A House, A Home | Class 5 | English

Lesson 12 A House, A Home

MP Board Class 5 English Chapter 12 A House, A Home

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MP Board Class 5 English Chapter 12 A House, A Home

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MP Board Class 5 English Chapter 12 A House, A Home

Textual Exercise

Word Power:

(A) Complete the sentences with the words given in brackets.

(shelter, thatch, straw, mud, houses)

(1) The ........ are of different kinds.

(2) A kachcha house is made of ......... walls while the pukka of bricks, stone and cement, etc.

(3) The roof of a kachcha house is like a ..........

(4) The thatch is made of leaves, .......... and bamboos.

(5) It also provides a............to living beings.

Ans. (1) houses, (2) mud, (3) thatch, (4) straw, (5) shelter.

Comprehension

(A) Answer these questions :

Q.1. What is meant by a 'house'?

Ans. A house is one which is made of bricks and stones. It has doors and windows.

Q.2. How do we feel at home ?

Ans. We feel comfortable at home.

Q.3. What, according to the poet, does a home give us ?

Ans. A home gives us love, care and affection.

Q.4. How do the people behave with one another at home ?

Ans. People show love and care for one another at home. They share happy and sad moments together.

Q.5. Find out the rhyming words in the poem.

Ans.

hard. - Yard

Floors - doors

Others - mothers

Sharing - caring

Q.6. Which lines of the poem do you like most and why ?

Ans. "What is a home ?"

It's loving and family

and doing for others."

I like these lines of the poem because these convey the message that a home is a sweet plane where we find love and care.

Q.7. Write a brief summary of the poem.

Ans. In this poem the poet difference a home from a house. He tells that a house is a building made of bricks and stones. It has eaves and chimneys. It has doors and windows. But home is a place where mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters live together.

It is a place where we find love and affection among the members of the family. They love and care for one another.

They share happy and sad moments together. A home is really a sweet place on the earth where we feel comfort and peace.

(B) Say whether the statements given below are true or false .

(1) Any building can be called a house. (true/false)

(2) One is more comfortable at a house than at home. ( true/ false)

(3) We need wood, stone, bricks, etc. to build a home. (true/ false)

(4) We don't love and take care of our family members at home. (true/ false)

(5) Home is concerned with some emotional feelings. (true/ false)

Ans. (1) true, (2) false, (3) false, (4) false, (5) true.

Let's Talk

Talk to your friends and find out the difference between a house and a home.

Ans. Take help from Q.7. under comprehension (A).

Let's Read:

Read the passage carefully and answer the question

( See text book page 86-87)

Questions :

(1) Which places did Jacky go to in search of food ?

Ans. Jake, went to places like trees, fields and roadside in search of food.

(2) What did he think at last ?

Ans. At last he thought to go to a pool to drink some water.

(3) What did he find under a rock ?

Ans. He found a fat crab under a rock.

(4) When did the crab pierce its princess to journey hose ?

Ans. When Jacky poked his nose into the rock, the crab pierced its princess to his (Jacky's) nose.

(5) How did Jacky react ?

Ans. Jacky howled in plain and ran away.

Lets Write

Q. (A) Write ten sentences on "My Family" .

Ans.

My Family

(1) This is my family.

(2) My Family is big.

(3) I have grand father with me.

(4) My father is a teacher.

(5) My mother is a house wife.

(6) My elder sister reads in 10th class.

(7) I read is the 5th class.

(8) I am regular in my class.

(9) I respect my elders.

(10) My elders love me very much.

(11) We are a good and happy family.

Q.(B) Write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend the summer vacation with you.

Ans.

105, M.G. Road Indore

Date.............

Dear Rajesh

Namaskar

I am well here I hope you will be the same. You will be glad to know that, this year I have no programme to go out side. I will like to spend my summer vacation at home. So, I respect you to spend your summer vacation request with me. We will meet each other and enjoy the vacation.

Rest is O.K.

Your friend

Chandresh Jain