Std V
Checkmate
Answer the following:
1. Why did Dadaji present a game of chess to Juhi?
Ans. Juhi had computer, the iPod, a golf set and a badminton set. So grandfather thought of
presenting a game of chess, which originated in ancient India.
2. How old is the game of chess?
Ans. The game of chess is almost 1400 years old.
3. For what purpose was the game played initially?
Ans. The game was played to chalk out clever moves on the battlefield. It was in fact a battle-plan
drawn on a smaller scale, to find out ways and means of outsmarting the enemy.
4. How is the victory of one opponent decided in the game?
Ans. The player who ‘checks’ or stops the opponent king’s movements wins the game.
5. Name some Indian Grandmasters of India.
Ans. India’s first Grandmaster is Viswanathan Anand, Dibyendu Barua was India’s second Grand
Master, Negi is India’s youngest Grandmaster.
Name one famous Russian and one American chess player.
Ans. Russian player – Gary Kasparov
American player – Bobby Fisher
POWER PUNCH
Answer the following:
1. Who initiated Vijender to learn boxing?
Ans. Vijender’s elder brother Manoj , initiated Vijender to learn boxing.
2. What did Vijender want to become initially?
Ans. Vijender initially wanted to join the state police.
3. Who is Barinder Singh?
Ans. Barinder Singh is his boxing colleague and rival and has been trained with Vijender Singh.
4. What is his opinion about Vijender?
Ans. Barinder Singh believes that Vijender will make India proud and has the potential to beat
anyone.
5. What is Vijender’s vision for the country?
Ans. Vijender believes that as a society and as a nation, we deserve better both from the
government and from the world.
Cleanup
Answer the following questions:
1. How did the oil spill on the coast?
Ans. The Indonesian ship MV Malavika anchored at the Gopalpur port in Orissa was hit by a barge. A
storage chamber on its side cracked and oil started spilling out.
2. Why did the environmental activists want to reduce the impact of the spill on the coast?
Ans. Oil had washed ashore towards the Rushikulya Olive Ridley Turtle rookery. As the hatchlings
were expected to emerge in a fortnight in the same beach , the environmental activists were
making efforts to reduce the impact of the spill on the coast to protect them.
3. What kind of nests do turtles make?
Ans. The Olive Ridley Turtles enter the beach in large numbers and the 2-3 deep pits to lay eggs.
They cover the pits with sand after laying the eggs and in an hour or two disappear into the waves.
4. Why are the Olive Ridley turtles endangered?
Ans. Olive Ridley Turtles are endangered animals. They are killed for their meat and leather and
their eggs are collected off the beaches before they even hatch.
5. How did the children want to help the Olive Ridleys?
Ans. The children wished to help in the cleanup to save the Olive Ridleys. They wished to collect some
money from school and their colonies. They wanted their parents to talk to people in their offices and
send e-mails to their friends to increase the awareness on saving Ridleys.
6. Why were the children happy after listening to the news next day?
Ans. The children were happy. Because they heard the news on the TV that a massive task to clean
the oil spill near Gopalpur port had started. The forest department and many other organizations
related to wildlife and environment had received thousands of emails from all over India. Many of
the emails were from children. The news reader also said that the children of several states had
collected money to help the cleanup and that they were determined to save their precious wildlife.
POEM
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
Answer the following:
1. Quote the lines from the poem which tell that the smith was a powerful strong person.
Ans. The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands,
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
2. Why is the village blacksmith so strong? Do you think it is because of his profession?
Ans. The village blacksmith is strong because he works very hard from morning till night.
3. Why is the adjective ‘honest’ used to describe the sweat in the following lines? Explain in your
own words.
“his brow is wet with honest sweat,
He earns whate’ver he can,’
Ans. These lines tell us that that the poet works very hard. He sweats as he works hard. He does his
work sincerely and is happy with his mere earnings and does not borrow from anyone.
4. Describe what the poet has tried to say in the following lines:
‘ And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man’.
Ans. These lines tell us that he boldly faces the world as he does not borrow from anyone.
5. What do the following lines tell you about the personality of the smith?
‘ And with his haul, rough hand he wipes
A tear out of his eyes’
Ans. As the poet listens to the village choir he remembers his mother who is dead and wipes out a
tear out of his eyes. This tells us that though the smith is a rough man he is person with a gentle heart.