Karnataka Class 5 English 1st Language Unit 5 The Great Spirit of the Sal Tree & What the Leaves Said Question Answer
Karnataka Class 5 English 1st Language Unit 5 Prose – The Great Spirit of the Sal Tree and Poem – What the Leaves Said Questions and Answers by Expert Teacher.
Board |
KSEEB |
Class |
Five (5) |
Subject |
English 1st Language |
Chapter |
5 |
Chapter Name |
The Great Spirit of the Sal Tree & What the Leaves Said |
The Great Spirit Of The Sal Tree
I.) Choose the most appropriate answer from the four alternatives given below each statement.
1.) The foresters could never drag the huge trees to the city because
a) only thirty foresters were dispatched.
b) the trees were very heavy.
c) the foresters were lazy.
d) there was a difficult terrain between the forest and the city.
Ans: d) there was a difficult terrain between the forest and the city.
2.) The foresters worshipped the tree-spirit because
a) they were afraid of it.
b) it commanded them to do so.
c) it gave the tree great strength, size and beauty.
d) it was just a custom.
Ans: c) it gave the tree great strength, size and beauty.
3.) The tree-spirit requested the king that it be felled
a) in one stroke all at once.
b) in three strokes.
c) in two strokes.
d) branch by branch.
Ans: b) in three strokes.
II.) Say whether the following statements are True or false.
1.) The king sent his men to the forest to cut down and bring the mightiest tree. ( T)
2.) Only elephants could be used to move the tree. (F)
3.) The leaves of the sal tree were concerned only about themselves. (F)
4.) The king was very pleased to change his mind at the tree’s first request. (F)
5.) The king decided that the column for the new palace should be built of stone. (T)
III.) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.
1.) How did the king want to make his palace special?
Ans: The king wanted to make his palace more remarkable than any other in the country. He wanted to make his palace special in another way, by setting the whole palace upon a single wooden column.
2.) Name the animals suggested by the king for pulling the tree.
Ans: The King many animals suggested for pulling the tree. These were horse, bullocks, and elephants.
3.) How did the tree-spirit describe itself to the king?
Ans: The tree- spirit described itself to the king by saying that it has been worshipped by the people of many villages, the birds nest in it, the tree- spirit send a vast and lovely shade upon the grass beneath it. The earth blesses it.
IV.) Match column A with column B. Column A has the animals suggested by the king. Column B has the reasons for not being able to use the animals to drag the tree.
A B
1.) Horses a) Legs could sink in the marshy ground (3)
2.) Bullocks b) Would not be able to move the tree even an inch (1)
3.) Elephants c) Would not be able to force their way in the dense forest. (2)
II.) Write an imaginary dialogue between you and a tree which is getting cut down.
Man: Today I am going to cut this tree.
Tree: Why do you want to cut me?
Man: I earn my livelihood by cutting trees and selling them.
Tree: But I provide shelter to so many birds and animals. What will happen to them if you cut me down.
Man: I know that but I have no other choice.
Tree: If you must then cut me down but plant a sapling here. That will one day grow up to be a tree like me.
Man: Okay, I will plant a sapling here and take good care of it.
I.) Vocabulary :
Substitute the sentences with one word. Choose from the choices given in the box below.
1.) Government by kings and queens
= Monarchy
2.) A feeling of pain
= Agony
3.) Cutting down trees in a forest
= Deforestation
4.) Plants in a particular region.
= Flora.
Deforestation abode monarchy spirit flora agony
II.) Pick out the opposites of the following words from the text.
a.) true – lie
b.) accept – deny
c.) dissuade- persuade
d.) domestic – wild
e.) rejected – received
f.) liking- disliking
I.) Now identify the adverbs in the following sentences.
1) The child listened patiently to his mother.
= patiently.
2) The horse rode as quickly as possible.
= quickly.
3) Students answered correctly.
= correctly.
4) I read silently.
= silently.
5) The farmer told the hiker plainly.
= plainly.
6) Joe cried bitterly when he broke his new glasses.
= bitterly.
II.) List different actions that you do between 10 am and 1 pm at school every-day and say how you do them.
1) I listen carefully.
2) I sit carefully.
3) I read loudly.
4) I speak slowly.
IV.) Correct the following sentences.
i) I ate quick.
= Quick.
ii) Unfortunate everyone was injured in the accident.
= Unfortunate.
iii) He spoke to her gentle.
= Gentle.
iv) They all spoke loud.
= Loud.
v) It rained heavy.
= Heavy.
vi) He shut the door quiet.
= Quiet.
Now, imagine you need to tell your friend how often you do the following. Fill in the table below using a tick mark and construct sentences as shown in the example.
1.) Sometimes I play hockey.
2.) I always pray in the evening.
3.) Usually I read books English.
4.) Sometimes I walk in the school park.
5.) I never quarrel with friends.
6.) I always obey teacher.
7.) Often I read the newspapers.
8.) Sometimes I visit relatives.
9.) Usually I watch TV.
I.) Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.
1.) What are the leaves described as doing in the first stanza?
Ans: In the first stanza the leaves described that in spring new leaves start opening and stretching on every tree.
2.) Which stanza tells us that the leaves are happy? Pick out the line that conveys this.
Ans: The first stanza tells us that the leaves are happy. In this time the new leaves start stretch and so leaves are extreme happy. The line is “Opening and stretching on every tree”.
3.) In which season do leaves give shade for the nest of the birds?
Ans: In summer season leaves give shade for the nest of birds. Each bird has a nest on each tree. They take rest on these trees. The leaves provide to shade the birds.
4.) Why are the leaves described as lying down to sleep in winter?
Ans: In winter season the leaves are weary. They also need rest. They started to fall. So they were lying down to sleep under the tree.This reason the leaves are described as lying down to sleep in winter.
II.) Answer the following questions in a paragraph each.
1.) What do the words scarlet, golden and russet in stanza three suggest?
Ans: The words scarlet, golden and russet suggest to the changes colour of season. They convey the news of season changing. They want to say that the time is coming to spring. In the starting autumn it happens.
2.) Which season do you like the most? Why?
Ans: I like the most the season is winter. I like winter season for various reason. In this time we get many healthy vegetables, fruits and others food. It is a fantastic season to all. Winter is a cold season and comfort to all. This season starting on December and ends in March.
4.) Which part of the day do you like the most?
Ans: I like the most night part of the day because I can take rest in this time.
III.) Pick out the rhyming words in each stanza.
Write a suitable rhyming word for each of the following words :
spring-ring
summer-grammar
slept- wept
3.) Identify the season each picture depicts.
1.) Spring season.
2.) Summer season.
3.) Autumn season.
4.) Winter season.
4.) List out the festivals that you celebrate during :
Spring- Holi
Summer- Rathyatra
Autumn- Diwali
Winter- Christmas
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