Chapter 1 My Shadow (Unit-3)

NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Marigold Unit 3 Chapter 1 My Shadow

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Q 1. Who do you think your shadow looks like?

Ans: My shadow looks similar to me.

Q 2. Why do you think your shadow jumps into bed before you can?

Ans: A shadow is not a physical thing and it appears faster than light. Hence, my shadow jumps into bed before I can

Q 3. What time of the day do you think it is when your shadow is the tallest? Why?

1. Morning
2. Afternoon
3. Night

Ans: Shadow is the tallest in the morning because sun rays are slanting during sunrise.

Q 4. Read the lines from the poem and answer the following. He is very very like me.
From the heels up to the head!

1. Who does he refer to?
2. Who does me refer to?
3. Why are he and me alike?

Ans: From the given lines,

1. He refers to the Shadow of the child in the poem.
2. Me refers to the child in the poem.
3. He and me are alike because they look similar to each other.

Let’s Talk
Q 5. What would you do if

1. A dog chases you?
2. You have forgotten your homework copy at home?
3. You are alone in a room and the lights go off?

Ans:

1. I would face the dog instead of running faster than it.
2. I would accept the mistake and apologise to my teacher.
3. I would light a candle to get rid of darkness.

Fun Time
Q 6. find a difference in the size of the hand on the wall?

1. Shine a torch behind your hand and see its shadow on the wall.
2. Move the torch a little away from your hand and see the shadow on the wall.

Ans: Yes, we find the size of the hand becomes smaller as the torch is moved a little away from it.
Let’s Write
Q 7. Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in brackets.

1. Where is the child ______ parents have come to school?(who / whose / which)
2. I saw many houses ______ were quite spacious. (which / whose / who)
3. Mathematics, ______ is my favourite subject, is so interesting. (who / which / what)
4. The poem ______ you read out, is so lovely. (whose / which / that)
5. I know the street ______ he lives on. (whose / that / which)
6. I like reading books ______ have pictures in it. (that / who / which)
7. The old lady ______ I met in your house is my neighbour. (whom / that / which)

Ans:

1. Where is the child whose parents have come to school?
2. I saw many houses which were quite spacious.
3. Mathematics, which is my favourite subject, is so interesting.
4. The poem that you read out, is so lovely.
5. I know the street which he lives on.
6. I like reading books which have pictures in it.
7. The old lady whom I met in your house is my neighbour.

Q 8. Complete this description by answering the questions below.

1. What do you think is the name of the dog?
2. Why is she called that?
3. What colour is she?
4. Do you think she is friendly?
5. What does she like to eat?

Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named Shadow.
Ans:

1. I think ‘Shadow’ is the name of the dog.
2. She is called Shadow because she follows Mithoo exactly like a shadow wherever he goes.
3. She is of grey colour.
4. Yes, she is very friendly.
5. She likes to eat bones and bread