NCERT Solutions for Chapter 5 Rip Van Winkle Class 5 English Marigold

There is a story about a good-natured, lazy man named Rip Van Winkle who wanders away to the hills after a bad day. The world has changed greatly for Rip twenty years later while he is sleeping!The story of Rip Van Winkle is based on a German folktale about a farmer whose life changes after meeting a group of dwarfs. He fell into a deep sleep for 20 years.

NCERT Solutions for Class 5th English Chapter 5 Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle Questions and Answer

Chapter Name

Rip Van Winkle NCERT Solutions

Class

CBSE Class 5

Textbook Name

Marigold

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Page No 87:

Question 1: Circle the correct meaning of the given words. You may need

to use the dictionary.

idled away          wasted                           rested                             admired

constant             coffee                           construct                          steady

companion          dog                              stranger                           partner

realise                to understand               to set free                          real

descend             to not send                    to be decent                      to move down

barrel                a wooden container      a musical instrument        a bag

contents            to be happy                   the ingredients                 the index of a book

Answer


Page No 87:

Question 2: Match the words in the box with their meanings. You may

take the help of a dictionary.

grizzled        astonished       foothills

stroked        familiar

near the lower part of a mountain                       _____

with grey hair                                                         _____

to rub gently                                                           _____

to be very surprised                                                _____

known to you                                                          _____

Answer

near the lower part of a mountain                          foothills

with grey hair                                                         grizzled

to rub gently                                                           stroked

to be very surprised                                              astonished

known to you                                                         familiar

 

Page No 88:

Question 1: Say whether the following sentences are True or False.

(i) Rip was kind to children._____

(ii) Rip was a hardworking man. _____

(iii) The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion. _____

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

(v) Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountains. _____

(vi) The drink from the barrel made him fall asleep for twenty years. _____

(vii) Nobody recognised Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong village. _____    
Answer

(i) True (ii) False (iii) False (iv) False (v) False (vi) True (vii) True


 Page No 88:

Question 2: Complete the following sentences.

(i) Rip's village was situated ______.

(ii) The children of the village loved him because ______.

(iii) _____was his constant companion.

(iv) The villagers stared at him because _____.

(v) The old woman who recognised Rip was _____.

Answer

(i) Rip's village was situated at the foothills of the Kaatskill.

(ii) The children of the village loved him because he played with them.

(iii) The dog, named wolf was his constant companion.

(iv) The villagers stared at him because no one knew him.

(v) The old woman who recognised Rip was his old neighbour.

 

Page No 88:

Question 1: Work in groups of four. What were the strange things about the men on the mountains?

(i) _______

(ii) _______

(iii) _______

(iv_______

Answer
(i) They all were dressed in the same way.
(ii) They had beards of various shapes and colours.
(iii) They were serious even while playing games.
(iv) They were very short-heighted.


Page No 89:

Question 2: What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?

(i) He was a kind neighbour.

(ii)_______

(iii)_______

(iv)_______

Answer

(ii) He was very lazy.
(iii) He liked to play with children.
(iv) He was a good-natured fellow.


Page No 89:

Question 1: Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.

Answer

flying kites

shooting marbles

ninepins

Page No 89:

Question 2: Sometime 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.

long-sleeved              

high-heeled            

well-dressed

open-mouthed         

sweet-looking         

odd-looking

part-time

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."

Answer

Mrs. Das has a part-time job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an old- looking woman walked into the shop. She was wearing high- heeled shoes. A sweet-looking dog was with her. "I want a long- sleeved shirt for my dog, please," she said. "For your dog?" asked Mrs. Das, open-mouthed in surprise. "Yes." replied the woman. "I want him to be well-dressed for my next party."


Page No 90:

Question 3: Silent letters What is common in the following groups of words?

(i) knee, knife, knot, know____

(ii) neighbour, daughter, fight, straight____

(iii) honest, honor, hour, heir____

Try and make more silent letter words.

gnat: _____. _____

tongue: _____. _____

chalk: _____. _____

whistle: _____. _____

Answer

(i) K (ii) G (iii) H

gnat: sign, foreign

tongue: langue, antique

chalk: walk, talk

whistle: chistle, hustle

 

Page No 90:

Question 4: 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!

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

 awake                   asleep

wake up                 _____

get up                     _____

lazily                       _____

(ii) Fill in the blanks using the words in the previous questions.

(a) _____ and_____ quickly! You will be late for school.

(b) Shh! The baby is_____ Don't make a sound, or she will _____

(c) Are you still_____? You should be_____ now or you will not be able to_____ in the morning for school.

Answer

(i)

awake              asleep

wake up          go to sleep

get up              lie down

lazily                quickly

(ii)

(a) Wake up and get up quickly! You will be late for school.

(b) Shh! The baby is asleep. Don't make a sound, or she will wake up.

(c) Are you still awake? You should be asleep now or you will not be able to get up in the morning for school.  

   

Page No 91:

Question 1: 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 changes in the village... etc. Your teacher will guide you.)

You may start this way: Guess what happened on the day you left. When you didn't come home in the evening, your wife...

Answer

Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their imaginative skills.

When you didn't come home in the evening, your wife started weeping for hours. No one knew where you disappeared all of a sudden. Some people said that you had been kidnapped by the villagers of our nearby village. Other said that you eloped with a girl whom you loved. Your wife married a rich but old man after three years of wait. Rajesh, your best friend was also worried about you. He went to a number of places to find you. Finally, everyone thought that you must be dead by now.


Page No 91:

Question 2: Read the speech bubbles. Who walks to school most often? Put them in order.


Answer

  1. Arjun 2. Nazim 3. Mini 4. Anu 5. John

 

Page No 92:

Question 1: Write about yourself using the following expressions (do you play in the park, go to bed late, fuss over food, study hard, etc.?)

always              frequently              usually

often                 sometimes              rarely

For example: I always do my work neatly.

(i)  ______

(ii)  ______

(iii) ______

(iv) ______ 

(v)  ______

Answer

Disclaimer: These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.

(i) I always go to bed on time.

(ii) I rarely beat anyone.

(iii) I often miss my school bus.

(iv) I frequently call my mother.

(v) I usually finish my homework on time.

 

Page No 92:

Question 2: Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.

play    

stop    

buy    

learn    

see     

meet     

learn    

be

eat       

go    

travel   

start    

read   

visit

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

(a) I have started_____

(b)________________

(c)________________

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

(a) I have not played_____

(b) ___________________

(c) ____________________

Answer

(i)
(a) I have started learning German.
(b) I have visited Shimla.
(c) I have started reading books.

(ii)
(a) I have not played golf,
(b) I have not eaten chicken.
(c) I have not met Sharukh Khan.

 

 

 

                      

 

  

 

  


 

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