NCERT Solutions for Chapter 13 (Poem) Topsy-Turvy Land Class 5 English Marigold
In this poem, we are taken to a world where everything is
upside down. There is nothing ordinary about this strange land. We live in a
world where everything is the opposite of ordinary, which makes the poem a
unique way to glimpse the ‘normal’ we experience every day. This poem offers a
different perspective on what ‘normal’ actually is by telling us what a
topsy-turvy land looks like.
Chapter Name | Topsy-Turvy Land NCERT Solutions |
Class | CBSE Class 5 |
Textbook Name | Marigold |
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Page No 112:
Question 1: When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?
Answer
The children go to school at night in Topsy-turvy land.
Page No 112:
Question 2: In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then
where do the boats travel? How should it rightly be?
Answer
If buses travel on the sea, the boats travel up and down the
streets. Boats should rightly be in still water.
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Question 3: The Topsy Turvy land is very different
from our land. Let's draw a comparison by filling in sentences wherever
needed.
Topsy-turvy
Land Our land
(i) People walk on their heads. (i) _________
(ii) _________ (ii)
The buses run on land.
(iii) They wear their hats on feet. (iii) ________
(iv) _________ (iv) Boats sail in the sea.
(v) People pay for what they don't get. (v) _________
Answer
Topsy-turvy Land
Our land
(i) People walk on their heads. (i) People walk on
their feet.
(ii) The buses run on the sea. (ii) The buses run on
land.
(iii) They wear their hats on feet. (iii) They wear their hats
on head.
(iv) Boats run on the streets. (iv) Boats sail in the
sea.
(v) People pay for what they don't get. (v) People pay for what they get.
Page No 113:
Question 1: Fun with sounds
Pleasure
treasure measure
Wear
tear
Stare where
planned
canned scanned strand
topsy-turvy hurly-burly curly-whirly
Answer
Disclaimer: Students are advised to practice this on
their own.
Page No 113:
Question 1: The words in the sentences are jumbled here.
Rearrange them to make meaningful sentences. Words that begin with a capital
letter are the first word of the sentence.
(i) Renu naughty is a girl.
(ii) untidy room Her always is.
(iii) mother Her advises her clean to it.
(iv) never listens She her mother to.
(v) kind of What child a you are?
Answer
(i) Renu is a naughty girl.
(ii) Her room is always untidy.
(iii) Her mother advises her to clean it.
(iv) She never listens to her mother.
(v) What kind of a child are you?
Page No 113:
Question 2: Can you tell of some things that go
topsy-turvy at home and
there is disorder?
Answer
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are
advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and
observations.
Things go topsy-turvy when guests come at my home and put
the things in an incorrect order.
Page No 114:
Question 1: Write five things that you do at home to make
your home look neat and clean.
(i) __________
(ii) __________
(iii) __________
(iv) __________
(v) ___________
Answer
(i) I sweep the floor two times in a day.
(ii) I mop the floor.
(iii) I arrange the household things in proper order.
(iv) I spray air freshener in all the rooms.
(v) I wipe down the mirror.
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Question 2: Let's imagine a topsy-turvy scene and
describe it in the lines below.
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Answer
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are
advised to write the answer based on their experiences and observations.
One day when I was studying late night for my exams, I saw
that the books were flying in my room. The lamp was singing a melodious song.
Suddenly, the lights started blinking and there was rain outside. The table was
running after the chair. The chair was playing a guitar. The topsy turvy scene
blew my mind off.
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Question 3: Two stories got mixed up. Sort them out and
write them in the appropriate boxes.
• We thought the lion had eaten someone.
• Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took
him over the treetops.
• He saw a shoe in the lion's cage.
• Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.
• Our class had gone to the zoo.
• Puran was flying the brand new kite in the
park.
• Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the
Director of the ZOO.
• Puran was frightened and excited.
• The lion had not eaten anyone, because the shoe was
one of the lion's toys.
The magic kit
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Who Did the Lion Eat?
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Disclaimer: Kindly refer the textbook for the images.
Answer
• The magic kite
1) Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park.
2) Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him over the treetops.
3)
Puran was frightened and excited.
Who did the Lion eat?
1) Our class had gone to the zoo.
2) He saw a shoe in the lion's cage.
3) We thought the lion had eaten someone.
4) Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the director of the zoo.
5) The lion had not
eaten anyone, because the shoe was one of the lion's toys.