AP Board 5th Class English Solutions 8th Lesson A Birthday Letter

Andhra Pradesh AP Board 5th Class English Solutions 8th Lesson A Birthday Letter Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

AP State Syllabus 5th Class English Solutions Chapter 8 A Birthday Letter

Pre-Reading

Look at the picture and answer the questions that follow.

Textbook Page No. 116

Activity 1

Question 1.
Can you identify the persons in the picture ? Who are they ?
Answer:
They are Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. They were former Prime Ministers of India.

Question 2.
What is the relationship between these two?
Answer:
They are the father and daughter.

Question 3.
How did they serve our country?
Answer:
They served our country in the freedom struggle. Later, they served India as Prime Ministers.

Question 4.
When do we celebrate the birthday of the person in the picture as Children’s Day?
Answer:
We celebrate children’s day on the 14th of November as children’s day.

Question 5.
How does your father express his love for you?
Answer:
My father expresses his love for me by bringing sweets, new clothes, books etc.

Textbook Page No. 119

Activity 2 : Comprehension

I. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
On what occasion did Nehru write this letter to his daughter Indira?
Answer:
Nehru wrote this letter to his daughter Indira on the occasion of her birthday.

Question 2.
Why can he not send her a ‘material or solid’ present?
Answer:
He can not send a ‘material or solid’ present because he was in prison.

Question 3.
What advice did Indira get from her father?
Answer:
Nehru advised Indira to talk and discuss to know the truth. He told her that no one has learned everything worth learning.

Question 4.
Who became India’s soldiers of freedom?
Answer:
Men, Women and little children became India’s soliders of freedom.

Question 5.
What does it mean if you desire to hide something?
Answer:
If we desire to hide something that means that we are doing a bad thing.

Question 6.
Who has inspired millions of Indians to fight for freedom?
Answer:
Bapuji’s message has inspired millions of Indians to fight for freedom.

II. Match the following

Now write the sentences.
Answer:

1. The magic of Bapuji’s message has stolen the hearts of millions of men and women.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru says that in our freedom movement there is no room for secrecy or hiding.
3. When the time comes ordinary men and women become interested in a great cause.
4. Jawaharlal Nehru dislikes sermonizing and doling out good advice.
5. According to Nehru, if we are to be India’s soldier’s of freedom we have to respect India’s hounour.
6. Great leaders can inspire people to do great deeds.

Textbook Page No. 121

Activity 3

Vocabulary

1. Let’s revisit the following words from the lesson

• unafraid and unruffled

These are opposite words for ‘afraid’ and ‘ruffled’ respectively. Such words or phrases which give opposite meanings are called antonyms.
Here are some other antonym

• truth × untruth, lie
• light × dark
• brave × timid
• never × always

Now collect the antonyms for the following words. Your teacher will help you.

Answer:

1. great × small
2. wise × unwise
3. fortunate × unfortunate
4. right × wrong
5. little × large, big
6. dislike × like
7. easy × difficult
8. hide × reveal
9. friends × enemies
10. unworthy × worthy

Textbook Page No. 122

Activity 4

Let’s revisit the following words from the lesson.

Silent letters are the letters in words that are not pronounced but make a huge difference to the meaning and sometimes the pronunciation of the whole word.

Most of these silent letters were pronounced for centuries and then they became silent but the spelling was already fixed with them.

Some more silent letters

Now read the following silent letters. Your teacher will support you with the help of the dictionary.

Answer:

S.No	Word	Silent letter
1.	autumn	n
2.	honest	h
3.	through	gh
4.	comb	b
5.	knife	k
6.	soften	t
7.	psychology	P
8.	would	1

Textbook Page No. 123

Activity 5

Grammar

I. Let’s revisit the following sentences from the lesson:

• I have always thought….
• Out of the discussion, sometimes a little bit of truth comes out.
  
• Never do anything in secret.

In the above sentences, the underlined words show how often something happens. Such words are called adverbs of frequency.

Adverbs of frequency are often used to indicate routine or repeated activities, so they are often used with the simple present tense.

Read the following sentences and observe the underlined adverbs of frequency.

1. We go on a vacation at least once annually.
2. I usually shop for groceries on Sunday mornings.
3. Raju is often late for work.
4. We seldom see Sravan.
5. My doctor advised me that I should brush my teeth twice daily.

Complete the sentences using the adverbs of frequency provided in brackets in their correct position. One has been done for you.
e.g. They go to the movies, (often)
They often go to the movies.

Question 1.
Chandra smiles, (never)
Answer:
Chandra never smiles.

Question 2.
Varun watches the local T.V. channels, (sometimes)
Answer:
Varun sometimes watchs local-T.V. Channels.

Question 3.
Ramya listens to Hindi song (rarely)
Answer:
Ramya rarely listens to Hindi songs.

Question 4.
Sagar complains about her children, (always)
Answer:
Sagar always complains about her children.

Question 5.
Vani feels terrible (usually)
Answer:
Vani usually feels terrible.

Conventions of Writing :

Let’s revisit the following sentences from the lesson.

• “What present can I send you from Naini prison”?
• “How can a letter contain it?”

A question mark (?) is a punctuation mark, or a symbol, that shows that a question has ended. Question marks can also be known as interrogation points as they end sentences where an answer or response is expected. A question often starts with one of the following words – who, what, when, where, why or how, but question marks can be used with sentences that start with other words also.

Full Stops & Question Marks

• Question marks are used to mark the end of a question.
• Full stops mark the end of statements.

Textbook Page No. 125

Activity 6

In the following sentences, either a full stop or a question mark is missing. Add the correct punctuation mark and rewrite the sentences.

Question 1.
Why is Charan crying
Answer:
Why is Charan crying?

Question 2.
Aunty and uncle are going out to dinner
Answer:
Aunty and uncle are going out to dinner.

Question 3.
The end of the story was very sad
Answer:
The end of the story was very sad.

Question 4.
Our new dog’s name is Jenny
Answer:
Our new dog’s name is Jenny.

Question 5.
Who is your favourite cricket player
Answer:
Who is your favourite cricket player?

Activity 7

Writing

Explain to the children the format and different components of an informal letter. Encourage them to write a letter in a similar format.
The format of a letter is given to you. Give them the following instructions.

Children, you have read Nehru’s letter to Indira. Write a letter to your younger sister who writes a letter to you seeking your help for the examinations. You should include these instructions and add some of your own.

Now start writing a letter by following these instructions. These instructions not only help you to write a letter but also introduce you to the different parts of a letter

Now use the following template to write your letter.

Answer:

Place : Guntur
Date : 14-03-2020

Hi! DearHarini,

Thank for your letter about the picnic. I felt very glad about it. After the examinations, we also want to go on a picnic. We will decide that next week. We want to go to Surya Lanka beach near Bapatla.
I hope that you are doing well in your studies.
Wishing you all the best for your exams.

Your loving sister
S. Ragini

S. Harini
D.No. 20-13-30,
Dargamitta
Nellore – 524 003.

Textbook Page No. 128

Activity 8

Listening and responding

I. Ask children to read the information in the tables to know the biography of Smt. Indira Gandhi. Encourage them to do the activity given.

Now complete the following table with the help of the information given.
Date of birth : ___________________
Married to : ___________________
Minister for : ___________________
Prime Minister after : ___________________
Date of death : ___________________
Answer:
Date of birth : 19-11-1917
Married to : Feroze Gandhi
Minister for : Information and Broad Casting
Prime Minister after : Jawaharlal Nehru
Date of death : 31 October, 1984.

II. Now respond on a brief biography of Smt. Indira Gandhi in your own words based on the above hints.
Answer:
Hi friends!
Our former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was bom 19, November 1917 in Allahabad. She was the lone child of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

She was married to Feroze Gandhi in March 1942. The couple had two sons – Rajiv and Sanjay. She served the people as Minister for Infonnation and Broadcasting during 1964-66.

In 1966, she became the Prime Minister after the death of Lai Bahadur Sastri, the Prime Minister of India. From then on she served as Prime Minister of India for many years. Unfortunately, she was assassinated outside her home by two of her trusted body guards. That was the end at a great leader. But she will be remembered forever by the people of India.

Sing and Enjoy

POEM

WE SHALL OVERCOME

We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
That we shall overcome some day.

We’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand some day;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
That we shall overcome some day.

We are not afraid, we are not afraid,
We are not afraid today;
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
That we shall overcome some day.

Summary :

WE SHALL OVERCOME

We shall overcome. We shall overcome some day. This is the belief I have in my heart.

We will walk hand in hand. We will walk hand in hand some day. That is the belief I have in my heart.

We are not afraid. We are not afraid. I believe that we will finally overcome.

సారాంశము

మనం విజయం సాధిస్తాం. ఏదో ఒక రోజు మనం విజయం సాధిస్తాం ఇదే నా హృదయంలో ఉన్న ప్రగాఢ విశ్వాసం.

మనం చేతిలో చెయ్యి వేసి నడుస్తాం. ఏదో ఒక రోజు మనం కలిసి నడుస్తాం. ఇదే నా హృదయంలో ఉన్న ప్రగాఢ విశ్వాసం.

మనకి భయం లేదు. మనం భయపడం. చివరికి విజయం మనదే.

ఇది ప్రముఖ హక్కుల ఉద్యమకారుడు మార్టిన్ లూధర్ కింగ్ జూనియర్ రచించినది. ఆయన 1964లో నోబెల్ శాంతి బహుమతి గెలుచుకున్నారు. 1968వ సంవత్సరంలో ఆయన మరణించారు.

This is written by the famous rights activist Martin Luther King Junior. He won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964. He died in 1968.

Glossary :

overcome = success in dealing ; విజయం సాధించడం, అధిగమించడం
deep = strong ; బలమైన
believe = to think that a fact is true ; విశ్వసించుట
hand in hand = connected, together ; కలిసి

Textbook Page No. 130

Activity – 9 : Comprehension

I. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
What does the poet want to express through the words, ‘We shall overcome’?
Answer:
The poet wants to express that they will reach their goal.

Question 2.
What does the phrase, ‘walk hand in hand’ suggest?
Answer:
“The phrase ’Walk hand in hand” gives the meaning cooperation.

Question 3.
What is the belief of the poet?
Answer:
The poet’s belief is that they will finally win in reaching their goal.

Question 4.
What does ‘deep in my heart’ mean in the poem?
Answer:
‘Deep in my heart’ means a strong belief.

II. Say these set of words aloud and ask children to listen carefully and repeat them aloud.

III. Choose the best answer for each question.

Question 1.
Why does the writer repeat the words in each part of the song?
a) to rhyme the sentences
b) to make the idea important
c) to match the music
d) to help people sing
Answer:
b) to make the idea important

Question 2.
Why does the writer keep saying some day?
a) to tell when it will happen
b) to rhyme all the lines
c) to show it is about the future
d) to show it is about today
Answer:
c) to show it is about the future

Question 3.
What does “deep in my heart” mean in the song?
a) what I really feel
b) how I think
e) what I like
d) how people share
Answer:
a) what I really feel

Question 4.
What does “walk hand in hand” mean in the song?
a) walking down the street
b) a parade
c) people cooperating
d) making a trip
Answer:
c) people cooperating

Question 5.
The poet is …………………
a) hopeful
b) worried
c) afraid
d) confident
Answer:
d) confident

IV. Write your own answer to this question.

Question 1.
What is your favourite part of the song? What does it mean to you?
Answer:
The last two lines ‘Oh, deep in my heart’, I do believe, that we shall overcome some day are my favourite lines at the song. The two lines repeatedly say that definitely they will succeed.
The repetition gives us the confidence about success.

Textbook Page No. 131

Activity – 10 : Project Work

Prepare a beautiful birthday greeting card. You can use the following material.

• chart paper
• glue
• straws
• colour papers
• scissors .
• sketch pens
• crayons

BIRTHDAY GREETING CARD
Answer:
Birth Day
Happy Birth Day to vou
Nikhil
on 10 May 2020.

A BIRTHDAY LETTER

Summary :

The lesson is in the form of a letter. It is a letter written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira Prayadarshini (Indira Gandhi). This is a letter written on the occasion of Indira Gandhi’s birthday.

In his letter, Jawaharlal Nehru tells his daughter certain important facts. He was unable to send her any presents because he was in prison.

Nehru did not believe in giving out good advice. He was in favour of talking and discussing to find the truth. He felt that no one has learnt everything.

Nehru told Indira that Gandhi’s message has stolen millions of hearts. At that time, they were making history. It was fortunate to see that history with their own eyes. They were fortunately taking some part in it.

It was not easy to decide what is right and what is wrong. We should not do anything secretly. We should not do anything we wish to hide. Fear is a bad thing. We should be brave and the rest follows. He hoped that Indira will grow up as a brave woman.

Nehru felt that there is a lot to tell her. A letter cannot contain the whole. He hoped that she would grow up as a brave soldier and serve India.

సారాంశము

ఈ పాఠం ఒక ఉత్తరం రూపంలో ఉంది. జవహర్‌లాల్ నెహ్రూ తన కుమార్తె ఇందిరా ప్రియదర్శినికి రాసిన ఉత్తరం. ఆమె పుట్టిన రోజు సందర్భంగా రాసిన ఉత్తరం అది.

ఈ ఉత్తరంలో జవహర్లాల్ నెహ్రూ తన కుమార్తెకు కొన్ని వాస్తవాలను చెప్పడం జరుగుతోంది. ఆయన కారాగారంలో ఉండడంవల్ల తన కుమార్తెకు బహుమతులు ఏవి పంపించలేదు.

నెహ్రూకి నీతిసూత్రాలు చెప్పడం ఇష్టం ఉండేది కాదు. ఏ విషయాన్నైనా చర్చించడం వల్లే సత్యం తెలుస్తుంది. అని ఆయన అభిప్రాయం ఏ ఒక్కరూ అన్ని విషయాలను పూర్తిగా నేర్చుకున్నారు అన్న విషయాన్ని నెహ్రూ అంగీకరించలేదు. ఎవరెంత నేర్చుకున్నా నేర్చుకోవలసింది ఇంకా మిగిలే ఉ ంటుంది అని ఆయన విశ్వాసం.

మహాత్మాగాంధీ సందేశం లక్షలాది మంది హృదయాలను దోచుకుందని నెహ్రూ చెప్పారు. ఆ సమయంలో ఒక చరిత్ర రూపుదిద్దుకొంటోందనీ, ఆ సమయంలో మనం ఉండడం అదృష్టమనీ ఆయన అభిప్రాయపడ్డారు. అంతేకాదు ఆ చరిత్రలో భాగస్వాములుగా ఉండడం మరింత అదృష్టమనీ ఆయన చెప్పారు.

తప్పు, ఒప్పులను నిర్ణయించడం సులువు కాదు. మనం ఏ పనీ రహస్యంగా చెయ్యగూడదు. దాచాల్సిన పని దేనిని మనం చెయ్యగూడదు. భయం ఒక చెడుగుణం. మనం ధైర్యంగా ఉండాలి. జరగాల్సింది జరుగుతుంది. ఇందిర ఖచ్చితంగా ధైర్యవంతురాలైన వనిత అవుతుందని ఆశించారు నెహ్రూ.

ఇంకా చెప్పాల్సింది చాలా ఉందని నెహ్రూ అభిప్రాయం. ఒక ఉత్తరంలో చెప్పాల్సింది మొత్తం చెప్పడం కుదరదని స్పష్టం చేశారు నెహ్రూ. ధైర్య శీలియైన సైనికురాలిగా ఆమె ఎదుగుతుందనీ, దేశానికి సేవ చేస్తుందనీ ఆయన ఆశించారు.

Glossary :

presents = gifts ; బహుమతులు
in full measure = completely ; పూర్తిస్థాయిలో
prison = jail ; కారాగారము
sermonising = talking on a moral subject ; నీతిసూత్రాలు చెప్పడం
doling out = deliver in small portions ; చిన్న చిన్న మోతాదుల్లో ఇవ్వడం
imagine = suppose or assume ; ఊహించుట
stolen = steal; past participle of ‘steal’ ; దొంగిలించి; దోచుకున్
fortunate = lucky ; అదృష్టవంతులైన
room for = place for / opportunity for ; అవకాశం
serene = calm, peaceful ; ప్రశాంతమైన
unruffled = not disordered ; చెదరని
rest = remaining ; మిగిలిన
contain = carry; కలిగియుండు