Vocation Class 5 Worksheet with Answers English Chapter 9

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Class 5 English Chapter 9 Vocation Worksheet with Answers

Class 5 English Vocation Worksheet

Class 5 English Chapter 9 Worksheet – Class 5 Vocation Worksheet

Word Castle

• Hawker – A kind of street vendor
• Bangle – A circular band worn on the wrist or arm
• Gardener – A person who works in a garden
• Watchman – A man who guards a locality at night
• Vocation – a type of work or a way of life of people

Let us Start

A. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
“Bangles, crystal bangles!”-Who utters this cry in the mornings?
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Question 2.
What work of the gardener does the poet find interesting?
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Question 3.
Looking at the free life of the hawker, what does the poet want to become?
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Question 4.
Why has the watchman never gone to bed at nights?
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Question 5.
The poet wants to chase the shadows at night. Whose life does he want to follow?
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B. Write T for True and ‘F’ for False sentences in the boxes.
1. The speaker meets the hawker while going to school in the morning.
2. The poet, as a school boy, feels he would be happy selling bangles.
3. In the evening, the speaker again sees the bangle hawker.
4. The gardener was always found wearing clean clothes and sitting lazily.
5. A watchman is expected to remain awake through the night.
6. The speaker would hate to be a watchman as he would have to lose his sleep

Check How Much You Know

Question 1.
What aspects of the hawker’s life does the speaker find attractive?
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Question 2.
The speaker is a student. Despite this, he wishes he were a gardener. What are the things in the gardener’s life which the speaker appreciates?

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Question 3.
In life, we aspire to do higher level jobs. But the speaker, as a school boy, is interested in the work of the hawker, gardener, and night watchman. What does the speaker like about their jobs?
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Word Power

A. Opposite Words
Find the word that means the OPPOSITE of the underlined word in each sentence. Mark the answers in the boxes.

Question 1.
The hawker is in no hurry to sell his wares.
(a) rush
(b) speed
(c) delay
(d) race

Question 2.
Nobody could stop the gardener from digging.
(a) no one
(b) not a soul
(c) everybody
(d) not anyone

Question 3.
At nights, the lane is dark and lonely.
(a) isolated
(b) crowded
(c) deserted
(d) solitary

Question 4.
The street lamp stood like a giant.
(a) big
(b) enormous
(c) mammoth
(d) dwarf

Question 5.
The watchman walks with his shadow at his side.
(a) shade
(b) darkness
(c) light
(d) gloom

B. Name these Helping people in our neighbourhood and write what they do.

Learn Grammar

Spot the Errors.
There is one mistake in each sentence given below. Underline, the mistakes and rewrite the correct sentence in the given space. One example has been done for you.

Question 1.
I walking to school every morning.
Answer:
I walk to school every morning.

Question 2.
Why is the plate kept in the table?
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Question 3.
What will the children doing next?
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Question 4.
Max see a cat and ran after it.
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Question 5.
The children was scared of the dark.
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Question 6.
Jimmy lose his pen in the playground.
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Question 7.
Mohan thought of a plan for cheat the farmer.
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Question 8.
The members stood up to gave the judgment.
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Question 9.
He went to the chief and told him with the matter.
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Question 10.
I recently reading a new book.
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Let us Speak

What do you want to be when you grow up and why? You may talk about:

• The job or profession you like (doctor, teacher, astronaut, artist, etc.)
• What makes this vocation interesting or important
• What you will do to achieve your goal
• How this vocation helps people or society

Let us Listen

Listen to your teacher presenting a Group Discussion among students about different vocations in our neighbourhood.
Riya : Hey Aryan! Have you ever thought about how many different people help us in our neighbourhood?
Aryan : Yes, Riya! Like the postman who brings letters and the doctor who treats us when we are sick.
Riya : Right! I also see a teacher who lives nearby. She goes to school early every day to teach children.
Aryan : That’s nice! In my lane, there is an electrician who fixes lights and fans. He’s really helpful during power problems.
Riya : Oh yes, and there is also a vegetable seller who brings fresh vegetables every morning. Without him, shopping would be so hard.
Aryan : True! And don’t forget the police officer. He keeps the area safe. I saw him talking to children in the park about road safety.
Riya : There are so many people doing different jobs. Each one is important in their own way.
Aryan : I agree! We should always thank them for their hard work.

Listen carefully and answer the following questions:
Question 1.
Who brings fresh vegetables every morning in Riya’s neighbourhood?
(a) Doctor
(b) Police officer
(c) Vegetable seller
(d) Electrician

Question 2.
What does the electrician do in Aryan’s lane?
(a) Sells fruits
(b) Teaches children
(c) Fixes lights and fans
(d) Delivers letters

Question 3.
Who was seen talking about road safety in the park?
(a) Postman
(b) Teacher
(c) Police officer
(d) Doctor

Question 4.
Which person in the conversation helps when someone is sick?
(a) Electrician
(b) Doctor
(c) Vegetable seller
(d) Policeman

Question 5.
Why should we thank people in our neighbourhood, according to Aryan and Riya?
(a) Because they are rich
(b) Because they help in different ways
(c) Because they live nearby
(d) Because they wear uniforms

Let us Write

A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.
1. Hawker
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2. Hurry
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3. Nobody
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4. Lonely
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5. Watchman
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B. Given below is a picture of a doctor examining his patient. Write a paragraph about the duties of a doctor. How does a doctor serve the society?

Answer:
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Learn with Fun

Make your Own Vegetable Garden
Look at the children working in their garden. It is a great opportunity to encourage children to grow their own plants. It improves their concentration, creativity, knowledge and connecting with nature.

You can grow your own vegetable garden. Spending time in the garden and getting some fresh air will benefit you both mentally and physically. It is also a great opportunity for you to learn about plants and nature.

Make a mini vegetable garden
If you grow your own vegetables, you will like to eat them. So, you can set up a mini vegetable patch by yourselves. First, you can find a certain area of your garden as your vegetable patch. Although all vegetables have unique requirements, almost all varieties will need the following basic things:

• A well-watered patch of soil which is rich in organic matter like compost.
• A supply of sunlight
• Regular watering

Easy-to-grow vegetables include peas, carrots and tomatoes. You can even add some flowers around the borders of your vegetable garden. So, buy some vegetable and flower seeds, plant them in your garden, and see them grow into plants.