CBSE Class 5 English — NCERT Solutions

spectacles – a pair of glasses worn to help one see clearly
pair – a set of two things that belong together
glanced – looked quickly at something
searching – looking carefully for something that is lost or hidden

Given: The story 'Papa's Spectacles'

Answer: Papa is searching for his spectacles (his reading glasses), which he has misplaced somewhere in the house.

Given: The story 'Gone with the Scooter'.

Answer: Gopi was dribbling his hockey ball on the veranda. He was practising with his ball, tapping it back and forth to pass the time.

Given: The events leading up to Gopi going into the garden.

Answer: Gopi heard a rustling sound — the soft crackling sound of dry leaves — before he went into the garden. The ball had rolled into the garden and landed among the dry leaves, making that rustling noise.

In the poem The Rainbow, the word 'bow' refers to the shape of the rainbow. A rainbow is curved and arched like a bow (the weapon used to shoot arrows). So here, 'bow' means an arch or a curved band of colours that appears in the sky after rain.

The poet likes the rainbow bridge more than the ordinary bridges built over rivers. This is because the rainbow is a beautiful, colourful arch that stretches from earth all the way up to heaven (the sky), making it far more wonderful and magical than a simple bridge made of stone or wood over a river.

The merchant kept the parrot in a cage of gold because he loved the parrot very much and wanted to give it the best possible home. The golden cage showed how precious and special the parrot was to him. He valued the parrot greatly and wished to keep it safe and comfortable.

The frog likes to sit or spend time near ponds, swamps, and muddy, damp places. It enjoys sitting on lily pads, in water puddles, and on the wet banks of ponds where it is cool and moist.

Given: The question asks about the use of a water tank.

Answer: We use a water tank to store water. The stored water is used for our daily needs such as drinking, cooking, bathing, washing clothes, and cleaning.

The poem mentions the game of Gilli Danda.

The things needed to play this game are:

• A gilli — a small, short stick (the tiny peg).
• A danda — a longer stick used to strike the gilli.

These two sticks are all that is required to play the game.

The farmer bought the well because he needed water for his fields. He had bought a third field and required a reliable source of water to irrigate his crops. So he purchased the well from his neighbour.

The speaker in the poem is a young child (a little boy/girl). The child watches different workers going about their daily jobs and wishes to be like them, free to roam and work as they please.

In Ravi's small workshop, glass bangles were made by hand using traditional methods. Skilled artisans (craftsmen) heated glass rods over flames until the glass became soft and flexible. They then carefully shaped the molten glass into circular bangles by hand. The bangles were often decorated with floral patterns and other designs. The workshop was filled with the clinking sound of glass as the artisans worked. This was a labour-intensive process passed down through generations in Firozabad, which is famous for its glass bangle industry.