Sujan Harbola Magnolia Class 5 Question & Answers

Sujan Harbola lesson from English textbook Magnolia Class 5 Question & Answers are given here in this post. Click here if you want to understand the lesson through Glossary i.e. meanings of words and para wise explanation.

Comprehension

A. Choose the correct answers to complete these sentences.

1. When the robin returned Sujan’s call, Sujan realised…
   a. that he had learnt the robin’s song.
   b. that it lived in the drumstick tree.
   c. how sweetly the robin sang.
2. Haran visited Dibakar’s shop because…
   a. he needed to buy grocery.
   b. he wanted Sujan to be withdrawn from school.
   c. Sujan did not know the five times table.
3. Sujan became a harbola because…
   a. he wanted to be as famous as Kartik.
   b. he wanted to attend the king’s daughter’s wedding.
   C. he loved to imitate the cries of birds and animals.
4. The king wanted proof that tigers existed there because…
   a. he thought that Sujan was lying.
   b. he had been told that Chanrali forest was full of tigers.
   c. he wanted to hunt tigers even if they had not harmed him.

Answers:

1. When the robin returned Sujan’s call, Sujan realised…
   • Ans. a. that he had learnt the robin’s song.
2. Haran visited Dibakar’s shop because…
   • Ans. b. he wanted Sujan to be withdrawn from school.
3. Sujan became a harbola because…
   • Ans. c. he loved to imitate the cries of birds and animals.
4. The king wanted proof that tigers existed there because…
   • Ans. b. he had been told that Chanrali forest was full of tigers.

B. Read these lines and answer the questions.

1. “What have you learnt at the pathshala in all this time?”
   a. Who said this to whom?
   b. What did the listener say?
   c. How did the speaker respond to the listener’s words?
2. “I don’t take apprentices.”
   a. Who said this to whom?
   b. When and why did the person say this?
   C. What did the listener say?
3. “Aren’t there any tigers in this forest?”
   a. Who said this to whom? Where were they?
   b. How did the listener show the speaker that there were tigers in the forest?
   c. What did the speaker tell the listener after that?

Answers:

1. “What have you learnt at the pathshala in all this time?”
   • a. Who said this to whom?
     • Ans. Dibakar said this to Sujan.
   • b. What did the listener say?
     • Ans. Sujan said that he had learnt the call of 22 different birds.
   • c. How did the speaker respond to the listener’s words?
     • Ans. The text does not provide Dibakar’s response to Sujan’s words.
2. “I don’t take apprentices.”
   • a. Who said this to whom?
     • Ans. Kartik said this to Sujan.
   • b. When and why did the person say this?
     • Ans. Kartik said this when Sujan asked him how he got started as a harbola. Kartik was too jealous to say anything else.
   • c. What did the listener say?
     • Ans. Sujan asked Kartik to tell him how he got started.
3. “Aren’t there any tigers in this forest?”
   • a. Who said this to whom? Where were they?
     • Ans. The king said this to Sujan. They were in Chanrali forest.
   • b. How did the listener show the speaker that there were tigers in the forest?
     • Ans. Sujan mimicked the roar of a tiger, and a real tiger responded from within the forest.
   • c. What did the speaker tell the listener after that?
     • Ans. The king told Sujan that he had an amazing gift and invited him to his kingdom, Jabarnagar, to perform as a harbola at his daughter’s wedding.

C. Think and answer.

1. What do you think of Dibakar’s reaction when Haran asked him to withdraw Sujan from school? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Find sentences in the text which say that Sujan:
   a. loved mimicking birds and animals.
   b. was a very talented harbola.

Answers:

1. What do you think of Dibakar’s reaction when Haran asked him to withdraw Sujan from school? Give reasons for your answer.
   • Ans. Dibakar’s reaction is not explicitly mentioned in the text. However, considering that Sujan did become a harbola, it can be inferred that Dibakar was supportive of his son’s unique talent.
2. Find sentences in the text which say that Sujan:
   • a. loved mimicking birds and animals.
     • Ans. “So, Sujan devoted himself to becoming a harbola. He loved to walk around the fields and woods, listening to the cries of birds and beasts and imitating them.”
   • b. was a very talented harbola.
     • Ans. “Kartik had been working as a harbola for 20 years but Sujan realised that Kartik did not know even half the cries that he did.”

Grammar

B. Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the irregular verbs in the brackets.

1. During the trek, we followed Samir, who …led… the way. (lead)
2. Nikhil never forgot the first time he ….. in the wild. (see) a tiger
3. Every morning, my mother ….. her friend in the park and together they go for a walk. (meet)
4. The children rush out of class as soon as the last bell ….. (ring)
5. Yesterday, we ….. (go) to Tiger Hill to watch the sunrise.
6. They …… up when the principal walked in. (stand)
7. Yesterday, Raji …… rice and curry for lunch. (eat)
8. Grandpa …… bread and milk from that shop every day. (buy)

Answers:

1. During the trek, we followed Samir, who led the way. (lead)
2. Nikhil never forgot the first time he saw a tiger in the wild. (see)
3. Every morning, my mother meets her friend in the park and together they go for a walk. (meet)
4. The children rush out of class as soon as the last bell rings. (ring)
5. Yesterday, we went to Tiger Hill to watch the sunrise. (go)
6. They stood up when the principal walked in. (stand)
7. Yesterday, Raji ate rice and curry for lunch. (eat)
8. Grandpa buys bread and milk from that shop every day. (buy)