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English Class V, , We Go This Way But Once, The in – text word meanings are to be written., The poem has to be written and the rhyming words and rhyming, scheme has to be marked in the poem., Chapter end exercises of the text book are to be solved in book itself., , Extra Word Meanings, 1. Selfsame – exactly the same, 2. Undo – destroy the effect of something that has already happened., 3. Blossomy – covered with flowers, 4. Tender – kind and loving, 5. Worthwhile – useful, 6. Bruised – a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after, somebody has fallen down., 7. Stumbling – to hit your foot against something when you are walking., , Rhyming scheme : ABCB, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, Q1. Which journey do we undertake only once?, A1. We undertake the journey of life just once., Q2. How can we make it worthwhile?, A2. We can make it worthwhile by giving a helping hand to those who, travel with us, by spreading cheer with kind words and a smile., Q3. Why can’t we go back along the selfsame way ?, A3. We cannot go back along the selfsame way because time that has gone, does not return., Q4. How can we make the road blossomy and sweet?, 1|Page
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English Class V, A4. We can make the road blossomy and sweet with helpful, kindly deeds, and tender words. We should try to make this journey of life easier for, others especially those who are in need of help and are facing difficulties in, life., , SUMMARY, In this poem, the poet is talking about the journey of life and how we can, we make it worthwhile. In the first stanza , the poet says our life will be, more meaningful if we spread happiness and lend a helping hand to, everyone., In the second stanza, the poet says we live this life once and to get the most, out of it , we should undo any wrong and apologise to people we have illtreated. He says all of us know the language of love but not all use it., In the third stanza , the poet says that since we live only once, we should, do everything to make the journey of life as loving and sweet as we can., We should use kind and tender words and help those in need., , ALLITERATION, Alliteration is the repeatation of the same letter or sound in a line, phrase, or sentence. It helps to create a pattern of sound in a poem or story., Ques: Mark the following alliteration :, 1. The sunflower shines brightly., 2. His white waterbottle is lying there., 3. The boy’s bag was heavy., 4. Pretty Prerna prays daily., 5. The backbenchers behaved badly., 6. The students sang the Christmas carol., , 2|Page
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English Class V, , Lesson – 8 Birbal’s Wit, The in – text word meanings are to be written., Book exercises & chapter end exercises of the text book are to be, solved in book itself., , RTC (Pg. 118, QB), 1. “You have set an impossible task.”, a. Who said these words to whom?, The second minister said these words to Akbar., b. Why was the ‘task’ impossible?, The task was impossible because no one can count the number of crows, that are in the city., 2. “I guess you too have no answer”., a. Who said these words to whom?, Akbar said these words to Birbal., b., , Was the speaker correct in his assumption?, The speaker was incorrect in his assumption as Birbal did have an, answer., c., , What is the listeners reply?, The listeners reply was that at six o’clock that day there were exactly, 21,412 crows in the capital., , I. Question and Answers (Pg. 118, QC.), Q1. What was Birbal doing since morning?, According to a messenger Birbal was very busy counting crows in the city., Q2. What was the prize announced for the challenge?, The prize announced for the challenge was 3000 gold coins and a bag of, precious jewels., 3|Page
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English Class V, Q3. Why did people not wish to join Akbar in eating the mangoes?, Birbal did not wish to join Akbar in eating because the mangoes were from, Lucknow especially sent for Akbar. Birbal took pleasure in seeing Akbar, enjoying the mangoes., Q4. How did Birbal change a refusal into a compliment?, Birbal turned a refusal into a compliment by saying rather than eating, mangoes, he took pleasure in seeing his king, Akbar, enjoying the, mangoes., Q5. How did Birbal help Begum Sahiba win the battle of wits?, Akbar quietly scraped all his mango peels and seeds from his plate onto, the queen’s when she wasn’t looking. Then he teased the queen saying that, she was starving for mangoes. The queen didn’t knew what to say but, Birbal came for the rescue. He told Akbar it was not the queen but he who, was starving for the mangoes as he had swallowed the peels and seeds as, well., , *******************************, , 4|Page
