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Class 5 English Chapter 8 The Decision of the Panchayat Worksheet with Answers
Class 5 English The Decision of the Panchayat Worksheet
Class 5 English Chapter 8 Worksheet – Class 5 The Decision of the Panchayat Worksheet
Word Castle
- Prosper – To be successful
- Cunning – Clever in a bad way
- Summon – To order a person to come
- Adamant – Refusing to change
- Panchayat – Local governing body of a village
Let us Start
A. Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
What was the nature of the farmer?
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Question 2.
Why did the farmer decide to buy another field?
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Question 3.
What condition did the cunning neighbour put after he sold the well to the farmer?
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Question 4.
To whom did the farmer lodge a complaint?
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Question 5.
Do you think the farmer got justice from the Panchayat?
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B. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for false statements in the boxes given alongside.
1. The farmer wanted to buy a new field because he could not successfully cultivate his present field.
2. The farmer’s neighbour was an honest man.
3. The farmer and his neighbour talked with each other and solved the problem between them.
4. The farmer appealed to the Panchayat to get justice.
5. The neighbour refused to give the water in the well to the farmer.
6. The neighbour accepted the judgement of the Panchayat.
7. The judgement of the village chief gave justice to the farmer.
8. The cunning neighbour failed to cheat the honest farmer.
9. The village people criticised the judgement of the Panchayat.
C. Think and discuss.
Question 1.
Why did the cunning neighbour refuse the farmer to use the water in the well? Was it right to do so?
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Question 2.
Honesty was rewarded by the Panchayat and cunningness was punished. Do you agree with this statement?
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Question 3.
Your father gave you a box of sweets. It contained only two sweets. Your younger brother or sister demands to have both the sweets. How will you deal with the situation in a fair manner?
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Word Power
A. Suffix
Suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word. For example, ill + ness = illness, fear + ful = fearful, kind + ness = kindness.
i. Add the suffix ‘less’ to the following words and write new words.
Word + Suffix = New Word
1. Life + ___________ = ___________
2. Home + ___________ = ___________
3. Job +___________ = ___________
4. Taste + ___________ = ___________
5. Harm + ___________ = ___________
Now, make sentences using the new words.
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II. Add the suffix ‘ful’ to the following words and write new words. Word + Suffix = New Word
1. Fear + ___________ = ___________
2. Wonder + ___________ = ___________
3. Hope + ___________ = ___________
4. Use + ___________ = ___________
5. Harm + ___________ = ___________
Now, make sentences using the new words.
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III. Add the suffix ‘merit’ to the following words and write new words.
Word + Suffix = New Word
1. Engage + ___________ = ___________
2. Develop + ___________ = ___________
3. Replace + ___________ = ___________
4. Treat + ___________ = ___________
5. Enjoy + ___________ = ___________
6. Achieve + ___________ = ___________
Now, make sentences using the new words.
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B. Circle the word that means the OPPOSITE of the underlined word in each sentence.
Question 1.
When the farmer prospered, he bought another field.
(a) flourished
(b) failed
(c) thrived
(d) cheated
Question 2.
The farmer’s neighbour was a cunning man.
(a) honest
(b) crafty
(c) shrewd
(d) sly
Question 3.
The neighbour thought of a plan to cheat the farmer.
(a) deceive
(b) defraud
(c) deal truthfully
(d) swindle
Question 4.
The villagers tried to reason with the neighbour.
(a) debate
(b) discuss
(c) disallow
(d) urge
Question 5.
The neighbour was adamant in approach.
(a) flexible
(b) inflexible
(c) rigid
(d) stubborn
Question 6.
The honest farmer was relieved when he heard of the decision.
(a) worried
(b) comforted
(c) happy
(d) satisfied
Question 7.
The cunning neighbour had to pay a fine.
(a) reward
(b) penalty
(c) punish
(d) charge
Question 8.
The villagers praised the wisdom of Panchayat.
(a) intelligence
(b) knowledge
(c) foolishness
(d) understanding
Learn Grammer
Preposition
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, often indicating location, time, direction, or manner. They typically come before a noun or pronoun, forming a prepositional phrase.
Some common prepositions are:
Time: after, before, during, until, since
Place: above, around, between, near, on, under
Direction/Movement: across, down, into, through, toward
Other relationships: of, with, for, by, from
A. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions (in, at, by, after, before, under, with, to, for, near).
The prepositions given above can be used more than once.
1. A farmer decided to buy a farm ___________ a well.
2. The farmer earned his money ___________ an honest way.
3. The farmer was cheated ___________ his neighbour.
4. The farmer made a complaint ___________ the Panchayat.
5. The village was ___________ the control of the Panchayat.
6. The two men were asked to appear ___________ the village counci
7. The village chief was angry ___________ the cunning neighbour.
8. The villagers praised the wisdom ___________ the Panchayat.
9. The judgement was given ___________ the Panchayat.
10. The Panchayat wondered how to deal ___________ the situation.
B. Rearrange the events in the correct order.
1. Tiya directly reached her home from the school.
2. After taking lunch Tiya went to school campus.
3. After doing her homework, Tiya decided to take dinner.
4. Tiya took a bath and felt very refreshed.
5. Tiya went to the bus stand to take her school bus.
Let us Speak
A story in a sequence of pictures is given below. It tells a humorous story. Discuss among yourselves and recite the events. What do you think will happen next? Will the girl come and take back her umbrella? Will she allow the bird to have it?
Let us Listen
Listen to your teacher read out this passage carefully.
The Tortoise and the Hare
Once, there lived a proud hare. And there was a tortoise who was his friend. The hare, proud of his speed, always teased the tortoise for being slow. One day, the tortoise challenged him to a race. The hare, overconfident, took a nap halfway through the race, thinking he would win easily. He thought he would cover up the lost time, as the tortoise walked very slowly. However, when he woke up, he found that the tortoise had slowly but surely crossed the finish line, first. The slow tortoise had won the race. The moral of the story is ‘Slow and steady wins the race’.
The above story has been given in jumbled form, below. Arrange the sentences in the proper order to form the original story.
1. However, when he woke up, he found that the tortoise had slowly but surely crossed the finish line first.
2. Once, there lived a proud hare.
3. The hare, proud of his speed, always teased the tortoise for being slow.
4. And there was a tortoise who was his friend.
5. The slow tortoise had won the race.
6. The hare, overconfident, took a nap halfway through the race thinking he would win easily.
7. One day, the tortoise challenged him to a race.
8. He thought he would cover up the lost time, as the tortoise walked very slowly.
9. The moral of the story is ‘Slow and steady wins the race’.
Answer
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Let us Write
A. Imagine you are the farmer’s neighbour. You did not feel good after the judgement of the Panchayat. Write a letter to your friend sharing the incident and your feelings after the judgement of the Panchayat.
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B. Look at the picture of an agricultural scene from rural India, given below. Some farmers are busy working in the fields. Write a paragraph about what you see in the picture.
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Let us Practise
A. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is a medicinal plant that grows in hot climates such as California, New Mexico, and the Caribbean. It contains more than 75 active ingredients, including enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals, some of which could make it useful for treating diseases.
Some people use aloe vera gel as a home remedy to treat burns and other skin conditions and heal wounds. Aloe juice is also promoted as a natural remedy for diabetes, heartburn, and inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS). There is some research suggesting that it works for these and other conditions, but more research and higher-quality studies are needed to confirm these benefits.
The leaf also contains a yellow liquid called aloe latex. This plant- based remedy contains chemicals that reduce swelling in the skin, relieve redness and scaling, soothe itchy skin, and promote the growth of new skin cells. These properties make aloe vera useful for treating skin conditions such as: Acne, cold sores, cuts and scrapes, insect bites and stings, minor burns, and sunburn.
Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
What type of climate does aloe vera grow in?
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Question 2.
How can aloe vera gel be used as a home remedy?
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Question 3.
How is aloe vera juice beneficial for us?
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Question 4.
What is the yellow liquid found in aloe vera leaf called?
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Question 5.
Find the meaning of the word ‘remedy’ from the following options:
(a) medicine
(b) component
(c) cure
(d) gift
Question 6.
The word in the passage which means ‘comfort’:
(a) make
(b) reduce
(c) cold
(d) soothe
B. Some information about the people from the story The Decision of the Panchayat’ is given below. Match both the columns and write the answers.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) The farmer’s neighbour | A hardworking man |
| (ii) The village chief | A cunning man |
| (iii) The Panchayat | Praised the wisdom of Panchayat |
| (iv) The villagers | Delivered a just verdict |
| (v) The farmer | A wise and just person |
Answers:
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(ii) _____________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________
(iv) _____________________________________________
(v) _____________________________________________
Learn with Fun
Point out at least 8 differences between the two pictures given below. Write down the differences in the space provided.
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