O My Motherland Class-5 Question Bank

Chapter 1

Sarojini Naidu

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions.
- 1. Write a few lines on the early childhood of Sarojini Naidu.
- 2. What did Sarojini's father want her to become?
- 3. What are the titles of her published pieces of work ? What was the speciality of her poems?
- 4. When did she decide to use her talent to fight for freedom?
- 5. Write in short about her participation in India's Freedom War.
- 6. How did Sarojini serve India after independence?

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill up the blanks.
- 1. Sarojini Naidu was a great ..................... who took part in freedom struggle.
- 2. Sarojini became the first ..................... of U.P.
- 3. The nawab of Hyderabad was very impressed with her ..................... .
- 4. In 1925, Sarojini became the first Indian woman ..................... of the National Congress.
- 5. Sarojini Naidu protested in front of the ..................... depot in Gujarat.

Chapter 2

Hockey Match in Berlin

Short Answer Questions

1
Answer the following questions.
- 1. When did India get its freedom ?
- 2. What did all the Indian players do before the start of the match ?
- 3. Who won the match and by how many goals ?
- 4. What did Hitler say to Dhyanchand ?
- 5. What was Dhyanchand's reply to Hitler?
- 6. Do you think Dhyanchand did the right thing ?

Name the following

1
Complete these sentences.
- 1. On 15th August 1936, India was facing Germany in the finals of
- 2. All the Indian players saluted the National congress Flag and sang
- 3. Every German was having the confidence that
- 4. After the first half of the game, India was _
- 5. At the end of the game, India won it by
- 6. The winning of the match showed how Dhyanchand had won Hitler's heart; apart from this it also shows the

Chapter 3

Our Duty Towards God

Short Answer Questions

1
Answer the following questions.
- 1. Why did God create us ?
- 2. What did Govind do every morning ?
- 3. Was God pleased with Govind ? Why not ?
- 4. How can we show our love for God?
- 5. How can we obey God?
- 6. How can we serve God?

True or False

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Write 'T' for a true statement and 'F' for a false one.
- 1. God has gifted us many things.
- 2. There is no need to thank God for His grace.
- 3. God has made us to love His world and His creations.
- 4. To obey God means to obey the people who are thieves and dishonest.
- 5. We can make old people happy by spending good time with them.
2
Read these statements and colour the circles which tell the children are God loving.
- 1. Rohan prays long hours in the morning and thus reaches school late.
- 2. Sometimes Namita forgets to join the morning prayers but she never forgets to spend time with her blind friend.
- 3. Sumit does not share anything with his maid's son. He considers him dirty.
- 4. Anshul prays to God every morning. She is kind and soft-spoken and she loves all.

Chapter 4

Eating Healthy

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). What is the use of carbohydrates in our body?
- (2). How do foods rich in proteins help us?
- (3). What must we eat for strong teeth and bones?
- (4). How many servings should we have in a day?
- (5). The text talks about many things to eat. Which of the foods mentioned do you like to eat? Which are the ones you don’t like to eat?
- (6). Why did Arun fall sick? Could he have avoided it? How?

Chapter 5

Sonu Pandit' s Daydreaming

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). How did Sonu Pandit earn his living?
- (1). Why did Sonu Pandit hang the rice on a nail above his bed?
- (3). What was the day-dream about?
- (4). What led Sonu Pandit to kick the earthen pot?

Chapter 6

Being a Part of The Team

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). Why did Shivam refuse to play the role of Kumbhakarna?
- (2). Shivam’s role was small, yet it was important. Why?
- (3). What did you think the teacher meant when she said, “We must work together as a team”?
- (4). What do you think the teacher would have done if Shivam had refused to act in the play?
- (5). What made Shivam change his mind about doing the role of Kumbhakarna?

True or False

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Write ‘T’ for a true statement and ‘F’ for a false one:
- (1). Shivam was unhappy with his role in the play. According to him, he role was not important.
- (2). Shivam’s friends made fun of him when they saw him playing the role of Kumbhakarna.
- (3). Shivam’s mother advised him not to be a part of the team.
- (4). Shivam finally became ready to become a proud member of the team.
- (5). All the members of the play were excited about the play.

Chapter 7

The Golden Touch

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). What do you understand by the term ‘Greed’?
- (2). What did King Midas want more and more?
- (3). What did King Midas ask Silenus for in return of his kindness?
- (4). Why couldn’t King Midas eat anything?
- (5). What happened to the daughter of King Midas? What did King Midas do then?
- (6). How did King Midas feel when the holy water washed away the golden touch he had?

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill up the blanks:
- (1). ____ brings about unhappiness in a person's life.
- (2). 2. King Midas wanted more and more _______
- (3). Nobody likes ____ people.
- (4). Silenus was pleased with King Midas and wanted to repay him for his ______
- (5). Midas shed the ____ of joy on seeing his precious child return to life.
- (6). ____ is the most precious of them all.

Match the Following

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Match these two columns.

Chapter 8

Damon And Pythias

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). Why was Pythias arrested and sentenced to death?
- (2). What was Pythias’ wish before death?
- (3). How did Damon help his friend to fulfil his friend’s wish?
- (4). Do you think Pythias was a good friend? How can you say?
- (5). Who is your best friend? What makes him/her your best friend?

True or False

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Write ‘T’ for a true statement and ‘F’ for a false one:
- (1). Pythias made the king feel displeased by telling people about his wrong-doings.
- (2). Damon took Pythias’ place in the prison happily.
- (3). Pythias did not want to die, so he came late.
- (4). Damon had no objection to die for him.
- (5). The king set both the friends free and made friendship with them.

Name these

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Complete these lines.
- 1. Damon and Pythias were good friends and they
- (2). The king immediately ordered his men to
- (3). Damon promised his friend that
- (4). When Pythias was released, he thanked his friend for

Chapter 9

Tansen And Guru Haridas

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). Who was Tansen?
- (2). What did Emperor Akbar say in praise of Tansen one day after listening to his music?
- (3). What did Tansen say when Emperor Akbar showed his eagerness to listen to his Guru Hari Das?
- (4). How did Emperor Akbar feel after listening to Guru Hari Das?
- (5). What did Tansen say when Emperor Akbar told him to sing like his Guru Hari Das?

True or False

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Write ‘T’ for a true statement and ‘F’ for a false one:
- (1). Tansen was a great singer who sang for the entertainment of the Emperor King.
- (2). Emperor Akbar built a special platform in the pond to perform music.
- (3). Emperor Akbar liked the music of Tansen.
- (4). Tansen’s singing was better than his Guru Hari Das’ singing.
- (5). Guru Hari Das was ready to sing for Emperor Akbar’s court.

Chapter 10

Social Equality

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). Can you describe Saraswati’s activities during the day?
- (2). What kind of inequalities prevail in our country?
- (3). Do you think it is possible to remove such inequalities?
- (4). Can you suggest two ways that can help to remove inequalities?

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill up the blanks.
- (1). Everyone deserves _____
- (2). Saraswati is a good _____
- (3). Saraswati dreams of becoming a college _____
- (4). Saraswati works at a tailoring ________
- (5). There are 270 million poor people in our country, India who do not enjoy the ______ that the rich people enjoy.

Chapter 11

Keeping the Environment Clean

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). What do you understand by pollution?
- (2). What are the harmful effects of air pollution?
- (3). What is water pollution? How is it harmful to us?
- (4). What is soil pollution? What are the causes of soil pollution?
- (5). What is noise pollution? How is it harmful to us?

Long Answer Questions

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Long Question -
- (1). Write any four measures that can help us to reduce pollution.

Chapter 12

People with Special Abilities

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). What was the special achievement of Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda?
- (2). Why did Sai Prasad Vishwanathan refuse to get admitted to a renowned engineering college?
- (3). What makes Diwakar special?
- (4). Why are the people mentioned in the lesson special?

Chapter 13

National Integration

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). According to the poet, what is national integration?
- (2). What are the important outcomes of national integration?
- (3). ‘So always support this powerful weapon.’ What do you think the powerful weapon is?

Fill in the Blanks

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Fill up the blanks.
- (1). National integration is basically the unity of a _____
- (2). It brings together different _____
- (3). In our country, none of the people are the Hindus, the Sikhs and ___________
- (4). National integrity means ________________
- (5) We should always support this powerful weapon of ________________

Chapter 14

Salim Ali

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). Write a short paragraph on the early life of Salim Ali?
- (2). Did Salim Ali have a habit of catching birds and keeping them in cages?
- (3). In which subject did he graduate?
- (4). Write about his studies in bird science and biology.
- (5). How did Delhi University and Andhra University honour him?
- (6). What awards did he receive from the Government of India?
- (7). Did he get any international award in the honour of his work in wildlife studies?

Chapter 15

Yoga for Good Health

Short Answer Questions

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Answer the following questions:
- (1). What do you understand by the term ‘Yoga’?
- (2). What is the meaning of ‘Pranayama’?
- (3). What are the benefits of Yoga?
- (4). Can the people of all ages do Yoga?
- (5). Name a few diseases that can be cured with Yoga exercises.