West Bengal State Board Class 5 English Solution: Chapter 6 The Clever Monkey
West Bengal Class 5 English Lesson 6 The Clever Monkey Question and Answer Solution. The Clever Monkey Chapter’s all Activities Question Answer available here.
Activity – 1
Answer the following question:
1.) Where did the monkey live?
Ans = The monkey made its home on the riverbank.
2.) Why was there no danger for the monkey on the river island?
Ans = The river island posed no danger to the monkey as it lacked the presence of other animals.
3.) What was so attractive to the monkey?
Ans = The alluring appeal of delectable fruits captivated the monkey.
4.) Where did the crocodile live?
Ans = The crocodile’s dwelling was situated on the distant bank of the river.
5.) Who gave advice to the crocodile about catching the monkey?
Ans = It was the advice of the crocodile’s spouse that guided him in catching the monkey.
Activity – 2
Let’s take words from the coloured box and fill in the blanks:
1.) The trees on the island had tasty fruits.
2.) The monkey found that crossing the river was not very difficult.
3.) The crocodile made many plans to catch the monkey.
4.) The crocodile would lie and swim on the rock.
5.) The wife of the crocodile wished to taste the flesh of the monkey.
Flesh, plans, tasty, listen, swim, still, difficult, monkey
Activity – 3
Let’s match the words in column A with their meaning in column B:
Answer:-
A — B
Attractive :- Charming
unique :- One of its kind
island :- A piece of land with water all on all sides
delicious :- Mouth- watering
still :- One of it’s kind Not moving at all.
Activity – 4
Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements in the given boxes:
Answer:-
1.) The crocodile found that catching the monkey was a difficult job.(T)
2.) The rock always talked to the monkey.(F)
3.) The monkey jumped straight into the crocodile’s open mouth.(F)
4.) The monkey returned to his home safely.(T)
5.) The monkey was more clever than the crocodile. (T)
Activity – 5
Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
a.) The crocodile kept his head and tail underwater.
b.) After having a good meal, the monkey decided to return.
c.) The crocodile thought that he should speak to the monkey as the rock because he might suspect something.
d.) The monkey observed that every time the crocodile opened his mouth his eyes would shut completely.
e.) The monkey had his home upon a riverside tree.
f.) The crocodile was bigger in size and was also fool too.
Activity – 6
Answer the following questions:
a.) Who swam to the rock?
Ans = The adventurous crocodile swam to the rock..
b.) Why did the monkey become suspicious?
Ans = The monkey grew suspicious when the rock inexplicably expanded in size that day.
c.) What was the monkey’s suggestion to the crocodile?
Ans = The mischievous monkey suggested to the crocodile to open its jaws wide, assuring
that it would leap right in.
d.) What did the monkey tell the crocodile from his safe shelter?
Ans = Safely perched, the monkey taunted the crocodile, saying, “You foolish creature!
Despite your size advantage, your folly surpasses even your stature. You can never catch me!”
Activity – 7
Fill in the blanks with the words from the story. The first letters of the words are given:
1.) The crocodile noticed the monkey crossing the river.
2.) The monkey always escaped from the crocodile’s clutches.
3.) The monkey thought that the crocodile was playing a trick once more.
4.) The crocodile could not realise the clever monkey’s plan.
5.) From his safe home, the monkey called the crocodile fool.
Activity – 8
Replace the underlined words with their opposites from the box:
1.) Can you see the huge tree ?
2.) This medicine tastes sweet.
3.) Last year the English question paper was difficult.
4.) Sunita always feels nervous before an examination.
5.) I am carrying a heavy load.
6.) The boy has straight hair.
Activity – 9
Let’s match the two sides:
Answer:-
a.) We’ll = We will
b.) I’m = I am
c.) She’s = She is
d.) Didn’t = Did not
e.) Weren’t = Were not
f.) You’ve = You have
g.) Won’t = Were not
h.) Can’t = Cannot
Activity – 10
Now read in pairs the followings passage and underline the prepositions there. One is done for you.
Answer:-
The farmer took a sharp axe and struck at the truck of the tree. All the creatures living in the tree started to request the farmer not to cut down the tree. But the farmer didn’t listen to them. He was in a hurry to finish off his work.
Activity – 11
Let’s fill in the blanks with the prepositions given in the box:
Answer:-
1.) The boy is looking at me.
2.) Give this letter to your class teacher.
3.) Put the duster on the table.
4.) Fish lives in water.
5.) Put off the light.
6.) I go to school every day.
Activity – 12
Read the following sentences. Circle the subject and underline the predicate. One is done for you:
Answer:-
1.) Days passed.
2.) The rock never talked to the monkey.
3.) Here comes the goalkeeper.
4.) Every evening mother cooks food for us.
5.) Roan plays cricket for a local club.
6.) How big is the tree!
7.) I don’t know his full name.