5th Standard, English FL LESSON – 3
THE GRATEFUL TENANT
Glossary:
plaque : a name-plate fixed to the wall.
engraved : cut words on wood, stone, metal, etc.
outhouse : a small building in the ground floor, usually at the back of the main house.
whole heartedly : completely and sincerely
selfless : caring about others, not about oneself
meagre : small quantity
Man Friday : a trustworthy character in the novel Robinson Crusoe
run errands : do petty jobs
reaffirm : prove again
Comprehension :
I. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.
1. Why did Ramesh name his home “Shyamkamal”?
Answer: Ramesh named his home “Shyamkamal” because it is a combination of the names of the two people who changed his life, the ones he remember and thank each day.
“Shyamkamal” stands for Shyama Rao and Kamala.
2. Whom did Ramesh stay with when he was in Dharwad?
Answer: Ramesh stay with an old couple Shyama Rao and Kamala when he was in Dharwad. The couple in Dharwad who used to rent out their outhouse to college students. Ramesh had stayed there for six years.
3. Was Kamala Bai selfish?
Answer: No, Kamala Bai was so selfless that she would share her meals with Ramesh. He enjoyed the meals so much and felt like he was having these meals with his mother.
4. How did Shyama Rao help Ramesh?
Answer: Mr. Shyama Rao always brought pedas. They did not let Ramesh go hungry for a single day and treated hm like their son. If he was late in paying his college fees, Shyama Rao would lend some money from his meager pension and help him out.”
5. Why did Ramesh’s friends call him ‘‘the couple’s Man Friday”?
Answer: Ramesh’s friends call him ‘‘the couple’s Man Friday”, because Ramesh is always helping the old couple. He used to run errands for them and do odd jobs like going to the post office, buying fruit and vegetables, watering the plants and pumping the water out of the tank.
6. What kind of person, do you think, was Ramesh?
Answer: Ramesh is a person who never forgets the help others have given him and always remembers it with gratitude. Ramesh is always a grateful and thankful person. He always remembering the old couple Shyama Rao and Kamala bhai who were helped him a lot during his student life. He named his new house as ‘Shyamakamal’ to show his faith to the old couples.
7. Describe Kamala Bai and Shyama Rao.
Answer: Shyama Rao was a retired postmaster and Ramesh’s father’s friend. He gave Ramesh a place to stay in. Kamala Bai was so selfless woman that she would share her meals with Ramesh. This couple in Dharwad who used to rent out their outhouse to college students. He enjoyed the meals so much and felt like he was having these meals with his mother. Shyama Rao always brought pedas. They did not let Ramesh go hungry for a single day and treated hm like their son. If he was late in paying his college fees, Shyama Rao would lend some money from his meager pension and help him out.
8. How can you make old people happy?
Answer: I could make old people happy by helping to their works. I will help to purchase grocery and going to shop. I could help to bring and take medicine and other works.
Writing:
Describe an elderly person in your house (It may be your grandfather, grandmother, father or mother) and say why you like him/her.
His/her name: Ramakrishna
Age: 80
Physique – looks – height, weight: 5.5 Ft, 55 kg
Admirable qualities helping nature, Kind
Abilities and shortcomings Telling Stories, no shortcomings
Language Exercise:
Vocabulary
I. Match the words in list A with their opposites in list B.
A B
i. remember a) forget
ii. selfless b) selfish
iii. agree c) disagree
iv. success d) failure
v. grateful e) thankless
vi. late f) early
II. The word “notice” has two meanings as an action word. It means “to see, observe or keep in one’s mind”.
Eg: I noticed a book on the table.
The same word “notice”, as a naming word. means “a written or printed statement to announce something in public”.
Eg: He displayed a notice on the door saying that he had gone to his village.
Use the following words in sentences, first as action words, and then as naming words:
Change, share, love, name, question
Change:
Suresh changed his dress.
There is always change in an atmosphere.
Share:
My father shares some important things with me.
All brothers shared the property equally.
Love:
She loves me a lot.
Love and affection are the two faces of the same coin.
Name:
He named his dog as Tiger!
His name is Tharanath.
Question:
Questioning about unknown things is always good.
Question paper is distributing in perfect time in the exam.
III. Look at the words given in the balloons above.
Join each one of them with the word “out”. Write the newly formed words against their meanings given below:
a) Outlay : money spent on something
b) Outline : line showing the shape of something
c) out post : something that exists outside the main
d) Outfit : set of things especially clothes for a particular purpose
e) Outlaw : declare someone an outsider or expelled
f) Outlet : way out for liquid or gas
g) Outlook : views or perception
h) Outdoor : group of people or settlement far from the main group or settlement
i) Outskirts : outer areas or limits of a town
j) Out house : small building near a larger main building
IV. Substitute the sentences with one word, using the words given in the box below.
Surname, eulogy, anecdote, generosity, pauper
1. Short account of an amusing or interesting event – anecdote
2. One who has no money – pauper
3. Name shared by all the members of the family – Surname
4. A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially praising someone who has died; high praise or commendation; praise, acclamation. – Eulogy
5. A quality that means greatness of heart. – Generosity
Grammar
Verbs are action words. No sentence can be complete without a verb or an action word that expresses the action.
eg.: I run fast.
They sit quietly.
She learns well.
He listens attentively.
The words underlined in the above sentences denote actions.
I. Now identify the action words in the following sentences. –
i) They sing well. – Sing
ii) We play in the evening. – Play
iii) He works in a hospital. – Works
iv) Our parents guide us in our work. – Guide
v) Dog jumped into the well. – Jumped
vi) Cow eats grass. – eats
vii) They attended a meeting yesterday. – attended
viii) Ramu walked to the school. – walked
ix) She painted all the pictures. – painted
x) They danced together. – danced
