CHAPTER 5 STUDENT BOOK (MCB) ANSWER KEY

THEME: ALL IN A DAY

Warm up

Free response

Comprehension

A. 1.

Gopal felt proud and important because his

mother had dressed him in a brown coat with

brass buttons which he wore only on great

occasions. He thought that he looked just like

his father.

2.

The special occasion was that

the Viceroy of India was to pass through Gopal’s

town. He was to alight at the railway station

and get into a richly-decorated, open horse-

drawn coach. Then he would escape to the

hills for the summer in a special car. Circulars

had gone to all schools months in advance,

instructing the authorities that all children

should be well-dressed and lined up on either

side of His Excellency’s route, to cheer and

welcome him. Special training had been given

to the children to participate in the great event.

3.

At the railway station, the children were lined

up according to their size, the better-dressed

ones in the front row. Gopal was excited. The

drill master marched up and down proudly,

as if he was supervising an army parade. Even

the headmaster consulted him about the

arrangements. Every few minutes he looked at

his watch and announced the exact position of

the approaching Viceroy. But an hour passed

without anything happening. The children

began to get restless. The drill master scolded

the noisy ones and went to find out the cause

for the delay. As time passed, it began to get hot.

The whole group started to droop. One by one,

the teachers sought the cool shade of trees. The

children squatted on the ground in groups and

wilted in the heat.

4.

Gopal felt a mixture

of victory and sympathy when the ant that had

been trying to crawl up his leg emerged from

the sand he had thrown on it. He felt victorious

as the ant was puzzled by Gopal’s new tricks

to prevent it from crawling up his leg and he

felt sympathetic at the plight of the tiny ant.

5.

Gopal gently picked up the ant on a twig.

It clung to it and remained still as if admitting

defeat. Then it began to move carefully along

the twig. It came very close to his fingers and

would have climbed onto him if he had not

let go his fingers at that moment and held the

stick by the other end. The ant suddenly faced

an abyss. Then it turned round and started

walking back towards Gopal’s fingers. But

Gopal repeated the trick, shifting his fingers

in time to the other end of the stick. He liked

this game and it went on for a long time.

6.

Gopal shivered with fright at the thought

that it could have climbed over his fingers and

got lost in his sleeves. He looked for it all over his

coat and on the ground. It had completely

vanished!

7.

The ant immediately moved

towards him like an enemy tank in a battlefield.,

attacking ant, victory, admitting defeat

B.

people

appearance thoughts and feelings

behaviour

Gopal

brown coat

with brass

buttons

did not know his role, duty

or how important the

event was happy because

he got sweets, bored

excitedly waited for the Viceroy, got bored

after a while and started playing with an

ant, joined his friends after the Viceroy

had gone

the other

children

dressed in

their best

clothes

restless

began to droop in the sun, stood lined up

on the platform, squatted on the ground

in the heat, stood in line again when the

Viceroy arrived

the drill master not

mentioned

feeling happy and

important

marched up and down, looked at his

watch every few minutes and announced

the exact position of the approaching

Viceroy, scolded noisy children and went

to find out the cause for the Viceroy’s delay

the headmaster

and the other

teachers

not

mentioned

nervous

headmaster consulted the drill master

about arrangements, sought cool shade

of trees when the Viceroy was late

C. 1.

This says that the drill master is usually a very

serious person who does not smile much. The

event is so special and provides the drill master

with such a sense of importance that even he

smiled.

2.

Yes, it was like a challenge for

Gopal. He felt that the ant and he were at war

and that he had to defeat it. He kept waiting to

see what the ant would do next and devised

new methods to confuse and deter it. He felt

victorious when the ant seemed to be puzzled

by his tricks.

3.

At first, Gopal was irritated

with the ant which kept coming towards

him even after he had flicked it away. He was

pleased when he had flicked it off very far

away. He kept looking at the ant with interest,

anticipating its next move. He became a little

worried when the ant charged at him angrily.

In the end, he felt sympathetic towards the

little creature and played with it for a long time.

4.

I think Gopal said that because he had

enjoyed playing with the ant. Instead of getting

bored and wilting in the heat when the Viceroy

was late, he occupied himself with a game with

a unique playmate.

Know your Values

Free response.

Sample answer—

We should not be easily distracted from the task

which has been assigned to us and do it with

concentration. By doing this, we can be focused on

our task and not only finish it faster but also do a

much better job.

Grammar

A. 2.

They are watching a film that they have

watched many times earlier.

3.

She

has forgotten to bring her book yet again!

4.

He had been hiding behind the door to

scare his brother.

5.

You were looking very

pretty in that dress.

6.

I have been working

on this project for two weeks.

B.

2.

injured

3.

working

4.

worried

5.

fried

6.

freezing

C. 2.

fighting, present participle, V; shrinking,

present participle, A

3.

promised, past

participle, V; interesting, present participle, A

4.

riding, present participle, V; smiling, present

participle, A

5.

waved, past participle, V;

cheering, present participle, A

6.

making,

present participle, V; streamed, baked, past

participle, A

Vocabulary

A. 2.

e. occasionally but not regularly

3.

d. to

have a lot of spare time; to not have much to do

4.

a. so quickly that it is surprising

5.

c. to

do something slowly or carefully, without any

hurry

6.

b. often; on many occasions

B.

2.

take your time

3.

for the time being

4.

time and again

5.

from time to time

6.

has time to kill

Dictionary Work

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3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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Writing

Free response.

Sample answer—

The Importance of Sports

Hello friends! The famous author Joseph Chilton

Pearce had once written “play is the only way the

highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.”

I think that it is particularly necessary to think of

this statement in today’s world when fields are

being walled in and we spend more time with our

computers than with our cricket bats.

As you may have guessed by now, I am here today

to talk about the importance of sports in our lives.

I won’t take up much of your time.

We all know that sports help enhance fitness and

keep us healthy. But we often disregard the fact that

sports also helps to develop character. It teaches

us a sense of fairness and teamwork. If we look

carefully at certain sports teams, we shall notice

that they often fail to win a game even though the

individual players are good. It is teamwork that is

lacking. If we work together as a team, supporting

one another, in a sport or in life, we shall always

be able to hold our ground. Constant dedication

towards a sport teaches us discipline and the value

of sacrificing idle pleasures. Playing a sport involves

a lot of decision-making, whether we realise it or

not. I remember playing basketball with my father

as a child. He never let me win unless I deserved it.

I realise now how he made me take every decision

as to how to maneuver the ball until I scored a

point. This has made me much more confident as

a sportsman and an individual today. It showed me

that, with concentr

ation, I am able to take the right

decisions.

Sports also helps build physical and moral courage.

It teaches us to take victory and failure equally well,

which is a very necessary skill to develop in life.

Sports prove to be particularly beneficial for young

children. Their restless energy is harnessed by it to

yield a creative outcome. Once they begin to enjoy

sports, they do not waste time in less productive

and unhealthy activities like watching television

and so on.

Sports therefore help in the all-round development

of the personality of an individual. Learning to play

with the correct spirit on the field helps inculcate

in us the correct spirit to play the game of life—a

spirit of courage, strength, support towards others,

resilience and fair play. Should we then stay within

the sedentary confines of our homes or run out

to the field to grab at what life has to offer to us?

Thank you.

Life Skills

a. Call your teachers.