Class 5 English Lesson 8

Reading I

A. Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right.

a. built 👉 vi. made or constructed

b. prayer 👉 iv. words that you say to God

c. possesses 👉 i. has or owns something

d. massive 👉 ii. very big

e. surrounded 👉 iii. was all around

f. hiking 👉 v. going for long walks 

B. Write True for true statements and False for false ones.

a. Rani Mahal is on the bank of the Kaligandaki river. 👉 True

b. It took five years to build the palace. 👉 False

c. The palace has four storeys. 👉 True

d. The palace looks beautiful. 👉 True

e. You can go to the palace by motor vehicle. 👉 True 

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Which district does the Rani Mahal lie in?

Ans 👉 The Rani Mahal lies in the Palpa district.

b. What things are there around the palace?

Ans 👉 There are gardens, a pond, and stairs going down to the Kaligandaki River around the palace.

c. What importance does the Kaligandaki River have?

Ans 👉 The Kaligandaki River possesses religious importance.

d. How long does it take to go to the palace from Tansen in a vehicle?

Ans 👉 It takes about half an hour to go to the palace from Tansen in a vehicle. 

D. If you got a chance to visit the Rani Mahal, what would you like to see?

Ans 👉 If I got a chance to visit the Rani Mahal, I would like to see the beautiful rooms, gardens, and the view of the Kaligandaki River.

Grammar I

A. Choose the correct sentences given and write them below the pictures.

1. Look! The dog is jumping over the fire.

2. A child is hiding under the bed.

3. Saru is swimming in the pond.

4. The children are sitting in front of the TV.

5. The blue car is behind the green car.

6. The house lies between the trees.

B. Choose the correct preposition from the brackets and complete the sentences.

a. My dad is working 👉 in the kitchen.

b. I’m waiting for my friend 👉 in front of her house.

c. We’re playing hide and seek – I’m hiding 👉 behind the door!

d. I sit 👉 between my mum and my dad on the sofa while watching TV.

e. Can you swim 👉 in water?

f. We keep our bags 👉 on the desks.

g. Nepal lies 👉 between India and China.

h. Bees are flying 👉 over a honey pot.

i. Do not stand 👉 at the door. Come in.

j. The thief was hiding 👉 under the bed when the police came.

Speaking

A. Look at the picture below and have conversations with your friend about different things that you see. An example is given. Use the prepositions in the box.

Ans 👉 Example:
A: Where is the painting?
B: It’s on the wall.

Other examples:
A: Where is the bag?
B: It’s under the table.

A: Where is the ball?
B: It’s behind the door.

A: Where is the mat?
B: It’s in front of the sofa.

Writing

Using the drawing of your bedroom above, write a paragraph explaining where various things are located in your room.

Ans 👉 In my bedroom, the bed is in the middle of the room. My table is beside the window. There is a chair in front of the table. I keep my schoolbag under the table. There is a painting on the wall and a clock above the door. My shoes are kept near the door and my books are on the bookshelf. Everything is neat and clean in my room.

Reading II

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

1. a. crystals 👉 vi. small pieces of a substance

2. b. vapour 👉 v. a mass of very small drops of liquid in the air

3. c. droplets 👉 iv. small drops of liquid

4. d. giant 👉 ii. very large

5. e. sleet 👉 i. a mixture of rain and snow

6. f. hail 👉 iii. small balls of ice

B. Answer the following questions.

a. Why can’t we see water in the sky?

Ans 👉 We can’t see water in the sky because the drops of water are too small to see and they have turned into a gas called water vapour.

b. What happens when water vapour goes higher in the sky?

Ans 👉 When water vapour goes higher in the sky, the air gets cooler and the water droplets start to stick to things like bits of dust, ice or sea salt.

c. Write the names of high and low clouds.

Ans 👉 Cirrus clouds are high clouds and stratus clouds are low clouds.

d. What causes the droplets to fall to the Earth?

Ans 👉 When small droplets join with other droplets and become larger, gravity causes them to fall to the Earth.

e. What is the name of falling water droplets?

Ans 👉 The name of falling water droplets is rain.

C. Have you noticed various shapes of clouds in the sky? Draw and write down the shapes of clouds you have seen.

Ans 👉 Yes, I have noticed various shapes of clouds in the sky. Some clouds looked like cotton balls, some looked like feathers, and others looked like a blanket covering the sky.

A. Look at the picture and guess the answers to these questions.

a. Which city is it?

Ans 👉 It is Melbourne.

b. What do you see in the city?

Ans 👉 I see nice parks, a lake, and fruit bats hanging from the trees.

 

B. Listen to the audio and match the words/phrases in column A with the correct information in column B.

1. a. Shirley 👉 iv. from Australia

2. b. nice parks in Melbourne 👉 iii. lots of parks

3. c. a lake 👉 i. in the centre

4. d. fruit bats 👉 ii. hanging upside down from the trees

C. Listen to the audio again and list down all the prepositions you hear.

Ans 👉 in, on, at, from, under, between, around

Complete the following sentences with in, on or at.

1. a. The water is 👉 in the bottle.

2. b. The book is 👉 on the table.

3. c. Tenzing is 👉 at work.

4. d. The Phewa lake is 👉 in Pokhara.

5. e. I am listening to classical music 👉 on the radio.

6. f. The answer is 👉 at the bottom of the page.

7. g. She lives 👉 in Birgunj.

8. h. I’ll meet you 👉 at the airport.

9. i. She stood 👉 at the window and looked out.

10. j. I waited for Rohan 👉 at the station.

This is a living room. Look at the picture and write, in a paragraph, where things are located.

Ans 👉 This is a living room. There are two dogs under the table. There is a cat on the sofa. The television is on the table. A clock is on the wall. There are books in the cupboard. A vase is on the table. The fan is on the ceiling. There is a mat under the table. A lamp is beside the sofa.

Do it yourself

Draw a picture of your classroom and describe it to your friends.

Ans 👉 This is my classroom. There are desks and benches in rows. The teacher’s table is at the front. There is a whiteboard on the wall. A dustbin is near the door. There are windows on both sides. Our classroom is neat and clean.