West Bengal Primary Board A Feat On Feet Question Answers Class 5 Lesson 2 | Activity Solution
A Feat On Feet
ACTIVITY 1
What happened on May 29, 1953? Follow the given sequence and describe:
4 a.m.à Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay awoke and got ready for their climb.
6.30 a.m. àThey left their camp for their climb.
11.30 a.m. àThey reached the summit of Mt. Everest.
11.45 a.m. àThey made their way back down the mountain.
ACTIVITY 2(a)
Find out the names of glaciers from the route-map of Hillary and Tenjing.
(1) East Rongbuk Glacier
(2) Khumbu Glacier
(3) Kangshung Glacier
ACTIVITY 2(b)
Arrange the glaciers from north to south.
(1) East Rongbuk Glacier
(2) Khumbu Glacier
(3) Kangshung Glacier
ACTIVITY 3
Let’s answer the following questions:
(a) Who was the leader of the British Everest expedition of 1953?
Answer - Colonel John Hunt was the leader of the British Everest expedition of 1953.
(b) How many climbers were chosen for the expedition?
Answer - Eleven climbers were chosen for the expedition.
(c) How many climbers got the chance to climb to the top?
Answer - Four climbers got the chance to climb to the top.
(d) Who were the members of the first team?
Answer - Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans were the members of the first team.
ACTIVITY 4
Let’s complete the following sentences:
(a) The oldest woman to climb Mt. Everest is Anna Czerwinska.
(b) She climbed at the age of 50.
(c) The youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest is Arjun Vajpai.
(d) He climbed on 20th May, 2011.
ACTIVITY 5
Now classify the nouns and fill in the table:
Answer:
| NAME OF PERSON | NAME OF PLACE | NAME OF THINGS |
| Edmund Hillary | India | Boots |
| Tenzing Norgay | Mt. Everest | Glacier |
| Colonel Hunt | China | Rope |
ACTIVITY 6
Let’s classify the following words into Common Nouns and Proper Nouns:
| COMMON NOUN | PROPER NOUN |
| Pinky Ravi Soyuz T-11 Rakesh Kalpana Barun Osman | Columbia India USA Haryana California Book Space Mother |
ACTIVITY 7(a)
Let’s identify the words signifying masculine and feminine gender in the passage:
Once upon a time, there lived a powerful king (masculine). He (masculine) had a beautiful garden. In it, there were flower trees beside a lake. Bees (masculine) came and sat on the flowers. Peacocks (masculine)danced in the garden. A goose (feminine)swam in the lake. Drones (masculine)flew about in the garden. The queen (feminine) loved the garden. In the evening, she sat there and watched the peahens (feminine) picking at the grains. A gander (masculine) glided on the water.
ACTIVITY 7(b)
Write the Masculine Gender with the corresponding Feminine Gender in the table.
| MASCULINE GENDER | FEMININE GENDER |
| King He Drone Peacock Gander | Queen She Bee Peahen Goose |
ACTIVITY 8
Write five sentences describing the route map of Tenzing and Hillary.
1. Hillary and Tenzing started their final climb at 6.30 a.m.
2. They crossed the Pokalda Peak and went north to reach Khumbu Glacier.
3. Then, they turned east to reach Lho Pass.
4. From there they went straight and crossed the Western CWM and reached the southern summit.
5. After crossing the southern summit they reached the top of Mt. Everest at 11.30 a.m.
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