RBSE Class 5 English Unseen Passages for Comprehension

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 5 English Grammar Unseen Passages for Comprehension Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 5 English Grammar Unseen Passages for Comprehension

Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow : 

निचे दिए गद्यांशों को ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़े एवं उनके नीचे दिए प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें

Passage 1.
Devendra Jhajharia was born in 1981 and he is from Churu district in Rajasthan. At the age of eight, while climbing a tree he touched a live electric cable. He received medical attention but the doctors had to cut off his left hand. But he was confident and very much interested in sports. He joined a sports academy. 

Questions : 
1. Where is Devendra from? 
2. How did he touch a live electric cable ?
3. What happened to him after this incident ? 
4. What did Devendra join ?
Answers:
1. Devendra is from Churu district in Rajasthan. 
2. He touched a live electric cable while climbing a tree. 
3. His left hand had to be cut off after this incident. 
4. Devendra joined a sports academy. 

Passage 2.
In a small tribal village in Rajasthan there lived a girl. Her name was Seema. Seema's family was not very poor. They had some land, some cows and buffaloes. In the same tribal village there lived another girl. Her name was Ritu. She was brave and beautiful. But she was poor. Seema did not like her. 

Questions : 
1. Where did Seema live ? 
2. What did Seema's family have ? 
3. What qualities did Ritu have ? 
4. What was the state of Ritu's family?
Answers:
1. Seema lived in a tribal village in Rajasthan. 
2. Seema's family had some land, some cows and buffaloes. 
3. Ritu was brave and beautiful. 
4. Ritu's family was poor. 

Passage 3.
Pushkar is also known as a city of temples. There are about 500 temples in this city. Among them the temple of Brahmma is famous all over the country. It is visited by lots of devotees every year. There is the famous Pushkar lake which is visited by thousands of devotees every year to take a holy dip in it. 

Questions : 
1. What is Pushkar famous for ? 
2. How many temples are there in Pushkar ? 
3. Which of temple is world famous ? 
4. Where do devotees take a holy dip here ?
Answers:
1. Pushkar is famous for its temples. 
2. There are about five hundred temples in Puskar. 
3. The Brahmma temple is world famous. 
4. Devotees take a holy dip in Pushkar lake. 

Passage 4.
There were many vendors too. They were selling poha, samosa, chips, fruits, biscuits, popcorn, sandwich and sweets. Their father bought a packet of chips and some popcorn for the children. They walked on eating them. They threw the wrappers into the dustbin. 

Questions : 
1. Who were selling all these eatables? 
2. What did the father buy for the children ?
3. Where did they throw the wrappers? 
4. Give the opposite word for 'bought'.
Answers:
1. The vendors were selling all these eatables. 
2. The father bought a packet of chips and some popcorn for the children.
3. They threw the wrappers into the dustbin. 
4. 'sold'. 

Passage 5.
Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman astronaut, was bold enough to make her career in aeronautics. She was a source of inspiration to her friends and colleagues. She is a role model for many young Indian girls and women. 

Questions 
1. Who was India's first woman astronaut? 
2. What career did she choose ? 
3. Whom did she inspire ? 
4. For whom is Kalpana Chawla a role model ?
Answers:
1. Kalpana Chawla was India's first woman astronaut. 
2. She chose aeronautics as her career. 
3. She inspired her friends and colleagues.
4. Kalpana Chawla is a role model for many young Indian girls and women. 

Passage 6.
Govind Guru was arrested and exiled from the area. He was imprisoned in Hyderabad jail and released in 1919 on grounds of good behaviour. But as he was exiled from his homeland, he settled in Limbdi in Gujarat where he passed away in 1931. 

Questions : 
1. Who was arrested ? 
2. Where was he imprisoned ? 
3. Why was he released ? 
4. Where did he settle ?
Answers:
1. Govind Guru was arrested. 
2. He was imprisoned in Hyderabad jail. 
3. He was released for his good behaviour 
4. He settled in Limbdi in Gujarat.

Passage 7.
Most people are not really aware of the actual meaning of the word environment. In simple terms environment means surroundings. This includes water, land, air, light, etc. In fact everything is required for the growth and development of life on earth. 

Questions : 
1. What are most people not aware of? 
2. What does 'environment' mean in simple terms? 
3. What does environment include ? 
4. What are all these things needed ?
Answers:
1. Most people are not aware of the actual meaning of the word 'environment'. 
2. Environment means surroundings. 
3. Environment includes water, land, air, light, etc. 
4. All these things are needed for the growth and development of life on earth. 

Passage 8.
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is located in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. It is the birds' paradise. The park is named after an ancient mandir of Keoladeo, devoted to Lord Shiva. The Hindi name Ghana means, 'thick'. 

Questions : 
1. Where is the Keoladeo Ghana National Park situated ? 
2. What is the Park famous for ? 
3. To whom is the ancient temple dedicated ?
4. What does the name 'Ghana' mean?
Answers:
1. The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is situated in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. 
2. The Park is famous as a 'Birds Para dise'. 
3. The ancient temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. 
4. The name Ghana means 'thick'.

Passage 9.
Govind Guru, influenced by social reformers like Dayanand Saraswati started the 'Bhagat movement' among the tribals asking them to eat vegetarian food and avoid use of tobacco and alcohol. 

Questions : 
1. Who influenced Govind Guru ? 
2. Which movement did Govind Guru start ? 
3. What did Govind Guru ask the ........ tribals to eat ? 
4. What did Govind Guru ask the tribals to avoid ?
Answers:
1. Dayanand Saraswati influenced Govind Guru.
2. Govind Guru started the 'Bhagat Movement'. 
3. Govind Guru asked the tribals to eat vegetarian food. 
4. Govind Guru asked the tribals to avoid the use of tobacco and alcohol.

Passage 10.
The earth is the only known planet which has life. No other planet is known to have the conditions that are necessary for life. Therefore isn't it important that we protect mother earth. Let us be kind to her and look after her well. 

Questions: 
1. Which is the only known planet to have life? 
2. Where do we live ? 
3. What does earth have ? 
4. What is important for us to do ?
Answers:
1. The Earth is the only known planet to have life. 
2. We live on the planet earth. 
3. Earth has the necessary conditions to support life. 
4. It is important for us to protect mother earth. 

Passage 11.
Once there lived two crows in a tree. They built a nest, and the mother crow laid her eggs in it. "Now we shall have some young ones" said the crows and they were very pleased.

Questions : 
1. Where did the crows live? 
2. What did the crows build ? 
3. Where did the mother crow lay her eggs ? 
4. What pleased the crows ?
Answers:
1. The crows lived in a tree. 
2. "The crows built a nest. 
3. The mother crow laid he eggs in the nest. 
4. Having soune young ones pleased the crows. 

Passage 12.
An old lady was going to market. She was carrying a basket of fruits. On the way, she stepped on a banana peel and fell down. People started laughing at her. All her fruits scattered on the ground. Meena helped the old lady to stand. 

Questions : 
1. Who was going to market? 
2. What was she carrying ? 
3. Where did all her fruits scattere? 
4. Who helped the old lady to stand ?
Answers:
1. An old lady was going to market. 
2. She was carrying a basket of fruits. 
3. All her fruits scattered on the ground. 
4. Meena helped the old lady to stand. 

Passage 13.
One day a littile child asked his mother to give him ten rupees for toffees. His mother disallowed it. He was not happy and said to her, "I hate you." He ran out of the house and went up to a valley and shouted, "I hate you! I hate you!" 

Questions : 
1. How many rupees did a little child ask his mother to give him ? 
2. Who disallowed it ? 
3. Where did he go up ? 
4. What did the boy shout ?
Answers:
1. He asked his mother to give him ten rupees. 
2. His mother disallowed it. 
3. He went up to a valley. 
4. He shouted, "I hate you ! I hate you ! 

Passage 14.
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is located in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. It is the birds' paradise. The park is named after an ancient mandir of Keoladeo, devoted to Lord Shiva. The Hindi name Ghana means, 'thick'. Here Ghana, therefore, refers to a thick area of forest. Bharatpur town used to be flooded regularly every monsoon till 1760. In 1965 the government banned the shooting of birds in Ghana.

Questions : 
1. Where is the Keoladeo Ghana National Park located ? 
2. What does the Hindi name Ghana mean? 
3. What is the birds' paradise ? 
4. When did the government ban the shooting of birds in Ghana ?
Answers:
1. The Keoladeo Ghana National is located in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. 
2. The Hindi name Ghana means 'thick'. 
3. The Keoladeo Ghana is the birds' paradise. 
4. In 1965 the government banned the shooting of birds in Ghana. 

Passage 15.
The Taj Mahal is on the bank of the river Yamuna in Agra. It is one of the most beautiful and famous buildings of the world. Shahjahan built it in the memory of his queen Mumtaz Mahal. Shahjahan was one of the greatest of the Moghul emperors. He was the grandson of Akbar. Shahjahan loved Mumtaz Mahal very much. At the age of 35 the queen died. The emperor became very sad. 

Questions : 
1. Where is the Taj Mahal ? 
2. Who was Shahjahan? 
3. Whom did Shahjahan love very much? 
4. Why did the emperor become sad ?
Answers:
1. The Taj Mahal is in Agra.
2. Shahjahan was one of the greatest of the Moghul emperors. He was the grandson of Akbar. 
3. Mumtaz Mahal. 
4. The emperor became sad on the death of his queen. 

Passage 16.
One day a lion was sleeping in a forest. A mouse ran over him. The lion woke up and caught the mouse. He became angry and wanted to kill it. The mouse requested him not to kill it and set it free. The mouse promised to help the lion some day. The lion laughed at this and set it free. One day the lion was caught in a hunter's net. 

Questions : 
1. Who was sleeping in the forest ? 
2. Why did the lion roar loudly? 
3. Where was the lion caught one day? 
4. What did the mouse request to the lion ?
Answers:
1. A lion was sleeping in the forest. 
2. The lion roared loudly because he could not get out of a hunter's net. 
3. The lion was caught in a hunter's net in the forest one day. 
4. The mouse requested the lion not to kill it and set it free. 

Passage 17.
Gandhiji is called the 'Father of the Nation'. He was born on October 2, 1869, in Gujarat. He went to South Africa to practise as a lawyer. When he returned to India, he started movements against the British to make India free. He was sent to jail several times. At last India was freed on August 15, 1947. Bapu lived and died for India. 

Questions : 
1. Who is called the Father of the Nation? 
2. When was Gandhiji born ? 
3. Why did he go to South Africa ? 
4. When was India freed ?
Answers:
1. Gandhiji is called the Father of the Nation. 
2. Ghandhiji was born on October 2, 1869. 
3. He went to South Africa to practise as a lawyer. 
4. India was freed on August 15, 1947. 

Passage 18.
Walking is a good exercise. It is useful for us. It keeps us fit and healthy. Walking brings us in contact with nature which fills us with joy. It is good to walk early in the morning because it makes us active, fresh and happy. 

Questions : 
1. Which exercise is good and easy for everybody ? 
2. Why is it good to walk early in the morning ? 
3. What brings us in contact with nature ? 
4. What should we do to keep ourselves active ?
Answers:
1. Walking is a good exercise. 
2. It is good to walk early in the morning because it makes us active, fresh and happy. 
3. Walking brings us in contact with nature. 
4. We should walk early in the morning to make ourselves active. 

Passage 19.
Once there were two trees. They lived in a beautiful forest. Their names were Chintu and Pintu. They had many friends like rabbits, monkeys, a bunky bear and a wise old wolf. 

Questions : 
1. How was the wolf ? 
2. What were the names of the trees ? 
3. Who lived in a forest ? 
4. Write names of the animals from the passage. 
5. Write the opposite word of "foolish" from the passage.
Answers:
1. The wolf was wise old. 
2. Chintu and Pintu. 
3. Two trees lived in a forest. 
4. Rabbits, monkeys, bear and wolf. 
5. wise.