The Ant and the Dove Petals Class 5 Contents
Q.1 : Answer the following questions :
(a) Where did the ant go and why ?
Ans: The ant went to a river to drink water .
(b) How did the dove save the little ant ?
Ans: The eagle dropped a big leaf into the water. After climbing the leaf, the ant arrived on the banks of the river.
(c) Who wanted to kill the dove ?
Ans: A hunter wanted to kill the dove
(d) Why did the ant bite the hunter ?
Ans: Ant bites the hunter to save the dove .
(e) What is the moral of the story ?
Ans: We should help each other .
(f) Have you ever been in trouble like the ant ? Did anyone help you ?
Ans: Yes , My friend Ramesh helped me .
Q.2 : Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statement :
a. The little ant was very hungry . F
b. The ant fell into the water T
c. The ant saw a hunter . T
d. The dove was killed . F
e. The ant climbed up the tree F
f. The ant and the dove did not help each other F
Word Power :
Q.1 : Complete the grid with the hints given below :
Ans: Answers are being given Complete yourself.
Eight , Beaks , Teeth , Camel , White , Paper , Sweet , Tears , Eagle
Language Practice :
Q.1 : Complete the following sentences using the past tense of the given verbs :
a. Alok left the job last month .
b. Priti lost her pen in the school .
c. Barkha finished her homework at 5 o’clock .
d. Sunil kept his books on the table yesterday .
Moral Of The Story
The dove’s act of kindness returned to him when the ant saved his life from the hunter, i.e., if you do good, good will come to you. Similarly, in life, we should always do good deeds and help people.
