NCERT solutions for English - Marigold Class 5 chapter 1 - Ice-cream Man [Latest edition]

In which season is ice cream popular?

Who feels joyful on seeing the Ice-cream Man?

Name the different flavours of ice cream the Ice-cream Man has in his cart.

What are the two things that the Ice-cream Man is selling?

What is the ice-cream cart compared to in the poem?

Having an ice cream on a hot summer day is exciting and enjoyable.

Write about some of the exciting and enjoyable things that one can do in the winter season.

List as many summer activities as you can.

Now group these activities into indoor and outdoor activities.

Circle the words where you get a zzzzz sound. One is done for you.

Listen and tell the sounds that these words in the poem produce.

• cart ______
• drinks ______

Can you make these sounds?

What are some of the different sounds you hear when the Ice-cream Man comes?

Here is a report on Uncle Lal’s farm.

Father took me to visit Uncle Lal’s dairy farm. I saw all of Uncle Lal's cows. He has fifty cows. They eat grass in the big green farms. In the evening the farmers bring them to the barn to be milked. Uncle Lal sells his milk in the city.

When writing a report, remember to do these things

In groups of four, write a report on different brands of ice creams available in your area.

You may use the following clues.

• Start with a short introduction that contains the topic.
• Then list the ice cream brands available in your area.
• Next, say which are the common flavors of ice cream in each of the brands.
• Under each brand, find out which flavors are being sold the most. Also, find out their prices.
• Finally, write which do you think is the most popular ice cream.

Colour the boxes that have rhyming words.

What do the following words describe in the poem?

1. Joyful ______
2. Little ______
3. Round ______

What are the describing words used in the poem for the following?

1. ______mounds
2. ______ flavour
3. ______ cluster

Colour the boxes with the colours of the flavours mentioned in each.

Draw and color your dream ice cream.

Describe it using interesting describing words — the colours, the flavours, the size, how it looks, tastes, feels etc.

Have you ever eaten the ice cream from North India?

The following sentences describe how it is served but they are not in the correct order. Write the correct number before each sentence.

	1. He scoops out the on a plate.
	2. Then he pours some sweet syrup over it and serves it.
	3. The kulfiwala takes the kulfi mould out of the pitcher.
	4. He arranges some around it.