats travel on the streets of Topsy-turvy Land. They should travel on the sea.
Q3Written answer
The Topsy Turvy land is very different from our land. Let’s draw a comparison by filling in sentences wherever needed.
| Topsy-turvy Land | Our land |
| (i) People walk on their heads. | (i) ______________ |
| (ii) ________________ | (ii) The buses run on land. |
| (iii) They wear their hats on feet. | (iii) ______________ |
| (iv) ____________ | (iv) Boats sail in the sea. |
| (v) People pay for what they don’t get. | (v) ______________ |
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| Topsy-turvy Land | Our land |
| (i) People walk on their heads. | (i) People walk on their feet. |
| (ii) The buses run on the sea. | (ii) The buses run on land. |
| (iii) They wear their hats on their feet. | (iii) They wear their hats on heads. |
| (iv) Boats sail in the street. | (iv) Boats sail in the sea. |
| (v) People pay for what they don’t get. | (v) People pay for what they get. |
Q4Written answer
The words in the sentences are jumbled here. Rearrange them to make meaningful sentences. Words that begin with a capital letter are the first word of the sentence.
(i) Renu naughty is a girl.
(ii) untidy room Her always is.
(iii) mother Her advises her clean to it.
(iv) never listens She her mother to.
(v) kind of What child a you are?
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(i) Renu is a naughty girl.
(ii) Her room is always untidy.
(iii) Her mother advises her to clean it.
(iv) She never listens to her mother.
(v) What kind of a child are you?
Q5.1Written answer
5. 1. Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.
(i) _____________________
(ii) _____________________
(iii) ____________________
(iv) _____________________
(v) ______________________
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(i) I sweep the floor twice a day.
(ii) I mop everyday.
(iii) I arrange the things in their suitable places to make the room tidy.
(iv) I clean the utensils in the kitchen immediately.
(v) I vacuum the entire house regularly to get rid of dust.
Q6Written answer
Two stories got mixed up. Sort them out and write them in the appropriate boxes.
- We thought the lion had eaten someone.
- Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him over the treetops.
- We saw a shoe in the lion’s cage.
- Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.
- Our class had gone to the zoo.
- Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park.
- Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo.
- Puran was frightened and excited.
- The lion had not eaten anyone, because the shoe was one of the lion’s toys.
The Magic Kite
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Who Did the Lion Eat?
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The Magic Kite
Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park. Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him over the treetops. Puran was frightened and excited. Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.
Who Did the Lion Eat?
Our class had gone to the zoo. We saw a shoe in the lion’s cage. We thought the lion had eaten someone. Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo. The lion had not eaten anyone because the shoe was one of the lion’s toys.