MAK LABS — Class 5 English Chapter 3 The Rainbow — Question Answers

AAnswer the following.

1. Explain the meaning of the word ‘bow’ used in the poem.
Here, ‘bow’ means the rainbow. It is curved like a bow.

2. Which bridge does the poet like more and why?
The poet likes the rainbow more. It bridges heaven and rises above the trees. It builds a road from the earth to the sky. So it is prettier than the bridges on rivers.

3. The word ‘these’ is used for different things in stanzas one and two. What are they?
In stanza one, ‘these’ means the boats and the ships. In stanza two, ‘these’ means the bridges on the rivers.

4. State whether the following are True or False.

a. Ships sail on the river. — False (Ships sail on the seas.)
b. Boats sail on the sea. — False (Boats sail on the rivers.)
c. Bridges are built on the river. — True
d. A road is built from earth to the sky. — True (The rainbow builds it.)

BThink and discuss.

1. What are the ways in which you can cross a river?

Sample answer

We can cross a river by a bridge, by a boat or a ferry. Good swimmers can swim across a narrow river.

2. Have you ever seen a rainbow in real life or in pictures? How did you feel?

Sample answer

Yes, I saw a rainbow after the rain. I felt very happy and excited.

3. If you could walk on a rainbow, where do you think it would take you?

Sample answer

It would take me above the clouds. I would see the whole world from the sky.

ARearrange the letters to form a meaningful word from the poem.

1. sial — SAIL
2. vierr — RIVER
3. sae — SEA
4. oduscl — CLOUDS
5. risebgd — BRIDGES
6. nhveea — HEAVEN
7. eoptvros — OVERTOPS
8. owb — BOW
9. droa — ROAD

BSpin and perform the action.

Find two pairs of words from the poem that rhyme.
seas – these, please – trees.

Provide a new title for the poem.

Sample answer

The Bridge in the Sky.

Name a musical instrument that you will use if you have to sing the poem.

Sample answer

I will use a flute (or a santoor).

Share the images that come to your mind while reading the poem.

Sample answer

Boats on a river, big ships on the sea, white clouds in the blue sky and a colourful rainbow above the trees.

Find those words from the poem which have been repeated.
rivers, sail, bridges, pretty/prettier and the line “prettier far than these”.

Give five rhyming words for each word.

Ship – chip, trip, dip, lip, sip
Tree – free, bee, three, knee, see
Bow – go, row, low, snow, show
Rain – train, pain, main, chain, gain
Sun – fun, run, bun, done, one
Sea – tea, pea, key, me, bee
Sail – mail, tail, nail, pale, whale
And – band, hand, sand, land, stand
Sky – fly, high, cry, my, buy
Far – car, star, jar, bar, tar

Rhyming words have the same ending sound. The spelling may be different, like ‘sky’ and ‘high’.

Recite the poems Colours and Aachoo! in a happy, an angry and a surprised voice.

This is a speaking activity. Recite the poems with the right voice, gestures and expressions.

AWrite a short paragraph (80–100 words) about your journey to a place you visited recently.

Sample answer

Last May, I went to Shimla with my parents and my sister. We went there for a summer holiday. We travelled by train to Kalka and then took the toy train to Shimla. The toy train passed through many tunnels. I liked the cool weather and the tall pine trees. We walked on the Mall Road and ate hot momos and corn. I also saw Christ Church and the Ridge. I did not like the long queues at some places. It was a happy and memorable journey.

BA word joins a ‘friend word’ to make new words. Complete the table.

Word	Friend word	New word
1. rain	bow	rainbow
2. tea	cup	teacup
3. wrist	watch	wristwatch
4. arm	chair	armchair
5. earth	worm	earthworm
6. sun	flower	sunflower
7. table	cloth	tablecloth
8. note	book	notebook
9. ear	ring	earring
10. tooth	brush	toothbrush

CMake two sentences for each word — once as a noun and once as a verb.

1. cut — I have a cut on my finger. (noun) / Please cut the apple. (verb)
2. bat — My bat is new. (noun) / Rohan will bat first. (verb)
3. picture — This is a picture of a tiger. (noun) / Picture yourself on a beach. (verb)
4. cry — We heard a loud cry. (noun) / Babies cry when they are hungry. (verb)
5. filter — The water filter is clean. (noun) / We filter water before drinking. (verb)
6. dance — Garba is a folk dance. (noun) / The children dance on the stage. (verb)
7. plant — Water the plant daily. (noun) / Let us plant a tree. (verb)
8. paint — The paint is still wet. (noun) / I paint pictures on Sundays. (verb)
9. fly — A fly sat on the sweet. (noun) / Birds fly in the sky. (verb)
10. face — Wash your face. (noun) / Our house faces the park. (verb)

D1. Write the opposites. All your answers must begin with ‘S’.

a. large × small
b. weak × strong
c. fast × slow
d. rough × smooth
e. dull × shiny
f. curved × straight
g. finish × start
h. addition × subtraction
i. complicated × simple
j. mild × severe
k. blunt × sharp

Sample answer

My father is very strong. The tortoise is slow. The road is smooth. The new knife is sharp. This sum is simple.

2. Create a similar exercise with another letter.

Sample answer

Letter ‘B’: small × big, front × back, sell × buy, worse × better, dark × bright.

FWrite the colours of these kitchen items and their names in your mother tongue.

Item	Colour	Name in mother tongue (Hindi)
clove	dark brown	laung
cinnamon	brown	dalchini
dry chilli	red	sukhi lal mirch
garlic	white	lahsun
curry leaves	green	kadi patta
peppercorns	black	kali mirch
fennel seeds	light green	saunf
cumin seeds	brown	jeera
mustard seeds	black	rai / sarson

Hindi names are given as an example. Write the names in your own mother tongue.

GDesign and colour a Flowerpot Friend.

This is a drawing and colouring activity.

Write the name of the new colour.

1. red + blue = purple
2. yellow + blue = green
3. red + yellow = orange
4. red + white = pink
5. red + black = maroon
6. red + yellow + blue = brown

AMake a list of different types of boats.

Rowing boat, sailboat, motorboat, canoe, kayak, ferry, houseboat, shikara (Kashmir) and snake boat (Kerala).

Collect pictures and information, and make a presentation in class.

BGroup discussion — human-made things and natural things.

This is a group discussion. One group talks about ships and bridges. The other talks about clouds and rainbows.

Chapter 3: The Rainbow

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