CLASS V - ENGLISH - WONDERFUL WASTE
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NEW WORDS AND MEANINGS:-
In a fix = a situation hard to escape
from (Noun)
Sohan is in a fix to complete
his homework before the dinner. (Noun)
Ramesh is in a fix to play cricket with his friends. (Noun)
Flash across the mind = Suddenly think of (Verb)
An idea flashed across my mind how to
keep my classroom neat and clean. (verb)
Lo and behold= Look ! What a surprise (Verb)
Lo and behold the picture I have
drawn. (verb)
Traditional feast = Hearty meal for many
guests served on a special occasion (Noun)
Today, I have to attend a traditional feast at
my friend’s house.
Travancore
= Name of a kingdom (Noun)
There was a king ruling in Travancore.
kitchen
= a room where food is being cooked (Noun)
My mother is cooking in the kitchen.
Travancore
= Name of a kingdom (Noun)
There was a king ruling in Travancore.
stare
= look at something/someone fixedly (Verb)
The child is staring at the stranger.
huge
= very big (Adjective)
Blue Whale is a huge creature.
Scraps=
waste, pieces of food that cannot be eaten (Noun)
My mother threw vegetables scraps.
Sternly=
something done in a strict or severe manner (Adverb)
The teacher advised sternly to
show him Math notebook.
Strips=
a relatively long narrow piece of something (Noun)
Cut the paper into strips for decoration. (Noun)
Decorate= made to look more
attractive (Verb)
My sister decorated the house with balloons and ribbons on my
birthday.
Eager=
anxious (Noun)
Hari was eager to go home. (Noun)
We surveyed regarding different ice-creams available in
our colony.
Some
men came to survey the land for making a dam.
Tempting = attractive (Adjective)
A tempting smell came from our kitchen. (Adjective)
A tempting
smell is coming from the kitchen.
The officer commanded the soldiers to
march forward.
Imagine
= form a mental image of something that is not present (verb)
Imagine a
house with a big garden. (Verb)
Palace=
official residence of a king or queen (Noun)
The king and his family live in the royal palace.
(Noun)
feast
= tasty meal served in a party (Noun)
Yesterday, I attended a feast in my colony.
Whip
= To beat an ingredient vigorously to incorporate air, which makes the ingredient frothy. (Verb)
Whip the ingredients into a smooth paste.
(Verb)
ACTIVITY-1. A few words are listed below.
Tempting Travancore Surveyed Huge Feast
Long Cooked Kerala Cleaned
Avial
(i) Pick
out the nouns from the list.
-
Travancore,
Feast, Kerala, Avial
(ii) Pick
out the verbs from the list.
-
Surveyed,
Cooked, Cleaned
(iii)
Pick out the adjectives from the list.
-
Tempting,
Huge, Long
ACTIVITY-2. QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS:-
1. Where
was the Maharaja from?
- The Maharaja was from Travancore.
2. What were
the preparations in the palace for?
- The preparations in the palace were for a grand feast/dinner.
3. What
did the Maharaja order?
- The Maharaja ordered a grand feast/dinner in his
palace.
4. Who had ordered a grand feast or dinner?
The king of
Travancore had ordered for a grand feast or dinner.
5. Why did
the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon?
- In the afternoon, the Maharaja went into the kitchen
to survey the dishes that had been prepared for the feast.
6. What was kept in the basket?
The
vegetable scraps were kept in the basket.
7. Who said to Whom- “What are you going to do with those
vegetables scraps?”
- The
Maharaja said to the cook.
8. What did he
ask to the cook?
- Pointing to the basket of scraps near the cook, he asked
the cook what he was going to do with the vegetable scraps.
9. What
was the cook's reply?
- The cook replied he was going to throw away the
vegetable scraps as those were wastes.
10. What had
the cook planned to do with the vegetable scraps?
- The cook had planned to throw away the vegetable
scraps as those were wastes. But after getting command from the Maharaja he
planned to make a special dish using the scraps.
11. What was the Maharaja's command? Or
What did the king ask the cook to do with the waste?
- The
command was not to waste the bits and pieces of vegetables but to find a way to
use them.
12. What make the cook to stare at the
vegetable scraps? Or How did the cook react to the Maharaja's order?
- When the
Maharaja commanded the cook to find a way to use the scraps instead of throwing
them. The cook was in a fix and that’s why he stared at the vegetable scraps to
find a way to use them.
13. What did the cook do with the
vegetable scraps?
- The cook
made a special dish named Avial with the vegetable scraps.
14. Write the process of preparing “Avial”.
15.
Avial is one of the famous dishes in which state?
- Avial is one of the famous dishes
in Kerala.
16. What do you mean by traditional feast?
- Traditional
feast means a hearty meal for many guests served on a special occasion.
17. What was the name given to the dish
made from the vegetable scraps?
- Avail was
the name given to the dish made from the scraps.
18. How was the name of the new dish
pronounced as?
- The new
dish Avial was pronounced as (uh-vi-ul).
19. Why was everyone eager to know the
name of the dish?
- Everyone
was eager to know the name of the new dish as the dish was completely new for
them and was delicious and tempting too.
20. What were the
ingredients the cook used to make Avial?
- The ingredients were :- vegetable
scraps, pot, fresh coconut, green chillies, garlic, salt, curd, coconut oil,
curry leaves.
21. What did the cook add to decorate
the dish?
- The cook
decorated the dish with curry leaves.
22. In which state is Avial very popular
now?
- Avial is
very popular in Kerala.
23. What do you mean by ingredients?
- Ingredients are the things that are used to make a dish.
24. What is a recipe?
- A recipe
is a list of directions to prepare a dish.
25. Write the names of some dishes that
are being prepared in your home?
- Rice, dal,
roti, palau, khir etc.
26. Read the following lines of the prose and answer the
questions that follow:-
Then he cut them into long strips.
He put them in a huge pot and
placed it on the fire to cook.
(i) Who is 'He' in the above lines?
- He is the cook.
(ii) What was cut into long
strips?
- The
pieces of vegetable scraps were cut into long strips.
(iii) Find two adjectives and two verbs from the above lines.
- Adjectives
– long, huge
- Verbs
– cut, put, placed, cook
ACTIVITY - 3. State whether the following are True or False:-
1.
The
king had ordered a dinner in the palace. True
2.
The
cook ordered a feast for the Maharaja. False
3.
The Maharaja entered the kitchen to survey the dishes. True
4.
The
cook had planned to make another dish using the vegetable scraps. False
5.
No one had heard of or tasted Avial before. True
6.
Nobody
wanted to know the name of the new dish. False
7.
Avail became famous all over Kerala. True
ACTIVITY - 4. A recipe is a list of directions to prepare dish. Arrange the given sentences in correct order:-
1.
Grind some coconut, green chillies and garlic.
2. Cut
the vegetables scraps into long strips.
3.
Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
4.
Decorate with curry leaves.
5.
Whip some curd and mix it in.
6.
Pour some coconut oil on top.
7.
Avial is ready.
Answer :-
1. Wash and
clean the mix of vegetable bits.
2. Cut the
vegetables scraps into long strips.
3. Grind
some coconut, green chillies and garlic
4. Whip some
curd and mix it in.
5. Pour some
coconut oil on top.
6. Decorate
with curry leaves
7. Avial is
ready.
ACTIVITY - 5. Given in the box are some things that children do after they reach home from school. Write them order:-
|
Wash up Have lunch Sleep for a while Put away school bag Change out of school uniform Go to play Read a book Do the homework chat with mummy about school |
- First, I
put away school bag.
- Then I
change out of school uniform.
- Next, I
wash up.
- After that
I have lunch.
- I chat
with my mummy about school.
- Finally I
sleep for a while.
- After
getting up, I go to play.
- After
returning from playground, I again wash up.
- Then I
read and do my homework.
ACTIVITY - 6. Form a new word using any three or four letters used in each of the following words:-
Command- man, mad
Survey- sure, very
Dinner- ride, rid
Palace- place, lace
Known- now, won
Dishes-hide, his
ACTIVITY - 7. What do you mean by homophones?
Some
words have the same pronunciation and spelling but have different meanings.
They are called “Homonyms”.
Homophones are words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling.
Homographs are spelled the same, but differ in meaning or pronunciation.
1. May is
the fifth month of the year. (Noun)
Yes, you may
go now. ( Verb)
2. How much
is the plane fare from Delhi to Mumbai? ( Noun)
How did you fare
in your examination? ( Verb)
3. This dog
does not bark at strangers. ( Verb)
The bark
of this tree is used in medicine. (Noun)
4. Robert is
a lean fellow. (Adjective)
Don’t lean
against the wall, the paint may get spoiled. (Verb)
5. He could
not board the morning train. (Verb)
Clean the board,
Please. (Noun)
Complete these sentences with correct homophones:-
|
New-Knew,
Lives-Leaves |
b)
Mala leaves for school at 6’o clock in the morning.
2. a) My
father has bought a new car.
b) His joy knew no bounds when he got the first prize.
ACTIVITY - 8. Write the past and past participle forms of the following verbs:-
|
Present |
Past |
Past
participle |
|
Order |
Ordered |
Ordered |
|
Find |
Found |
Found |
|
Think |
Thought |
Thought |
|
Take |
Took |
Taken |
|
Prepare |
Prepared |
Prepared |
|
Order |
Ordered |
Ordered |
|
Throw |
Threw |
Thrown |
|
come |
came |
come |
|
reply |
replied |
replied |
|
survey |
surveyed |
surveyed |
|
keep |
kept |
kept |
|
clean |
cleaned |
cleaned |
|
know |
knew |
known |
|
waste |
wasted |
wasted |
ACTIVITY - 9 . Underline the subject in
the given sentences:-
1. I
saw a beggar and gave him a 10 rupee note.
2. The
stars shine brightly in the sky.
3. These
three letters must be delivered by tomorrow.
4. Three-
fourths of the fence was painted.
5. Most
of the boys are still in the playground.
ACTIVITY - 10. Match the following :-
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1.kitchen- Cook
2.palace-
King
3.whipped –
Curd
4.tempting-
Smell
5.avial –
Kerala
6.dinner –
night
7.adorn-
decorate
ACTIVITY - 11. Find the miss spelt word :-
1. wonderfull
, wonderful
2. reply , replye
3. feest
, feast
4. pelace
, palace
5. aviel
, avial
ACTIVITY - 12. Complete the following sentences by modifying the words given in brackets so as to make words opposite in their meanings:-
(i) The
shopkeeper began to ................................... (fold) the sari for my
mother.
-
unfold
(ii) The boy
was ................................... (successful) in passing the entrance
examination.
-
unsuccessful
(iii) The
word had been ................................... (spelt) in his copy.
-
misspelt
(iv) The
lawyer was ................................... (satisfied) with the judgement.
- dissatisfied
(v) The new
boy began to ................................... (behave) with the other boys
in the class.
- misbehave
(vi) This is
a ................................... (useful) weapon as it is broken.
-
useless
(vii) The
stranger had ................................... (understood) me as he did not
know Hindi.
-
misunderstand
(viii) In
his anger, he began to ................................... (agree) with what I
suggested to
him.
-
disagree
HOMEWORK:-
1.
Name some of the things that are thrown out as waste and write the ways
to use them.
2.
Describe any two ways in which you can cut down wastage of : water,
electricity, paper. Saving Wate.
3.
Describe in your words a feast that you have attended. Complete the
description by keeping in mind the following points.
• Occasion
of the feast
• Venue
• Number of
guests (Approximately)
• Details of
dishes and desserts served
• Who all
from your family attended the feast?
• How did
you prepare/what did you wear etc?
• What you
enjoyed the most e.g. dance, food, games, ceremony etc?
THANK YOU
KEEP LEARNING KEEP GROWING
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