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NCERT · Class 5 · English

Unit 8: Nobody’s Friend and The Little Bully

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The Little Bully

16 questions
Q1Written answer

Why did all the children hate Hari?

(i) Because he would not talk to anyone. 

(ii) Because he always pinched them. 

(iii) Because he loved stealing their food.

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(ii) Because he always pinched them.

Q2Written answer

“Nobody took Hari’s hand. Nobody went near him. Nobody played with him.” This shows that Hari had 

(i) many friends. 

(ii) few friends. 

(iii) no friends.

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(iii) no friends.

Q3Written answer

Which of the following actions would make a friendly person? Write them down.

  • Respecting other people.
  • Eating a small child’s tiffin.
  • Calling people rude names.
  • Pushing a smaller boy and making him cry.
  • Being helpful to everyone.
  • Helping your classmates in school.
  • Mocking at friends and hurting their feelings.
  • Protecting a weaker person.
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The actions which make a friendly person are

  • Respecting other people.
  • Being helpful to everyone.
  • Helping your classmates in school.
  • Protecting a weaker person.
Q4Written answer

Find out words which are opposites or are closest to being the opposites of the words given below. Then write down the opposites in the grid.

Down  Across
1. Smile        3. quiet
2. happy 5. punish
4. strong

NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English The Little Bully - 1

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Q5Written answer

Hari was pinched till he was black and blue.  ‘Black and blue’ means 

(i) Hari fell down in pain. 

(ii) there were bruises on his body. 

(iii) Hari painted himself in colours. 

(iv) Hari had a black and blue shirt.

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Black and blue means there were bruises on his body.

Q6Written answer

‘I shan’t pinch anyone anymore’. Shan’t means. 

(i) shall 

(ii) should 

(iii) shall not 

(iv) will not

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Shan’t means shall not

Q7Written answer

Give the full forms of

won’t ______________________ 

weren’t ________________________

wouldn’t ______________________

couldn’t _______________________

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won’t will not

weren’t were not

wouldn’t would not

couldn’t could not

A girl was sitting quietly beside him. Hari leapt to his feet, crying loudly. 

The words quietly and loudly tell us how an action is being done. 

Q8Multiple choice

Find five more words ending in which denote how something is done

(v) ____________ ly

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Correct option: A
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(i) bravely

(ii) neatly

(iii) softly

(iv) quickly

(v) boldly

Q9Written answer

Add -ly to the following words.

clear merry weary double
dreary bright bad  fond

Now can you make sentences with these words.

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  • clear – clearly

The new girl in the class cannot speak the language clearly.

  • merry – merrily

Rohan celebrated his birthday merrily.

  • weary – wearily

He walked up the stairs wearily carrying heavy packs.

  • double – doubly

He felt doubly guilty for not clearing his exam.

  • dreary – drearily

She stared at herself drearily in the mirror.

  • bright – brightly

He smiled brightly as she wished him.

  • bad – badly

The car was badly damaged in the accident.

  • fond – fondly

Every mother touches her child fondly.

Q10Written answer

Complete the blanks with rhyming words of the following and practice aloud.

bruise c ____________

carriage m ___________

prawn d ____________

creatures fe_____________

teachers pr____________

vowed c_____________

bruise choose

carriage marriage

prawn dawn

creatures features

teachers preachers

vowed cloud

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