Birbal's Wit (Lesson 9) Questions and Answers Class 5 Bihar Bengal Board. BSEB English Textbook Blossoms Class 5 Birbal's Wit all activity solutions.
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A. WARMER:
Question - Has anyone ever cracked a joke on you? How did you feel/react then?
Answer - Yes, jokes have been cracked on me many a time. I enjoyed the jokes cracked on me with a smile.
B. LET'S THINK AND TELL:
B.1. Answer the following questions orally:
1. Do you think Birbal was actually busy with counting the crows?
Answer - No.
2. How many courtiers accepted Akbar's challenge?
Answer - Only Birbal
3. What according to Birbal was the number of crows in the capital?
Answer - 21,412
4. What was the prize money?
Answer - 3000 gold coins and a bag of precious jewels.
C. THINK AND WRITE:
C.1. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences:
1. What task did Akbar set for the people?
Answer - Akbar had set a task for the people to count the total number of crows in the capital. Six o'clock evening was the deadline.
2. Why did none of the courtiers except Birbal wish to compete for the prize?
Answer - Other courtiers took the task as an impossible one. They gave up the idea to perform the task. So, except Birbal, none of the other courtiers wished to compete for the prize
3. Did Birbal take up the challenge for the prize? Give reasons in support of your Answer -
Answer - Yes, Birbal took up the challenge for the prize. He came up before the emperor with a tactful Answer -
C.2. Answer the following questions in not more than 70 words.
1. Do you think that the task set by Akbar was impossible? Give reasons.
Answer - In my opinion, the task set by Akbar was really impossible. It is not het possible to count the crows of a city. One can't count the moving or flying things. The task set by Emperor Akbar was as impossible as to count the stars.
2. Do you believe that Birbal really counted the crows?
Answer - I believe that Birbal never thought of counting the crows. He knew that it was quite impossible to count the total number of crows of the capital. He only thought of a tactful answer accepting the challenge. Birbal had only thought over for a satisfying Answer -
3. What arguments did Birbal put forth in support of his claim?
Answer - Birbal had put forth some arguments in support of his is claim. He said that some crows may have left the capital to visit their relatives in another town. Then, it was also likely that some other crows might have flown in the city for the weekend. However, the last count would be the same as 21,412 exactly
4. Does the amount of prize matter when you take up a challenge? Justify your answer?
Answer - No, the amount of prize doesn't matter when we take up a challenge. To accept a challenge needs conge. Courage is always praised. To complete a challenge is itself a reward. It makes a person hero who completes a challenge. So, the amount of the prize doesn't matter in taking up a challenge.
D. LET'S INCREASE WORD POWER:
D.1. Correct the spelling of the following miss pelt words:
mesenger, chalenge, imposible, disapointed, stuned
Answer -
| Miss spelt words | Correct spelling |
| Mesenger | Messenger |
| Chalenge | Challenge |
| Imposible | Impossible |
| Disapointed | Disappointed |
| Stuned | Stunned |
D.2. Look at these sentences from the lesson:
The words seriously, exactly and likely in the sentences given above have been made by adding-Iy' to the words serious exact and like. Here, -Ty' is a suffix as it is added at the end of a word.
Can you think of some more words which are formed in such a way? Write at least ten such words. Also use them to make meaningful sentences; e.g.
Slowly: The tortoise runs slowly.
Answer -
Laughingly - He replied laughingly.
Seriously - The teacher teaches seriously in the classroom.
Carelessly - He did his task carelessly.
Quickly - He used to walk quickly.
Nearly - The bottle is nearly empty.
Wisely - He answered wisely.
Cleverly - The fox ate the crow's bread cleverly.
Truly - I am truly yours.
Thoroughly - He read the book thoroughly
Lastly - Lastly, he accepted the truth.
E. LET'S LEARN GRAMMAR:
E.1. Look at the following sentences:
Put appropriate punctuation marks in the sentences given below:
Answer -
(a) Ram, I am your friend.
(b) She had only one purpose in life-to be a teacher.
(c) My friend, you have got a chance now.
(d) Alas! He is no more.
(e) Who is your best friend?
(h) How lovely the flower is!
(g) Can you tell me the answer?
(h) Bravo! You have done well.
(i) She forgot her grandfather's name.
(J) No, I can't do you favour.
F. LET'S TALK:
Have you ever had a challenge? Narrate your experience in the class. Involve your classmates in discussion and encourage them to tell about the challenge they have ever accepted.
(Hint: Someone may challenge you to solve the puzzle.)
Answer - Once a friend of mine challenged me to swim across a river. I accepted his challenge. I was a good swimmer. I swam across the river. I met the challenge successfully.
G. LET'S WRITE
BIRBAL'S WIT Summary in English
On the basis of the discussion done in F. LET'S TALK, write a paragraph, in about 100 words on: "A challenge is a challenge.'
Answer -
A challenge is a challenge
Life is itself a challenge. Everyone in this world has to face the challenge to survive on the earth challenge provokes courage in us. To accept a challenge is a daring task. One who accepts a challenge feels inner pleasure. This is an award of honor for the person's self. So a challenge can't be measured with the amount prize for the challenge. So, a challenge is a challenge.
H. ACTIVITY:
1. Collect some other stories of Akbar and Birbal and narrate them to your class?
Answer - Do yourself.
2. Work in groups and enact the play 'Birbal's Wit'?
Hint: Enact the play yourselves.
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