NCERT Class 5 Marigold Unit 2 Solutions

Class 5 Marigold Unit 2

1. Write the contractions for the following phrases.

Has not – hasn’t
Have not – haven’t
Do not – don’t
Are not – aren’t

2. Write the full forms for the following.

Weren’t – were not
She’ll – she will / she shall
Wasn’t – was not
Who’s – who is

1. Ask your friend questions about all the things he does.

Use question words such as where, what, how, who, when, why.

Anu: I watch TV in the evening.
Amit: When do you watch TV?
Anu: I play games.
Amit: What do you do?
Anu: I collect stamps.
Amit: What do you collect?
Anu: I play in the ground.
Amit: Where do you play?
Anu: On Sunday I go shopping.
Amit: When do you go shopping?

2. Answer these questions about yourself.

(i) What is your name?
My name is Nivedita.

(ii) What languages do you speak?

I speak Malayalam, Hindi and English.

(iii) How old are you?
I am ten years old.

(iv) What is your favourite food?
My favourite food is pav baaji.

(v) Where did you go yesterday?
I went to the movies yesterday.

(vi) Which country do you belong to?
I belong to India.

(vii) When do you go to sleep?
I go to sleep at 9.30 pm.

(viii) Why do you drink milk?
I drink milk to grow stronger.

3. Fill in the blanks with prepositions such as to, at, off, on, in, into, with.

(i) This tree was the home ……………….. a flock of wild geese.

(ii) He noticed the creeper …………………… the foot of the tree.

(iii) It would be a pity ……………………….. destroy it now.

(iv) As they flew ………………………… the tree they were trapped.

(v) The boy ran …………………………. the dog.

(vi) The frogs jumped …………………………. the well.

(vii) The girl was thrilled ……………………….. see her new bicycle.

(viii) The birds were caught ………………………….. the net.

(ix) The children walked ……………………………. the bridge.

Answers

(i) of; (ii) at; (iii) to; (iv) into; (v) with; (vi) into; (vii) to; (viii) in; (ix) on

4. Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.

(around, across, with, along, to, after, next to, into, from)

One day, as I was walking …………………………. the bank of the river, I saw my friend running ………………………………. the field. He was calling my name and waving ……………………………. me. I stopped and waited. ………………………….. sometime he reached where I was standing.

He said, ‘I went all ………………………… the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share …………………………… you. Do you remember the old house ……………………….. the neem tree? Guess who is moving ……………………………. that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks …………………………….. him.’

Answers

One day, as I was walking along the bank of the river, I saw my friend running across the field. He was calling my name and waving to me. I stopped and waited. After sometime he reached where I was standing.
He said, ‘I went all around the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share with you. Do you remember the old house next to the neem tree? Guess who is moving into that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks from him.’