The Old Man & His Grandson (Lesson 6) Questions and Answers Class 5 Bihar Bengal Board. BSEB English Textbook Blossoms Class 5 The Old Man & His Grandson all activity solutions.
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A. WARMER:
1. Do your grandfather and grandmother live with you?
Answer - Yes, they live with my family.
2. How old are they? Do they go out to work somewhere? How do you help them?
Answer - They are above sixty. They don't work. I help them whenever they ask for help from me. I give them their spectacles, newspaper or anything else that they ask from me. I help them in their walking by supporting them.
Q. 3. Make a list of things that you like to do with them.
Answer - (i) I like to eat with them.
(ii) I like to hear stories from them.
(iii) I like to hear their age-old experiences and stories of their own.
B. LET'S THINK AND TELL:
B.1. State whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Answer –
1. The grandfather's son and daughter-in-law took special care of him. [False]
2. The earthen bowl of the old man was broken so he was given a wooden bowl. [True]
3. Finally, the son and his wife realised their misbehavior. [True]
4. The grandson of the old man was five years old. [False]
B.2. Answer each of the following questions in one word only.
(a) Where was the old man forced to sit?
Answer - Corner
(b) In which pot was the old man given his food to eat?
Answer - Earthenware bowl
C. LET'S THINK AND WRITE:
Answer the following questions:
1. How was the old man treated by his children? Discuss.
Answer - The old man was ill-treated by his children. The old man trembled. Soup used to fell down from his mouth on the table-cloth and on his clothes. His son and daughter-in-law used to become angry at this. They made him sit in a comer behind the stove in the kitchen. His children should not have done this.
2. Which action of the child changed the behaviour of his parents towards his grandfather?
Answer - The parents saw their four years child arranging some pieces of wood. They asked the child what he was doing. The child said that he was making little bowls for them. When he will become young, he will give the wood bowls to his parents to eat. Hearing his words, his parents realized their mistakes. Afterwards their behaviour changed towards the child's grandfather.
3. How did the old man feel at the treatment that he got from his son and daughter-in-law?
Answer - The old man became very sad from the ill-treatment he got from his son and daughter-in-law. He used to sigh. His eyes used to fill with tears now and then.
4. Where was the old man forced to eat his meals? Do you think he found it easy to accept the change imposed on him?
Answer - The old man was forced to cat his meals in a corner behind the stove in the kitchen. It was not easy to accept the change imposed on him. He felt insulted. He used to sigh and weep.
D. LET'S INCREASE WORD POWER:
The puzzle given below has six words from the lesson. They may be located horizontally or vertically. Find out these words and write them down in the space provided.
| S | X | X | T | E | A | R | S |
| P | Y | R | R | M | S | E | B |
| I | E | O | E | O | D | A | B |
| L | M | T | M | O | U | L | O |
| L | R | S | B | L | L | I | W |
| E | E | U | L | D | D | S | L |
| D | D | R | E | Z | Z | E | L |
| X | U | S | Y | O | E | D | O |
Answer -
1. Spilled
2. Tears
3. Tremble
4. Old
5. Realised
6. Bowl
E. LET'S LEARN GRAMMAR:
Read the following sentences carefully:
1. I am making a little bowl.
2. There was an old man.
3. He spilled the soup on the table-cloth.
You will notice that the words a, an and the in the above sentences determine or modify something. They also show the types of reference regarding the nouns used after them. We call these words articles.
There are two types of articles: indefinite 'a and 'an' or definite the'. 'The' is used to refer to specific or particular nouns: 'a'/'an' is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns.
For example, if we say, "Let's read the book," we mean specific book. If we say, "Let's read a book", we mean any book rather than a specific book.
'The' is used to refer to a specific or particular member of a group. For example, "I just saw the most popular movie of the year." There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the. .
"A/an' is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular member of the group. For example, "Anwesha would like to see a movie." Here, we're not talking about a specific movie. We're talking about any movie. There are many movies and Anwesha wants to see any movie. She doesn't have a specific one in mind. We use a when the noun we are referring to begins with a consonant sound, for example, "a book", "a fan", and "a picture".
We use an when the noun we are referring to begins with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). Remember that the pronunciation changes this rule. It's the sound that matters, not the spelling. For example, "an object", "an elephant", and "an ant". But a university" (we say "university" with a "y" sound at the beginning) and "an hour" (we say "hour" with a silent h and this word as "our").
The first time we speak of something we use "a or an", the next time we repeat that object, we use "the"; e.g.
I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.
I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.
The definite article "the" is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. "The" signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a particular member of a group.
"The dog that bit me and ran away." (Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that bit me.
E.1. Fill in the blanks with the right articles. Remember that times you don't need an article. Don't write anything if no article is needed.
Answer -
1. Can you tell me how to get to the railway station from here?
2. The school is closed today.
3. Gagan is the tallest person in our class.
4. What is the name of the next station ?
5. A Tea is good for you.
6. Would you like to see a film?
7. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
8. Do you have a dictionary that I can borrow?
9. Madhu is wearing a blue dress with red shoes.
10. Jayita went to the shop to buy bread.
11. Salman took an umbrella as it was raining heavily.
12. This is an easy question.
13. May I have your phone number?
14. Tanu broke the cup when she was cleaning it.
F. LET'S TALK:
Work in groups and discuss the following: How should young people treat the old?
Answer -
Rahul: Young people should treat their old parents respectfully. They should treat them properly.
Lata: You're right. It is our parents who brought us to this world. We should always be obliged to them for this.
Nirmal: Our parents have taken a lot of pain in bringing us up. We should give them love and respect in their old age in return.
G. LET'S WRITE
Write a paragraph on "Benefits of living with grandparents'.
Answer -
Benefits of living with grandparents
Benefits of living with grand-parents are many. They Shower their love on us without any expectation or demand. They tell us interesting stories. They guide us. They have rich evidences of life. Whenever we are in trouble they guide us with a proper solution, their presence are strength for us. They are great assets for us. We should always respect them and help them in their needs.
H. ACTIVITY
Old age homes are becoming very common in big cities. Find out: Why do old people go and stay there? What sorts of services are provided in these homes?
Answer -
Old Age Homes
There are many senior citizens or old persons in our society who don't have roof over their heads. Old Age Homes are for them. Old Age homes are built either by government or by NGOs. Old age homes give protection to old people. Old persons come to live in these houses. Here, if they can work, they are provided some easy works too. Many young people misbehave with their old parents. They throw them out of their house. In such cases the old age homes prove to be a boon for the unsheltered old persons. They take shelter in old age homes and save their lives. In old age homes the elderly persons are provided with free shelter and food.
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