1. Read the poem and answer the questions:
(4 marks)
The people walk upon their heads,
The sea is made of sand,
The children go to school by night,
In Topsy-turvy Land.
The front door step is at the back,
You are walking when you stand,
You wear your hat upon your feet,
In Topsy-turvy Land
How do the people walk in topsy-turvy land?
ii.
When do the children go to school in topsy-turvy land?
Whal do the people do when standing?
iv.
Where do people wear their hat in topsy-turvy land?
Answers
Answer:
The children go to school at night in Topsy-turvy land. ... Topsy-turvy Land, Our land. (i) People walk on their heads. (i) ... (iii) They wear their hats on head. ... Rearrange them to make meaningful sentences.
Answer:
Question 1:
When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?
Answer
The children go to school at night in Topsy-turvy land.
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Question 2:
In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel? How should it rightly be?
Answer
If buses travel on the sea, the boats travel up and down the streets. Boats should rightly be in still water.
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Question 3:
The Topsy Turvy land is very different from our land. Let’s draw a comparison by filling in sentences wherever needed.
Topsy-turvy Land Our land
(i) People walk on their heads. (i) _______________________
(ii) _______________________ (ii) The buses run on land.
(iii) They wear their hats on feet. (iii) _______________________
(iv) ______________________ (iv) Boats sail in the sea.
(v) People pay for what they don’t get. (v) _______________________
Answer
Topsy-turvy Land Our land
(i) People walk on their heads. (i) People walk on their feet.
(ii) The buses run on the sea. (ii) The buses run on land.
(iii) They wear their hats on feet. (iii) They wear their hats on head.
(iv) Boats run on the streets. (iv) Boats sail in the sea.
(v) People pay for what they don’t get. (v) People pay for what they get.
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Question 1:
Fun with sounds
pleasure treasure measure
wear tear
stare where
planned canned scanned strand
topsy-turvy hurly-burly curly-whirly
Answer
Disclaimer: Students are advised to practice this on their own.
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Question 1:
The words in the sentences are jumbled here. Rearrange them to make meaningful sentences. Words that begin with a capital letter are the first word of the sentence.
(i) Renu naughty is a girl.
(ii) untidy room Her always is.
(iii) mother Her advises her clean to it.
(iv) never listens She her mother to.
(v) kind of What child a you are?
Answer
(i) Renu is a naughty girl.
(ii) Her room is always untidy.
(iii) Her mother advises her to clean it.
(iv) She never listens to her mother.
(v) What kind of a child are you?
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Question 2:
Can you tell of some things that go topsy-turvy at home and there is disorder?
Answer
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.
Things go topsy-turvy when guests come at my home and put the things in an incorrect order.
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Question 1:
Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean. (i) __________________________________________ (ii) __________________________________________ (iii) __________________________________________ (iv) __________________________________________ (v) __________________________________________
Answer
(i) I sweep the floor two times in a day.
(ii) I mop the floor.
(iii) I arrange the household things in proper order.
(iv) I spray air freshener in all the rooms.
(v) I wipe down the mirror.