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NCERT Solutions Class 5 English Chapter 9
NCERT Solutions Class 5 English Chapter 9
1. Which modes of transport do the people use to move around in the city?
Solution:
To move around in the city, people use buses, taxis, cars, scooters, autos, cycles, etc.
2. What are the things that the people carry with them, while moving around?
Solution:
The things that the people carry with them, while moving around are hats, umbrellas, briefcases,
handbags, etc.
1. The people who live in cities often wish they could live in quiet towns. Do you like the place
you live in?
Tell your partner two things you like and don't like about the place you live in.
Solution:
Yes, I love the place where I live.
Two things that I like about the place where I live in are
1. Pollution free surrounding
2. Good natured neighbours
Two things that I don’t like about the place where I live in are
1. Shops and bus stops are far away from the house.
2. There are a number of dogs who make the roads dirty.
2. Find out how many people are there in our country. Do we have enough land for all people on
this earth? Is there enough food and water for all people?
Solution:
There are about 130 crore people in our country. No, we don’t have enough land for all people on this
earth. We have neither food nor water for all people.
3. Interview your teacher and get her responses for the following questions.
(i) Why did you become a teacher?
(ii) How do you come to school everyday?
(iii) Do you have any pets?
(iv) What kinds of books do you like to read?
(v) What are your hobbies?
Solution:
(i) I became a teacher because I love to teach small kids.
(ii) I come to school by my two wheeler everyday.
(iii) No, I don’t have pets.
(iv) I love to read novels and mythological stories.
(v) My hobbies are singing, cooking and painting.
4. Now write a paragraph about your teacher with the information you have gathered.
My Teacher
My Teacher says she became a teacher because
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Solution:
My Teacher says she became a teacher because she loves to teach small kids. She comes to school
on her two wheeler vehicle everyday. She does not have any pets. She loves reading books. She is
fond of reading mythological stories and novels. Singing, cooking and painting are her hobbies which
she loves to do in her free time.
NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 9
The Village Child, The City Child
6. (i) Discuss with your partner how you would send a similar message to someone.
(ii) Also find out how people sent messages in olden days and how they send them nowadays.
Solution:
(i) I would write a message on a piece of paper and place it in a small card and send it.
(ii) In olden days, people used to send messages through messengers and pigeons. Nowadays, people
send messages through post, telephones, mobiles, e-mails.
7. See the picture Travel Time below. Answer the questions that follow.
8. Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
(i) ___________________
(ii) __________________
Solution:
(i) Suspension bridge - I felt excited and scared to cross through the suspension bridge.
(ii) Defended - The policeman reached on time and defended the poor girl from the criminals.
NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 9
The Village Child, The City Child
9. Which do you think would be more fun — travelling by aeroplane or sailing on a ship? Write
why you think so.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Solution:
Sailing on a ship would be more fun for me because it gives immense pleasure to be in the middle of
water. We can feel a pleasant breeze watching blue water around us. We also come across dolphins
which come every now and then from the sea.
10. Fill in the blanks choosing group words from the box.
clump
cluster
choir
bunch
flock
band
(i) The travellers rested under the _____________ of trees.
(ii) The _____________ sang beautifully.
(iii) The ____________ of flowers was lying on the table.
(iv) The girl looked up at the _________ of stars.
(v) The ____________ of robbers escaped.
(vi) The hunter shot at the _________ of birds.
Solution:
(i) The travellers rested under the clump of trees.
(ii) The choir sang beautifully.
(iii) The bunch of flowers was lying on the table.
(iv) The girl looked up at the cluster of stars.
(v) The band of robbers escaped.
(vi) The hunter shot at the flock of birds.
12. Do you know that there are seven wonders in the world? Can you tell the name of the one
which is in India? Find out and write the names of all the seven wonders and the countries they
are located in.
Solution:
13. When an e is added to some words, the words change along with their sounds and
meanings.
NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 9
The Village Child, The City Child