NCERT Solutions for Class 5th English Chapter 1 B. Think and discuss — Let us Think

The poem itself names two more: he cannot watch TV and he cannot cut the vegetables. Many other daily jobs also need clear eyes.

Sample answer: Without his spectacles Papa cannot do these chores.

• He cannot watch TV, because the picture looks blurred.
• He cannot cut the vegetables, because the knife is sharp and he may hurt his finger.
• He cannot read the labels on the medicine bottles or the dal packets.
• He cannot thread a needle to sew a loose button.
• He cannot check my homework or sign my school diary.
• He cannot see the numbers on his phone to make a call.
• He cannot count the change the shopkeeper gives him.
• He cannot read the bus number at the bus stop.

This is your own answer, so it will be different from everybody else’s. Think of the moments when your father smiles, and write three or four full sentences.

Sample answer: My papa is happy when I finish my homework on my own without being told. He is happy when the whole family sits together for dinner and nobody is in a hurry. He smiles a lot when his younger brother visits us from the village. On Sundays he is happiest with a cup of hot tea and the newspaper, because that is his quiet time after a week of work. Small things make him happy — not big or costly ones.

Misplaced means put in the wrong place, so we cannot find it. Fill the table with things that really go missing in your own house. Here is a filled table you can use as a model.

Gratitude means the feeling of being thankful. You show it with words and with actions.

Sample answer: I would say a clear “Thank you” and look at the person while I say it. I would tell my mother in front of everyone that she found the keys, so she gets the credit. To thank my sister I would share my share of the sweets with her. The best thank-you, though, is to stop losing things — so I have made a small tray near the door where the keys and my water bottle always go. That way I am not troubling anyone again.

Now do the same for school. Think of what really goes missing in your classroom, your bag and the playground.

Sample answer: I would thank my bench partner at once and lend her my eraser the next time she needs one. I would thank the librarian politely and return the book on time, because that is the thing she cares about. For our school helper I would write a short thank-you note and put it in his hand, since he is rarely thanked by anyone. And I would say thank you to my class teacher in front of the class, so that others learn to say it too.