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Manipur Board Class 5 English Chapter 20: Why do we read Newspaper?
- Board – Board of Secondary Education, Manipur.
- Class – 5
- Subject – English
- Topic – Exercise Solution / Notes / Question Answer.
Answer the following questions:
(i) What does a newspaper do?
Ans Newspapers keep everyone in touch with local, national and world events for a very small price. We see this newspaper costs only two Rupees, butit gives us information on all the important events happening around the world.
(ii) What is the difference between the news on the newspaper and the news on radio and television?
Ans newspapers give more information on a wider range of topics and they are more detailed than the TV and radio news
(iii) What do newspapers besides giving news?
Ans News paper also provide us feature articles, poems, stories, comicstrips, cartoons, film and book reviews, advertisements, important notices, etc
(iv) What are feature articles on newspapers?
Ans Features are non-news articles. These are essays, opinions, discussions on important topics and current affairs. Which help us in understanding the things better.
(v) How are you benefited by advertisements on newspapers?
Ans Advertisement also present in newspapers. Advertisements give you information about the quality, price and other details of the goods and necessities
(vi) What is the function of a news agency?
Ans News agency also plays a vital role. They employ a number of reporters and correspondents who work day and night to collect news. The agencies sell the news to the newspapers.
vii) What is the use of reading newspapers?
Ans Reading newspapers everyday. It is a very good and useful habit. By reading newspapers, we can learn about the things happening around us
(viii) Name five local dailies and two national dailies.
Ans local dailies
(i) Bartaman
(ii) Ajkaal
(iii) Anandabazar Patrika
(iv) Ebela
(v) Ei samay
National dailies
(i) Agon
(ii) Metropol
(iii) Panorama
(iv) Australian financial review
(v) Le Monde
(ix) What do these abbreviations stand for?
Ans Ans PTI – Press Trust of India UNI – United News India
AP – Associated press
(a) Make nouns by adding ‘er’ or ‘r’ to the following words. Use plural forms when necessary.
work drive teach play sell
cricket fight paint weave
(b) Now, fill in the blanks with the newly formed words in the following sentences:
(1) The driver drove the bus very fast and it met an accident.
(2) The worker of the factory are on strike now.
(3) Manipur has produced many national football player
(4) The students should respect their teacher
(5) Sachin Tendulkar is a great crickter of India.
(6) The government will give looms to the weaver of Manipur.
(7) King Puru was a brave fighter
(8) M.F. Hussain of India is a renowned painter
(9) These women are vegetable seller of the market
C.) What do we use …………
(1) a newspaper for?
Ans To know latest news.
(2) a television for?
Ans Entertainment
3) A sandwich for?
Ans Eating
(4) a telegram for?
Ans communicate with people
(5) a thermometer for?
Ans Measuring temperature
(6) a clock for
Ans To see time
(7) a calendar for?
Ans to see date
(8) an atlas for?
Ans To see facts of different places
(9) a camera for?
Ans To click pictures
(10) a pen for?
Ans To write
D.) Join the following pairs of sentences using proper connecting words:
but, and, because, or, etc. One is done for you.
Grandpa is sipping his tea.
He is reading a newspaper.
Ans. Grandpa is sipping his tea and is reading a newspaper.
(1) Tomba is very poor. He is very honest.
Ans Tomba is very poor but he is honest.
(2) I am suffering from fever. I cannot go to school to-day.
Ans I am suffering from fever so I cannot go to school to-day.
(3) Read your lessons well. Memorise the lessons well.
Ans Read your lessons well and memorise the lessons well.
(4) The doctor examined the patient. He gave him some medicines.
Ans The doctor examined the patient and gave him some medicines.
(5) I have some money. I cannot give it to you.
Ans I have some money so, I cannot give it to you
(6) To-day is a holiday. We need not go to school.
Ans To-day is a holiday and we need not go to school.
(7) He reads very hard. He will pass the examination surely.
Ans He reads very hard and he will pass the examination surely.
E.) Match the following:
editor. newspapers
author book
reporter. News
actor. Movie
carpenter. Furniture
teacher. Lesson
artist. Paintings
clerk. Files
lawyer. Case /petition
doctor. Prescription
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