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Karnataka State Board Class 5 English Prose Chapter 2 The Nuclear Test

The Nuclear Test Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes

Comprehension:

I. Choose the most appropriate answer.

Question 1.
Anjali’s father persuaded Dada to come to Pune because.
a. Dada was too old to run the farm
b. Anjali’s chacha is were abroad.
c. Dada’s children had immigrated to cities.
d. He wanted to take care of his aged parents.
Answer:
d. He wanted to take care of his aged parents.

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Question 2.
Anjali enjoyed meeting her grandparents
a. Every day
b. During holidays
c. During weekends
d. During her visits to their village
Answer:
b. During holidays

II. Sav whether the following statements are true or false.

  1. Anjali always disliked sharing her things with others. – [true]
  2. Anjali’s mother was a fantastic cook. – [true]
  3. Dada and Dadi enjoyed shopping for fun – [false]
  4. Anjali was extremely happy when her grandparents decided to go to Rita’s place. – [true]

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III. Pick out the word that best describes

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a. Anjali – possessive
b. Dada – Pious
c. Dadi – caring
d. Anjali father – Possessive
e. Anjali’s mother – busy

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IV. In the table given behind, list out the various H’M r v in which Anjali’s grandparents rendered help.

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V. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 1.
Why did Anjali’s mother remove all her things from the cupboard?
Answer:
Anjali’s mother removed all her things from the cupboard because Anjali’s grandparents needed to keep their things in the cupboard. They would come to stay there.

Question 2.
How old was Anjali’s grandfather? Why was it difficult for him to live in the village?
Answer:
Dada was nudging seventy now and as too old to be able to run the farm all by himself. He had promised he would not leave his beloved land till he died, but he was finding it more and more difficult to live there alone.

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Writing:

IV. Answer the following in u paragraph /six-eight sentences

Question 1.
The family became a nuclear family again what brought about this change?
Answer:
After her grandparents left, there was no one to talk to her. Her mother was again overworked with no time for anyone, or anybody. But most of all, the noise and bustle of one big happy family had faded into silence. The house, all eight hundred and fifty feet of compact space planning, suddenly looked too big. This made them nuclear family again.

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Question 2.
Anjali was too eager to have her grandparents back. What does this tell you about Anjali?
Answer:
It tells that Anjali realized the importance of ‘grandparents’ presence in the house. They helped and showed care towards her all these days. She wanted to have her grandparents again. Their being in the house made a tremendous change in her life. It would always make her busy with things.

Question 3.
Is the title of the story suitable to the context? Give your opinion.
Answer:
It is really suitable title ‘The Nuclear Test’ to this lesson. It reflects the importance of a Joint family. In the absence of the grandparents, the family felt somewhat abandoned but after having the grandparents back, the things are very different. Joint family is the best family in my view.

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Language Exercise

Vocabulary:

I. Give the one-word substitute.

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  1. One who resides temporarily outside the country
    Expatriate
  2. One who is only concerned with oneself
    egocentric
  3. A state of perfect balance
    Equilibrium
  4. One who is a hundred years old
    centenarian
  5. A person in his sixties
    sexagenarian

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Grammar:

I. Now form the plurals of the following words.

  1. House – Houses
  2. Student – Students
  3. Toy – Toys
  4. Flower – Flowers
  5. Knife – Knives
  6. Cloth – Clothes
  7. Berry – Berries
  8. Eye – eyes
  9. Table – Tables
  10. Piece – Pieces
  11. Company – companies
  12. Lorry – lorries

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II. Identify the error in the following words and write, them correctly.

i. Buss – bus
ii. Machineses – machines
iii Bullockes – Bullock’s
iv. Vehical – vehicle
v. Photoes – photos
vi. halls – half.
vii. tomatos – tomatoes
viii. potatos – Potatos
ix. Caffes – calves

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III. Write a paragraph on ‘Aday school\ you can use the following as hints.

The time you left for school – The number of classes you had – Time when your classes began – The different activities – The games that you played in school – The time you returned home – Other activities in school. I go to go my school at 8.30 am in the mornings. My classes begin at 9 am. Other than studies some extracurricular activities would be done. Example: quiz, speech competition, recitation, singing competition etc. I play Volleyball, Cricket and Kabadi. I go back home at 4.30 pm every day. After school hours our teachers and give us singing practice, games extra coaching.

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The Nuclear Test Summary In English

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The lesson The Nuclear Test is all about the importance of the nuclear family. The advantages and the disadvantages of a small family is explained in the story. Anjali a school going girl and does not like her grandparents to Stay with her. But the father of Anjali wanted, his parents to stay in his house because his parents were old and feeling loneliness in the village, as there was no one to look after them.

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Initially Anjali does not like her grandparents though they used to help her in studies and her school assignments, projects and homework. But after her grandparents left her house, she started to feel the value of her grandparents. At the end of the story the grandparents come back to live with her.

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The Nuclear Test Summary In Kannada

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