West Bengal Primary Board Memory In Marble Question Answers Class 5 Lesson 4 | Activity Solution
Memory In Marble
ACTIVITY 1
Let’s complete the sentences with information from the text:
Answer -
(a) Tarun’s grandfather knew a lot about the Taj Mahal because he was a retired teacher.
(b) Akbar the Great was the grandfather of prince Khurram.
(c) Khurram first saw Arjumand Banu Begum at Meena Bazaar.
(d) Prince Khurram was later known as Shah Jahan.
(e) “Mumtaz Mahal” means the brightest crown of the world.
(f) Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife Arjumand Banu Begum who was later renamed as Mumtaz Mahal.
(g) Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
ACTIVITY 2
Let’s arrange the jumbled words with the help of the given hints:
Answer –
(a) seumuamlo – Mausoleum (hint: a building in which there is a grave)
(b) spneria – Persian (hint: a man from Persia)
(c) lejwe – Jewel (hint: a valuable stone)
(d) sligmpe – Glimpse (hint: a look only for a moment)
ACTIVITY 3(a)
Find out some describing words from the text and put them in the box below:
Answer -
Beautiful, Good, Naughty, Brightest, Beloved, Magnificent, Wonder
ACTIVITY 3(b)
Let’s make sentences with the adjectives given below:
Answer –
Honest - His honest answer silenced her.
Poor - The poor kid is feeling deserted.
Narrow - A narrow track wound steeply up through dense forest.
True - She said that it might be true.
ACTIVITY 4
Let’s change forms of the following doing words.
Answer -
| PRESENT | PAST |
| tell | told |
| smile | smiled |
| catch | caught |
| go | went |
| want | wanted |
ACTIVITY 5
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the box.
Answer –
[In, for, of, under, during, on, to]
(a) My uncle visited us on the 5th of April.
(b) Ram went to play football during the tiffin-break.
(c) Mr. Brown lives in England.
(d) The tail of monkey is long.
(e) The cat is sleeping under the table.
(f) Mrs. Das brought sweets forthe children.
(g) Rahul came to my house this morning.
ACTIVITY 6
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.
Answer -
The Taj Mahal is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It is a wonderful specimen of architecture. A monument like this is rare to find. I am proud to be anIndian.
Memory In Marble Question Answers
ACTIVITY 7
Suppose you have visited a place of interest. Now write at least five sentences about that place. Begin with the name of the place. Here are some hints.
Answer -
(1) Last summer I visited Delhi.
(2) I went there with family.
(3) I saw the Qutub Mimar, Golden Temple, Red fort, India, Gate, Taj Mahal.
(4) It is a historic place.
(5) It is the capital city of our country.
ACTIVITY 8
Write five sentences about your journey from your home to school. You can use the following hints:
[Distance between home and school – modes of travelling – important landmarks – things you see in the course of your journey – the most exciting part of your journey.]
The distance between my home and school is about 20 minutes. I usually go to school by school van. My school is I the exact opposite of the Hospital, and there is a large field in the left of my school. In the course of my journey to school saw a temple, a park beautiful flower shop. The most exciting part of my journey is my friends with whom I go to school and we enjoy that 20 minutes with fun.
ACTIVITY 9
You have seen a route map in lesson 2. Draw a route map of your journey from your home to school.
For this activity, you will write the answers by yourself.
Here's the map to my school from my home.
- My HOME is at the very beginning of the map
- Then I walk down the south of the road and I pass by the village MARKET
- After a turn to the east, the PARK is a good place to see in the very morning, especially the flowers and fruit trees
- With another turn to the south, in the very corner, our village HOSPITAL
- A short walk and I reach the public LIBRARY where I will be studying in the afternoon just when the school is over
- My SCHOOL is not too far to the east
Tips: You can place any landmark anywhere on the map, just when you are finished with the idea to connect them with roads. That's all!
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