NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 5 Ila Sachani — Let us learn
Book page 156 to 158 Updated on2026-09-05
Q1.
Read the words from the text given in Column A. Then, try to understand what they mean by reading the sentences in Column B. Now, match the word to its correct synonym in Column C. There are two extra synonyms given. (Column A: tiny, wonderful, quiet, task, tough. Column C: silent, work, happy, small, difficult, fantastic, dangerous.)
Answer
Each sentence in Column B is a clue. Read it, decide what the word means there, and pick the matching synonym.
Word (A)
The clue in the sentence (B)
Synonym (C)
tiny
“The garden was tiny but the park was really big.” — the opposite of big
small
wonderful
“The wonderful artwork made everyone clap.” — so good that people clapped
fantastic
quiet
“The quiet library was a better place to study than the noisy classroom.” — the opposite of noisy
silent
task
“Completing the Science homework was a challenging task…” — a piece of work to be done
work
tough
“…tough times can be overcome, if we try sincerely.” — hard to get through
difficult
The two extra synonyms that are not used are happy and dangerous.
Tip: When a matching exercise has extra options, do the ones you are sure of first. The leftovers then almost sort themselves out.
Q2.
Unscramble the antonyms of the words in Column A. An example has been given for you. Example: display – E D I H (H I D E). 1. tiny – E G H U (H __ __ __) 2. wonderful – R E E B L I T R (T __ R __ __ B ___ E) 3. quiet – I Y N S O (N __ __ __ __) 4. task – S I A E M T P (P __ S T __ __ E) 5. tough – S E Y A (E __ __ __). Use these antonyms in sentences of your own.
Answer
No.
Word
Jumbled letters
Antonym
My own sentence
1
tiny
E G H U
HUGE
The tiny sapling we planted last year is now a huge mango tree.
2
wonderful
R E E B L I T R
TERRIBLE
The food was wonderful, but the terrible noise from the road spoilt the evening.
3
quiet
I Y N S O
NOISY
Our classroom is quiet during the test and very noisy during the lunch break.
4
task
S I A E M T P
PASTIME
Embroidery began as a pastime for my aunt and later became her task at work.
5
tough
S E Y A
EASY
Threading a needle looks easy, but with your feet it is a tough job.
Check with the printed letter hints: H _ _ _ = HUGE; T _ R _ _ B _ E = TERRIBLE; N _ _ _ _ = NOISY; P _ S T _ _ E = PASTIME; E _ _ _ = EASY. If a letter does not land in the right box, the word is wrong.
Word note: a pastime is something you do for pleasure in your free time — the opposite of a task, which is something you must do.
Q3.
Read the sentences from the text and focus on the highlighted words (lots of bright colours; many lovely things; many beautiful patterns; many styles; many awards). The highlighted words tell us about the quantity. Choose what the words show. (i) Unmentioned quantity (ii) Large quantity
Answer
(ii) Large quantity
Lots of and many both tell us that there is a great deal of something — many colours, many patterns, many awards. They do not give an exact number, but they do tell us the amount is big, so the quantity is certainly not ‘unmentioned’.
The difference: ‘Unmentioned quantity’ would be a sentence with no quantity word at all — “She received awards.” The moment you write “She received many awards,” you have mentioned the quantity, and you have said it is large.
Q4.
Let us now understand what words of quantity tell us. Fill in the blanks to complete an example for each word of quantity. Hints are given in the brackets. (i) We saw ______ buses on the road. (countable noun) (ii) How ______ milk do you want? (uncountable noun) (iii) There is ______ milk needed. (uncountable noun) (iv) I need ______ examples. (countable noun) (v) I have ______ energy left. / She picked ______ flowers. (countable and uncountable nouns) (vi) I ate ______ rice. (uncountable noun). Now, create two sentences for each word of quantity (i-vi), and share them with your teacher and classmates.
Answer
Six different quantity words fit the six rows — one for each.
No.
Completed sentence
Quantity word
Used with
(i)
We saw many buses on the road.
many
countable nouns
(ii)
How much milk do you want?
much
uncountable nouns
(iii)
There is a little milk needed.
a little
uncountable nouns (a small amount)
(iv)
I need a few examples.
a few
countable nouns (a small number)
(v)
I have some energy left. / She picked some flowers.
some
both countable and uncountable
(vi)
I ate a lot of rice.
a lot of
both, but especially uncountable
Two sentences of my own for each word:
Word
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
many
Ila learned many styles of embroidery.
Many children came to the exhibition.
much
How much time do you need to finish the design?
There is not much water left in the pot.
a little
Add a little haldi to make the yellow colour.
I need a little help with this stitch.
a few
A few mirrors are stitched on the border.
Only a few of us have flown a kite.
some
Put some bharta on the crumbled gakkad.
Some artists paint with their feet.
a lot of
Kathiawar embroidery needs a lot of skill.
There were a lot of kites in the sky.
The rule in one line: use many / a few with things you can count (buses, flowers, awards), and much / a little with things you cannot count (milk, rice, energy, water). Some and a lot of go with either.
Tip: In questions and negatives we usually prefer much and many — “How much milk?”, “not many buses” — while in plain positive sentences a lot of sounds more natural: “I ate a lot of rice.”