Beginners English Class 5; The Ant and the Grasshopper Questions Answers SCERT Text-Book

Beginners English Class 5: The Ant and the Grasshopper Questions Answers SCERT Text-Book

Beginners English Class 5;The Ant and the Grasshopper Questions Answers SCERT Text-Book: The Ant and the Grasshopper is lesson no 2 from the Beginners English class 5 SCERT Text-Book. Here you can find Beginners English Class 5; The Ant and the Grasshopper Questions Answers SCERT Text-Book

The Ant and the Grasshopper class 5 Questions Answers

Let's read this story of two friends - the ant and the grasshopper:

Hop, the grasshopper, and Annie, the ant, are friends. Hop loves to hop around from grass to grass. He spends all his time in summer singing and dancing. 

Sa...... Re....... Ga....... Ma......! 

La.......La....... La.........! 

What a nice weather ! 

La....... La........ La.......! 

But Annie loves to work hard all the time. She spends all her time in summer working and working. 

It is winter now. One morning Hop gets up late. He is looking for Annie. 

Hop sees Annie. She is busy in the store - house. 

Grasshopper: Hello ! Good morning, Annie. 

Ant: Good morning, Hop. What's the matter ? 

Grasshopper: I'm very hungry. Will you please give me some food ? 

Ant: I have a good store of food. Didn't you store some food for winter ? 

Grasshopper: No, I didn't. I spent my days singing and dancing. 

Ant: Very bad, Hop. We should think about our future. We should save some food for winter. Anyway, I'll give you some food this time. But only this time. 

Grasshopper: Thank you very much, Annie. I've learnt a lesson. From now on I'll work hard. I'll also save food like you. 

ACTIVITIES

1. Read and write:

Annie wants to write a letter to Hop. Let's help Annie to complete the letter. Fill in the missing words in the letter:

My dear Hop, 

Hope you are fine. What are you ......... these days ? Are you working hard ? Or are you spending all your time, singing and ........... ? Do ............ remember what I said ? I advised you to ......... food for the ............. Now I am very .......... with my work. Soon it will be the ...........season. I will meet ..........soon.

Lost of Love, 

            Annie

Ans:

My dear Hop, 

Hope you are fine. What are you doing these days ? Are you working hard ? Or are you spending all your time, singing and dancing ? Do you remember what I said ? I advised you to store / save food for the winter. Now I am very busy with my work. Soon it will be the winter season. I will meet you soon.

Lost of Love, 

            Annie

2. The bees store honey in a honeycomb. Ants store food for winter. Here some places where we keep money. Read them aloud:

3. Let’s read: 

This is how Annie’s letter goes to Hop. Follow the arrow marks and read.

Annie puts the letter in an 

envelope. She seals it and 

pastes a postal stamp on 

it. She also writes 

the address on it.

Annie drops the 

letter in a post box.

A postman collects the 

letter from the post box. He 

takes it to the post office.

The post office sends the 

letter to Hop’s place.

A postman delivers the letter to Hop.

Questions answers of The Ant and the Grasshopper Beginners English for class 5

4. Here is a song that you can play a game with. Your teacher will show you how to play it. Sing and enjoy the game. 

I wrote a letter to my mother,

On the way I dropped it,

A postman came and picked it up

And put it in his pocket.

5. Anjan is a good boy. He likes to do all his work on time.

Read what Anjan does during the day:

Now, write what Anjan does every day.

At 6 a.m I, ……………………..

At 7 a.m. I, ……………………...

At 4 p.m. I, ……………………...

At 9 p.m. I,……………………...

Ans:

At 6 a.m I, wake up . 

At 7 a.m. I, eat breakfast.

At 4 p.m. I, play with my friends.

At 9 p.m. I, go to bed.

Sit in pairs and ask your partner what he/she does every day. You and your partner can use these words to begin each sentence:

First I, ………………………………… Next I,………………………………………..

Then I,………………………………... After that I,…………………………………

Ans:

First I, wake up                      Next, I, brush my teeth

Then I, eat breakfast           After that, I, go to school

6. Read the announcements on the school noticeboard:

A. The students of Class III and Class IV will visit a flood relief camp next Sunday. Please bring old clothes and old books. Contact the class captain for bus timing.

B.                                  Come One Come All!

Here’s an announcement for you. Our school is starting ‘Sanchayika’ – a small savings scheme. Don’t miss this golden opportunity. Save your pocket money. It will grow tomorrow.

Now, answer the following in one word:

i) Day of visit to the relief camp ________.

ii) The name of the small savings scheme _________.

Ans:

i) Day of visit to the relief camp Sunday.

ii) The name of the small savings scheme Sanchayika

7. Listen to your teacher’s instructions and draw:

First open your notebook and find a blank page.

Then take your pencil.

Now draw a house on the blank page.

Then draw a tree to the left of the house.

After that draw a bucket to the right of the house.

Also draw a bird on the roof of the house.

Finally, colour the picture.

8. Read the words in the block. Some of them are in full forms, other in contracted forms. Circle the words in contracted forms:

Ans:

(i) I’m      (ii) I’ll      (iii) Can’t       (iv) Couldn’t         (v) It’s       (vi) Isn’t       (vii) Let’s        (viii) That’s       (ix) Don’t        (x) Doesn’t       (xi) Didn’t       (xii) Won’t

Now, write the contracted forms of the underlined words: 

i) Today I am going to the market.

ii) I will buy a cricket bat. 

iii) I cannot play with my old bat because it is broken.

iv) My sister does not like to play cricket. 

v) So she will not come with me.

Ans:

i) Today I'm going to the market.

ii) I'll buy a cricket bat.

iii) I can't play with my old bat because it is broken.

iv) My sister doesn't like to play Cricket.

v) So she won't come with me.

9. Read the sentence:

The Grasshopper was singing and dancing. Therefore, he could not store food.

Now, join the two matching parts from each of the sentences given below. Write them together, beginning the second sentence with 'Therefore'.

 

Ans:

(a) it is summer, therefore, we must store food for winter.

(b) Annie was busy therefore Hop did not meet her.

(c) Annie and Hop are friends therefore Annie helped Hop.

10. Do you know that ants are always busy and hard working ? They work together and move in a line.

Choose words from the box and complete the sentences below.

busy       tiny       hard-working      together      line 

Ans:

(a) The ant is a tiny insect, smaller than a bee.

(b) Ants are always busy. They hardly take a rest.

(c) They are very hard-working insects. They are not lazy.

(d) Ants always move in a line, just like soldiers.

(e) Ants like to work together. They do not usually work alone.