“The Bird’s Eye” is the lesson of the Textbook “Butterfly” approved by West Bengal Board of Primary Education for class 5 students. Here all the Activity Questions are done by English teachers.

ACTIVITY – 1

Let’s tick (√) the correct answer:

1. Dronacharya arranged a test to

1. Decide the best archer among all.
2. Decide who is the most intelligent boy amongst all.
3. Decide the most disobedient boy amongst all.

Answer: Dronacharya arranged a test to – decide the best archer among all.

2. The Kauravas were

1. Five brothers.
2. Fiftyone brothers.
3. a hundred brothers.

Answer: The Kauravas were – a hundreds brothers.

3. Nakul and Sahadeva were most comfortable with

1. Bows and arrows.
2. swords.
3. spears.

Answer: Nakul and Sahadeva were most comfortable with – swords.                         

4. “I can see only the eye of the bird,” said-

1. Dronacharya
2. Dushasana
3. Arjuna

Answer: “I can see only the eye of the bird,” said- Arjuna.

5. All the children gathered in the woodland near

1. A small hut where Guru Dronacharya lived.
2. A pond where a crane lived.
3. A palace where their parents lived.

Answer: All the children gathered in the woodland near – a small hut where Guru Dronacharya lived.

6. Duryodhana was

1. The eldest brother of the Pandavas.
2. the eldest brother of the Kauravas.
3. The youngest brother of the Kauravas.

Answer: Duryodhana was – the eldest brother of the Kauravas.

7. Ultimately the test revealed that

1. Arjuna was the best archer.
2. Arjuna was the most clever student.
3. Arjuna was not at all a good archer.

Answer: Ultimately the test revealed that – Arjuna was the best archer.

ACTIVITY – 2

Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes:

1. Dronacharya was one of the greatest poets of his time. [F]
2. The bird was made of paper. [F]
3. Dharonachrya was a disciple of Parasurama. [T]
4. Dronacharya was not pleased with Arjuna’s concentration. [F]
5. Yudhisthira was very obedient to his Guru. [F]
6. All the children were learning various skills happily. [T]

ACTIVITY – 3

Fill in the chart with information from the text. One is done for you:

Name of the prince	His favourite weapon
Yudhishira	Spear
1.  Duryodhana. 2.  Bhima	mace
1.  Nakula 2.  Sahadeva	sword
Arjuna	Bows and arrows

ACTIVITY – 4

Let’s answer the following questions:

1. Who was the Guru of Dronacharya?

Answer: The Guru of Dronacharya was Parasurama.

2. Where was the bird placed?

Answer: The bird was placed on one of the trees.

3. What did Yudhisthira see?

Answer: Yudhisthira saw his Guru, the tree, people around him and the bird.

4. Why did Dronacharya like Arjun the most?

Answer: Dronacharya liked Arjuna the most because Arjuna practiced his art with great concentration.

5. What is most important in hitting a target?

Answer: The most important in hitting a target is concentration.

ACTIVITY – 5

Write the opposite of the following words. You will find the words in the above story. The first letter of each word is given in the box:

1. Dark =  Bright
2. Worst = Best
3. Sad = Glad
4. Everything = Nothing
5. Never = Always
6. Invisible = Visible 

ACTIVITY – 6

Match the words in column A with their meanings in Column B:

A	B
disciplines	Goal (5)
royal	Kept quiet (4)
immense	Noticed (7)
silenced	students (1)
target	Huge (3)
prominently	Majestic (2)
observed	distinctly (6)

Answer:

    A                       B

1. Disciples              Students
2. Royal                    huge
3. Immense               majestic
4. Silenced                kept quiet
5. Target                    goal
6. Prominently         distinctly 
7. Observed             noticed

ACTIVITY – 7

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

1. We were ready to hear the sad news.
2. The players are invited for the game.
3. Always try to keep yourself away from fierce animals.
4. Please give me a glass of water.
5. Renuka surprised all her friends on her 10th birthday.

ready , surprised , fierce , invited , please

ACTIVITY – 8

Let’s write ‘a’ or ‘an’ or ‘the’ in the boxes below:

1. He always speaks the truth.
2. Nila has seen the Tajmahal.
3. Mr. Sen is an honest man.
4. Amal is drawing a map of India.
5. The Ganga is a holy river.
6. Have you seen an owl?
7. Grandfather gave me a doll.

ACTIVITY – 9

Let’s fill in the blanks with words from the box and describe the room:

1. There is a table at the centre of the room.
2. There is a vase on the table.
3. Some flowers are in the vase.
4. A dog is lying under the table.
5. A fan is hanging from the ceiling
6. A book shelf is beside the door.
7. A cat is walking into the room.

from , in under, into, beside, on , at

ACTIVITY – 10

Some words are given below. Let’s put a tick (√) beside those words which are adverbs:

1. Silently [√ ]                                                               
2. Now [√ ]                                                                   
3. Remember [   ]                                                         
4. Soon [√ ]                                                                   
5. Aim [   ]                                     
6. Only [√ ]
7. loud [   ] 
8. near [√ ] 
9. try [   ]     
10. exactly [√ ]

ACTIVITY – 11

Let’s fill in the blanks with the adverbs given below:

1. We opened the lid of the box carefully.
2. The man was very poor. But he lived honestly.
3. We should always try to help others.
4. Yesterday there was an accident near Renu’s house.
5. Soldiers fight bravely for their country.
6. I never went to a zoo.

Very, never, always, carefully, bravely, honestly, near

The Bird’s Eye | Class 5 | Lesson 9 | Activity Questions Answer । WBBPE