STD 5 English Unit 4 The Happy Prince, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Sing, Little Birdie - Complete Questions and Answers | Teaching Manual & Teachers Handbook
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Chapter 04: The Happy Prince - Textual Questions and Answers & Activities
I. The Happy Prince
1. Why did the people admire the statue of the Happy Prince?
Answer: The statue was covered with thin leaves of fine gold. It had two bright sapphires for its eyes and a large red ruby glowed on its sword hilt. it was that much beautiful and elegant that the people admired it.
2. Pick out the sentences that show people's admiration for the Happy Prince
Answer:
a. Be like the happy prince he never cries for anything b. I am glad there is someone in the world who is quite happy
3. Have you seen birds making nests? Where do they nest?
Answer: Yes, I have seen birds making nests on the branches of trees.
4. Why did the swallow decide to stay between the feet of the Statue?
Answer: The little Swallow was going to Egypt to join his friends. When it became night Swallow decided to take a rest and was searching for a place to stay. He saw the golden statue of the Happy Prince and considered his resting place as a golden bedroom.
5. There were no clouds in the sky. Then, from where did the drops of water come?
Answer: The drops of water came from the eyes of the Happy Prince. It was his tears.
6. Why was the prince not aware of tears when he was alive?
Answer: The Prince lived in the palace. No sorrow was allowed to enter there. He enjoyed all the pleasures and never had the taste of
sorrow. So he was not aware of the tears.
7. What made the Happy Prince sad?
Answer: The Statue of the happy Prince was on a high pillar. He could see all the ugliness and misery of his people. That made him sad.
8. Why was the boy crying?
Answer: The boy was suffering from a fever and asking for oranges. His mother had no money to buy oranges. She gave him river water. That made him cry.
9. Why was the swallow not ready to help the woman at first?
Answer: The swallow was on his way to Egypt to save himself from the approaching winter. He lost his friends on the way and wishes to meet them as soon as possible. So that he was not ready to stay with the prince.
10. Why do some children throw stones at animals and birds? Have you ever prevented them?
Answer: Some children throw stones at animals in fear that they may attack them. Some others find happiness in doing that. Hurting animals and birds is not a good habit.
11. Why did the swallow agree to be the messenger of the Happy Prince?
Answer: The Prince looked so sad that the little swallow felt sorry for him and agreed to stay one night and be his messenger
12. Why did the Swallow feel so warm?
Answer: The swallow had done a good deed by delivering the ruby to the poor mother. This made him feel warm and happy from inside.
13. Will the swallow join his friends the next day?
Answer: No, He cannot reach Egypt in the next day as he stayed one day with Happy Prince.
14. 'I will wait with you one night longer,' said the swallow. Why did the Swallow decide so?
Answer: The Prince asked the swallow to help a young man by delivering one of his sapphire eyes. So he decided to stay with the prince one night longer.
15. Why didn't the writer notice the swallow?
Answer: He was leaning over a desk covered with papers. Hunger made him faint and he couldn't hear the flutter of the swallow's wings.
16. Why did the writer think that he was being appreciated?
Answer: When the writer looked up he found the beautiful Sapphire. He believed that it was sent by one of his fans. So he thought that he was being appreciated.
17. Why did the Swallow want to leave the city?
Answer: It was winter. The chilled snow will reach the city soon. Swallows cannot bear the climate. So he wanted to leave the city.
18. Who did the Prince wish to help this time? Why?
Answer: The Prince wished to help a little match girl because the matches which the girl was selling out were all spoilt. Her father would beat her for not bringing home any money.
19. Pick out the sentence that tells us that the
Answer: swallow has a 'good heart'. "You are blind now," he said So, I will stay with you always".
20. What sights did the swallow see in the great city?
Answer: He saw the rich making merry in their beautiful homes, while the beggars sat at their gates. He flew into dark lanes and saw the white faces of Starving children.
21. Did the gold given by the Prince make the people in the city happy? How do we know?
Answer: Gold given by the prince made the people in the city happy. children's faces grew rosier and they laughed and played games in the street.
22. 'It is not to Egypt that I am going, the swallow said. Where did the swallow go?
Answer: The swallow was going to die because of the cold weather.
23. What happened to the Prince?
Answer: The leaden heart of the statue had broken as soon as its friend died.
24. Why did the Mayor decide to pull down the statue?
Answer: The mayor decided to pull down the statue because it was neither beautiful nor useful.
Let’s review the story
1. The swallow’s friends had gone away to Egypt to save themselves from the approaching winter. Why do you think the swallow alone was left behind?
Answer: The swallow was going to Egypt with his friends. He stopped at the city to break the long journey. He might be very tired. So the swallow needed to take the rest.
2. ‘Sorrow was not allowed to enter the palace.’ What picture do you get about the palace of the Prince from these words?
Answer:
• The Prince's palace was a place of prosperity and he was leading a royal life there.
• He enjoyed all kinds of pleasures and luxuries in the palace.
• He would get everything he wished.
• As he never faced any hardships, he didn't know what was Sorrow.
3. ‘...we swallows fly far too well for that.’ What did the swallow mean by these words?
Answer:
• The swallow meant that swallows can fly fast and high up in the sky.
• This was told when he mentioned about the two rude boys who threw stones at him.
• but the stones did not hit him because he is skilful to escape from such attacks
4. In the beginning of the story the swallow was not ready to stay with the Prince. What change do you notice in the swallow’s character as the story progresses? Pick out sentences to support your answer.
Answer:
• At first the swallow was not ready to help the Prince as he was in a hurry to join his friends.
• but the swallow was kind and good at heart.
• So when the Prince became sad, the swallow felt sorry and decided to stay and help him.
• As days went by, he loved the Prince deeply and never left him.
The supporting sentences are:
• 'It is very cold here, he said, 'but I will stay with you for one night, and be your messenger.'
• 'l feel quite warm now, although it is so cold'.
• 'I will wait with you here one night longer'
• 'I cannot pluck out your eye you would be quite blind then'
• 'you are blind now,' he said, 'so I will stay with you always'.
5. Whose sacrifice is greater - the Prince’s or the swallows?
Answer:
• I think the swallow's sacrifice is greater.
• The swallow had to reach Egypt to escape the approaching winter.
• But he decided to stay back and help the Prince
• It was becoming colder day by day, but still the swallow stayed with the Prince and acted as his messenger.
• At last it became too cold and the swallow could not keep his body warm and died.
Let’s write
1. Imagine you are the reporter of a local daily of the city. Prepare a news report on the pulling down of the statue of the Happy Prince.
HAPPY PRINCE PULLED DOWN
Dublin, Ireland, 5th Jun 2021
Ammukkutty
The statue of the Happy Prince in the Town Square was pulled down yesterday as per the order from the Mayor of the town. The statue was removed as it was found to be no longer beautiful or useful. During a visit by the Mayor, he found that the ruby and sapphire stones and the gold coverings on the statue were missing and it has lost all its sheen and glamour. A dead bird was also found near the feet of the statue which added to its shabby look. It took a team of 100 workers to pull down the huge statue and remove the column from the square. Many of the town residents were sad witnesses.
2. The swallow is an important character in the story. Describe the swallow in your own words.
The swallow took shelter under the statue of the Happy Prince. The swallow was on its way to Egypt to join his friends. He found that the Prince was sad and felt sorry for him and decided to stay and help him. He acted as the messenger of the Prince and thus helped many people. Even though he wanted to fly and join his friends, he decided to stay back as he loved the prince deeply. At last, winter came and he could no more keep his body warm and fell dead at the prince's feet. The story shows that the swallow was kind and good-hearted and sacrificed his life for others.
3. The swallow approached the Match-girl. He slipped the sapphire into her hands. The girl looked at the swallow in surprise.
Imagine their conversation and write it below.
Match-girl: Wow, this is a beautiful piece of glass.
Swallow: It is not glass, it is a valuable stone called Sapphire.
Match-Girl: Where did you get this from?
Swallow: It is from the happy prince. He asked me to give it to you.
Match-girl: I will go give it to my father. He will be so happy
Swallow: Keep it safe in your hands.
4. Winter was fast approaching. The swallow wanted to go to Egypt. All his friends were waiting for him there. But the Happy Prince wanted him to stay.
That night the swallow sank into deep thought.
What could his thoughts be? Write them down.
When the Prince asked the swallow to stay back, the swallow hesitated. At night the swallow thought“ All my friends are waiting for me in Egypt. I don't know what reply to give to the prince in the morning. I want to help the prince. But how will I keep my body warm when it becomes too cold? How will my friends know! am staying here. May b I should stay for a day, act as his messenger and help the boy and mother and then leave.”
5. The Mayor decided to remove the statue of the Happy Prince. Do you agree to his decision? Write a letter to the Mayor stating your opinion.
30th May 2021
From
Ammukkutty
77th Street,
Lisbane Dublin, Ireland
Dear Mayor
Sub: Regarding the removal of the statue of happy prince
The decision of pulling down the statue has affected the residents of the town in a bad way as it had historical importance and attracted a lot of tourists. As a resident of the town, I would like to bring to your notice that the removal of the statue has affected the source of income for many of us. I wish you had ordered for a renovation instead of demolishing it.
We all hope you will take steps to reinstate the statue with its old glory and elegance. Please do the needful for the same.
Yours sincerely
(sign)
Ammukkutty
77th Street,
Lisbane Dublin, Ireland
30th May 2021
6. Some people in the city decided to prepare a notice to be put up against the removal of the statue. Prepare the likely notice.
NOTICE
Lisbane Tourism Promotion Council
Lisbane, Dublin, Ireland
Protest Meet
7th Jan 2020 Dear All
This is to inform you that the Lisbane Tourism Promotion Council is organizing a demonstration on 10th Jan 2020, at the Town Square to protest against the pulling down of the statue of the Happy Prince, an icon of historical importance. As you all know, this incident has affected the livelihood of many in the town due to the reduced number of tourists. The public are requested to participate and make it a great success.
(Signature)
Council Secretary
II. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Check how well you have read
• The following are the main events of the story. Write the subevents connected to them.
1. The town of Hamelin is full of rats.
a) Rats became a serious problem.
b) Mayor held meetings with the people of the town to find a solution to the problem.
2. A stranger arrives at Hamelin.
a) He walked straight to the Mayor's office.
b)He offered to get rid of all the rats in Hamelin.
c) He asked the Mayor for a reward once he accomplishes his task.
3. The Mayor offers ten thousand gold coins.
a) The stranger agreed to the offer, walked to the street, pulled out his
pipe and started playing it.
b) Hearing the eerie sound from the pipe, thousands of rats came from
different directions.
c) They followed the piper who headed towards the sea and got drowned
and thus he got rid of all the rats.
d) He came back for the reward, but the mayor said, he will give only 500 gold coins.
e) The stranger walked out.
4. The stranger plays his pipe the second time.
a) An eerie sound came out and all the children of Hamelin started following the piper.
b) The stranger disappeared into the mountains with the children.
c) The parents wept and complained to the mayor who seemed helpless.
III. Sing, Little Birdie
1. Who is the poet speaking to?
Answer: The poet is speaking to the little bird.
2. Where does the little birdie usually sit?
Answer: The little birdie usually sits on the topmost branches of a tree.
3. How does the poet want the birdie to sing?
Answer: The poet wants the birdie to sing longer and louder until the echoes ring.
4. What will happen if the poet listens to the bird's song the whole day?
Answer: If the poet listens to the bird's song the whole day, he can forget his sorrows.
5. How long does the poet want to stay with the bird?
Answer: The poet wants to stay with the bird forever.
6. Is the poet happy or sad? How do you know?
Answer: We can understand that the poet is sad from the line “Forgetting sorrow's tear''. The poet is trying to forget his sorrows by listening to the sweet notes sung by the bird.
7. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
Answer:
sing, wing, ring thy, airy high, die
here, hear, tear stay, day, away, may see, thee
Activity 1
You have read the story ''The Happy Prince''. Can you think of other titles for the story?
One is suggested here.
• The Crying Statue
• Swallow's Kindness
• The Happy Prince and the Swallow
• Happy Prince's Sacrifice
• Miseries of the City
Activity 2
Read the following expressions taken from the story ‘The Happy Prince’.
leaden heart
golden cheeks
The words ‘leaden’ and ‘golden’ are describing words.
Match the describing words given in column A with the ones given in
column B:
| A | B |
|---|---|
| rosy chubby tidy sleepy shining curly pointy clumsy | nose hair belly lips hands teeth cheeks eyes |
• rosy lips
• chubby cheeks
• tidy hands
• sleepy eyes
• shining teeth
• curly hair
• pointy nose
• clumsy belly
Activity 3
Read the following sentence.
‘Then he flew gently round the bed, fanning the boy’s forehead with
his wings.
The action word ‘fanning’ comes from the root word ‘fan’. Fan is the name of an object. Many action words are thus formed from the names of objects.
Look at the action words given below and identify the name of the object in them. Add more words to the list referring to a dictionary.
• milking - milk
• cradling - cradle
• whistling - whistle
• covering - cover
• running - run
• locking - lock
• raining - rain
• brushing - brush
• colouring - colour
• painting - paint
• sleeping - sleep
• fishing - fish
• dressing - dress
• shopping - shop
• Wearing - wear
• drawing - draw
• shipping - ship
• smoking - smoke
Activity 4
Let’s play a game.
Form two groups.
One group may say a sentence.
The other group can come up with a sentence which is opposite in meaning.
e.g. Group 1 - My house is big.
Group 2 – My house is small.
You can make sentences using the following words.
Group 1: My toy is old
Group 2: My toy is new
Group 1: I drink hot water
Group 2: I drink hold water
Group 1: His house is far
Group 2: His house is near
Group 1: She is very rich
Group 2: She is very poor
Group 1: The gate is too high
Group 2: The gate is too low
Group 1: My friend is gentle
Group 2: My friend is rough
Group 1: I am very sad
Group 2: I am very happy
Activity 5
Look at the following sentences.
The swallow was too tired. So he was unable to fly.
We can express the same idea in the following way:
The swallow was too tired to fly.
Now, combine the following pairs of sentences in the same manner.
• The leaden heart was very hard. So it was unable to be melted.
• The leaden heart was too hard to be melted.
• The boy's mother was very poor. So she was unable to buy medicine for him.
• The boy's mother was too poor to buy medicine for him.
• It was very cold. The swallow was unable to fly.
• It was too cold for the swallow to fly.
Activity 6
Read the following sentence taken from the story.
‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby
out of my sword hilt?’
The Prince is requesting/asking the swallow to do something.
You can make requests using expressions like:
Can you please............?
Could you please............?
Would you please............?
Would you mind............?
If you don't mind............
Now, read the following statements and change them into requests
using any of the expressions given above.
• Open the door.
Can you please open the door?
• Bring the attendance register to the office.
Can you bring the attendance register to the office?
• Give me a glass of water.
Could you please give me a glass of water?
• Lend me ten rupees.
Would you please lend me ten rupees?
• Read the lessons to me.
Could you please read the lessons to me?
• Carry my bag to school.
If you don't mind, carry my bag to school?
• Sharpen my pencil.
Could you please sharpen my pencil?
• Put a full stop here.
Can you please put a full stop here?
• Buy me a toy car.
Would you please buy me a toy car?
• Shut the window.
Would you mind Shutting the window?
• Chain the dog.
Would please chain the dog?
Activity 7
Look at the following sentence.
The Happy Prince looked so sad that the little swallow was sorry.
What made the swallow sorry?
The swallow was sorry because the Prince looked so sad.
Look at another instance.
The milk is so hot that the children cannot drink it.
Why can’t the children drink the milk?
The children can’t drink the milk because it is hot.
Look at the pictures given below and combine the sentences as shown above. (TextBook Page 137)
The wall is very high. The dog cannot catch the cat.
Can the dog catch the cat?
The dog can't catch the cat because the wall is very high.
Can the girl get into the bus? (TextBook Page 138)
The bus is full of passengers. The girl cannot get into it.
The girl can't get into the bus because it is full of passengers.
Can the girl wear the frock? (TextBook Page 138)
The frock is very small. The girl cannot wear it.
The girl can't wear the frock because it is very small.
Can the boy cross the river? (TextBook Page 139)
The river is very wide. The boy cannot swim across it.
The boy can't swim across the river because it is very wide.
Editing
Read the passage given below. There are a few errors in it. They are
underlined.
Deepu wanted to go for a film. He ask his mother some money for the ticket. 'Ask your father', said the mother. He ran to his father's room. By then his father have left. He went back to his mother and get the money.
‘Thank you mom,’ said Deepu. He ran out. By the time he reached the bus stop the bus had go. Somehow he managed to reached the theatre. But alas! By then the show begun. ‘What shall I do? Let me go home. I shall buy some peanuts and walk home,’ he decided. He felt for the purse in his pocket. ‘My God ! Somebody have picked my pocket,’ Deepu screamed.
Edit the passage and rewrite it.
Deepu wanted to go for a film. He asked his mother some money for the ticket. 'Ask your father', said the mother. He ran to his father's room. By then his father had left. He went back to his mother and got the money.
‘Thank you mom,’ said Deepu. He ran out. By the time he reached the bus stop the bus had gone. Somehow he managed to reach the theatre. But alas! By then the show had begun. ‘What shall I do? Let me go home. I shall buy some peanuts and walk home,’ he decided. He felt for the purse in his pocket. ‘My God! Somebody has picked my pocket,’ Deepu screamed.
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