WBBSE Class 5 English Chapter 1 Solution| Bengali Medium

Class 5 Chapter 1 Solution

Gandhi, The Mahatma

ACTIVITY-1

Let’s put a tick () mark to choose the right answer:

(a) Gandhiji’s dress angered / surprised the boy..

Ans : Surprised .

(b) Gandhiji told that he was very poor/rich.

Ans :  very poor .

(c) The boy’s mother made clothes / shoes.

Ans : cloths  

(d) Gandhi’s family was very large/small.

Ans : large .  

ACTIVITY-2

Let’s fill in the table with information from the text:

Ans. 

What [হোয়াট] কী	Who [হু] কে
(a) Visited Mahatma Gandhi	A little boy
(b) Could sew well	Little boy’s mother
(c) Had forty crore brothers and sisters	Mahatma Gandhi

ACTIVITY-4

Let’s write ‘T’ for True statements and ‘F’ for False statements:

(a) Gandhi never visited any place.

Ans :   F

(b) The woman from Odisha wore a new sari.

Ans :     F

(c) Gandhiji got a coin from the old woman.

Ans :    T

(d) Jamnalal collected the coin from Gandhiji.

Ans :   F

ACTIVITY-5

Work in pairs to answer the questions: 

(a) Mention the ideas that filled Gandhi’s work:

Ans. The ideas that filled Gandhi’s work were thoughts of love, peace and equality. 

(b) Where did Swami Vivekananda speak about unity among all religions? 

Ans. Swami Vivekananda spoke about unity among all religions at Chicago. 

(c) Who started the Raksha Bandhan as a festival of brotherhood? 

Ans. Rabindranath Tagore started the Raksha Bandhan as a festival of brotherhood. 

(d) How did the three great men become immortal?

Ans. The three great men had become immortal for their thoughts and works. 

ACTIVITY-6

Insert suitable punctuation marks in the following passage. One is done for you : 

Ans. One day a man went to the market (.) He bought a box (,) a bat (,) a ball and a pen from the market. His bag became heavy (.) Do you know what he did then (?) He said to a horse please share my load It is too heavy for me the horse replied it is your load don’t ask me to share it

ACTIVITY-7

Let’s fill in the blanks with the words given in the box :

Ans. 1. When do you play with your friends? 

 I play with my friends in the afternoon.

2. Who is your best friend? 

Ramen is my best friend. 

3. Where will you go in the summer vacation? 

4. What did you have as your tiffin? 

Let’s learn…. [লেস্ লার্ন)-এসো শিখি…

Let’s read the sentences:

1. My mother sews well.

2.  The reply surprised the boy.

3. I keep thousands of rupees. 

4. He kept that coin with him forever.