My Colourful World : The Wise Parrot – Book Q A Class 5 English Pallavi
🗣️ Let us Discuss
🏡 1️⃣ Where did the merchant live ?
(ବଣିକ ଜଣକ କେଉଁଠାରେ ବାସ କରୁଥିଲେ ?)
Answer: The merchant lived in a quiet village.
🦜 2️⃣ What did he keep as a pet ?
(ସେ ପୋଷା ପକ୍ଷୀ ଭାବରେ କ’ଣ ରଖିଥିଲେ ?)
Answer: He kept a bright and talkative parrot as a pet.
🎶 3️⃣ The parrot pleased the merchant with.............................
(A) food (B) gold (C) stories (D) songs
Tick (✓) correct words. (ଶୁଆଟି ବଣିକଙ୍କୁ କେଉଁଥିରେ ଖୁସି କରୁଥିଲା...)
Answer: The parrot pleased the merchant with (C) stories and (D) songs.
🪙 4️⃣ Was the parrot happy in the gold cage ?
(ସୁନା ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀ ଭିତରେ ଶୁଆଟି ଖୁସି ଥିଲା କି ?)
Answer: No, the parrot was not happy in the gold cage; deep inside, it longed for the open skies and green trees.
☁️ 5️⃣ What did it really want ? (ଏହା ପ୍ରକୃତରେ କ’ଣ ଚାହୁଁଥିଲା ?)
Answer: It really wanted to taste the joy of flying in the open sky.
💼 6️⃣ The merchant had to travel far away. What for ? (ବଣିକଙ୍କୁ ବହୁତ ଦୂରକୁ ଯାତ୍ରା କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିଥିଲା | କାହିଁକି ?)
Answer: The merchant had to travel far away for business.
🌶️ 7️⃣ The parrot was fond of .......................and .......................
(ଶୁଆଟି ................... ଏବଂ ................... ଖାଇବାକୁ ଭଲ ପାଉଥିଲା |)
Answer: The parrot was fond of tender fruits and chillies.
cages 8️⃣ Did the merchant let the parrot go away ? Why ?
(ବଣିକ ଜଣକ ଶୁଆକୁ ଛାଡିଦେଲେ କି ? କାହିଁକି ?)
Answer: No, the merchant did not let the parrot go away because the bird was very dear to him, and he could not bear to let it go.
👋 9️⃣ Who sent greetings ? To whom ?
(କିଏ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ପଠାଇଥିଲା ? କାହାକୁ ?)
Answer: The caged parrot sent greetings to its friends (a flight of parrots) in the jungle.
🤔 1️⃣0️⃣ If you were the merchant, would you let the parrot fly away ?
(ଯଦି ତୁମେ ବଣିକ ହୋଇଥାଆନ୍ତ, ତେବେ କ’ଣ ତୁମେ ଶୁଆଟିକୁ ଉଡ଼ିଯିବାକୁ ଦେଇଥାଆନ୍ତ ?)
Answer: Yes, if I were the merchant, I would let the parrot fly away because freedom is precious for every living being, and birds belong in the open sky.
🧠 1️⃣1️⃣ Which parrot in the story was wise ?
(କାହାଣୀରେ କେଉଁ ଶୁଆଟି ଜ୍ଞାନୀ (ଚତୁର) ଥିଲା ?)
(A) the parrot in the cage (B) both of the parrots (C) the parrot in the forest
(D) none of the parrots Tick (✓) correct words.
Answer: ☑️ (B) both of the parrots (The forest parrot was wise enough to demonstrate how to escape by faking its death, and the caged parrot was wise enough to understand the hidden message and act on it.)
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🗣️ Let us Listen and Speak
🦅 1️⃣ (i) Bird sanctuaries protect .................................... in danger. (ପକ୍ଷୀ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ ବିପଦରେ ଥିବା ................. କୁ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଦିଏ |) Answer: birds and their species
🇮🇳 2️⃣ (ii) India has about .................................... number of bird sanctuaries. (ଭାରତରେ ପ୍ରାୟ ................. ସଂଖ୍ୟକ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ ଅଛି |) Answer: 72 (or more than 72)
🏛️ 3️⃣ (iii) (a) Name: the oldest bird Sanctuary in India. (ନାମ ଲେଖ: ଭାରତର ସର୍ବପୁରାତନ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ |) Answer: Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
🦚 4️⃣ (iii) (b) Name: the largest bird Sanctuary in India. (ନାମ ଲେଖ: ଭାରତର ବୃହତ୍ତମ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ |) Answer: Bharatpur Bird sanctuary
🦩 5️⃣ (iii) (c) Name: the famous bird Sanctuary in Odisha. (ନାମ ଲେଖ: ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ |) Answer: Nalbana Bird Sanctuary
📖 Let us Read
📖 1️⃣ Read the story and tick (✓) in the box for the right sentences and cross (✗) for the wrong sentences.
(କାହାଣୀଟି ପଢ଼ ଏବଂ ସଠିକ୍ ବାକ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ବାକ୍ସରେ ଠିକ୍ (✓) ଚିହ୍ନ ଓ ଭୁଲ ବାକ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ କ୍ରସ୍ (✗) ଚିହ୍ନ ଦିଅ |)
🦜 (i) The rich merchant kept the parrot in an iron cage. (ଧନୀ ବଣିକ ଶୁଆଟିକୁ ଏକ ଲୁହା ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀରେ ରଖିଥିଲେ |)
Answer: ✗ (Cross) (The cage was made of gold.)
😔 (ii) The parrot was not happy in the cage. (ଶୁଆଟି ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀ ଭିତରେ ଖୁସି ନଥିଲା |)
Answer: ✓ (Tick)
🎁 (iii) The parrot sent gifts for other parrots. (ଶୁଆଟି ଅନ୍ୟ ଶୁଆମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଉପହାର ପଠାଇଥିଲା |)
Answer: ✗ (Cross) (It sent greetings, not gifts.)
🌳 (iv) The parrot in the forest fell to the ground and died. (ଜଙ୍ଗଲରେ ଥିବା ଶୁଆଟି ତଳେ ପଡ଼ିଯାଇ ମରିଗଲା |)
Answer: ✗ (Cross) (It was only pretending to show how to escape.)
🧠 (v) The parrot in the forest was wiser than the parrot in the cage. (ଜଙ୍ଗଲରେ ଥିବା ଶୁଆଟି ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀରେ ଥିବା ଶୁଆଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ (ଚତୁର) ଥିଲା |)
Answer: ✗ (Cross) (Both parrots were wise.)
💖 (vi) The merchant looked after the parrot well. (ବଣିକ ଜଣକ ଶୁଆଟିର ଭଲ ଯତ୍ନ ନେଉଥିଲେ |)
Answer: ✓ (Tick)
🪑 (vii) The merchant put the Warm body of the parrot on a chair. (ବଣିକ ଜଣକ ଶୁଆର ଉଷୁମ ଶରୀରକୁ ଏକ ଚୌକି ଉପରେ ରଖିଲେ |)
Answer: ✗ (Cross) (He placed it on the windowsill.)
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📖 Let us Read (Continued)
🗣️ 2️⃣ Match the characters (Who) in Column - A with their statements (What) given in Column-B. (କଲମ୍-A ରେ ଥିବା ଚରିତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ (କିଏ) କଲମ୍-B ରେ ଦିଆଯାଇଥିବା ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଉକ୍ତି (କ'ଣ) ସହିତ ମିଳାଅ |)
Answers (Matched Items):
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🧑 Merchant (ବଣିକ)
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"You are very dear to me."
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"It has sent greetings for you all."
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"I cannot bear to let you go away."
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🦜 The parrot in the cage (ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀରେ ଥିବା ଶୁଆ)
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"want to taste the joy of flying in the sky."
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"My friend showed me how I could escape."
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🌳 The parrot in the forest (ଜଙ୍ଗଲରେ ଥିବା ଶୁଆ)
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(Note: Based on the story, the parrot in the forest did not speak any of these statements; it only dropped like a stone.)
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🖼️ 3️⃣ Read the text again. You can find four pictures given for four situations. The situations are given below in a table. Write the picture number in the blank boxes. (ପାଠ୍ୟଟିକୁ ପୁଣି ପଢ଼ | ଚାରୋଟି ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ପାଇଁ ତୁମେ ଚାରୋଟି ଚିତ୍ର ପାଇପାରିବ | ପରିସ୍ଥିତିଗୁଡ଼ିକ ତଳେ ଏକ ସାରଣୀରେ ଦିଆଯାଇଛି | ଖାଲି ବାକ୍ସରେ ଚିତ୍ରର ନମ୍ବର ଲେଖ |)
(Based on the sequence of pictures in the story pages 76-79)
Answers:
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🌳 One parrot dropped like a stone from the tree and fell on the ground. Answer: 3
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🧑 The merchant said to the parrot that he could not bear to let him go away. Answer: 2
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🕊️ The parrot became free and flew in the sky happily. Answer: 4
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🗣️ The merchant asked the parrot what he should bring for him. Answer: 1
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✍️ Let us Write
🔢 1️⃣ Here are some groups of words from the story, 'The Wise Parrot'. But they are not in correct order. Arrange them as you see them in the story. Write the serial number in the box. (ଏଠାରେ 'The Wise Parrot' କାହାଣୀରୁ କିଛି ଶବ୍ଦାବଳୀ ଦିଆଯାଇଛି | କିନ୍ତୁ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସଠିକ୍ କ୍ରମରେ ନାହିଁ | କାହାଣୀରେ ଥିବା କ୍ରମ ଅନୁସାରେ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ସଜାଅ | ବାକ୍ସରେ କ୍ରମିକ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଲେଖ |)
| Groups of words | Answer (Serial No.) |
| one parrot fell to the ground |
5
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| seemed dead |
8
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| parrot in a golden cage |
1
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| flew off into the sky |
10
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| pet parrot got the sad news |
6
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| greetings to his friends |
3
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| fell to the floor of the cage |
7
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| not happy |
2
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| heard the message |
4
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| put the body of the bird on the windowsill |
9
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🔗 2️⃣ Match the word groups under 'A' with the words under 'B' correctly.
('A' ସ୍ତମ୍ଭରେ ଥିବା ଶବ୍ଦଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ 'B' ସ୍ତମ୍ଭରେ ଥିବା ସଠିକ୍ ଶବ୍ଦ ସହିତ ମିଳାଅ |)
Answers (Matched pairs):
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🦜 a flight of ➔ parrots
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🐺 a pack of ➔ wolves
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💐 a bouquet of ➔ flowers
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🐜 an army of ➔ ants
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🐑 a flock of ➔ sheep
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🔑 a bunch of ➔ keys
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🐝 a swarm of ➔ bees
Based on the provided image "image_8462e7.png", here is the grammar exercise complete with the instructional text, questions, Odia translation for the instruction, and the filled-in answers.
✍️ Let us Write (Grammar)
📖 3️⃣ Read the following rules:
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Birds fly.
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Nikhil flew his kites.
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The parrot has flown away.
The underlined words are different forms of 'fly'. 'Fly' is a verb or action word. We use it in 3 forms. Form 1 is fly, form 2 is flew, form 3 is flown. In other words form 1 is verb 1 (V1), form 2 is verb 2 (V2) and form 3 is verb 3 (V3). Every English verb has 3 forms – V1, V2, V3 In sentence 3, V3 of 'fly' is used after 'has'. V3 is usually used after has/have/had.
📝 Use 3rd form of the verb in brackets and complete the sentences.
(ବନ୍ଧନୀରେ ଥିବା କ୍ରିୟାର ତୃତୀୟ ରୂପ (V_3) ବ୍ୟବହାର କର ଏବଂ ବାକ୍ୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପୂରଣ କର |)
📚 (i) I have finished (finish) my homework.
🎁 (ii) My friend has sent (send) me a gift.
🍯 (iii) I have tasted (taste) honey.
✉️ (iv) Aditya has written (write) a letter to his friend.
👨🏫 (v) Mr. Mohanty has taught (teach) us English.
🖊️ (vi) My father has bought (buy) a pen for me.
🏏 (vii) We have played (play) cricket.
✍️ Let us Write (Grammar Continued)
🧩 4️⃣ The following words have been rearranged into sentences. Choose the correct option and put a tick (✓) mark.
(ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ଶବ୍ଦଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବାକ୍ୟରେ ସଜାଯାଇଛି | ସଠିକ୍ ବିକଳ୍ପ ବାଛ ଏବଂ ଠିକ୍ (✓) ଚିହ୍ନ ଦିଅ |)
🐅 (i) hunts/ night / the / silently / tiger / at
Options:
a. The tiger hunts silently at night. b. Tiger hunts the silently at night. c. Hunts the tiger at night silently. Answer: ☑️ a. The tiger hunts silently at night.
🐘 (ii) elephants / in / forests / live / large / groups / in
Options:
a. Elephants live large in groups forests. b. In groups large elephants live in forests. c. Elephants live in large groups in forests. Answer: ☑️ c. Elephants live in large groups in forests.
🕸️ (iii) web / a / spider / carefully / its / weaves
Options:
a. A spider carefully weaves its web.
b. Spider carefully weaves its web a.
c. Carefully a spider weaves web its.
Answer: ☑️ a. A spider carefully weaves its web.
🐊 (iv) crocodile / waits / the silently / river bank / the / near
Options:
a. Crocodile waits the silently the near river bank.
b. The silently crocodile waits near the river bank.
c. The crocodile waits silently near the river bank.
Answer: ☑️ c. The crocodile waits silently near the river bank.
🐢 (v) a / swims / turtle / slowly / in / ocean / the
Options:
a. A turtle swims slowly in the ocean.
b. Swims turtle slowly an ocean in.
c. The ocean swims a slowly turtle in.
Answer: ☑️ a. A turtle swims slowly in the ocean.
✍️ Let us Write
📝 5️⃣ Write answers to the following questions, each in a short sentence or two.
(ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନଗୁଡ଼ିକର ଉତ୍ତର ଗୋଟିଏ କିମ୍ବା ଦୁଇଟି ଛୋଟ ବାକ୍ୟରେ ଲେଖ |)
🦜 (i) What was the parrot like ?
(ଶୁଆଟି କିପରି ଥିଲା ?)
Answer: The parrot was bright, talkative, and had a sharp mind.
😊 (ii) What did the parrot do to make its master happy ?
(ଶୁଆଟି ତାର ମାଲିକକୁ ଖୁସି କରିବା ପାଇଁ କ’ଣ କରୁଥିଲା ?) Answer: The parrot pleased its master with stories and songs.
🌶️ (iii) What did the merchant give the parrot to eat ?
(ବଣିକ ଜଣକ ଶୁଆକୁ କ’ଣ ଖାଇବାକୁ ଦେଉଥିଲେ ?)
Answer: The merchant gave the parrot tender fruits and chillies to eat.
🌳 (iv) Who did the merchant see in the forest ?
(ବଣିକ ଜଣକ ଜଙ୍ଗଲରେ କାହାକୁ ଦେଖିଲେ ?)
Answer: The merchant saw a flight of parrots in the forest.
🔓 (v) Who helped the parrot to be free from the cage ?
(ଶୁଆକୁ ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହେବା ପାଇଁ କିଏ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କଲା ?)
Answer: The parrot's friend in the forest helped it by showing it how to escape.