NCERT Class 05 Chapters

Sarika collects things like marbles, coins, erasers, etc. She takes some water in a glass and marks the level of water as '0'. She drops 5 marbles in the glass.

Maniratnam is the cashier of king Jayan. His job is to find out the salary of all the people who work for the king.

Yamini did a project ‘Animals and Birds’. She asked each child of her class about one favourite pet animal.

Parth and Gini bought (dried mango slice) from a shop. Both could not make out whose piece was bigger.

What was the length of the smallest pencil you have used? How long is this pencil?

Ramya went to buy sweets. The shopkeeper took a paper cut-out and quickly made a lovely pink box for the sweets.

Ashi is going to India Gate to the Republic Day Parade with the other children of her school. As the children settle down, they hear something about India Gate on the loudspeaker.

Take any number. Now multiply it by 2, 3, 4 ... at every step. Also add 3 to it at each step. Look at the difference in the answer.

The hungry cat is trying to catch Kunjan the mouse. Kunjan is now on the 14th step and it can jump 2 steps at a time. The cat is on the third step.

The dotted line divides the shape into two halves. But if you fold it along the dotted line, the left half does not cover the right half completely.

You must have seen the flag of our country. The top one-third of our flag is saffron (or orange). What is the colour of the middle one-third of the flag?

Measure the side of the square on dotted sheet. Draw as many rectangles as possible using 12 such squares.

Rohini and Mohini are twin sisters. They love doing the same things.

This special poem in three lines is called a Haiku. Such poems about nature are popular in Japan.

Today all the relatives have come to Dhanu’s house to celebrate Dussehra. They have come with their luggage in their bullock - carts. Dhanu’s father is the eldest in the family. So all the festivals are celebrated at their house.

Ashima was sitting near the window and reading. It was windy and there was a lot of dust in the air. Suddenly Ashima sneezed loudly - aaa chhee!

Look at the picture. Where do you think these children are off to, with little bundles on their sticks?

I am a small bajra seed. I have stayed in this beautiful wooden box since 1940. I want to tell you my story. This is a long story – but not mine alone.

Jatryabhai was sitting at the door with his daughter Jhimli. They were waiting for Sidya. It was almost night but Sidya had not come home. Two years back Jatrya’s family came to Mumbai from Sinduri village. Here, they only knew the family of a distant relative.

We read in the newspaper about Afsana and the Nagpada basketball team. We thought of meeting these girls and introducing them to you.

Have you ever thought of people who do this work? What is our responsibility to keep the place clean?

There was a woodcutter. Everyday in the morning he used to go to the forest to cut wood. In the evening he would sell the wood in the city. One day he went deep into the forest. It was a very cold winter. His fingers were becoming numb.

A bad dream

Help! Help! Save me! Aaahhh! Ooooww... There was screaming and shouting everywhere. The ground was shaking and people were running all around.

I am Gaurav Jani and this is ‘Loner ’ - my partner - my motorcycle. But, Loner is never lonely. We are together all the time.

Today, we were going on a school trip to the Adalaj stepwell (baoli), about eighteen kilometres from Ahmedabad. We began counting the vehicles on the road. Some of us counted the bicycles, others counted the buses, cars, and motorcycles. Abraham, who was counting bicycles, soon got bored. There were hardly any bicycles on this highway.

Straight from the heart What do you think the earth looks like? Make a drawing of the earth in your notebook. On your drawing show where you are.

Reached Golconda At last we reached Golconda. We were glad that didi was with us. Didi studies history and we enjoy visiting different places with her.

We were at the mountaineering camp and were very excited. Twenty of us were teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas. There were other women from banks and other institutions.

Blood test Rajat is back at school today. He had been absent for many days. “How are you now?” asked Aarti. “I’m alright,” Rajat replied softy.

Ayesha was waiting for dinner. Today Ammi was making her favourite food - puri and spicy potatoes.

This is a picture of Ghadsisar. Sar means a lake. King Ghadsi of Jaisalmer got it made 650 years ago with the help of the people. All around the lake there are ghats with steps leading to the water, decorated verandahs, large halls, rooms and much more. People came here to celebrate festivals and for programmes of music and dance.

Gopal was waiting for his mausi’s family to visit them. They will be coming the next day for their holidays. He was thinking about all the fun and nice food that he would have with his cousins. Just then his mother called out, "Gopal, before you sleep, remember to soak two small bowls (katoris) of chana (gram)."

Chittibabu and Chinnababu live in Atreyapuram town in Andhra Pradesh. The brothers spend the summer holidays playing in the mango garden, when the trees are full of fruits. They also like to eat unripe mangoes with salt and chilly powder.

Jhumpa ran into the kitchen and caught hold of her mother saying, “Ma, I am not going to eat this bitter karela (bittergourd). Give me gur (jaggery) and roti.” Ma smiled and said, “You ate roti and sugar in the morning.”

I can do something special which I am sure none of you can do! Do you know what? I can play the been! You must be surprised. Yes, I can make snakes dance by playing the been. I have learnt this art from my family members. We people are known as Kalbeliyas.

You were eating in the playground, an eagle flew down and took away your roti. Has this ever happened to you? You dropped something sweet on the ground and within minutes many ants collected around it.

High up in an icy lair Lived a little polar bear Snow white, snow bright was her mane, Malu Bhalu was her name.

Sing a song of people
Walking fast or slow;

Do you like making friends? Do you like to share your things with others?

Have you ever thrown your school bag on your bed? Have you ever left your shoes and socks here and there? Have you ever played with your ball in your room?

Long long ago a Sultan, whose name was Shahriar, ruled over a large kingdom. His queen was a good storyteller. Each night she would tell a story to the king. She narrated ancient Persian and Arabic folk stories.

“In the class discussion Jane, you hardly said a word. We all aired our opinions but from you we barely heard. You sat and stared in silence surrounded by the chatter, Now tell me Jane, and please be plain, is there anything the matter?”

On a school day, you are busy studying, playing and chatting with friends. When you have a holiday from school what do you do?

This short play is about two brothers who are affectionate and respectful to each other. The story also shows that learning from our day to day experiences is as important as what we learn from books in the school.

I have a little shadow that goes

in and out with me.
And what can be the use of him is
more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the
heels up to the head;

Teamwork, teamwork,

Together we can make our dream work.
Then we'll share the joy of what we've done,

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.

What is cold, sweet and creamy, and wonderful to eat? Everyone's favourite treat especially on a hot summer day is an ice cream!

Crying only a little bit is no use. You must cry until your pillow is soaked!