NCERT solutions for English - Marigold Class 5 chapter 15 - Gulliver's Travels [Latest edition]

Why did the captain send the men to the land?

Why did the men rush back to the ship?

The giant carried a reaping hook because.

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

Gulliver was.

Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver. The creature is now extinct.

The word begins with the letter D______.

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

The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver.

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

Gulliver was a learned man.

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

The farmer's son thought Gulliver was a toy.

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

The farmer's wife was a kind-hearted woman.

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 toast
• As ______ as a breeze.

Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.

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

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 ______________________

There are many reasons why something happens.

For example

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.

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. _____________________

Now complete the following suitably.

I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _________

Now complete the following suitably.

He was cleaning out his cupboard when _______

Now complete the following suitably.

_______ a dog ran out onto the road.

Now complete the following suitably.

________ the teacher walked into the room.

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

Skipping is ______.
Jumping is ______ than skipping.
Walking is the ______ of all.

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

The dog is ______

The horse is ______

The elephant is ______

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 ______

Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.

This is the simpler problem of them all.

Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.

Which is the lightest of the two parcels?

Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.

 He is cleverer than I am.

Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.

I like this the best of the two.

Correct the use of the describing word in the following sentence.

The flood became badder as the rain increased.

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

Punctuate the following sentence.

next wednesday my sister mita is going to join the state bank of india.

Punctuate the following sentence.

the dog wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry.

Punctuate the following sentence.

when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold.

Punctuate the following sentence.

she fed the baby washed the dishes put the lights off and went to sleep.

Punctuate the following sentence.

wasn't tim born on the 26th of january 1989.

Punctuate the following sentence.

oh no the bus has gone.

A giant tree ______.

A giant bird ______.

A giant land animal ______

A giant water creature _________

A giant reptile _________.

A giant aeroplane ______.

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. ______