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“Gandhi The Mahatma” is a lesson from the “Butterfly” textbook for Class 5, as approved by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. All the activity exercises in this lesson have been completed by experienced English teachers.
ACTIVITY 1
Let's put a tick (√) mark to choose the right answer:
a) Gandhiji's dress angered/surprised√ the boy.
Answer: surprised
b) Gandhiji told that he was very poor√ /rich.
Answer: surprised
c)The boy's mother made clothes√ /shoes.
Answer: surprised
d) Gandhiji's family was very large√ /small.
Answer: surprised
ACTIVITY 2
Let's fill in the table with information from the text:
| What | Who |
|---|---|
| a) visited Mahatma Gandhi | A little boy |
| b) could sew well | The boy’s mother |
| c) had forty crore brothers and sisters | Mahatma Gandhi |
ACTIVITY 3
Let's complete the following sentences with information from the text:
a) Gandhiji visited different places to collect funds for India’s freedom struggle.
b)In Odisha, Gandhiji met an old woman.
c)The old woman went near Gandhiji and touched his feet.
d)Jamanlal asked Gandhiji for the coin.
ACTIVITY 4
Let's write T for True statements and F for False statements:
a) Gandhiji never visited any place. [F] False
b) The woman from Odisha wore a new sari. [F] False
c) Gandhiji got a coin from the old woman. [T] Truth
d) Jamanlal collected the coin from Gandhiji. [F] False
ACTIVITY 5
Work in pairs to answer the questions:
a) Mention the ideas that filled Gandhiji's work.
Answer: Thoughts of love, peace, and equality filled Gandhiji's work.
b) Where did Swami Vivekananda speak about unity in all religions?
Answer: Swami Vivekananda speak about unity in all religions in 1893 in Chicago.
c) Who started the Raksha Bandhan as a festival of brotherhood?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore started the Raksha Bandhan as a festival of brotherhood.
d) How did the three great men become immortal?
Answer: These three great men become immortal for their thoughts and works.
ACTIVITY 6
Insert suitable punctuation marks in the following passage. One is done for you :
Answer:
One day a man went to the market (.) He bought a box (,) a bat (,) a ball and a pen from the market. His bag became heavy (.) Do you know what he did then (?)
He said to a horse (.) (") Please share my load (.) It is too heavy for me (.)(") The horse replied(.)( ")It is your load (.) Don't ask me to share it (.)(")
ACTIVITY 7
Let's fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
who, when, what, where
(1) When do you play with your friends?
Answer: I play with my friends in the morning.
(2) Who is your best friend?
Answer: Ramu is my best friend.
(3) Where will you go in the summer vacation?
Answer: We shall go to Kashmir in the summer vacation.
(4) What did you have as your tiffin?
Answer: I had bread as my tiffin.
ACTIVITY 8
Let's separate the subject and predicate in the following sentences and classify them in the table given below:
(1) The boy plays in the field.
(2) He is very happy today.
(3) The girl stood first this year.
(4) The moon revolves round the earth.
| Subject | Predicate |
|---|---|
| The boy | Plays in the field |
| He | Is very happy today |
| The girl | Stood first this year |
| The moon | Revolves round the earth |
ACTIVITY 9
Let's write 'a' or 'an' before the words:
(1) an Orange
(2) a goat
(3) a man
(4) an ice-cream
(5) an airship
(6) a lake
(7) an umbrella
(8) a cricketer
ACTIVITY 10
Use 'the' with the following words or word-clusters and make sentences:
Sun, Indian ocean, eldest son, Indian cricket team
Answer:
Sun: The sun is a big star.
Indian ocean: The Indian Ocean is in the south of Asia.
eldest son: He is the eldest son of his family.
Indian cricket team: I love the Indian cricket team.
ACTIVITY 11
Let's fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
"India won the Cricket World Cup for the second time in 2011. lt was a moment of great triumph and an event of great inspiration to the youth of India. The members of Team India were hailed as national heroes.
ACTIVITY 12
Let's write four sentences about a great man:
Rabindranath Tagore:
(1) Rabindranath Tagore is a great poet.
(2) He was born in 1963.
(3) His father was Debendranath Tagore and his mother was Sarada Devi.
(4) We are proud of him.