Class 5 English Chapter 7 Topsy-Turvy Land cbse

 

Class 5 English Chapter 7 Topsy-Turvy Land

 

1. When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?The children go to school at night in Topsy-turvy land.

2. In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel? How should it rightly be?The boats travel on the streets of Topsy-turvy Land. They should travel on the sea.

3. The Topsy Turvy land is very different from our land. Let’s draw a comparison by filling in sentences wherever needed....

|(i) People walk on their heads.|(i) People walk on their feet.|

|(ii) The buses run on the sea.|(ii) The buses run on land.|

|(iii) They wear their hats on their feet.|(iii) They wear their hats on heads.|

|(iv) Boats sail in the street.|(iv) Boats sail in the sea.|

|(v) People pay for what they don’t get.|(v) People pay for what they get.|

4. The words in the sentences are jumbled here. Rearrange them to make meaningful sentences. Words that begin with a capital letter are the first word of the sentence..

 

(i) Renu is a naughty girl.

(ii) Her room is always untidy.

(iii) Her mother advises her to clean it.

(iv) She never listens to her mother.

(v) What kind of a child are you?

5. 1. Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.
(i) I sweep the floor twice a day.

(ii) I mop everyday.

(iii) I arrange the things in their suitable places to make the room tidy.

(iv) I clean the utensils in the kitchen immediately.

(v) I vacuum the entire house regularly to get rid of dust....

6. Two stories got mixed up. Sort them out and write them in the appropriate boxes.

The Magic Kite

Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park. Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him over the treetops. Puran was frightened and excited. Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.

Who Did the Lion Eat?

Our class had gone to the zoo. We saw a shoe in the lion’s cage. We thought the lion had eaten someone. Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo. The lion had not eaten anyone because the shoe was one of the lion’s toys.... ### Access Answers to NCERT Class 5 English Chapter 7 Gulliver’s Travels

 

Gulliver’s Travels

 

1. Why did the captain send the men to the land?

 

The captain sent the men to the land with vessels to look for water.

 

2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

The men were chased by a giant. Hence, they rushed back to the ship.

 

3. Choose the correct answer.

(i) (b) he was going to reap the corn.

(ii) (c) they had never seen such a tiny man.

(iii) (b) a sailor.

 

4. Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver.

The name of the creature is Dinosaur....
5. From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.

(i) The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver. They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.

(ii) Gulliver was a learned man.

 I tried to speak to them loudly in several languages.

(iii) The farmer’s son thought Gulliver was a toy.

On seeing me, the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth.

(iv) The farmer’s wife was a kind-hearted woman.

Later, she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief

6. Read the following sentences carefully.

aslight as a feather
asslow as a tortoise

assweet as honey

as... white as snow

asstrong as an ox

asdark as night

asred as a rose

as warm as a toast

asgentle as a breeze

 

7. Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.

(i) The old man’s hair is as white as snow.

(ii) His feet were as coldas ice.

(iii) The newspaper boy was as slowas a tortoise in delivering the papers.

(iv) I felt as light... as a feather after exercising

 

8. Create your own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs

 

as tall asthe Qutub Minar

as fast asa Cheetah

as high asthe Mount Everest

as angry as a bull

as tiny as an ant
as brave asa soldier

 

9. Now look at the pictures and discuss in groups why the following events happened. You may find more than one reason for each of them.

Solution:... 1. One of the leading actors met with an accident. Hence, the play got cancelled.

2. The Principal of the school had got a severe heart attack. Therefore, the play got cancelled.

1. They are walking because the destination is near to them.

2. Walking in the moonlit night after dinner is good for their health. Hence, they are walking.

 

10. Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below....

 

(i) I was writing a letter when my pen ran out of ink.

(ii) Paul was looking out of the window when he noticed a lovely butterfly.

(iii) When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.

(iv) I was just completing the last answer when ma’am said, “Stop writing”.

(v) The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.

(vi) Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.... (vii) When the bell rang, my mother was cooking dinner.

 

11. Now complete the following suitably.

 (i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday whenI saw an old gentleman calling me.

(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard whenhe came across old photographs in his diary.

(iii)I was walking fast when a dog ran out onto the road.

(iv)Students were gossiping loudly when the teacher walked into the room.

 

12. Now complete the following in the same way using the words easy or strong....

 

(i) Skipping is easy.

 

Jumping iseasier than skipping.

 

Walking is theeasiest of all.

 

(ii) The dog isstrong.

The horse isstronger than the dog.

The elephant is thestrongest of them all.

13. Now complete the following in the same way using the words juicy or exciting . The order may vary according to your choice.

 

apple isjuicy.

orange isjuicier than apple.

sugarcane is thejuiciest of them all.

rock climbing isexciting.

skiing ismore exciting than rock climbing.

river rafting is themost exciting of them all.

14. Correct the use of the describing words in the following sentences.

 

(i) This is the... simplest problem of them all.

(ii) Which is thelighter of the two parcels?

(iii) He is cleverer thanme.

(iv) I like this thebetter of the two.

(v) The flood became worse as the rain increased.

15. Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question marks (?) apostrophe ( ‘ ) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.

Dear Samir, ... I am sending you a photograph of my newest pet. Frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy. By the next summer, he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks. I’m sure you’re looking forward to seeing him. I know you’ll like him.

Warm regards,

Sanju

16. Punctuate the following sentences

(i) Next Wednesday, my sister, Mita, is going to join the State Bank of India.

(ii) The dog wags its tail when it’s pleased, but the cat waves its tail when it’s angry.

(iii) When I went fishing, I caught an old shoe, a plastic bag and a bad cold.

(iv) She fed the baby, washed the dishes, put the lights off and went to sleep.

(v) Wasn’t Tim born on the 26th of January 1989?

(vi) Oh no! The bus has gone.

 

17. Fill in the blanks.

(i) A giant tree Red wood trees of California

(ii) A giant birdOstrich

(iii) A giant land animalElephant

(iv) A giant water creatureWhale

(v) A giant aeroplaneA-380