Vocation Class 5 Question Answer English Santoor Chapter 9

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Class 5 English Chapter 9 Vocation Question Answer

Class 5 English Vocation Question Answer

Class 5 Vocation Questions and Answers

Let us Think (Page 108)

A. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Answer:
The speaker in the poem is the poet, Rabindranath Tagore.

Question 2.
Why does the speaker want to be a hawker?
Answer:
The speaker is impressed with the freedom of a hawker. This is why he wants to be a hawker.

Question 3.
What does he like about the gardener?
Answer:
The gardener is digging away at the garden with nobody to stop him. The speaker likes this.

Question 4.
What does the speaker compare the street lamp to?
Answer:
The speaker compares the street lamp to a giant with one red eye on his head.

Question 5.
On the basis of the poem that you have read, share the daily schedule of the speaker.
Answer:
At ten in the morning, the speaker walks to school. Every day, he meets the hawker selling bangles. At four in the afternoon, he comes back from school and sees the gardener digging the ground. In late evening, when he goes to bed, he sees the watchman walking up and down the lane.

B. Think and Discuss.

Question 1.
Why does the speaker admire people with different vocations?
Answer:
The speaker feels that people following different vocations are enjoying their lives in their own way. So, he admires people doing different vocations.

Question 2.
What are the things that you observe on your way to school and your way back home?
Answer:
Sample answer.
As I come on the road, I can see the shops opening for the day. People are travelling by various modes of transport to get to their offices. Children are getting ready to go to school.
In the evening, I see many hawkers selling different things. There is a lot of traffic on the roads. Mothers are waiting for their children to arrive home. These are the things I see on my way to school, and my way back home.

Let us Learn (Pages 109-111)

A. Here are some of the words from Vocation. Read the poem and match each word with its meaning.

Answer:
(i) – (d),
(ii) – (a),
(iii) – (e),
(iv) – (b),
(v) – (c)

B. There is one mistake in each sentence given below. Underline the mistakes and rewrite the correct sentences in the given space. One example has been done for you.

Question 1.
I has recently read a new book.
I have recently read a new book.

Question 2.
The speaker goes for school at ten in the morning.
Answer:
The speaker goes to school at ten in the morning.

Question 3.
The fox ran fast than the others.
Answer:
The fox ran faster than the others.

Question 4.
Mita was slept when the doorbell rang.
Answer:
Mita was sleeping when the doorbell rang.

Question 5.
The old elephant walked slow to the river.
Answer:
The old elephant walked slowly to the river.

Question 6.
Radhika is tall than Suman.
Answer:
Radhika is taller than Suman.

Question 7.
Sudhanshu ran faster of all the runners.
Answer:
Sudhanshu ran faster than all the runners.

Question 8.
My mother are cooking.
Answer:
My mother is cooking.

Question 9.
He go to school everyday.
Answer:
He goes to school everyday.

Question 10.
The birds is flying.
Answer:
The birds are flying.

Note to the Teacher

• This activity includes errors related to different parts of speech.
• Encourage the learners to work in pairs or groups and find the errors.
• Provide more such sentences to learners.

C. Look at the pictures and read the words written under them.

Have you seen these objects? Where have you seen them? What are they used for?
Answer:

1. I have seen a telescope in a space observatory. It is used to observe the heavenly bodies in the sky, like planets, moon, and stars.
2. A hammer is used by a carpenter to drive nails. It can also be seen in the tool box in our house.
3. A camera is used by a photographer for taking photographs. It is also found in homes for people to take photos.
4. A screwdriver is used by a mechanic for tightening screws. They are also kept in homes.
5. I have seen a sickle used in gardens and farms. It can be used to cut the grass. It is also used in harvesting of crops in fields.
6. A stethoscope is used by doctors in hospitals and clinics. It is used to study the heart beats of patients.
7. A grater is found in kitchens and hotels. A grater is used to grate vegetables.
8. Tongs are used in kitchen to handle hot objects. It is also used to make chapatis.
9. A compass is found in a geometry box of a student. A compass is used to draw circles. It can also be used by an architect.
10. A mouse is a part of a computer system. It is used to operate the monitor.
11. A saw is used by a carpenter to cut wood while making furniture.

Let us Listen (Page 112)

• Sit in groups of five.
• Each group will discuss and create two questions on the poem Vocation using the question words from the WH-family. Note down the questions.
• Now, put your textbooks back in your bags.
• Each group will get to share their questions with the class.
• One group will present their questions, and the remaining groups will answer the questions. This will continue till all the groups have shared their questions.

Answer:

• When does the speaker leave for school in the morning?
• What is the cry of the hawker?
• What does the speaker wish when, he sees the life of the hawker?
• When does the speaker come back from school?
• Why does the speaker wish if he were a gardener?
• Who sends the speaker to bed, late in the evening?
• Who does the speaker see in the dark lane?
• What does the street lamp look like in the dark night?

Note to the Teacher

• Revisit the types of question words with learners.
• Allot 25-40 minutes to this activity, depending on the strength of the class.
• This activity may be conducted with other texts as well.

Let us Speak (Pages 112-113)

A. Listen and repeat

Your teacher will say aloud the following words. Listen carefully and repeat after the teacher.

Answer:
Do it yourself.

Note to the Teacher

• Say aloud each pair of words. Ensure that learners pronounce it clearly.
• Do this exercise at regular and frequent intervals.

B. Listen and speak

The speaker of the poem wants to do many things.

• Think of a time when you wanted to do many things but could not
• What were the things you wanted to do?
• What difficulties did you face in doing many things at once?
• How did it make you feel?
• Share your views with your classmates.

Answer:
Do it yourself.

Note to the Teacher

• Give the learners ample time to ponder over the questions.
• Encourage them to write their answers before sharing them with the class.
• Teachers are also encouraged to share their answers with the learners.

Let us Write (Page 114)

Question 1.
What’s missing?
The child sees only the fun part of each job. What do you think might be the difficult or boring part of being a hawker, a gardener or a watchman? Write a paragraph to express your thoughts.
Answer:
If you are a hawker, then you have to work very hard. You must be ready to spend long days out in the sun and rain. You may also get only a small income. You may have to lead a very ordinary lifestyle. This applies to the life of a gardener and a watchman, too. These people also have to put in a lot of physical work. The watchman has to stay awake all night to guard his area. This may cause him health problems. So, doing these jobs is not easy.

Question 2.
In the poem, the speaker tells us about the vocations of different people. Write the vocations of any three of your family members, in 50-60 words each, from the list below.

Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, Sister, Father, Brother, Uncle
Answer:
The vocation of my mother: My mother is a teacher. Teaching is a noble profession. It is important for all the citizens to get an education. Education helps a nation to progress in every field. My mother teaches in a nearby school. It is a very reputed school. There are hundreds of students in her school. Her students like her very much. She is very popular among her students. She takes classes for tenth class students. The students she has taught have attained good positions in life. They still remember her with gratitude.

The vocation of my father: My father works as a manager in a hospital. It is a government hospital. He is concerned with the administration of the hospital. Since it is a government hospital, it is free of cost. There is always a heavy rush of patients in the hospital. So, the patients have to be managed well. My father plays an important role in running the hospital. Proper conditions have to be made so that the doctors and nurses can do their work properly. The medical profession is also a noble profession. It is a profession devoted to the service of mankind.

Question 3.
What vocations are the following people associated with?

• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• M. Visvesvaraya
• Janaki Ammal
• M.S. Subbulakshmi
• Salim Ali

Answer:

• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: Called the ‘missile man of India’, he was a rocket engineer.
• M. Visvesvaraya: He was a famous engineer who built dams.
• Janaki Ammal: She was the first woman botanist in India.
• M. S. Subbulakshmi: She was an Indian classical singer of Carnatic music.
• Salim Ali: He was an Indian Ornithologist (a person who studies birds) and a Naturalist.

Note to the Teacher

• Talk about the meaning of ‘vocation’ and ‘work’. For example, is household work paid?
• This activity should be used to prompt discussion on what is considered as ‘work’ and on gender roles.
• Encourage learners to share their write-ups with the class.

Let us Do (Page 115)

Job Mix-Up!

There is something unusual in the given pictures. Notice carefully the things that you find strange. One has been done for you.

For example: A chef’s job is to cook delicious meals, not to drive a fire engine. That’s something firefighters do.
Write two sentences in your notebook for each picture, following the example provided for you.
Answer:

1. A chef is supposed to cook meals, not drive a fire engine.
2. A doctor is supposed to treat patients, not regulate traffic on a road.
3. A policeman is supposed to do law and order duties, not treat the sick as doctors do.
4. A lawyer is supposed to do legal work, not draw the architectural design.
5. A scuba-diver is supposed to swim under water, not teach the students.
6. A construction worker is supposed to construct buildings not mend the shoes.

Let us Explore (Pages 116-118)

A. Which vocation from the above illustrations would you choose for yourself? And why?
Answer:
Among the vocations given above, I would like to become a teacher. Teaching is a noble profession. Being a teacher helps to serve the student community. Students are the future of the nation. Only if students study well they can perform well in their life. So, the role of a teacher in the development of a country becomes very important. As a teacher, I would be able to serve my country with distinction.

B. Is there any other vocation not shown in the pictures that you would like to take up as your dream job? Support your answer with a reason.
Answer:
Other than the jobs shown in the above pictures, I would like to become a doctor. We cannot imagine life without a doctor. Good health is important for the people of any society. Doctors play an important role in helping people to maintain good health.

Note to the Teacher

• Use this activity to create an opportunity to speak about various professions which may even go beyond the text.
• Facilitate a discussion on not only traditional occupations but also new kinds of professions.
• Help learners understand that no work is superior or inferior.

C. Draw yourself in the selected vocation in the blank space provided.
Answer:
Do it yourself.