Grade- 5 Podar International School, Gandhinagar

a.What did the Happy Prince request the Swallow to do? Why do you think he did this? A.The Happy Prince was standing on a tall column and could easily see the ugliness and misery. He requested the Swallow to stay with him and be his messenger in helping the needy with the gold and gems from his statue. b)Why did the Swallow stay back with the Happy Prince? Do you think he did the right thing? B.The Swallow was kind hearted and so stayed back with the lonely Prince out of pity and compassion. The Prince had been generous in helping all those he could. The swallow brought disaster upon himself knowing well that he could not withstand the cold winter. The Prince also did not realize that he was being harsh on the sparrow. c) ‘It is curious,’ he remarked, ‘but I feel quite warm now, although it is so cold.’ Who said this and why? C.The Swallow said these words after he had delivered the ruby from the sword of the Prince to a poor seamstress. He felt warm because he had done a good

a)Why did Lord Capulet not let Tybalt strike young Romeo? A.Lord Capulet did not let Tybalt strike young Romeo as he felt it would be disrespectful to his guests and also because he behaved like a gentleman. b) Why did the friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet secretly?  A.The friar was hopeful that the love between Romeo and Juliet could end the age- old feud between Capulets and Montagues. Hence he agreed to marry the two in secret. c) What difficulty did Juliet find herself in, after Romeo left for Mantua? How did she try to get out of it? A.After Romeo left for Mantua, Juliet’s father wanted her to marry Paris within three days. Since Juliet could not give her father the real reason for not marrying Paris, she cited her young age and Tybalt’s recent death as reasons for not going through with a marriage feast. But her father was deaf to her excuses. Juliet then hurried to Friar Lawrence for help. d)How did the friar help Juliet ? A.The friar had devised a plan to reunit

a) What did the girls gift Mrs March for Christmas? Jo gave Mrs.March a pair of slippers, Beth gave her a handkerchief, Amy gave her a bottle of cologne and Meg gave her a pair of gloves. b)What  did Mr Lawrence send over to the March household? Why did he do this? Mr. Lawrence, the rich neighbour of the March’s sent ice cream, cake, fruit and bonbons and four bouquets of beautiful flowers as a token of his appreciation for the March girls who gave up their breakfast on Christmas morning to feed the poor Hummels. c) Describe Mr Lawrence. Do you really think he was as cold as people thought him to be? Give reasons. Mr. Lawrence was a rich old man. He was the neighbour of the March’s. He was believed to be a proud man who did not like to mix with the neighbours. It was believed that he made his grandson study hard with the tutor. However, his act of sending flowers and goodies to the March household makes him a sensitive, caring man. d) Write a short note on Mrs March. Mrs