Chapter 8. Maheshwar
MP Board Class 5 English Reader Chapter 8 Maheshwar
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Exercise
Read and Learn
Word Power
Answer-
Agra - The Taj Mahal
Delhi - The Qutub Minar
Hyderabad - The Charminar
Mumbai - The Gateway of India
Sanchi - The Stupas
(b) Rearrange the jumbled letters and make a meaningful word then use them in the sentences of your own.
Example: icne - nice Vinod is a nice boy.
mohe - ........ ....................................
torf - ........ ....................................
nqeeu - ........ ....................................
eptmel - ........ ....................................
tivis - ........ ....................................
Answer-
mohe - home - My home is very beautiful.
torf - fort - I have seen Red Fort.
nqeeu - queen - Laxmi bai was the queen of Jhansi.
eptmel - temple - My home is near the temple.
tivis - visit - I visited red fort.
(c) Fill in the blanks, using the given words.
(beautiful, dip, around, visit, once)
The ghats of the Ganga at Benaras are __Everyone should __the place at least __in life. Here a holy __in the Ganga is considered as a divine experience. When you look __the city you will really be impressed by it.
Answer -
beautiful, visit, once, dip, around
Comprehension
(a) Answer these questions.
(i) What was there in the picture?
चित्र में क्या था?
Answer- There was a grand fort and river on the picture.
चित्र में एक भव्य किला और नदी थी।
(ii) Who built the Maheshwar fort?
महेश्वर किला किसने बनवाया था?
Answer- The Maheshwar fort was built by Rani Ahilya Bai.
महेश्वर किले का निर्माण रानी अहिल्या बाई ने करवाया था।
(iii) What was Maheshwar known as in ancient history?
प्राचीन इतिहास में महेश्वर को किस नाम से जाना जाता था?
Answer- Maheshwar was known as Mahishmati in ancient history.
प्राचीन इतिहास में महेश्वर को महिष्मती के नाम से जाना जाता था।
(iv) What are the other specialities of Maheshwar?
महेश्वर की अन्य विशेषताएँ क्या हैं?
Answer- Maheshwar is well known for the cotton and silk blended handloom sarees.
महेश्वर सूती और रेशम मिश्रित हथकरघा साड़ियों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
(v) Who took Bhola to Maheshwar?
भोला को महेश्वर कौन ले गया?
Answer- Bhola's father took him to Maheshwar.
भोला के पिता उसे महेश्वर ले गये।
(vi) What is the fort made of?
किला किससे बना है?
Answer- Fort is made of red stones.
किला लाल पत्थरों से बना है।
(b) Read the following statements and write true (T) or false (F).
(i) Maheshwar is situated on the bank of the holy river Narmada. [ ]
(ii) All the friends had already visited Maheshwar. [ ]
(iii) The fort was built by Rani Ahilya Bai. [ ]
(iv) The fort is made of yellow stones. [ ]
(v) Maheshwar is also known for the 'Maheshwari sarees'. [ ]
Answer-
(i) T, (ii) F, (iii) T, (iv) F, (v) T.
(c) Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
(i) Maheshwar is situated in ..........district of Madhya Pradesh.
(a) Indore (b) Khargone
(c) Ujjain (d) Dewas
(ii) The fort is made of ____stone.
(a) red (b) blue
(c) white (d) yellow
(iii) The red stone was brought from
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Gujrat and Rajasthan
(iv) Rani Ahilya Bai was the queen of.
(a) Bhopal (b) Gwalior
(c) Indore (d) Jabalpur
(v) The 'Maheshwari sarees' are made of
(a) cotton and silk (c) silk
(b) wool (d) fibre
Answer- (i) (b) Khargone
(ii) (a) red
(iii) (d) Gujrat and Rajasthan
(iv) (c) Indore
(v) (a) cotton and silk
Let's Learn
(a) Choose the most appropriate adjectives from brackets to complete the sentences.
(intelligent, famous, faithful, bad, good)
(i) The Taj is the most __monument.
(ii) It's __to make fun of others.
(iii) Early rising is a __habit.
(iv) Rani is an__ girl.
(v) The dog is a __animal.
Answer-
(i) famous
(ii) bad
(iii) good
(iv) intelligent
(v) faithful
(b) Give the opposites of the following adjectives.
(i) bright (ii) long
(iii) honest (iv) fat
(v) wide
Answer-
(i) Dark (ii) Short
(iii) Dishonest (iv) Thin
(v) Narrow
Let's Talk
With the help of the questions given below, talk to your friends about the different seasons of a year.
1. Where did you go?
Answer- I went to Agra.
2. When did you go there?
Answer- In last summer vacation.
3. What places did you visit there?
Answer- I visit Taj Mahal.
4. What is the place known for?
Answer- Agra is famous for tannery work and "petha" sweets.
Let's Read
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
In the town of Burhanpur there is a unique system of water supply. This is known as the 'Khooni Bhandara'. It is unique in the sense that the water runs in the covered channels about four kilometres, without any help of electricity or any other modern invention. This whole system includes a pond, underground channels and some chambers. These four metre deep underground channels are made of marble. After each hundred metres there is a chamber known as 'Kundi'. Here the underground running water can be taken out with the help of a bucket tied to a rope. This natural water is so pure, cold and clean that it is used as drinking water. This natural and unique system was built in the 17th century by the Mughals.
Questions
1. Where is the 'Khooni Bhandara ' situated?
Answer- Khooni Bhandara is situated in the town of Burhanpur.
2. When and by whom was it built?
Answer- It was built in the 17th century by the Mughals.
3. What are the open chambers known as?
Answer- The open chambers are known as Kundi.
4. What is the whole system built of?
Answer- The whole system is built of marble.
5. How do the people take water from the kundi ?
Answer- The people take water from the kundi with the help of a bucket tied to a rope.