Question A1
What is Papa looking for?
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He cannot find the glasses he uses to see clearly.
Answer
Papa is looking for his spectacles.
CLASS 5 · SANTOOR · CHAPTER 1
Papa’s Spectacles
Simple, original answers for the reading, word work, listening, writing, and fun activities in this chapter.
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Read and Understand
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 1
Question A2
Name some places where Papa looks for the missing item.
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He checks his pockets, the space under his chair, and the window area.
Answer
His pockets, under his chair, and near the window.
Question A3
Where are the spectacles at the end?
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They were on Papa’s head all along.
Answer
On Papa’s head.
Question B1
Give examples of other tasks Papa may find difficult without his spectacles.
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For example, he may need them to read, sew, or see small print.
Answer
Sample: reading, sewing, and seeing small print.
Question B2
Write one thing that could make your father or a caregiver happy.
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Answers will differ. Give one kind action or activity.
Answer
Sample: He feels happy when I help him and spend time with him.
Question B3
Complete a small home-and-school list of misplaced items, helpers, and ways to thank them.
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Use your own examples. Name the lost item, the helper, and a polite way to thank them.
Answer
Sample: I lost my keys; my sister helped me; I thanked her.
Words and Language
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 1
Question Let us Learn A1
Put the four cloth items in order from smallest to largest.
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Smallest to largest.
Answer
Handkerchief, towel, sari, bedsheet.
Question Let us Learn A2
Put the four fruits in order from smallest to largest.
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Smallest to largest.
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Cherry, strawberry, apple, watermelon.
Question Let us Learn A3
Arrange the four number names from the smallest number to the largest.
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Write the numbers from least to greatest.
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Fourteen, twenty-nine, forty-seven, ninety-one.
Question Let us Learn A4
Arrange the four birds from smallest to largest.
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Smallest to largest.
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Sparrow, hen, crow, eagle.
Question Let us Learn A5
Arrange the four animals from smallest to largest.
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Smallest to largest.
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Squirrel, rabbit, ox, elephant.
Question Let us Learn A: own examples
Give two more groups of things that can be ordered by size or weight.
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Answers may differ. Keep each group in increasing size or weight.
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Sample: cup, jug, bucket, water tank.
Question Let us Learn B
Complete the seven phrases that begin with “a pair of”.
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A pair means two matching or related items.
Answer
Socks, shoes, gloves, slippers, earrings, spectacles, scissors.
Question Let us Learn C
Choose the correctly spelled word in each of the ten rows.
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Choose the standard spelling in each row.
Answer
water, vegetables, balloon, house, elephant, spectacles, carpenter, fruit, receive, principal.
Question Let us Learn D
Complete the short story by choosing suitable words from the given preposition list.
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Read each sentence to choose a word showing place or time.
Answer
in, around, above, among, on, before, after.
Question Let us Learn E
Fill the crossword using words that have the opposite meaning to each clue word.
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Each answer is an opposite word.
Answer
yes, near, big, happy, fast, clean, cold, sold, outside, dark.
Speak, Listen, and Write
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 1
Question Let us Speak
Say and list the word for “father” used in your language and other languages you know.
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Answers depend on your language and family.
Answer
Sample: father, papa, pita, baba.
Question Let us Listen
Which spoken word pairs sound different?
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Listen for a change in the vowel sound.
Answer
pair–peer; knot–note; dare–dear; bed–bad; fair–fear; cold–could; where–were; fill–feel.
Question Let us Write
Write a short story in your own words about Papa searching for his spectacles.
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Use your own sentences. Tell the problem, search, and funny ending.
Answer
Papa searched everywhere for his glasses. His child finally noticed them on his head.
Fun Activities and Riddle
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 1
Question Let us Do C
Find the single letter that is different in the grid of repeated letters.
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Scan row by row for the letter with a different shape.
Answer
d — fourth row, second position.
Question Just for Fun
What market vegetable can make a person cry when it is cut?
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It makes your eyes water when you cut it.
Answer
An onion.