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DAV CLASS 5 My English Reader Solutions The Boy Who Borrowed
B.4. Tick(✓) the correct option to complete
the sentences.
(i) Benny completed reading a book in- (a)three days (b) half a day c) two hours.
Answer i. Half a day
(ii) Benny got books only (a) at Christmas time (b) on his birthday (c)when he demanded them.
Answer ii. At Christmas time
(iii) Benny had the habit of – (a) stealing things (b) lending things (c) borrowing things.
Answer iii. Borrowing things
(iv) When children asked for their books back, Benny- (a)returned them (b) avoided them (c) pretended that he had not got them.
Answer iv. Pretended that he had not got them
(v) All the borrowed books wanted to (a) return to their owners (b) stay with Benny (c) praise Benny’s passion for reading books.
Answer v. Return to their owners
(vi) The funny dream that Benny narrated to his mother was about- his reading a funny book his writing a book
books walking downstairs and running away.
Answer vi. books walking downstairs and running away.
(vii) Books made Benny feel ashamed and so he did not talk to his friends returned all borrowed things.
cried loudly.
Answer vii. returned all borrowed things cried loudly.
(viii) Benny promised to borrow books— again and again only if he returned them quickly only from relatives
Answer viii. only if he returned them quickly
B.5. Answer the following questions briefly.
i. What was Benny’s favourite hobby?
Answer- His favorite hobby was reading books.
ii. What kind of book did Benny want?
Answer- He wanted adventure and nature books.
iii. How many books did he have?
Answer- He had about eight books.
iv. Why could Benny not bear to return books?
Answer- He could not bear to return books because they looked beautiful in his book case.
v. Whose voices did Benny hear one night?
Answer- One night he heard the voices of books.
vi. What horrid thing had Benny done with one of the books?
Answer- Benny had turned down some of the pages of the books to mark his place.
vii. How did the books leave the house?
Answer- They left the house walking downstairs and running away.
viii. Why were the children surprised when Benny returned them their things?
Answer- The children were surprised because they never thought that the books would be returned by Benny.
B.6. Life Skills Imagine Benny had borrowed a book from you and has not returned it back. How would you convince him to return your book and all the other things that he has borrowed from other people?
Answer-I would tell him that borrowing books are not a bad habit but they should be returned timely so that the book giver would not face lacking books at the time of studying. I will tell him that books are important for everyone so they should be returned within the given time frame else the credit will be lost to get the books next time.
Value Based Question
‘Books are our best friend. The values that we get from them are timeless and priceless’ Do you agree with this statement? Discuss in class what values do we get from books.
Ans-Yes, I agree to this statement. We get different values from the books. They are i. Books sharp our ideas. ii. They broaden our thoughts. iii. They enhance our knowledge and make us rational. iv. They teach us primary human values such as kindness, positive thinking, love, gratitude, and so on. v. They make us strong enough to face the odds in our life. vi. If we are well-read, no one can move us from our beliefs.
B.8 Find words from the story which mean the same as the following:
i. Created a false impression—– pretended
ii. Angry—-cross
iii. Horrible—- horror
iv. Hurry in a disorderly manner—- helter-skelter
v. Strange, odd—- queer
Imagine you are Benny. Write a diary entry describing your unbelievable experience of hearing the books talk, leave the house and reach their owners houses.
Ans- 5 th April 2021 10:00 PM
It was really unbelievable hearing the talks of borrowing books. The books decided to go to his real owner and they started departing from my house. To my surprise, I was astonished and not able to believe what was happing in front of me. I never had such an experience before.At this time, I realise that I should take care of all the books and they should be returned to their masters after sometimes but I did not do so. Above all, I did not care them at all.I am really sorry for all that I have done and promise to myself that I will not do the same mistake again. A book should be kept with all care and returned to its master if it is borrowed.Thanks
B.10. Benny’s friend decides to become a member of a Public Library to satisfy her passion of reading books. Given
below are the steps of joining the library, selecting a book and getting it issued. Arrange them in the correct
order by writing the number in the boxes provided.
Submit form and membership fee.
Hand over book and library card to librarian.
Refer to catalogue.
Get due return date stamped in the book.
Secure membership form.
Select book.
Fill details.
Collect library card.
Answer: 1.Secure Membership Form 2. Submit form and membership fee. 3.Collect library card. 4.Fill details.5.Refer to catalogue.6.Select book.7.Hand over book and library card to librarian.8.Get due return date stamped in the book.
C.2 On the basis of the book reviews you have read, write the titles of the books that you would read for the following:
Ans- i. Amazing India: A state by state Guide
ii. Fractions and Decimals: 5 Minutes Daily Practice
iii. The Jungle Book
iv. The Fried Frog and Other Funny Freaky Foodie Feisty Poems.
v. Disney: Wizards of Waverly Place.
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