Chapter 2 Gulliver’s Travels (Unit-7)

NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Marigold Unit 7 Chapter 2 Gulliver’s Travels

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Q 1. Why did the captain send the men to the land?

Ans: The captain sent the men to the land with vessels to look for water.

Q 2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

Ans: The men were chased by a giant. Hence, they rushed back to the ship

Q 3. Choose the correct answer.

A. The giant carried a reaping hook because

1. he was fighting with the other giants.
2. he was going to reap the corn.
3. he wanted to frighten Gulliver.

B. They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because

1. they had never seen a human before.
2. they thought he was a doll.
3. they had never seen such a tiny man.

C. Gulliver was

1. a farmer.
2. a sailor.
3. a dwarf.
4. a giant.

Ans:

A. 2. he was going to reap the corn.

B. 3. they had never seen such a tiny man.

C. 2. a sailor.

Q 4. Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver.

The creature is now extinct.

The word begins with the letter D___________

Ans: The name of the creature is Dinosaur.

Q 5. From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.

1. The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver.
2. Gulliver was a learned man.
3. The farmer's son thought Gulliver was a toy.
4. The farmer's wife was a kind-hearted woman.

Ans:

1. They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.
2. I tried to speak to them loudly in several languages.
3. On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth.
4. Later she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief.

Q 6. Read the following sentences carefully.

The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as a bellowing trumpet.

OR

The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as thunder. When something is very cold, we say it is as cold as ice. This is because ice is very very cold.

Now complete the following. Use the words given in the box.

as _____________as a feather

as _____________as a tortoise

as _____________as honey

as _____________as snow

as _____________as an ox

as _____________as night

as _____________as a rose

as _____________as a toast

as _____________as a breeze

Ans:

as light as a feather

as slow as a tortoise

as sweet as honey

as white as snow

as strong as an ox

as dark as night

as red as a rose

as warm as a toast

as gentle as a breeze

Q 7. Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.

1. The old man’s hair is as white ___________.
2. His feet were as cold ___________.
3. The newspaper boy was as slow ___________ in delivering the papers.
4. I felt as light ___________ after exercising.

Ans:

1. The old man’s hair is as white as snow.
2. His feet were as cold as ice.
3. The newspaper boy was as slow as a tortoise in delivering the papers.
4. I felt as light as a feather after exercising.

Q 8. Create your own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs

as tall as _________

as fast as _________

as high as _________

as angry as _________

as tiny as _________

as brave as _________

Ans:

as tall as the Qutub Minar

as fast as a Cheetah

as high as the Mount Everest

as angry as a bull

as tiny as an ant

as brave as a soldier

Q 9. Now look at the pictures and discuss in groups why the following events happened. You may find more than one reason for each of them.

1_______________________

2_______________________

3_______________________

4_______________________

Ans:

1. One of the leading actors met with an accident. Hence, the play got cancelled.
2. The Principal of the school had got a severe heart attack. Therefore, the play got cancelled.
3. They are walking because the destination place was nearby to them.
4. Walking in the moonlit night after dinner is good for their health. Hence, they are walking.

Q 10. Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.

1. I was writing a letter when __________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
4. * ___________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________

*Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.

Ans:

1. I was writing a letter when my pen ran out.
2. Paul was looking out of the window when he noticed a lovely butterfly.
3. When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
4. I was just completing the last answer when ma’am said, “Stop writing”.
5. The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.
6. Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.
7. When the bell rang, my mother was cooking dinner.

Q 11. Now complete the following suitably.

1. I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when ___________
2. He was cleaning out his cupboard when ___________
3. ___________ a dog ran out onto the road.
4. ___________ the teacher walked into the room.

Ans:

1. I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I saw an old gentleman calling me.
2. He was cleaning out his cupboard when he came across old photographs in his dairy.
3. I was walking fast when a dog ran out onto the road.
4. Students were gossiping loudly when the teacher walked into the room.

Q 12. Now complete the following in the same way using the words easy or strong.

1. Skipping is ___________.

Jumping is ___________ than skipping.

Walking is the ___________ of all.

2. The dog is ___________.

The horse is ___________.

The elephant is ___________.

Ans:

1. Skipping is easy.

Jumping is easier than skipping.

Walking is the easiest of all.

2. The dog is strong.

The horse is stronger than the dog.

The elephant is the strongest of them all.

Q 13. Now complete the following in the same way using the words juicy or exciting . The order may vary according to your choice.

apple ___________

orange ___________

sugarcane ___________

rock climbing ___________

skiing ___________

river rafting ___________

Ans:

apple is juicy.

orange is juicier than apple.

sugarcane is the juiciest of them all.

rock climbing is exciting.

skiing is more exciting than rock climbing.

river rafting is the most exciting of them all.

Q 14. Correct the use of the describing words in the following sentences.

1. This is the simpler problem of them all .
2. Which is the lightest of the two parcels?
3. He is cleverer than I am.
4. I like this the best of the two.
5. The flood became badder as the rain increased.

Ans:

1. This is the simplest problem of them all.
2. Which is the lighter of the two parcels?
3. He is cleverer than me.
4. I like this the better of the two.
5. The flood became worse as the rain increased.

Q 15. Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question marks (?) apostrophe ( ' ) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.

dear samir,

i am sending you a photograph of my newest pet frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy by next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks i m sure you are looking forward to seeing him I know you will like him

warm regards

Sanju

Ans:

Dear Samir,

I am sending you a photograph of my newest pet. Frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy. By next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks. I’m sure you’re looking forward to seeing him. I know you’ll like him.

Warm regards,

Sanju

Q 16. Punctuate the following sentences

1. next wednesday my sister mita is going to join the state bank of india
2. the dog wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry
3. when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold
4. she fed the baby washed the dishes put the lights off and went to sleep
5. wasn't tim born on the 26th of january 1989
6. oh no the bus has gone

Ans:

1. Next Wednesday my sister, Mita is going to join the State Bank of India.
2. The dog wags its tail when it’s pleased but the cat waves its tail when it’s angry.
3. When I went fishing I caught an old shoe, a plastic bag and a bad cold.
4. She fed the baby, washed the dishes, put the lights off and went to sleep.
5. Wasn’t Tim born on the 26th of January 1989?
6. Oh no! The bus has gone.

Q 17. Fill in the blanks.

Ans:

Q 18. You woke up one morning and found yourself in the land of dwarfs! Write a paragraph describing your experiences there and how you got back home finally. You may begin like this.

Everything around me looked different. _____________________________________________________________

Ans:

Everything around me looked different. All men and women were so tiny. The appearance of children was as if they were big dots on the ground. The height of the houses were only one and half feet high. The dishes which were eaten by these people were two or three inches in diameter. It was a different experience, which I had never faced before. I was surprised to see them. But at the same time I felt happy that these dwarf people were so kind to me. They helped me a lot to go back home