A. WARMER
Q1. Have you ever heard of Jesus ? If yes, say a few words about him.
Answer - Yes, I have heard of Jesus. He is God of the Christians. Jesus was the son of Mother Mary. He was a shepherd . He was very loving and caring. He loved all the creatures . He also loved to speak truth . He was hanged on the cross for speaking truth. Jesus was born on 25th December. Christians celebrate 25th December, the birthday of Jesus, with great pomp and show.
Q2. Do you remember any act of kindness which you have done to your neighbour, friend, relative or any poor person ? Talk about one such incident/act.
Answer - Once, a poor boy came to our house. He was hungry . He was also shivering with cold. I gave him some food to eat. He thanked me. Then, I gave him my sweater to wear. Now, he looked very much obliged. My heart and soul was pleased with this act.
B. LET'S THINK AND TELL
B.1. Answer the following questions in a word or phrase :
Q1. To which part of the day was Jesus Christ invited to have meals ?
Answer - At night.
Q2. Why did the old woman b.ve her share of food to the beggar ?
Answer - Out of pity.
Q3. How did the old man treat the boy ?
Answer - Niccly and kindly.
Q4. Why did the old man agree to give the boy his share of food ?
Answer - He was generous.
B.2. Say 'yes' for the true and 'no' for the false statements.
(a) The couple was kind-hearted.
(b) Jesus had his supper with the couple.
(c) The old beggar asked the couple for some clothes.
(d) The couple could feed the entire town.
(e) The old man gave his share of food to the beggar.
Answer - (a) Yes (b) Yes (c) No (d) No (e) No.
C. LET'S THINK AND WRITE
C.1. Answer the following questions :
Q1. Why didn't the little boy stay in the old couple's home?
Answer - The little boy was no one but Jesus himself . He had come to test the old couple. So, he could not stay in the old couple's home. He had to come back there again as Jesus.
Q2. "I've already been here twice", Jesus replied. Name the two occasions when he came to their house and in what appearance did he come there.
Answer - The two occasions when Jesus came to the old couple's home were—at first, he had come in the appearance of an old beggar. The second time he came in the appearance of a poor little boy.
Q3.Why do you think Jesus came to the house of the old couple in different appearances ?
Answer - Jesus came to the house of the old couple in different appearances to test them. He wanted to test if they were kind or not. He wanted to know the old couple's nature.
C.2. Rewrite the following sentences in the order in which they appear in the story :
I've already been here twice.
They kept the fire going.
An old beggar came to the door.
A poor little boy came along.
They invited Jesus Christ to supper.
He was late in coming.
Answer -
They invited Jesus Christ to supper.
He was late in coming.
An old beggar came to the door.
A poor little boy came along.
They kept the fire going.
I've already been here twice.
D. LET'S INCREASE WORD POWER
D. 1. Pick out opposite words from the story and write them on the space given along :
refuse (para 1) ...........
very little (para 2) ...........
warm (para 3) ..........
take off (para 4) ..........
fearless (para 5) ...........
Answer -
Words Opposite words from the story
refuse accept
very little enough
warm cold
take off put on
fearless afraid
D.2. Match the expressions/phrases in column A with those in column B to complete the sense.
A B
afford to to keep the food warm
to come along to be able to spend
let him have to wear
feel pity to arrive
to put on allow him to take
to keep the fire going have mercy
Answer -
A B
Words Meaning
afford to - to be able to spend
to come along - to arrive
let him have - allow him to take
feel pity - have mercy
to put on - to wear
to keep the fire going - to keep the food warm
E. LET'S LEARN GRAMMAR
E.1. Some and Any :
We use 'some' with uncountable nouns and plural nouns to talk about a quantity of something or a number of people or things without being precise. We normally use 'some' in affirmative sentences.
Some trains are running late.
I have left some food for you in the fridge.
There's some chocolate cake over there.
The basket has some mangoes in it.
We use "some" in questions when we expect the answer to be "yes", for example in offers or requests.
Would you like some coffee ?
Could you give me some examples ?
We can use "some" with singular noun when we do not know which person or thing is involved, or you think it does not matter.
Some man phoned, but he didn't leave his 'number. Is there some problem?
Any : -
We use "any" in front of plural and uncountable nouns to talk about a quantity of something that may or may not exist. We normally use "any" in questions and negative sentences.
Are there any apples in the basket ?
I didn't sing any songs.
We use "any" with a singular noun to emphasize that it does atter which person or thing is involved.
Any dictionary will do.
Jo can use "no" with an affirmative verb instead of "not not matter which any"
There aren't any tomatoes left. There are no tomatoes left.
We can also use "not" and "any" or "no" with a comparative.
Anil's bicycle isn't any better than Anita's.
Anil's bicycle is no better than Anita's.
E.1.1. Choose the correct alternative.
(a) You can't buy some/any posters in this shop.
(b) Peter has bought any/some new books. (c) You should eat any/some fresh fruit.
(d) He never does any/some work.
(e) I'm looking for some/any good music. (f) There are some/any apples on the table. (g) She always takes some/any sugar with her coffee.
(h) I have any/some magazines for you.'
(i) There aren't some/any pencils in my bag.
(j) Here are any/some cornflakes, but there isn't some/any milk.
(k) Can I have any/some oranges?
(l) Did you see any/some dolphins in the Ganges ?
(m) Would you like any/some more tea ?
Answer -
(a) You can't buy any posters in this shop. (b) Peter has bought some new books.
(c) You should eat some fresh fruit.
(d) He never does any work.
(e) I'm looking for some good music.
(f) There are some apples on the table.
(g) She always takes some sugar with her coffee.
(h) I have some magazines for you.
(i) There aren't any pencils in my bag.
(j) Here are some cornflakes, but there isn't any milk.
(k) Can I have some oranges ?
(l) Did you see some dolphins in the Ganges ?
(m) Would you like some more tea ?
F. LET'S TALK
Work in groups and tell one another what you eat during six meals a day :
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, High Tea, Dinner, Supper
You can ask and answer each other the following questions :
Q: What time of the day do you take breakfast ?
Answer - I usually take breakfast at 8 a.m.
Q: What do you prefer to eat in breakfast?
Answer - I prefer bread and omlette and a glass of milk.
Add a few more questions:
Q: When do you take your lunch?
Answer - I take my lunch at 11 am.
Q: What do you prefer to eat at lunch?
Answer - I prefer to eat rice, dal, vegetable and salad at lunch.
Q: What do you prefer to eat for dinner ?
Answer - I prefer to take roti, vegetable and curd at dinner.
G. LET'S WRITE
G.1. Write three 'DOs' and three ‘Don'ts' to show respect and attention to our guests.
DOs |
DON'Ts |
We should be polite to our guests. |
We should not ignore our guests. |
We should take care of our guests. |
We should not talk loudly with them. |
We should welcome our guests with a genuine smile. |
We should not misbehave in front of our guests. |
We should serve snacks or food to our guests gently. |
We should never insult our guests. |
G.2. Write a short paragraph on 'Athithi Devo Bhava' based on the impression you got from the story.
Answer -
Athithi Devo Bhava
Guests are honoured as god in our culture. Even if an enemy comes to our house, he should be welcomed properly. We should try to give our best to our guests. We should behave politely with our guests. Proper honour should be given to them. We should never misbehave with our guests.
H. ACTIVITY
H.1. List some of the ways in which we can show respect to others. Here are some of them :
Treat them well.
Listen to them carefully.
Don't be arrogant .
Greet them appropriately.
Answer -
Pay respect to them."
Serve them properly.
Welcome them with a smile.
Take care of them.
Be polite to them.
उम्मीद है, आपको बिहार बोर्ड के सभी अध्याय का सही और सटीक जानकारी इस वेबसाइट पर देखने को मिला होगा, जिससे आपको अपने पढाई की तैयारी में सही ढंग से मदद मिला होगा।
यदि आपको बिहार बोर्ड कक्षा 5 के इंग्लिश बुक से सम्बंधित कोई समस्या आती है, तो आप हमें कमेंट के माध्यम से पुछ सकते है, हम आपको इसका जबाब जरुर देंगे। आपका बहुत - बहुत धन्यवाद। धन्यवाद Team SRC ❤️