The Nightingale Class 5 English Question Answer
A. Tick (✔) the correct answer.
1. How was the real nightingale different from the other nightingale?
✔ (iii) The real nightingale became tired after some time.
2. In which country is the story set?
✔ (ii) China
3. Why was the minister disappointed on seeing the real nightingale?
✔ (ii) It was small and dull.
4. Why do you think the real nightingale flew away?
✔ (iv) It knew that its songs sounded the best in the open.
B. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False.
The emperor lived in Japan. — F
Nightingale sang the sweetest songs. — T
The emperor wanted the nightingale to come and sing song for him. — T
The artificial bird was better than the real nightingale. — F
Nightingale bird wanted love and freedom. — T
C. Fill in the blanks.
This is the most beautiful place in the world.
I want the nightingale to come and sing for me.
My song sounds best in the open air.
The toy bird had stopped working.
In return, the nightingale came to sing for the emperor every day.
D. Write words from the story that mean the same as these.
Not special — ordinary
A person attending to the king — attendant
Very angry — furious
Filled with new energy — refreshed
E. Answer the following questions.Very Short Answer Questions
1. Where did the nightingale live?
Answer: The nightingale lived in a tree in the dense forest near the emperor's garden.
2. What did the emperor receive in the parcel?
Answer: The emperor received an artificial (toy) nightingale made of gold and covered with jewels.
3. Why was the emperor grew sad and ill?
Answer: The emperor became sad and ill because the toy bird stopped singing.
Short Answer Questions
4. Why did the golden nightingale stop singing?
Answer: The golden nightingale stopped singing because it was an artificial bird and it stopped working.
5. What made the emperor feel better?
Answer: The sweet song of the real nightingale made the emperor feel better.
Long Answer Questions
6. Describe the garden situated in the palace of the emperor.
Answer:
The emperor's palace had the most beautiful garden in the world. Many travellers came from different countries to admire it. The garden ended near a dense forest where the sweet nightingale lived.
7. Why did the nightingale fly away and why did it return?
Answer:
The nightingale flew away because it did not like living in a golden cage. It loved freedom and wanted to sing in the open air. Later, when the emperor became sick, the nightingale returned and sang for him. Its beautiful song made the emperor healthy and happy again.
HOTS
8. "I cannot live in a cage nor I can live in a palace." Why did the nightingale say this?
Answer:
The nightingale loved freedom. It wanted to live in the forest and sing in the open air. It did not want to stay in a cage or inside the palace.
9. Do you think keeping animals and birds in cages is a good act? Why/Why not?
Answer:
No, it is not a good act. Animals and birds should live freely in their natural homes. They are happier and healthier when they are free.
F. Write anagrams of the following words/phrases.
WHO → HOW
URN → RUN
TONE → NOTE
VASE → SAVE
EAGER → AGREE
ALLOY → LOYAL
ACHES → CHASE
WOLVES → VOWELS
G. Circle the word that means the same as the word in CAPITALS.
STORY → tale
UPSET → unhappy
FOREST → jungle
FAMOUS → well-known
H. Complete these words with ce or ea.
j __ m p → jump (This appears to be misprinted in the book.)
wh __ __ l → wheel
fl __ __ t → flea
k __ __ p → keep
s __ __ d → scared
f __ __ d → feared
f __ __ l → fearful
s __ __ t → seat
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