Karnataka Class 5 English 1st Language Unit 7 The Parable of Talents and The Kitten at Play Question Answer
Karnataka Class 5 English 1st Language Unit 7 Prose – The Parable of Talents and Poem – The Kitten at Play Questions and Answers by Expert Teacher.
Board |
KSEEB |
Class |
Five (5) |
Subject |
English 1st Language |
Chapter |
7 |
Chapter Name |
The Parable of Talents and The Kitten at Play |
The Parable Of Talents
comprehension :
I.) Choose the most appropriate answer
1.) The man entrusted his property to his slaves because
a) he was generous
b) he wanted to test them
c) he was going on a journey
d) he loved them very much
Ans: c) he was going on a journey
2.) The slave who got five talents decided to
a) hide the talents
b) trade with them
c) invest them with bankers
d) earn two more talents.
Ans: b) trade with them
3.) The slave who got one talent hid it in a hole because
a) he wanted to earn one more talent
b) he wanted to receive interest
c) he thought that his master was generous
d) he thought that his master was a harsh man
Ans:d) he thought that his master was a harsh man
II.) Answer the following questions in two-three sentences each.
1.) Why did the man give talents to his slaves?
Ans: The man going on a journey and he wanted to keep secure his property so he gave his talents to his slaves.
2.) What did the slaves do with the talents?
Ans: The slave who got five talents, he made five more talents. The slave who got two talents, he made more two talents. The slave who got one talents he dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
3.) How did the master appreciate the first slave?
Ans: The master appreciated the first slave and said, “Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have beentrustworthy in a few things”. He also said that he would put him in charge of many things.
4.) How was the third slave punished?
Ans: The third slave was punished by the master took the one talent from the third slave and gave it to the one who already had five.
Writing :
I.) Answer the following in a paragraph each. (sixeight sentences)
1.) What did the second slave do with the talents and how was he rewarded?
Ans: The man entrusted his property to the slaves. The second slave got two talents from his mater. He made two more talents with its. The man praised the second slave and said him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave. His master put him in charge of many things and welcome to enter the joy of master.
2.) How did the first and the second slaves impress their master?
Ans: The first slave got five talents from his master. He had made five more talents with its. The second slave got two talents from his master. He had made two more talents with its. In this way the first and second slaves impressed their master.
3.) Why do you think that the master got angry with the third slave?
Ans: The master gave one talent to the third slave. The third slave had not happy in it. So he went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. In this reason the master got angry with the third slave.
I.) Using a dictionary write the past forms of the following verbs.
i) eat – ate xii) watch – watched
ii) fly- flew xiii) bring – brought
iii) move – moved xiv) know – knew
iv) leave – left xv) listen -Listened
v) live – Lived xvi) write – Wrote
vi) go – Went xvii) listen – listened
vii) read – Read xviii) walk – walked
viii) attend – attended xix) pray – prayed
ix) prepare – prepared xx) enjoy – enjoyed
x) visit – visited xxi) See – saw
xi) play – played
III.) Rewrite the following sentences using the past form of the verbs underlined.
a) The cobbler mends the shoes.
Ans: The cobbler mended the shoes.
b) My English teacher teaches me the letters of the alphabet.
Ans: My English teacher taught me the letters of the alphabet.
c) Raghu paints the pictures.
Ans: Raghu painted the pictures.
d) They keep their pet animals in a separate place.
Ans: They kept their pet animals in a separate place.
e) Those men enjoy watching T.V. always.
Ans: Those men enjoyed watching T.V always.
VI.) This is what Shankar of class IX did in his school. Read it completely and write in full sentences the actions of Shankar.
a.) attends English class
b.) visits the science lab
c.) reads book in English
d.) listens to the science teacher
e.) has lunch
f.) does problems in arithmetic
g.) writes practical records
h.) plays in the ground
i.) talks to friends in groups
j.) Discusses with the geography teacher about project-work
You can begin with the sentence given below. Yesterday, Shankar attended the English class. He visited the science lab. He read book in English. He listened to the science teacher. He had launch with his classmates. He got problems in arithmetic. He played in the ground. Shankar talked to friends in groups. He discussed with the Geography teacher about project- work.
Poem – 7 The Kitten At Play
Comprehension :
I.) Answer the following questions.
1.) What is the kitten’s name in the poem? What is thekitten doing?
Ans: In the poem the kitten’s name is Tabby. It is playing with the leaves that fall.
2.) What does “elder tree” refer to?
Ans: Here “elder tree” refers to a huge old tree.
3.) How is the morning, according to the poet?
Ans: According to the poet the morning is bright and fair.
4.) What is the kitten’s “prey”?
Ans: The kitten’s “prey” is falling leaves.
5.) In what way is the kitten like an Indian conjuror?
Ans: The kitten works with three and four like an Indian conjuror.
II.) Answer the following questions in a paragraph.
1.) In what way is the kitten compared to the tiger?
Ans: The kitten is compare to the tiger in many ways in the poem. The kitten and the tiger are both from cat family. In the poem the poet described how the cat was playing with the falling leaves like it was her prey. Like a tiger it crouches, stretches its paws and darts towards its target.
3.) What does the last line tell us about the kitten?
Ans: In this poem the poet described kitten name Tabby. From the poem we can see that she is a playful kitten. She plays with falling leaves without any care for the world. She does not pay any attention to her surroundings. From the last line we came to know that she is a carefree creature.
III.) Look at these words.
1.) fair-fare
2.) Prey-pray
3.) way-weigh