NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 7

Topsy-turvy Land

Topsy-turvy Land
1. When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?
Solution:
The children go to school at night in Topsy-turvy land.

2. In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel? How should it rightly
be?
Solution:
The boats travel to the streets of Topsy-turvy Land. They should travel on the sea.

3. The Topsy Turvy land is very different from our land. Let's draw a comparison by filling in
sentences wherever needed.

Topsy-turvy Land Our land

(i) People walk on their heads. (i) ______________

(ii) ________________ (ii) The buses run on land.

(iii) They wear their hats on feet. (iii) ______________

(iv) ____________ (iv) Boats sail in the sea.

(v) People pay for what they don’t get. (v) ______________

Solution:

Topsy-turvy Land Our land

(i) People walk on their heads. (i) People walk on their feet.

(ii) The buses run on the sea. (ii) The buses run on land.

(iii) They wear their hats on feet. (iii) They wear their hats on head.

(iv) Boats sail in the street. (iv) Boats sail in the sea.

(v) People pay for what they don’t get. (v) People pay for what they get.

4. The words in the sentences are jumbled here. Rearrange them to make meaningful sentences.
Words that begin with a capital letter are the first word of the sentence.
(i) Renu naughty is a girl.
(ii) untidy room Her always is.
(iii) mother Her advises her clean to it.
(iv) never listens She her mother to.
(v) kind of What child a you are?
Solution:
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(i) Renu is a naughty girl.

(ii) Her room is always untidy.
(iii) Her mother advises her to clean it.
(iv) She never listens to her mother.
(v) What kind of a child are you?

5. 1. Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.
(i) _____________________
(ii) _____________________
(iii) ____________________
(iv) _____________________
(v) ______________________
Solution:
(i) I sweep the floor twice a day.
(ii) I mop everyday.
(iii) I arrange the things in their suitable places to make the room tidy.
(iv) I clean the utensils in the kitchen immediately.
(v) I vacuum the entire house regularly to get rid of dust.

6. Two stories got mixed up. Sort them out and write them in the appropriate boxes.
• We thought the lion had eaten someone.
• Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him over the treetops.
• We saw a shoe in the lion's cage.
• Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.
• Our class had gone to the zoo.
• Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park.
• Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo.
• Puran was frightened and excited.
• The lion had not eaten anyone, because the shoe was one of the lion's toys.
The Magic Kite
_____________________
____________________
____________________
_______________________
Who Did the Lion Eat?
______________________
______________________
______________________
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Solution:
The Magic Kite
Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park. Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him
over the treetops. Puran was frightened and excited. Finally the kite brought him back to the park.

Who Did the Lion Eat?

Our class had gone to the zoo. We saw a shoe in the lion’s cage. We thought the lion had eaten
someone. Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo. The lion had
not eaten anyone because the shoe was one of the lion’s toys.
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Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver’s Travels

1. Why did the captain send the men to the land?

Solution:
The captain sent the men to the land with vessels to look for water.

2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

Solution:
The men were chased by a giant. Hence, they rushed back to the ship.

3. Choose the correct answer.

(i) The giant carried a reaping hook because
(a) he was fighting with the other giants.
(b) he was going to reap the corn.
(c) he wanted to frighten Gulliver.
(ii) They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because
(a) they had never seen a human before.
(b) they thought he was a doll.
(c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
(iii) Gulliver was
(a) a farmer.
(b) a sailor.
(c) a dwarf.
(d) a giant.
Solution:
(i) (b) he was going to reap the corn.
(ii) (c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
(iii) (b) a sailor.

4. Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver.

The creature is now extinct.
The word begins with the letter D______________________
Solution:
The name of the creature is Dinosaur.

5. From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.
(i) The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver.
_________________________________________________
(ii) Gulliver was a learned man.
_________________________________________________
(iii) The farmer's son thought Gulliver was a toy.
__________________________________________________
(iv) The farmer's wife was a kind-hearted woman.
__________________________________________________
Solution:
(i) They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.
(ii) I tried to speak to them loudly in several languages.
(iii) On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth.
(iv) Later she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief.
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6. Read the following sentences carefully.

The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as a bellowing trumpet.
or
The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as thunder. When something is very cold, we say it is as
cold as ice. This is because ice is very very cold.
Now complete the following. Use the words given in the box.
as _______________ as a feather
as _______________ as a tortoise
as _________________ as honey
as _________________ as snow
as _________________ as an ox
as _________________ as night
as _________________ as a rose
as _________________ as a toast
as ________________ as a breeze

Solution:
as light as a feather
as slow as a tortoise
as sweet as honey
as white as snow
as strong as an ox
as dark as night
as red as a rose
as warm as a toast
as gentle as a breeze

7. Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.

(i) The old man’s hair is as white _____________________.
(ii) His feet were as cold _____________.
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(iii) The newspaper boy was as slow _______________ ___________in delivering the papers.
(iv) I felt as light ____________after exercising.
Solution:
(i) The old man’s hair is as white as snow.
(ii) His feet were as cold as ice.
(iii) The newspaper boy was as slow as a tortoise in delivering the papers.
(iv) I felt as light as a feather after exercising

8. Create your own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs

as tall as _____________
as fast as ____________
as high as ____________
as angry as ___________
as tiny as ____________
as brave as ____________
Solution:
as tall as the Qutub Minar
as fast as a Cheetah
as high as the Mount Everest
as angry as a bull
as tiny as an ant
as brave as a soldier

9. Now look at the pictures and discuss in groups why the following events happened. You may
find more than one reason for each of them.

_____________
_____________
_____________
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_______________
_______________
_______________
Solution:
1. One of the leading actors met with an accident. Hence, the play got cancelled.
2. The Principal of the school had got a severe heart attack. Therefore, the play got cancelled.

1. They are walking because the destination place was nearby to them.
2. Walking in the moonlit night after dinner is good for their health. Hence, they are walking.

10. Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.

What was happening? What happened?

(i) I was writing a letter the lights went out.

(ii) Paul was looking out of the window. the bell rang.

(iii) *He was looking for his dog. he noticed a lovely butterfly.

(iv) *I was just completing the last answer. he fell off the ladder.

(v) The man was painting the wall. I met Arun.

(vi) Amit was doing his homework. my pen ran out.

(vii) My mother was cooking dinner. ma’am said “Stop writing”.

(i) I was writing a letter when ________________________

(ii) ___________________________________________________
(iii) *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) *_________________________________________________
(v) ___________________________________________________
(vi) ___________________________________________________
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(vii) __________________________________________________
*Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.
Solution:
(i) I was writing a letter when my pen ran out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window when he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iii) When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) I was just completing the last answer when ma’am said, “Stop writing”.
(v) The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.
(vii) When the bell rang, my mother was cooking dinner.

11. Now complete the following suitably.

(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _____________
(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when_____________
(iii) _____________ a dog ran out onto the road.
(iv) _____________ the teacher walked into the room.
Solution:
(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I saw an old gentleman calling me.
(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when he came across old photographs in his dairy.
(iii) I was walking fast when a dog ran out onto the road.
(iv) Students were gossiping loudly when the teacher walked into the room.

12. Now complete the following in the same way using the words easy or strong.
(i) Skipping is ______________.
Jumping is ________________ than skipping.
Walking is the _____________ of all.
(ii) The dog is ____________.
The horse is _____________.
The elephant is ___________.
Solution:
(i) Skipping is easy.
Jumping is easier than skipping.
Walking is the easiest of all.
(ii) The dog is strong.
The horse is stronger than the dog.
The elephant is the strongest of them all.

13. Now complete the following in the same way using the words juicy or exciting . The order
may vary according to your choice.
apple ___________
orange ____________
sugarcane ___________
rock climbing _________
skiing ___________
river rafting ___________
Solution:
apple is juicy.
orange is juicier than apple.
sugarcane is the juiciest of them all.
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rock climbing is exciting.

skiing is more exciting than rock climbing.
river rafting is the most exciting of them all.

14. Correct the use of the describing words in the following sentences.
(i) This is the simpler problem of them all .
(ii) Which is the lightest of the two parcels?
(iii) He is cleverer than I am.
(iv) I like this the best of the two.
(v) The flood became badder as the rain increased.
Solution:
(i) This is the simplest problem of them all.
(ii) Which is the lighter of the two parcels?
(iii) He is cleverer than me.
(iv) I like this the better of the two.
(v) The flood became worse as the rain increased.

15. Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question
marks (?) apostrophe ( ' ) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.
dear samir,
i am sending you a photograph of my newest pet frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy by
next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks i m sure you are looking
forward to seeing him I know you will like him
warm regards
Sanju
Solution:
Dear Samir,
I am sending you a photograph of my newest pet. Frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy. By next
summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks. I’m sure you’re looking forward to
seeing him. I know you’ll like him.
Warm regards,
Sanju

16. Punctuate the following sentences

(i) next wednesday my sister mita is going to join the state bank of india
(ii) the dog wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry
(iii) when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold
(iv) she fed the baby washed the dishes put the lights off and went to sleep
(v) wasn't tim born on the 26th of january 1989
(vi) oh no the bus has gone
Solution:
(i) Next Wednesday my sister, Mita is going to join the State Bank of India.
(ii) The dog wags its tail when it’s pleased but the cat waves its tail when it’s angry.
(iii) When I went fishing I caught an old shoe, a plastic bag and a bad cold.
(iv) She fed the baby, washed the dishes, put the lights off and went to sleep.
(v) Wasn’t Tim born on the 26th of January 1989?
(vi) Oh no! The bus has gone.

17. Fill in the blanks.

(i) A giant tree Red wood trees of California
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(ii) A giant bird ________________________

(iii) A giant land animal ________________________
(iv) A giant water creature _______________________
(v) A giant reptile __________________________
(vi) A giant aeroplane ____________________________
Solution:
(i) A giant tree Red wood trees of California
(ii) A giant bird Ostrich
(iii) A giant land animal Elephant
(iv) A giant water creature Whale
(v) A giant aeroplane A-380

18. You woke up one morning and found yourself in the land of dwarfs!
Write a paragraph describing your experiences there and how you got back home finally. You
may begin like this.
Everything around me looked different. _______________________
_________________________________________________________
Solution:
Everything around me looked different. All men and women were so tiny. The appearance of children
was as if they were big dots on the ground. The height of the houses were only one and half feet high.
The dishes which were eaten by these people were two or three inches in diameter. It was a different
experience, which I had never faced before. I was surprised to see them. But at the same time I felt
happy that these dwarf people were so kind to me. They helped me a lot to go back home.