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Class 5 English · Santoor · Unit 3

Chapter 6: What a Tank!

Complete textbook exercise solutions — CBSE / NCERT Santoor, Class 5 English.

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Let us Think

AAnswer the following questions.

1. What do we use a water tank for?
We use a water tank to store water.

2. Where is Punjab located on the map of India?
Punjab is located in the northwestern part of India.

3. How are the water tanks in Punjab made?
The frame of the tank is made using steel rods. Then concrete is used to give it the final shape. Then the tank is placed on the roof of the house.

4. How do the unique shapes of water tanks reflect the identity of the house owners?
The shape tells us about the owner. A farmer may have a tank shaped like a tractor, a bullock cart or a rooster. A football lover may have a tank shaped like a football.

BThink and answer.

1. Do you know any other ways of storing water?
We can store water in buckets, pots, drums and underground tanks. Water is also stored in wells, ponds and lakes. Rainwater harvesting also helps to store water.

2. If you had to build a water tank, what would you make it look like? Why?

Sample answer

I would make it look like a big cricket ball because I love cricket.

Let us Learn

AWrite the contractions for the following words.
  • 1. do not — don’t
  • 2. is not — isn’t
  • 3. are not — aren’t
  • 4. cannot — can’t
  • 5. could not — couldn’t
  • 6. did not — didn’t
BRewrite the underlined words using contracted forms.

1. Partho isn’t feeling well today. His parents have decided that he’ll stay at home till he gets better. Partho’s bored and cannot stay at home anymore. He decides to ask his grandmother if he can go outside, but he thinks she, too, wouldn’t agree.

2. It’s a rainy day, and Tina isn’t happy. She can’t go out to play with her friends. Her brother doesn’t want to play indoors either. They’ve decided to watch a movie instead. Their mother says she’ll make popcorn for them.

CCan you name any four emotions?

Happiness (joy), sadness, anger, surprise and fear.

DFind exclamatory sentences from your Grade 4 English textbook and identify the emotions.
SentenceFeeling/Emotion
That’s so creative!amazement/wonder
Hurrah! We won the match!joy
Oh no! I lost my bag!sadness/worry
Wow! What a beautiful garden!surprise/delight
Help! There is a snake!fear

These are example sentences. Find your own sentences from your Grade 4 textbook.

EAnimal families.
MaleFemaleYoung one
lionlionesslion cub
tigertigresstiger cub
roosterhenchick
bullcowcalf
stallionmarefoal
FAdd to the picture with crayons and colour pencils.

Let us Speak

A–BHow do we waste water? What can we do to stop this wastage? Write three examples.
  • Leaving the tap running while brushing wastes water. We should use a mug.
  • Taking long showers wastes water. We should bathe with a bucket.
  • A leaking tap wastes water. We should get it repaired quickly.
  • Washing a car with a hose pipe wastes water. We should use a bucket and a cloth.
CSay aloud ‘What a tank!’ and ‘Water tank’, then ‘I scream’ and ‘Ice cream’.
  • Do both phrases use the word ‘tank’? — Yes
  • Do they mean the same thing? — No (‘What a tank!’ shows surprise. ‘Water tank’ is just the name of a container.)
  • Do ‘I scream’ and ‘Ice cream’ sound the same? — Yes
  • Do they mean the same thing? — No

Let us Listen

A Day without Water — choose the correct option.
  • 1. Why was Suma surprised in the morning? — b. There was no water in the tap.
  • 2. How did people manage without water? — b. They bought bottles and waited for tankers.
  • 3. What did Suma promise after the water supply was restored? — b. To never waste water again.
  • 4. What activities were planned during the Water Conservation Week? — b. Poster-making and planting trees.
  • 5. What did Suma suggest to her parents? — c. To fix a rainwater harvesting system.

Let us Write

ADesign a poster — ‘Save Our Water Tanks — A Community Awareness Campaign’.
Sample answer

SAVE OUR WATER TANKS
A Community Awareness Campaign
“Save Tanks, Save Lives!”
• Tanks store water for dry months.
• Clean tanks give us safe drinking water.
• Old tanks are a part of our heritage.
Join our cleaning drive!
Place: Village Tank, near the Panchayat Office
Date and time: Sunday, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Bring a broom and a bucket. All are welcome!

BWrite 10 words that end with ‘er’, and then words ending with ‘or’ and ‘at’.

-er: water, paper, teacher, farmer, sister, brother, finger, winter, summer, tiger

-or: doctor, actor, door, floor, tailor, sailor, mirror, visitor

-at: cat, bat, hat, mat, rat, flat, boat, goat

Let us Explore

AFind out about the techniques for cleaning water tanks.
  • First, empty the tank completely.
  • Scrub the walls and the floor with a hard brush.
  • Wash the tank with clean water and a little bleaching powder.
  • Rinse it well and let it dry.
  • Cover the tank properly so that dust and insects cannot enter.
BThe Thirsty Crow — enact the event of the crow visiting your school.
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