NCERT solutions for English - Marigold Class 5 chapter 11 - Rip Van Winkle [Latest edition]

Bold the correct meaning of the given words. You may need to use the dictionary.

Match the words in the box with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.

Rip was kind to children.

Rip was a hardworking man.

The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion.

Rip helped the old man on the mountains because he wanted to have a drink from the barrel.

Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountains.

The drink from the barrel made him fall asleep for twenty years.

Nobody recognised Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong village.

Rip’s village was situated ______.

The children of the village loved him because ______.

______ was his constant companion.

The villagers stared at him because ______.

The old woman who recognised Rip was ______.

What were the strange things about the men on the mountains?

What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?

1. He was a kind neighbour.
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______

Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.

Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man, everybody liked him. Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.

Mrs. Das has a _______ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an _______ woman walked into the shop. She was wearing _______ . shoes. A _______ dog was with her. “I want a _______ shirt for my dog, please,” she said. “For your dog?” asked Mrs. Das, _______ in surprise. “Yes,” replied the woman. “I want him to be for my next party.”

Silent letter.

What is common in the following groups of words?

1. knee, knife, knot, know ______
2. neighbour, daughter, fight, straight ______
3. honest, honour, hour, heir ______

Try and make more silent letter words.

gnat: ______, ______
tongue: ______, ______
chalk: ______, ______
whistle: ______, ______

Read the two paragraphs given below.

My mother is always awake before anyone else in the family. I usually wake up after 6 o’clock. I loll around lazily for a few minutes. Then I get up and get dressed for school.
At bedtime, I read a story book. When I feel tired I lie down and go to sleep very quickly. I fall asleep in no time at all!

Now find the opposites of the following words from the paragraphs and complete the table.

wake up ______
get up ______
lazily ______

Fill in the blanks using the words in the previous questions.

1. _______ and _______ and quickly! You will be late for school.
2. Shh! The baby is _______ . Don’t make a sound, or she will
3. Are you still _______? You should be _______ now or you will not be able to in the morning for school.

Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Imagine you are the neighbour who greets Rip after 20 years. One student should act as Rip. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.

(Talk about what happened to his family, to his friends, to the other villagers, to the children he played with, the change in the village, etc. your teacher will guide you.)
You may start this way: Guess what happened on the day you left. When you did not come home in the evening, your wife ………

Read the speech bubbles. Who walks to school most often? Put them in order.

Write about yourself using the following expressions (do you play in the park, go to bed late, fuss over food, study hard, etc.?)

For example - I always do my work neatly.

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________
5. ____________

Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.

Write three new things you have done in the last three years.

1. I have started ______
2. ____________
3. ____________

Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.

Write three things you have not done in the last three years.

1. I have not played ______
2. ____________
3. ____________