RBSE Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 11 A Talkative Tortoise

RBSE Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 11 A Talkative Tortoise is part of RBSE Solutions for Class 5 English. Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 English Solutions Chapter 11 A Talkative Tortoise.

Board	RBSE
Textbook	SIERT, Rajasthan
Class	Class 5
Subject	English
Chapter	Chapter 11
Chapter Name	A Talkative Tortoise
Number of Questions	20
Category	RBSE Solutions

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 English Solutions Chapter 11 A Talkative Tortoise

Textual Activities

Activity – I
A. Question 1.
Choose the correct alternative
सही विकल्प चुनिए
1. The cranes and the tortoise were worried about….
(a) big lake
(b) stick
(c) drying pond
(d) village

2. Who spoke too much?
(a) villagers
(b) cranes
(c) tortoise
(d) all of them ( )
Answer.
1. (c)
2. (c)

B. Question 1.
Say whether the following statements are True or False
बताइए कि निम्न कथन सत्य हैं या असत्य हैं
1. The tortoise helped the cranes. ( )
2. The pond started to dry as there was no rain. ( )
3. The tortoise held the stick at the one end. ( )
4. People in the village were foolish. ( )
5. The tortoise kept its mouth shut and reached the big lake. ( )
6. We should think before saying some thing. ( )
Answer.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False
6. True

C. Answer the following questions
निम्न प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए
Question 1.
Who helped the tortoise in taking him from the pond to the big lake?
कछुए को पोखर से एक बड़ी झील पर ले जाने में किसने सहायता की?
Answer.
Two cranes names Sankat and Vikat, helped the tortoise in taking him from the pond to the big lake.
संकट तथा विकट नाम के दो सारसों ने कछुए की पोखर से एक बड़ी झील पर ले जाने में सहायता की।

Question 2.
I have an idea.’ Who said this and what was the idea?
‘मेरे पास एक विचार है।’ यह किसने कहा तथा विचार क्या था?
Answer.
Tortoise said this. The idea was of flying away to the lake holding a long stick.
ऐसा कछुए ने कहा। झील पर जाने के लिए एक लम्बी छड़ी को पकड़कर उड़ने का विचार था।

Question 3.
The pond started to dry. Why?
पोखर सूखने लगा। क्यों?
Answer.
The pond started to dry because there was no rain.
पोखर सूखने लगा क्योंकि वर्षा नहीं हुई थी।

Question 4.
What did the cranes advise the tortoise when they took him to the big lake?
जब सारसे कछुए को बड़ी झील पर ले जा रही थीं, उन्होंने उसे क्या सलाह दी?
Answer.
When the cranes took tortoise to the big lake, they advised him to keep his mouth shut while flying.
जब सारसे कछुए को बड़ी झील पर ले जा रही थीं, उन्होंने उसे उड़ते समय मुँह बन्द रखने की सलाह दी।

Question 5.
Should we talk too much? If yes, why? If no, why not?
क्या हमें ज्यादा बोलना चाहिए? अगर हाँ तो क्यों? अगर नहीं तो क्यों नहीं?
Answer.
We should not talk too much because it looses the sense of the topic. It may cause harm to us.
हमें ज्यादा नहीं बोलना चाहिए क्योंकि यह विषय के अर्थ को खो देता है। इससे हमें नुकसान भी हो सकता है।

Activity – II
Question 1.
Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.
कॉलम A के शब्दों का मिलान, उनके अर्थ से कॉलम B में करें।

Answer.

Activity – III
Question 1.
Look at the sentences given below from the text and understand their meanings.
नीचे दिए गए मूल पाठ के वाक्यों को देखिए तथा उनके अर्थ को समझें।
1. We will die of starvation.
2. That foolish tortoise will certainly fall off.
3. I shall not do such a foolish thing.
In the above sentences will/shall has been used to say about the action which will happen in future time. We can talk about future time activity using will/shall. Generally shall is used with ‘T’ or ‘We’ and will with other persons like ‘you’, ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘they’ and names. In moderm English ‘will’ is used very largely.

उपरोक्त वाक्यों में will/shall का प्रयोग भविष्य में घटित होने वाले कार्यों को दर्शाने के लिए किया गया है। हम भविष्य की गतिविधि के बारे में बात करने के लिए will/shall का प्रयोग कर सकते हैं। सामान्यतया shall का प्रयोग कर्ता I या We होने पर तथा दूसरे कर्ता जैसे you, he, she, it, they और कोई नाम होने पर will का प्रयोग करते हैं। आधुनिक अंग्रेजी में will का प्रयोग बहुतायत से किया जाता है।

Now fill in the blanks with the verb using will/shall
अब क्रिया के साथ will/shall का प्रयोग करते हुए रिक्त स्थानों को भरिए
1. I………….(study) in class VI next year.
2. India………..(be) super power in 2025.
3. Virat Kohli………(lead) Indian Cricket Team after Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
4. Tanya……………… (buy) a new pen tomorrow.
5. You . ……………… (learn) about many inventions in near future.
Answer.
1. shall study
2. will be
3. will lead
4. will buy
5. will learn

Activity – IV
Question 1.
Let’s play Antyakshari :
The class is divided into two groups. A student from first group would speak out a word from the text. Then a student from the other group would speak a new word that starts with the last letter of the previous would speak the word beginning with the last letter of the word spoken by the student from the second group.

आइये हम अन्त्याक्षरी खेलते हैं
कक्षा को दो समूहों में बाँटा जाता है। पहले समूह से एक छात्र मूल पाठ से एक शब्द बोलेगा। फिर दूसरे समूह से एक छात्र उस शब्द के अन्तिम अक्षर से शुरू होने वाला एक नया शब्द बोलेगा। अब पहले समूह से एक छात्र, दूसरे समूह

Answer.
[Note : Class activity.]

Activity – V
Question 1.
Here is the format of an informal letter. Complete the letter telling your friend about your future plan. You may take help of the following words given in the box.
यहाँ एक अनौपचारिक पत्र का प्रारूप है। अपने मित्र को अपने भविष्य की योजना बताते हुए इस पत्र को पूरा कीजिए। आप नीचे बॉक्स में दिये शब्दों की सहायता ले सकते हो।

Shiv Sadan
Nariya Mohalla
Shahabad
21 Nov., 20_ _
My dear Pooja/Dear Pooja
I am quite well here and hope that you will also be fine there. You asked me about my future plan. After passing class V I want to take admission to Navodaya Vidyalaya.
………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………..
I invite you to visit my place during the winter vacation.
Convey my best regards to your parents.
Yours friendly/Yours lovingly/Your loving friend
Sana
Answer.
Shiv Sadan
Nariya Mohalla
Shahabad
21 Nov., 20_ _
My dear Pooja I am quite well here and hope that you will also be fine there. You asked me about my future plan. After passing class V I want to take admission into Navodaya Vidyalaya.
I shall prepare for the entrance exam. I shall follow my teachers’ advice. I shall study sincerely. I shall give extra time to studies. I am sure about my success. I invite you to visit my place during the winter vacation.
Convey my best regards to your parents.
Your loving friend
Sana

Question 2.
Imagine that you are Pooja. Write a letter to Sana in reply to the above letter. A box with format is provided to you.
कल्पना करो कि आप पूजा हो। उपरोक्त पत्र के जवाब में साना को एक पत्र लिखिए। आपके लिए प्रारूप के साथ एक बॉक्स दिया जा रहा है।
Answer.
Sharma Bhawan
Beed Ramchandrapura
Renwal
26 Nov., 20_ _
My dear Sana I am quite well here and think that you are sailing in the same boat there. I liked your future plan.
You asked me about my plan of going during winter vacation. I have decided to visit the Taj Mahal with my friends Naresh, Neeraja and Jagdish. It is a historical place. It is in Agra. It is one of the famous monuments of the world. Really it will be an educational tour for us.
Now write to me where you will go in summer vacation.
Convey my best regards to your parents.
Your loving friend
Pooja

Comprehension Passages

Read the following passages and answer the questions given below:
Passage : 1
Long ago, there were two cranes named Sankat and vikat and a tortoise named Kambugriva. They were good friends. They lived near a pond. Kambugriva was a chatterbox. One year, there was no rain, so the pond started to dry. The cranes and the tortoise were worried and discussed about it.
Questions.
1. The passage is about :
(a) two cranes
(b) Kambugriva
(c) the pond
(d) Two cranes and a tortoise ( )

2. (i) What were the names of cranes ?
(ii) Who were good friends?

3. (i) Where did they live ?
(ii) What was the nature of tortoise ?

4. (i) Why did the pond start to dry ?
(ii) Why were the cranes and the tortoise worried ?
Answers.
1. (d) Two cranes and a tortoise
2. (i) The names of the cranes were Sankat and vikat.
(ii) The cranes and the tortoise were good friends.
3. (i) They lived near a pond
(ii) The tortoise was a chatterbox.
4. (i) The pond started to dry because there was no rain.
(ii) The cranes and the tortoise were worried because the pond started to dry.

Passage : 2
The cranes brought a long stick and held it with their beaks. The tortoise held it in the middle. They flew over the fields and a village. The villagers laughed watching such a strange scene and shouted.
Questions.
1. The passage is about :
(a) the fields
(b) a village
(c) a long stick
(d) a strange scene

2. (i) What did the cranes bring with their beaks?
(ii) What was the size of the stick ?

3. (i) How did the tortoise hold the stick?
(ii) Why did the villagers laugh ?

4. (i) Why did they shout ?
(ii) Where did they fly over ?
Answers.
1. (d) a strange scene
2. (i) The brought a stick with their beaks.
(ii) The stick was long.
3. (i) The tortoise held the stick in the middle.
(ii) The villagers laughed to watch a strange scene.
4. (i) They shouted to see such a strange scene.
(ii) They flew over the fields and a village.

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