NCERT Solutions for Class 5th English Chapter 8 A. Match the words with their meanings — Let us Learn

1 → f. to grow wealthy.

To prosper means to do well and slowly become better off — to earn more, save more and own more. The story says, “When he prospered, he bought another field.” He could buy a third field only because his hard work had begun to pay.

Your own sentence: Our village prospered after the new canal brought water to the fields.

2 → a. clever in a tricky way.

A cunning person is clever — but he uses his cleverness to fool people. The book uses it for the neighbour: “The neighbour was a cunning man. He thought of a plan to cheat the farmer.”

Your own sentence: The cunning jackal told the goat a lie to get the food.

3 → e. very upset.

Worried means troubled in your mind because something has gone wrong and you cannot see a way out. The book says, “The worried farmer didn’t know what to do.”

Your own sentence: My mother was worried when the bus was two hours late.

4 → c. to order someone come to a particular place.

To summon somebody is to call them officially — not just to invite them. They are expected to come. In the story, “Both the farmer and his neighbour were summoned” to the Panchayat meeting.

Your own sentence: The captain summoned the whole team to the ground.

5 → b. refusing to change one’s mind.

Somebody who is adamant will not budge, no matter how many people explain things to him. The story says the villagers “tried to reason with him, but he was adamant”.

Your own sentence: My little sister was adamant that she would not wear her sweater.

6 → d. a decision made by a group.

A judgment is the decision given after a matter has been heard properly. In the story, “the Panchayat members discussed the matter among themselves. Then they stood up to give the judgment.”

Your own sentence: Everyone accepted the judgment because both sides had been heard.

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