Chapter 2 Around The World (Unit-9)

NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Marigold Unit 9 Chapter 2 Around The World

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Chapter 9 Around the World

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Q 1. Which tribe of Red Indians attacked the travellers?

Ans: The Sioux tribe of Red Indiana attacked the travellers.

Q 2. Which was the highest point of their journey?

Ans: The highest point of their journey was 7524 feet above the sea level. It was on the rocky-mountains.

Q3. Why did the train stop the first time?

Ans: The train stopped for the first time because a herd of buffaloes was crossing the railway track.

Q 4. How many days would it take for the train to reach New York?

Ans: The train would take seven days to reach New York.

Q 5. Tick the correct answer.

(i) The first time the train stopped was because

(a) some robbers stopped the train.

(b) a herd of buffaloes was passing.

(c) the tracks were broken.

Ans: a herd of buffaloes was passing.

(ii) The bridge fell with a crash into the river

(a) after the train had passed through.

(b) the train was still on the bridge.

(c) before the train passed over the bridge.

Ans: after the train had passed through.

Q 6. Match the following words with their meanings.

You can take the help of a dictionary.

halted	people travelling in buses, trains etc.
passengers	stopped
defended	completely
shuddered	many times
several occasions	trembled or shook violently
interruption	break the continuity of
entirely	protected from attack

Ans:

halted	stopped
passengers	people travelling in buses, trains, etc.
defended	protected from attack
shuddered	trembled or shook violently
several occasions	many times
interruption	break the continuity of
entirely	completely

Word Building

Q 7. Find the opposites of the following words from the text.

1. Minimum speed - __________
2. Moved forward - __________
3. Disappeared - __________
4. Closed - __________
5. Lowest - __________

Ans:

1. Minimum speed - maximum speed
2. Moved forward - reversed
3. Disappeared - appeared
4. Closed - opened
5. Lowest - highest