“Buildings to Remember” is the lesson of Textbook “Butterfly” approved by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education for Class 5 Students. Here all the Activity Questions are done by English teachers.

• Where is the Charminar located?

 Answer: Charminar is located at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.

• Which famous palace is located in Murshidabad? 

Answer: Hazarduari is a famous place located in Murshidabad.

• Where is the Golden Temple located? 

Answer: The Golden Temple is located at Amritsar, Punjab

• Which famous monument is situated in Delhi? 

Answer: Qutub Minar is a famous monument which is situated in Delhi.

• Where is the Victoria Memorial situated? 

Answer: The Victoria Memorial is situated in Kolkata.

• Where is Konark Sun Temple situated? 

Answer: Konark Sun Temple is situated in Odisha.

Do you know the name of any other famous monument?

 Answer: Yes, Shahid Minar is a famous monument situated in Kolkata.

ACTIVITY – 1

Complete the table with the information from the text. Work with your partners. One is done for you:

ACTIVITY – 2

Find out with similar meanings from the text:

1) Answered

2) Staring   

3) told

4) Started

5) establish 

6) Carried on

Answer:

Answered = explained

Staring = looking

Started = said

Told = began

Established = build

Carried on = continued

ACTIVITY – 3

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets:

1. Last Sunday, Reba visited (Visit/visited) the zoo.
2. They drink (drink/drank) coffee everyday.
3. Farmers grow (grow/grew) crops in the field.
4. The boys enjoyed (enjoy/enjoyed) the football match yesterday.
5. Subir sang ( sings/ sang) Patriotic song Yestarday.
6. We go (go/went) to school everyday by bus.

ACTIVITY – 4

Answer the following questions:

1. Where did the bus stop?

Answer: The bus stopped in front of the church.

2. What were the names of the two friends of Mita?

Answer: The names of the two friends of Mita were Amina and  Sunita.

3. How many Christians were taken to Agra fort?

Answer: Few thousands Christians were taken to Agra fort.

4. Who were made the stand before the ferocious elephants?

Answer: The priest, father Joan da Cruz and a few thousand Christians were made to stand before the ferocious elephant.

5. What did the elephant do with Father Joan da Cruz?

Answer: The elephant carried father Joan da Cruz right up to the emperor and knelt before him, as if asked for mercy.

6. Where was the fort of Shah Jahan located?

Answer: The fort of Shah Jahan located in Agra.

ACTIVITY– 5

Make a list of what Mita and her friends saw at the Bandel Church. One is done for you:

1. A huge clock with four faces.
2. The mast.
3. Many wall paintings of Christ.
4. The statue of Mother Mary.
5. The Cemetery.
6. The Prayer Hall.

ACTIVITY – 6

Fill in the blanks with proper words from the help box:

1. We have many historical places in our country.
2. Kaberi was very excited when she saw the museum in Kolkata.
3. There are many huge buildings in our town.
4. They were happy when they returned to their home town.
5. Keep away from the ferocious animals.
6. There was a loud noise in the classroom just before the teacher entered.

ACTIVITY – 7

Suppose you went to a zoo with your parents and saw many interesting things there. Write five sentences to describe your experience:

Answer: Last Sunday we went to Zoological Garden, Alipore. We visited the garden in the very early morning at 9 a.m. We saw many animals and birds in the zoo. Giraffe was eating grass. I also decided to visit this zoo again.

 Buildings to Remember | Class 5 | Lesson 8 | Activity Questions Answer । WBBPE