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“A Feat On Feet” is a lesson from the “Butterfly” textbook of Class 5 approved by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. Here all the activities are done by English teachers.

A Feat On Feet -ACTIVITY – 1

Let’s find out: 

What happened on May 29, 1953 ? Follow the given sequence and describe:

1. 4a.m = Edmund Hillary and Norgay awake and got ready for their climb.
2. 6.30a.m = They left their camp for their climb.
3. 11.30a.m = They reached the summit of Mt. Everest.
4. 11.45a.m = Hillary and Norgay made their way back down the mountain.

A Feat On Feet -ACTIVITY –  2 (a) 

Find out the names of glaciers from the route-map of Hillary and Tenzing. Work in groups. One is done for you:

(1) East Rongbuk Glacier

(2) Kangshung Glacier

(3) Kumbhu Glacier

A Feat On Feet -ACTIVITY – 2 (b)

Arrange the glaciers from north to south. One is done for you:

1. (1) East Rongbuk Glacier
2. (2) Khumbu Glacier
3. (3) Kangsung Glacie

A Feat On Feet -ACTIVITY – 3

Let’s answer the following questions:

a) Who was the leader of the British Everest expedition of 1953?

Answer:  Colonel John Hunt was the leader of the British Everest expedition of 1953.

b) How many climbers were chosen for the expedition?

Answer:  Eleven Climbers were chosen for the expedition.

c) How many climbers got chance to climb to the top?

Answer:  Out of all the climbers only four climbers got the chance to climb to the top.

d) How were the members of the first team?

Answer: The members of the first team were Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans.

A Feat On Feet – ACTIVITY – 4

Let’s complete the following sentences:

(a) The oldest woman to climb Mt. Everest is _______________________

Answer: The oldest woman to climb Mt. Everest is Anna Czerwinska.

(b) She climbed at the age of ________________________

Answer: She climbed at the age of 50 years.

(c) The youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest is _________________________

Answer: The youngest Indian to climb Mt Everest is Arjun Vajpai .

d) He climbed on ___________________________

Answer: He climbed on May 20, 2011 at the age of 16 years and 11 months.

A Feat On Feet – ACTIVITY – 5  

 Now classify the nouns and fill in the table. One is done for you:

A Feat On Feet – ACTIVITY – 6

Let’s classify the following words into Common Noun and Proper Noun:

Pinky, Ravi, Soyuz, T-11, mother, Rakesh, Kalpana, Columbia, India, USA, Haryana, California, Barun, Osman, space, book.

A Feat On Feet – ACTIVITY – 7 (a)

Let’s identify the words signifying Masculine and Feminine gender in the passage:

Once upon a time, there lived a powerful king. He had a beautiful garden. In it, there were flower trees beside a lake. Bees came and sat on the flowers. Peacocks danced in the garden. A goose swam in the lake. Drones flew about in the garden. The queen loved the garden. In the evening, she sat there and watched the peahens picking at the grains. A gander glided on the water.

Once upon a time, there lived a powerful King. He had a beautiful garden. In it, there were flower trees beside a lake. Bees came and sat on the flowers. Peacocks danced in the garden. A goose swam in the lake. Drones flew about in the garden. The queen loved the garden. In the evening, she sat there and watched the peahens picking at the grains. A gander glided on the water.

A Feat On Feet – ACTIVITY – 7 (b)

Write the Masculine Gender with the corresponding Feminine Gender in the table. One is done for you:

A Feat On Feet – ACTIVITY – 8

Write five sentences describing the route map of Tenzing and Hillary. One is done for you:

1) Hillary and Tenzing started their final climb at 6.30 a.m.

2) They came upon one particularly difficult rock face, that is now called “Hillary’s step”.

3) They reached the summit of Mt. Everest at 11:30 a.m.

4) They enjoyed only 15 minutes at the top of the world because of their low oxygen supply.

5) When their 15 minutes were up, they made their way back down the mountain.

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