NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Unit 2 Chapter 2 Flying Together

Class 5 English Chapter 2 Flying Together Questions From Textbook Solved

Let’s Read
Question 1.
Where did the geese live?
हंस कहाँ रहते थे?
Answer:
The geese lived in the leafy branches of a tall tree.

Question 2.
Why did the old bird advise the other birds to destroy the creeper?
वृद्ध पक्षी ने अन्य पक्षियों को बेल नष्ट करने की सलाह क्यों दी?
Answer:
The old bird advised the other birds to destroy the creeper because it could help a hunter to climb up the tree and kill all of them.

Question 3.
Why did the geese cry, “Help Help”?
हंस क्यों चिल्ला रहे थे, “बचाओ, बचाओ”?
Answer:
The geese cried for help because they were trapped in the hunter’s net.

Question 4.
What did the hunter do when he thought that the geese were dead?
जब शिकारी को पता चला कि सभी हंस मरे हुए हैं तो उसने क्या किया?
Answer:
He threw them out of the net one by one.

Question 5.
Why did the geese pretend to be dead?
हंस मरने का दिखावा क्यों किए?
Answer:
The geese pretended to be dead so that the hunter would leave them safely.

Question 6.
Describe one incident when you got into trouble because you did not do your work on time.
Answer:
I had to participate in a quiz contest to be held on the occasion of Children’s Day. As there was one week to come to that auspicious day, I got relaxed and didn’t touch any of the reference books. My mother kept on telling me to consult a few books for the contest but I didn’t pay any attention to her advice. I had full confidence in myself. I thought the day before the contest would be enough for the preparation. When that day came, I got severe headache. I could not go through any book. Although I participated in the contest, I did nothing. I felt ashamed of myself.
State whether the following statements are True or False.
1. The tree was the house of a flock of parrots.
2. The wise old bird wanted the creeper to be destroyed.
3. The hunter climbed the tree with the help of a ladder.
4. When caught in the net the foolish birds began to weep.
5. The wise old bird helped them to escape.
Answer:
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

Let’s Listen
Listen to the following paragraph.
निम्नलिखित अनुच्छेद को पढ़िए।

The Ant and the Dove
On his way home, an ant saw a sparkling fountain. He crawled on to its wall to take a closer look.
Suddenly he slipped and fell into the water. He gurgled and panicked and waved his legs in the air. “Help! I can’t swim.” he cried. Luckily, just at that moment, a friendly dove flew by. She saw that the tiny ant was drowning and quickly flew to a nearby tree.
She pulled off a leaf and let it glide down to the ant. “Here you are,” she cooed, and flew away. (Adapted from Aesop’s Fables)
(i) Why do you think the dove helped the ant?
(ii) How do you think the ant felt on finding the leaf?
(iii) Have you ever been in trouble like the ant? Did anyone help you?
Answer:
(i) I think the dove helped the ant because she was friendly by nature and so took pity on the tiny ant.
(ii) On finding the leaf the ant would have felt very happy. She would have also felt thankful to the dove.
(iii) Once I got lost in a fair. I got panicked. I requested several persons, to give me their mobile for a while so that I may call to my father. But no one helped me. In the last I went to a policeman and gave him my father’s mobile number. The policeman contacted with my father and told him to pick me up from the main gate of the compound where the fair was held.

Let’s Talk
Question 1.
Work in pairs.
जोड़े बनाकर काम कीजिए।
Ask your friend questions about all the things he does.
Use question words such as where, what, how, who, when, why. One is done for you.
अपने मित्र से उन सभी चीजों के बारे में प्रश्न पूछिए जो वह करता है।
Where, what, how, who, when, why जैसे प्रश्नावाचक शब्दों का प्रयोग कीजिए| आपकी सहायता के लिए एक किया गया है।
Anu : I watch TV in the evening.
Amit : When do you watch TV?
Anu : I play games.
Amit : __________
Anu : I collect stamps.
Amit : ________
Anu
Anu : I play in the ground.
Amit : __________
Anu : On Sunday I go shopping.
Amit : ___________
Answer:
Anu : I watch TV in the evening.
Amit : When do you watch TV?
Anu : I play games.
Amit : What do you play?
Anu : I collect stamps.
Amit : What do you collect?
Anu : I play in the ground.
Amit : Where do you play?
Anu : On Sunday I go shopping.
Amit : What do you do on Sunday?
Or
When do you go shopping?

Question 2.
Answer these questions about yourself.
अपने बारे में इन प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए।
(i) What is your name?
(ii) What languages do you speak?
(iii) How old are you?
(iv) Which is your favourite food?
(v) Where did you go yesterday?
(vi) Which country do you belong to?
(vii) When do you go to sleep?
(viii) Why do you drink milk?
Answer:
(i) My name is Anshu.
(ii) I speak Hindi and English.
(iii) I am ten years old.
(iv) My favourite food is curry and chawal.
(v) Yesterday I went to museum.
(vi) I belong to India.
(vii) I go to sleep at 10 p.m.
(viii) I drink milk to get strong.

Question 3.
In groups of five discuss what you would do if you were caught in the following situations.

• Your friend falls in the playground and is hurt….
• You are trapped in a fire…
• You are stuck in a traffic jam…

Answer:

• I’ll lift him and give him first aid.
• I’ll call for help.
• I’ll wait patiently for the jam to be cleared.

Let’s Write
Question 1.
The words in the clouds describe something or someone in the story. Name them in the blanks provided.
बादलों में जो शब्द दिए गए हैं वे किसी चीज या व्यक्ति का वर्णन करते हैं। दिए गए रिक्त स्थानों में उनका नाम लिखिए।

Answer:

Make sentences of your own with the words given in the clouds.
बादलों में दिए गए शब्दों से वाक्य बनाइए।

• Wise : The king was very wise.
• Careless : We should not be careless.
• Thick and strong : The creeper was thick and strong.
• Foolish : The foolish can be trapped easily.
• Tall : A tall building was standing in front of the playground.

Question 2.
Here are some answers about the given picture.

(i) The colour of the ant is black.
(ii) It lives on land.
(iii) It has two long antennae.
(iv) It crawls on the ground.
(v) It eats sugar.
Now frame questions for the above answers.
अब ऊपर दिए गए उत्तरों के लिए प्रश्न बनाइए।
Answer:
(i) What is the colour of the ant?
(ii) Where does it live?
(iii) How many antenne does it have?
(iv) How dose it move on the ground?
(v) What does it eat?

Question 3.
Fill in the blanks with the prepositions such as to, at, off, on, in, into, with. One has been done for you.
(i) This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
(ii) He noticed the creeper ______ the foot of the tree.
(iii) “It would be a pity ______ destroy it now.”
(iv) As they flew ______ the tree they were trapped.
(v) The boy ran ______ the dog.
(vi) The frogs jumped ______ the well.
(vii) The girl was thrilled ______ see her new bicycle.
(viii) The birds were caught ______ the net.
(ix) The children walked ______ the bridge.
Answer:
(ii) at
(iii) to
(iv) into
(v) with
(vi) into
(vii) to
(viii) in
(ix) over

Question 4.
Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.
बॉक्स में से उपयुक्त शब्द चुनकर अनुच्छेद पूरा कीजिए।

One day, as I was walking ______ the bank of the river, I saw my friend running ______ the field. He was calling my name and waving ______ me. I stopped and waited. ______ sometime he reached where I was standing.
He said, “I went all ______ the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share ______ you. Do you remember the old house ______ the neem tree? Guess who is moving ______ house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks ______ him.”
Answer:
along, across, to, After, around, with, next to, into, from.

Question 5.
Fill in the blanks given below with question words.
नीचे दिए गए रिक्त स्थानों को प्रश्नवाचक शब्दों से भरिए।
For example, where do you live?
(i) ______ do you play?
(ii) ______ do you get up?
(iii) ______ do you have for breakfast?
(iv) ______ do you go to school?
(v) ______ do you like best in the school-game, art or music?
(vi) ______ is your birthday?
(vii) ______ do you want for your birthday?
Answer:
(i) What
(ii) When
(iii) What
(iv) When
(v) What
(vi) When
(vii) What

Question 6.
Reference to context.

Draw pictures of the speakers of the above lines.
उपरोक्त पंक्तियों के वक्ताओं के चित्र बनाइए।
Answer:
1.

• the geese
• to the old wise bird .
• when the old wise bird told them to destroy the newly-grown creeper.

2.

• the hunger
• to himself
• when he came to the tree in the forest.

Fun Time
Students should themselves draw the pictures.
Proverbs are short, wise sayings. For example Look before you leap. This means that we should think carefully before we take any action. Here are some popular English proverbs. Read them aloud together and discuss what each could mean.

• Old is gold.
• As you sow so shall you reap.
• Unity is strength.
• United we stand divided we fall.
• A friend in need is a friend indeed.

कहावतें संक्षिप्त और ज्ञानवर्धक होती हैं। उदाहरण के लिए-छलांग लगाने से पहले देखो। इसका अर्थ है कि कोई काम करने से पहले हमें अच्छी तरह सोच-विचार लेना चाहिए। यहाँ पर कुछ लोकप्रिय अंग्रेजी कहावतें दी जा रही हैं। उन्हें एक साथ जोर से पढ़िए और चर्चा कीजिए कि प्रत्येक का क्या अर्थ हो सकता है।
Answer:

• Old is gold-One who is in my contact from a long time is more reliable or worthier than others.
• As you sow so shall you reap—You will have to bear the consequences (good or bad) of your action.
• Unity is strength–If we are together we will be strong enough to overcome any problem.
• United we stand divided we fall—If we are together we win, if not we lose.
• A friend in need is a friend indeed—A friend who gives you help when you need is a true friend.

Question 2.
Look at this proverb : A stitch in time saves nine.
(i) Discuss what it means. Can you think of events/happenings in life where this idiom can be used?
(ii) Write down your story or the event. Then read the paragraph to your neighbour.
इस कहावत पर नजर डालिएः समय पर कोई काम करने से हम बहुत तरह की परेशानियों से बच जाते हैं।
(i) चर्चा करें कि इसका अर्थ क्या होता है। क्या आप अपने जीवन की उन घटनाओं के बारे में सोच सकते हैं, जहाँ इस कहावत को प्रयुक्त किया जा सकता है।
(ii) अपनी कहानी अथवा घटना को लिखें। उसके बाद अनुच्छेद को अपने पड़ोसियों के सामने पढ़िए।

The Clap Word Game
Question 3.
Let us play the clap word game.
Where the word produces one should, clap once, as in ‘creep’.
Clap twice if the word can be broken up into two syllables as in cree-per, and thrice as in to-mo-rrow.

Answer:
Do it yourself with the help of your teacher.

Flying Together Summary In English

A flock of wild geese lived in the leafy branches of a tall tree. One of the geese was a wise old bird. He became worried to see the small creeper that was growing at the foot of the tree. He told the other birds to destroy it otherwise it might cause problems for them. But the birds did not pay attention to his advice.

The creeper grew strong and thick in a due course. It began winding up the tree. One day, a hunter came and climbed up the tree with the help of the creeper. He got to the top and spread his net there to trap the geese. The geese were easily trapped. They began to cry to become free. The wise old bird came to their help. On his advice all the geese pretended to be dead. In the morning, the hunter came to the tree and climbed up. He saw all the geese lying still in the net. He took them to be dead and threw them out of the net one by one. When the last goose was thrown away, they all got up, flapped their wings and flew away.

Flying Together Summary In Hindi

जंगली हंसों का एक दल एक ऊँचे वृक्ष के पत्तेदार शाखाओं में रहता था। उनमें से एक हंस बूढ़ा और बुद्धिमान था। वह पेड़ के नीचे पनप (उग) रही एक छोटी-सी बेल को देखकर चिंतित हो गया। उसने अन्य पक्षियों से उसे उखाड़ फेंकने को कहा क्योंकि वह (बेल) उनके लिए समस्या खड़ी कर सकती है। लेकिन उन्होंने उसकी सलाह पर जरा भी ध्यान नहीं दिया। समय बीतने के साथ-साथ वह बेल काफी मजबूत और घनी हो गई। वह पेड़ को चारों तरफ से जकड़ लिया। एक दिन एक शिकारी आया और मजबूत बेल के सहारे पेड़ पर चढ़ गया। वहाँ उसने अपना जाल हंसों को फंसाने के लिए फैला दिया। हंस जाल में फंस गए और स्वतंत्र होने के लिए चीखने-चिल्लाने लगे। बूढ़ा बुद्धिमान पक्षी उनकी सहायता के लिए आगे आया। उसकी सलाह पर सभी हंसों ने मृत होने का झूठा दिखावा किया। सुबह होने पर शिकारी पेड़ के पास आया और उस पर चढ़ गया। उसने जाल के अंदर सभी हंसों को अचल लेटे हुए पाया। उसने उन्हें मृत घोषित कर दिया और एक-एक करके जाल में से बाहर फेंक दिया। जब अंतिम हंस फेंका गया तो सभी अपने पंख फड़फड़ाए उठ गए और उड़ गए।

Class 5 English Chapter 2 Flying Together Hindi Translation Of The Lesson

1. Deep in a forest stood a very tall tree. Its leafy branches spread out like strong arms.
This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese. They felt safe there. One of the geese was a wise old bird.
He noticed a small creeper at the foot of the tree. He spoke to the other birds about it.
“Do you see that creeper?” he said to them. “Let us destroy it”. “Why must we destroy it?” asked the geese in surprise. “It is so small. What harm can it do?”
“My friends,” replied the wise old bird, “that little creeper will soon grow. As it creeps up this tree, it will become thick and strong.”
“What of that?” asked the geese. “What harm can a creeper do us?”.
Word-Meanings-Spread out (स्प्रेड आउट)–फैला हुआ। Flock (फ्लॉक)–group, समूह, झुंड। Noticed (नोटिश्ड) saw, देखा। Creeper (क्रीपर)-a plant that grows along a tree, बेल, लता। Destroy (डेस्ट्रॉय)–break down, नष्ट कर देना। Replied (रिप्लाइड)-answered, जवाब दिया। ।
अनुवाद : घने जंगल में एक काफी ऊँचा पेड़ था। उसकी पत्तीदार शाखाएँ मजबूत बाजुओं की तरह फैली हुई थीं। इस पेड़ पर जंगली हंसों का एक झुंड रहता था। वहाँ वे सुरक्षित महसूस करते थे। उनमें से एक हंस बूढ़ा और बुद्धिमान था। उसने पेड़ के नीचे एक छोटी बेल को देखा। उसने उसके बारे में अन्य पक्षियों को बताया। “क्या तुम सब उस बेल को देख रहे हो?” उसने पक्षियों से कहा। “आओ हम उसे नष्ट कर दें।” “हमें उसे नष्ट क्यों करना चाहिए?” हंसों ने आश्चर्य से पूछा। “यह इतनी छोटी है। यह हमें क्या नुकसान पहुँचा सकती है?” “मेरे दोस्त,” बुद्धिमान बूढ़ा पक्षी बोला, वह छोटी बेल बहुत जल्दी बड़ी हो जाएगी। जैसे-जैसे वह पेड़ पर चढ़ेगी, वह घनी और मजबूत होती जाएगी।” “तो उससे क्या?” हंसों ने कहा। एक बेल हमारा क्या नुकसान कर सकती है?”

2. “Don’t you see?” replied the wise bird, “with the help of that creeper, it will be possible for someone to climb this tree. A hunter can come up and kill us all.”
“Well there’s no hurry,” they replied, “the creeper is very small. It would be a pity to destroy it now.”
“Destroy the creeper while it is still young,” the old bird advised. “Now it is tender and you can cut it easily. Later it will become hard and you will not be able to cut it.”
“We’ll see, we’ll see,” answered the birds. But they did not destroy the creeper.
Word-Meanings-Hurry (हरि)–जल्दी करना। Pity (पिटी)—a matter of sorrow, दुःखद। Advised (एडवाइस्ड) suggested, सलाह दिया। Tender (टेन्डर) soft, कोमल।
अनुवाद : “क्या तुम नहीं देखते” बुद्धिमान पक्षी ने जवाब दिया, “उस बेल के सहारे हो सकता है कि कोई इस पेड़ पर चढ़ जाए। कोई शिकारी ऊपर चढ़कर हमें जान से मार सकता है। “अच्छा, कोई जल्दी नहीं है, उन्होंने कहा, “बेल बहुत छोटी है। इसे अभी नष्ट करना दुःखद होगा।” “बेल जब बहुत छोटी है उसी समय उसे नष्ट कर दो।” बूढ़े पक्षी ने सलाह दी। “अभी यह कोमल है और तुम इसे आसानी से काट सकते हो। बाद में यह सख्त हो जाएगी और तब इसे काटना मुश्किल हो जाएगा।” “हम देख लेंगे, हम देख लेंगे,” पक्षियों ने जवाब दिया। लेकिन उन्होंने उस बेल को नष्ट नहीं किया।

3. They forgot the wise old bird’s advice. As the creeper grew, it began winding it’s way up the tree.
Stronger and stronger it became, until it was as strong as a thick rope.
One morning when the geese had gone out in search of food, a hunter came to the forest.
“So this is where the wild geese live,” he said to himself. “When they come back in the evening, I shall catch them.”
Word-Meanings-Winding up (वाइंडिंग उप )-wrapping closely around something, लपेटना। Rope (रोप) रस्सी।
अनुवाद : वे बुद्धिमान बूढ़े पक्षी की सलाह भूल गए। जैसे-जैसे बेल बड़ी होने लगी, वह पेड़ से लिपटकर ऊपर की ओर अपना रास्ता बनाती गई। वह मजबूत बनती गई और एक दिन मोटी रस्सी की भांति मजबूत बन गई। एक सुबह को जब हंस भोजन की तलाश में बाहर गए हुए थे, एक शिकारी उस जंगल में आया। “तो यहीं पर हंस रहते हैं,” उसने अपने आप से कहा। “जब वे शाम में लौटेंगे तो मैं उन्हें पकड़ लूंगा।”

4. The hunter climbed up the tree with the help of the creeper. He got to the top and spread his net there. Then he climbed down and went away In the evening, the geese returned home. They did not notice the net. As they flew into the tree, they were trapped. They struggled hard to get out, but could not.
“Help! Help!” cried the geese. “We are caught in the hunter’s net. Oh! What shall we do?”
Word-Meanings-Returned (रिटन्ड) came back, लौटे, वापस आए। Trapped (ट्रैप्ड)caught, फंस गए। Struggled (स्ट्रगल्ड) tried hard, संघर्ष किए। Get out (गेट आउट)—come out, बाहर आना।
अनुवाद : शिकारी बेल के सहारे पेड़ पर चढ़ गया। वह चोटी पर पहुँच गया और अपना जाल वहाँ फैला दिया। उसके बाद वह नीचे उतर गया और चला गया। शाम में हंस घर लौटे। उन्होंने जाल पर ध्यान नहीं दिया। जैसे ही वे पेड़ पर उड़े, फंस गए। जाल से बाहर आने के लिए उन्होंने बहुत संघर्ष किया, किन्तु बाहर आ नहीं सके। “बचाओ, बचाओ,” हंस चीख पड़े। हम सभी शिकारी के जाल में फंस गए हैं। ओह! अब हम क्या करें?”

5. “Don’t make a fuss now,” said the wise old bird. “Long ago I told you to destroy the creeper, but you did not. Now see what has happened. Tomorrow morning the hunter will come back and kill us all,”
“We were foolish,” wept the birds. “We are very sorry we did not listen to you. Please tell us what to do?”
“Then listen carefully,” replied the wise bird. “When the hunter comes you must all pretend to be dead. Just lie still. The hunter will not harm dead birds. He will throw us to the ground. It will then be easy for him to climb down, collect the dead birds, and take them home. When the last of us has been thrown down, we must quickly get up and fly away.”
Word-Meanings-Make a fuss (मेक अ फस)–बकवास करना। Pretend (प्रिटेन्ड) show falsely, झूठा दिखावा करना। Collect (कलेक्ट) gather, इकट्ठा करना।
अनुवाद : “अब बकवास मत करो,” बुद्धिमान बूढ़े पक्षी ने कहा। “बहुत पहले मैंने तुम लोगों से बेल नष्ट करने के लिए कहा था लेकिन तुमने उसे नष्ट नहीं किया। अब देखो क्या हो गया। कल सुबह शिकारी वापस आएगा और हम सभी को मार डालेगा।” “हम लोग मूर्ख थे,” पक्षी रो पड़े, हमें दुःख है कि हमने आपकी बात नहीं सुनी। कृपया हमें बताइए। कि हम क्या करें?” “तो ध्यान से सुनो,” बुद्धिमान पक्षी ने कहा। “जैसे ही शिकारी आए, तुम सभी मृत होने का दिखावा करना। बिल्कुल अचेत लेटे रहना। शिकारी मृत पक्षियों को नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाएगा। वह हमें नीचे धरती पर फेंक देगा। तब उसके लिए नीचे उतरना आसान, मृत पक्षियों को इकट्ठा करना और उन्हें घर ले जाना आसान हो जाएगा। जब हममें से अंतिम को नीचे फेंक दिया जाएगा, तब हम सभी जल्दी से उठेंगे और उड़ जाएंगे।

6. In the morning the hunter came to the tree and climed up. He looked at the geese in the net.
“They are all dead,” he muttered to himself. He threw them out of the net one by one. The birds lay still until the last one had been thrown down. Then, all at once, they got up, flapped their wings, and flew away.
The hunter was taken by surprise. From the top of the tree he watched all the geese fly away.
Word-Meanings-Muttered (मटंड)-spoke in low voice, बुदबुदाया। Flapped (फ्लैप्ड)—moved up and down with a sharp sound, फड़फड़ाया। Watched (वाच्ड)-saw, देखा।
अनुवाद : सुबह में शिकारी आया और पेड़ पर चढ़ा। उसने जाल में फंसे हँसों पर नजर डाली। “ये तो सभी मरे हुए हैं, वह बुदबुदाया। उसने एक एक करके उन्हें जाल में से बाहर फेंक दिया। पक्षी धरती पर तब तक मृत जैसे पड़े रहे जब तक कि अंतिम हंस को फेंक नहीं दिया गया। फिर, अचानक वे सभी उठ गए, अपने पंखों को फड़फड़ाया और उड़ गए। शिकारी हैरान रह गया। पेड़ की चोटी से उसने सभी हंसों को उड़ते हुए देखा।