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Raghus Adventure Notes

The document contains a lesson about a boy named Raghu and his adventures. It provides vocabulary words and questions about details in the story. It describes Raghu helping people in need by giving food to a crying baby, comforting an old man, and lending his horse to a wedding party. It also discusses the hardships faced by Raghu and an old grandmother.

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ABU DHABI INDIAN SCHOOL, BRANCH 1- AL WATHBA

GRADE 5 ENGLISH (2023-2024)


RAGHU’S ADVENTURE

I. Give meanings for the following words.


1. picturesque – place or building which is visibly attractive.
2. stumble – stagger or trip over
3. haggard – fatigue / tired / exhausted
4. squat – crouch / sit on heels
5. wail – weep /cry
6. larder – storeroom / pantry
7. wolfdown – gobble / swallow food in a large amount quickly
8. shiver – tremble in cold / shake
9. lead shank – a chain or lead to control horses.
10. elated – thrilled / excited
11. astound – amazed / surprised

II. Answer with reference to context:


1. “Look, what I got for you little one!”
a. Who said this to whom and when?
The above-said line was told by the poor mother to her sonRaghu, when she returned from the
market after selling flour.

b. How did Raghu react on seeing the piece of wood?


Ans: Raghu was not so impressed with the piece of wood that his mother brought for him.

2. “Do not cry my baby.”


a. Who said this towhom and when?
This line was told by a woman who was selling pots near the bus stand to her crying baby.

b. How did Raghu help in consoling the baby?


Raghu interacted with the woman who was selling pots and found that the baby was crying out
of hunger. So, he gave the roti to the woman to satiate the baby’s hunger and stop the baby
from crying.

3. “Oh my God, you are shivering”


a. Who does “you” refer to?
‘You’ refers to the old man who was looted by a gang of robbers.

b. Raghu cared for the poor and needy- Justify with relevance to the line mentioned above.
Raghu was a kind-hearted boy. He wrapped the old man who was shivering in cold with a coat
that he had with him.
IV. Answer the following questions in detail
1. Explain the circumstances in which Raghu lived.
Ans: Raghu was a poor boy who lived in a picturesque village. His parents worked hard to meet
their financial needs. His mother used to grind grains and sell the flour in the market, while his
father worked in a factory in the outskirts of the village. Raghu was a kind and helpful boy who
studied in the village school.

2. Discuss the incident where Raghu met people in a wedding ceremony.


Ans : Raghu who was on his way searching for his friend Paplu, encountered some people from
a wedding ceremony. These people were all dressed in silk clothes and adorned with exquisite
jewelry, but thegloomy state of the people did not match the celebration. So, Raghu inquired
them about their problem. They narrated that the person in charge of bringing the horse for
the groom had not arrived yet because of which the festivities were getting delayed. They
requested Raghu to lend the horse in order to proceed with the wedding festivities.Raghu being
a compassionate boy gave the horse to them and they in turn gave Raghu a drum as a gesture
of gratitude. Raghu with all smiles walked home elated.

3.Give details from the lesson which tell us about the hardships faced by the old grandma.
Ans: The old grandma lived in a hut. She was old and haggard. She could not afford to buy
firewood or go in search of firewood for the stove due to her old age. She had to use cow-dung
patties to light a fire but those patties were useless as they gave off smoke and the smoke
burnt her eyes and made her cough non- stop.

4. Why does the man call the woman butterfingers?


Ans : The man calls the woman butterfingers because she keeps dropping things from her hands.

5. Why were the man and the woman at the riverside arguing?
Ans. The man and the woman at the riverside were arguing because the woman had dropped and
broken the pot that the man had asked her to hold for a while. He needed that pot to boil the clothes
before washing them.

IV. Think and answer.

II. Frame Sentences :


1. stumble -The absentminded boy carelessly stumbled over the rocks and hurt himself.

2. elated –The entire family was elated to hear the news that their father who was in the ICU
had regained consciousness after his tragic accident.

3. haggard –The immigrants who had to travel back to their villages on foot due to the sudden
lockdown were haggard and famished.

4. Shiver – The homeless beggar shivered in the freezing cold of the winter weather.
1. Raghu solved the problem of 2 people near the riverside – Give details
Raghu who stopped by to inquire about the reason for the argument between the man and
the woman at the riverside, realized that that woman had dropped the pot and had broken
the same. The man who needed the pot to boil his clothes before washing it was worried
about not being able to deliver the washed clothes to his customers as promised.
Understanding the need of the man, Raghu willingly offered the pot that was given to him as
a token of gratitude to the man

2. From this lesson what are the values we must learn to inculcate. Name a few and explain
the same.
From the lesson we understand that there are certain values that we need to inculcate in us.
Few of them are as follows:
1) Care – Just like how Raghu showed care and concern towards his mother, the
grandmother, wailing child, old man and the other characters in various scenes, we too
must inculcate the value of care and express it through out kind and caring acts.
2) Gratitude – We must be kind enough and never fail to express our gratitude to all the
favors we receive.
3) Punctuality –Raghu showed his punctuality in completing his homework on time and
preparing the hay for the animals, likewise we too must be punctual in our work and not
wait for anyone to remind us about our tasks.

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