ICSE Class 5 English Literature — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: The author is Teruko Hyuga, a Japanese short story writer known for writing about everyday life and relationships in Japan.

A: The hometown team is called The White Wolf. They were once strong but are now struggling, yet they show great spirit during the game.

A: Makoto's mother fell sick after the children left for school, so she couldn't take him to the hockey game as promised.

A: King Hobu was a king who did not like dust touching his feet. He wanted a solution to keep his feet clean whenever he walked on the ground.

A: Gobu Rai was the minister of King Hobu. He was responsible for solving the king’s problems but struggled until the end when he claimed to have had the idea of shoes.

A: King Hobu did not want dust to touch his royal feet. He was upset that walking on the ground made his feet dirty and wanted a solution.

A: Miss Pickerell is the main character of the story. She is curious, brave, and she was frightened. She accidentally ends up in a spaceship when it launches and travels into space without planning to go

A: A spaceship is a vehicle designed to travel in space. In the story, it is shaped like a giant pencil and carries scientists into space. It can move through the sky and leave Earth's atmosphere.

A: Miss Pickerell went inside the spaceship out of curiosity. She saw two men entering it with a ladder and wanted to see what it was like inside. She didn’t know it would take off soon.