NCERT Class 5 English
Class 5 English: Santoor chapter-wise practice
Santoor has longer stories and poems, and the questions start asking why a character did something. Short comprehension questions, vocabulary from the chapter itself and simple grammar in context check that your child has understood. Nothing comes from outside the book, so the words your child meets here are the ones the teacher will ask about.
- 10 chapters
- 435 practice questions
Santoor
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Chapter 1 Papa’s Spectacles
A playful poem shows Papa searching for the spectacles that are already on his head. The chapter also practises careful ordering, pairs, spellings, prepositions, opposites and listening to word sounds.
Topics: Poem situation and sequence, Search details and meaning, New words and correct spellings, Order, pairs and prepositions, Sound pairs and family words, Retelling, gratitude and activities
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Chapter 2 Gone with the Scooter
Gopi finds a hockey ball, tries to return it honestly, and joins a game that ends in a funny surprise. The chapter practises dialogue, word meanings, connectors, adverbs, vowel sounds, compound words and game instructions.
Topics: Finding the hockey ball, Honesty and playground dialogue, Hockey action and scooter ending, Vocabulary, connectors and adverbs, Sounds and compound words, Games, safety and sports writing
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Chapter 3 The Rainbow
Christina Rossetti’s poem compares boats, ships and bridges with clouds and the rainbow. The chapter also explores rhymes, compound words, noun-verb uses, colour mixing, VIBGYOR, travel writing and nature versus human-made things.
Topics: Poem images of water and sky, Comparison and meaning, Rhyme and expressive recitation, Word building and grammar, Rainbow colours and colour mixing, Travel, boats and nature discussion
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Chapter 4 The Wise Parrot
A clever caged parrot sends a message to wild parrots and learns how to win freedom without force. The chapter also practises phrases, collective nouns, present perfect tense, ai/oi sounds, bird sanctuaries, bird feeders and imaginative writing.
Topics: Parrot in the golden cage, Message to the forest parrots, Trick, wisdom and escape, Phrases and collective nouns, Present perfect, sounds and bird facts, Freedom, bird care and creative writing
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Chapter 5 The Frog
This lively poem lets a frog describe ponds, rain, tadpoles, fast tongues, camouflage, snakes, croaking, hopping and webbed feet. The chapter also practises connectors, sentence order, tongue twisters, short messages, listening instructions and water-animal activities.
Topics: Frog habitat and life stages, Food, movement and body features, Camouflage, danger and sound, Connectors, sentence order and sounds, Messages, listening and frog facts, Sequencing, puzzles and aquatic life
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Chapter 6 What a Tank!
This chapter looks at old and new ways of storing water, especially the artistic overhead tanks of rural Punjab. It also practises contractions, exclamatory sentences, animal-family words and water-saving messages.
Topics: Traditional water storage, Punjab's overhead tanks, Materials and identity, Contractions and exclamations, Animal families and sound play, Water-saving communication
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Chapter 7 Gilli Danda
This poem celebrates an outdoor game played with a small gilli and a long danda. The chapter also practises prefixes, abstract nouns, possessive pronouns, question order and word play.
Topics: Game and equipment, Poem mood and imagery, Prefixes un- and re-, Concrete and abstract nouns, Possessive pronouns and questions, Game craft and word play
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Chapter 8 The Decision of the Panchayat
A farmer buys a well, but a cunning neighbour tries to keep the water. The Panchayat listens to both sides and gives a wise, fair decision while the chapter practises vocabulary, prepositions, sequencing, suffixes and comprehension.
Topics: The well dispute, Panchayat hearing and judgment, Fairness, wisdom and character, Vocabulary and prepositions, Sequencing, letters and suffix -less, Listening and neem passage
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Chapter 9 Vocation
Tagore's poem follows a child who watches a hawker, a gardener and a watchman, and imagines their freedom. The chapter builds vocabulary for jobs and tools, corrects sentences, practises WH questions and encourages respect for every vocation.
Topics: Speaker and daily schedule, Wishes for three vocations, Imagery and poem vocabulary, Correcting sentence errors, Tools, questions and pronunciation, Respecting work and choices
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Chapter 10 Glass Bangles
Ravi and Ananya blend Firozabad's traditional glass-bangle craft with modern designs for Diwali. The chapter also practises punctuation, past perfect tense, process sequencing, festival writing, Indian crafts and simple saving ideas.
Topics: Firozabad and glassware tradition, Bangle-making process, Ananya's designs and community impact, Vocabulary, associations and punctuation, Past perfect and sequencing, Crafts, festivals and savings
Where does the study time go?
By Class 3 the day fills up quickly: school, the bus or van ride, homework, maybe a dance or cricket class. There is hardly any time left to go over what was taught that day, and weekends disappear into birthday parties and errands. Fifteen focused minutes on the right topic does more than an hour spent flipping through a guide book.
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