Question A1
Where does the frog like to sit or spend time?
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It likes wet, damp places.
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In ponds, rain, and other damp places.
CLASS 5 · SANTOOR · CHAPTER 5
The Frog
Easy answers and sample responses for the poem, grammar, speaking, drawing, writing, and exploration activities.
18 worked answersOriginal sample responses
18 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
Understand the Poem
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 5
Question A2
How does the frog catch its food?
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It uses a quick tongue movement.
Answer
It flicks out its tongue.
Question A3
How does the frog move in water and on land?
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It swims in water and hops on land.
Answer
It swims with webbed feet and hops on land.
Question A4
What helps the frog hide among its surroundings?
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Its colours blend with the plants around it.
Answer
Camouflage helps it hide in grass and leaves.
Question Think and Discuss 1
What might it feel like to live both in water and on land?
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Imagine what is fun and what might be difficult.
Answer
Sample: It would be exciting to swim and hop, but the frog must stay safe.
Question Think and Discuss 2
What fun things would you do if you could hop as high as a frog?
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Give your own safe, playful ideas.
Answer
Sample: I would hop over puddles and look over tall bushes.
Question Think and Discuss 3
How is a frog’s life different from a fish’s life?
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Compare their homes and body parts for movement.
Answer
Fish live in water and use fins; frogs can live on land too and hop.
Question Think and Discuss 4
How are a frog’s webbed feet like a scuba diver’s flippers?
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Both help push water when swimming.
Answer
They help the swimmer move through water.
Words and Sentences
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 5
Question Let us Learn A
Fill each sentence with the suitable joining word from the choices.
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Choose a word that connects the ideas correctly.
Answer
and, and, but, because.
Question Let us Learn B
Choose the correctly ordered sentence in each of the five word groups.
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Put the subject first, followed by the action and details.
Answer
1 a; 2 c; 3 a; 4 c; 5 a.
Speaking, Listening, and Drawing
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 5
Question Let us Speak A
Practise the three frog tongue twisters slowly, then try saying them faster without mistakes.
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Speak clearly first, then gradually speak faster.
Answer
Practise aloud and count your correct repetitions.
Question Let us Speak B
Listen to and repeat each word pair, noticing the different vowel sounds.
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Listen carefully and repeat both words in each pair.
Answer
bet–bat; set–sat; men–man; leg–lag; met–mat.
Question Let us Listen
Follow the teacher’s instructions to draw a frog in a place it might enjoy, add describing words, and colour the picture.
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Draw a frog in a suitable habitat and add describing words.
Answer
Any clear, colourful frog habitat drawing is suitable.
Writing and Activities
Textbook pages NCERT Santoor, Chapter 5
Question Let us Write
Write a short message back to Hopper, telling the frog what you like to do.
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Tell Hopper what you enjoy doing.
Answer
Sample: I like reading and playing with my friends. Your friend, Aarav.
Question Let us Do B
Follow the numbered steps and linking words to draw a duck.
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Draw each part in the numbered order.
Answer
Follow steps 1–5 in the textbook illustration.
Question Let us Do C
Move three crayons or sticks in the puzzle to make the fish face the other way.
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Rearrange exactly three sticks so the fish faces the opposite way.
Answer
Turn the fish around by moving three sticks in the diagram.
Question Let us Explore
Choose any two listed water animals and share a few facts about them.
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Choose two animals and share two checked facts about each.
Answer
Sample: A seahorse is a fish that swims upright. An octopus has eight arms and can change colour.