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What activity was going on in the class?
A class discussion was going on in the class.
Who was the quiet one in the class?
Jane was the quiet one in the class.
Why was she quiet?
(i) she was afraid to air her opinions.
(ii) she hated the noise.
(iii) she didn’t like the activity.
(iv) she was quiet by nature.
(iv) She was quiet by nature.
How do you interact in class during discussions? Do you participate or remain quiet?
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.
I interact very politely in class during class discussions. Yes, I always participate in class discussions.
Choose two friends in your class who are very different from each other. Use the clues in the box to describe their nature. You may also add your own words to describe them.
naughty | lively | sharing | careless | studious |
quiet | friendly | helpful | regular | cheerful |
Disclaimer: These are sample sentences. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own imaginative skills.
1) Ria is very talkative in class but Jaya is very quiet. 2) Ria is regular in class but Jaya is very irregular. 3) Ria is friendly with everyone but Jaya is unfriendly. 4) Ria is studious but Jaya rarely studies on time. 5) Ria is careful about her things but Jaya is very careless.
What is a Discussion? To discuss means to talk together or decide something. When you do this, you are taking part in a discussion.
Read the sentences below. They tell us what happens in a discussion. • In a discussion each person gives his ideas one by one. • Some tell why something should be done. Others may tell how. • Participants ask questions and answer them. • Many ideas are given. Everyone helps to decide which
Note the points you might discuss before planning a visit to the park. (i) Choose a day and time. (ii) What things to bring to play? (iii) Assign duties. (iv) Things to eat.
Look at the picture in the poem. Imagine and write what the discussion in the class is about.
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.
The teacher has asked students to discuss about the names of all the states of our country. Students have to then talk about the different cultures and customs of all the states.
Fill in the grid given below by assigning qualities to each person. Some clues are given here to help you.
Clues • Sangeeta lends her pencil to her partner. • Nirav is also called a chatterbox. • Pranav recently saved a cat from drowning in the lake. • Megha is just the opposite of Nirav. • Mithila always teases everyone. • Ritu is always seen with a book in hand.
brave | naughty | quiet | talkative | generous | studious | |
Nirav | ||||||
Pranav | ||||||
Megha | ||||||
Mithila | ||||||
Ritu | ||||||
Sangeeta |
brave | naughty | quiet | talkative | generous | studious | |
Nirav | ||||||
Pranav | ||||||
Megha | ||||||
Mithila | ||||||
Ritu | ||||||
Sangeeta |
• Children who show exceptional bravery are honoured with the bravery award to recognise their presence of mind.
• In 1957, the Indian Council of Child Welfare started these National Bravery Awards.
• Brave children are awarded cash prizes, free school education and a certificate from the Prime Minister of India. They ride on an elephant in the Republic Day parade.
• Harsh Srivastava, a 12 year old boy, and his 15 year old sister rescued a child from the attack of a raging bull.
• Yumnan Jayadeo Singh, 11 years old, jumped into the flooded river, and saved a three year-old from drowning. The act of bravery was recognised because he saved the life of an infant.
Find one story of bravery about a child. You can search for the story by talking to older people or watching a TV programme or from a film.
• Write down the story. Also mention its source.
• Narrate the story to the class.
• Which story did you like the best? Write down your reasons.
Disclaimer: Students are advised to write the answers based on their own experiences and observations.
• Children who show exceptional bravery are honoured with the bravery award to recognise their presence of mind.
• In 1957, the Indian Council of Child Welfare started these National Bravery Awards.
• Brave children are awarded cash prizes, free school education and a certificate from the Prime Minister of India. They ride on an elephant in the Republic Day parade.
• Harsh Srivastava, a 12 year old boy, and his 15 year old sister rescued a child from the attack of a raging bull.
• Yumnan Jayadeo Singh, 11 years old, jumped into the flooded river, and saved a three year-old from drowning. The act of bravery was recognised because he saved the life of an infant.
Find one story of bravery about a child. You can search for the story by talking to older people or watching a TV programme or from a film.
• Write down the story. Also mention its source.
• Narrate the story to the class.
• Which story did you like the best? Write down your reasons.
Disclaimer: Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.
A notice tells and who, when, where, and what. The girls and boys of Class V wrote notices for the bulletin board.
Read Sheela’s notice. Discuss the questions that follow.
• Who was to meet?
• When were they to meet?
• Where were they to meet?
• What were they to do?
Write a notice about a library committee or a football match.
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.
Notice The library committee will meet in the library on Tuesday, at 3′ o clock. We have to plan a workshop for our school. Kindly make sure that you also bring a notepad and a pen along with you. Sameer |
The teacher has held a class discussion. All the students and the teacher herself are busy in the discussion. But Jane does not participate in it. She is sitting and staring in silence all the time. The teacher asks her if she has any problem. At this Jane replies in a very clear voice that there are many people in the world who do not like to speak because they are quite by natute like her.