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Vocation — Chapter Summary

CBSE · Class 5 · English

Summary of Vocation for CBSE Class 5 English. Key concepts: Vocation means a person's work, A hawker is a street vendor and A gardener is seen digging.

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Overview

Rabindranath Tagore's poem Vocation shows a child watching different workers during the day and at night. The child admires the freedom and busy lives of a hawker, a gardener, and a watchman. The poem also shows how the child notices time, place, and work through simple scenes from daily life.

Key Concepts

Vocation means a person's work

Vocation means a person's work or job. The poem shows different kinds of work done by different people.

A hawker is a street vendor

A hawker is a street vendor who moves from place to place and cries out, 'Bangles, crystal bangles!' The hawker has no fixed schedule, no fixed road,

A gardener is seen digging

A gardener is seen digging the ground with a spade. The gardener can work as he likes, even if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet, and nobody scolds

A watchman walks up and down

A watchman walks up and down the dark and lonely lane at night with a lantern and does not go to bed early.

The street

The street-lamp is compared to a giant with one red eye in its head. This is a simile because it uses 'like' to make a comparison.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the main idea of the poem
  • Identify the hawker, gardener, and watchman in the poem
  • Learn the meanings of new words such as vocation, gong, lane, giant, spade, and lantern
  • Notice the simile used for the street-lamp
  • Recognize how the child imagines the life of each worker

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the important topics in Vocation for CBSE Class 5 English?
Key topics in Vocation include Main Idea of the Poem, Stanza-wise Summary, Characters and Vocations, Language and Literary Devices. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 5 exams.
How should I revise Vocation for Class 5 exams?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 44 practice questions on Vocation. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

Sources & Official References

Content is aligned to the official syllabus. Refer to the board website for the latest curriculum.

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