Class 5 English Lesson 2

Reading I

Answer the following questions.

a. How many rooms do you have in your house?

Ans 👉 There are seven rooms in Laura’s house.

b. Which room your favourite one? Why?

Ans 👉 Laura’s favourite room is her bedroom because she has everything she needs in it and she spends a lot of time doing her homework and making notes there.

A. Show these things in the picture.

Ans 👉(do it yourself kiddo)

B. Write True or false against these statements.

a. Laura’s house is a one-storey building.

Ans 👉 False

b. Laura and her brother live in the same room.

Ans 👉 True

c. Laura has no balcony in her room.

Ans 👉 True

d. There are two windows in the room.

Ans 👉 False

e. Laura also has books in the living room.

Ans 👉 True

f. The living room is very big.

Ans 👉 True

C. Answer these questions.

a. Where does Laura live?

Ans 👉 Laura lives in London.

b. How many rooms are there in her house?

Ans 👉 There are seven rooms in her house.

c. Which room is her favourite?

Ans 👉 Her bedroom is her favourite room.

d. Who has got a computer?

Ans 👉 Laura’s brother has got a computer.

e. Why does she use her mother’s mobile phone?

Ans 👉 She uses her mother’s mobile phone to have fun and learn from the internet.

f. Where are the two vases?

Ans 👉 One vase is on the bookshelf in the living room and the other is in the corner of the living room.

D. Where do you keep your belongings in the house? Share with your friends.

Ans 👉 I keep my books on my study table, my clothes in the closet, my toys in a toy box, and my shoes on the shoe rack. I keep my school bag near the door.

Grammar I 

A. Study the following paragraph about Meena. Who do the words in red refer to?
(Sample responses for red word references):

• She → Meena

• Her → Meena

• Their → Parents

• They → Parents

• It (tail) → Dog’s tail

• Our → Meena’s family

• My → Meena

• Mom and Dad → Parents

B. Make as many sentences as possible using the following table.

Ans 👉

It is my book.

This is her house.

She is his sister.

They are their cars.

We love our country.

Are these your shoes?

C. Choose the correct words in blue and rewrite the sentences.

a. Is this your/yours pen?

Ans 👉 Is this your pen?

b. He lives in hers/her house.

Ans 👉 He lives in her house.

c. The coffee is my/mine.

Ans 👉 The coffee is mine.

d. I met theirs/their mother.

Ans 👉 I met their mother.

e. The new bicycle is her/hers.

Ans 👉 The new bicycle is hers.

f. These cakes are my/mine.

Ans 👉 These cakes are mine.

D. Complete the sentences with the correct words given below.

a. This is …….. book. It’s mine.

Ans 👉 This is my book. It’s mine.

b. Is this Ramita’s book? Yes, it’s …….. .

Ans 👉 Yes, it’s hers.

c. Where is ……. pen which she gave you yesterday?

Ans 👉 Where is her pen?

d. They have bought my car. Now, it’s ………. .

Ans 👉 Now, it’s theirs.

e. This is Bhim’s dog. ………….dog can swim well.

Ans 👉 His dog can swim well.

f. My friends leave books in the classroom. These are……… books.

Ans 👉 These are their books.

g. The dog keeps moving ………..tail.

Ans 👉 Its tail.

h. These cakes are ………., not yours.

Ans 👉 These cakes are mine.

i. This is ………. house. It’s ours.

Ans 👉 This is our house.

j. What do you call it? Do you know ………. . name?

Ans 👉 Do you know its name?

Reading II

Look at the picture and answer these questions.

a. Name the parts of the body shown in the picture.

Ans 👉 Feet, belly, eyes, hands, lungs, knees, mouth, heart, brain

b. Choose any three parts of the body you have named and explain their functions.

Ans 👉

• Eyes help us see the world around us.

• The heart pumps blood throughout the body.

• The lungs help us breathe in air.

A. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.

Ans 👉

• belly — stomach or tummy

• grasp and carry — hold

• grab — catch or snatch something

• gab — chat or talk

• hold — grasp and carry

• bits — small pieces

• bend — bow or twist

B. Answer the following questions.

a. What do eyes do?

Ans 👉 Eyes see the world.

b. Why do we need lungs?

Ans 👉 We need lungs to breathe in air.

c. What does the heart do?

Ans 👉 The heart pumps blood that travels all over the body.

d. What does the brain do?

Ans 👉 The brain helps us learn and make things run.

e. How many parts of the body are mentioned in the poem? Make a list of them.

Ans 👉 Nine parts: feet, belly, eyes, hands, lungs, knees, mouth, heart, brain.

C. Which part of the body do you think works the most? Why?

Ans 👉 The brain works the most because it controls all the functions and helps us learn many things.

Writing II

A. Label the following messages and notes (in blue) with their correct types from the boxes. One will be used twice.

B. Write similar short notes and messages for the following situations.

a. Invite your friend to your birthday party.

Ans 👉 Hi! I am having my birthday party this Saturday. Please come and join the fun!

b. Thank your friend for helping with your homework.

Ans 👉 Thank you so much for helping me with my homework. I really appreciate it!

c. Wish your teacher a happy wedding anniversary.

Ans 👉 Dear Teacher, Happy Wedding Anniversary! Wishing you lots of happiness and love.

d. Wish a happy new year’s message to your friend.

Ans 👉 Happy New Year! May this year bring you joy and success.

Grammar II

A. Study the following sentences. What do the words highlighted in red mean? Identify whether the words in red are nouns or pronouns.

Ans 👉

• He, She, It, We, I, They = Pronouns

• Jivan, Kristina, Karma, garden, book, car = Nouns

B. Replace the nouns highlighted in red with their correct pronouns.

Ans 👉

a. Ellen is an actress. She is an actress.

b. Bandana is from Bhojpur. She is from Bhojpur.

c. Daya, Rakesh and Dolma are good friends. They are good friends.

d. Hassim has many friends. He has many friends.

e. Ask Radha to come here. Ask her to come here.

f. Rama helps Ambir. She helps him.

g. Arjun is teaching students. He is teaching them.

h. Did you see Nabin on the way? Did you see him on the way?

i. He and I are going to school. We are going to school.

j. We have a dog. The dog can’t bark. It can’t bark.

Do it yourself.

Write a short poem about the things that you and your family possess. Display the collection of poems in a wall magazine or the school noticeboard.