HANS RAJ MODEL SCHOOL, PUNJABI BAGH, DELHI

CLASS V (ENGLISH- UNSEEN POETRY- PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT)

A new pet shop opened up on Main Street.

Daisy and Nikki went to look at the new shop

There was a brightly coloured bird in the window.

The bird had red and blue feathers

The bird had a long beak.

Inside the shop, there was a large fish tank

The tank had many fish

The fish were of many shapes, sizes and colours.

In the back of the shop, there was a small cage.

There were furry, grey kittens in the cage.

The kittens were very tiny.

Daisy decided to buy a kitten.

Nikki decided to buy a fish.

The two friends had a great day at the new pet shop.

On the basis of your understanding of the poem , answer the following questions :

Q1. Where is the new pet shop?

Ans 1. _________________________________________________________________________

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Q2. Name the animals mentioned in the poem.

Ans 2. _________________________________________________________________________

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Q3. Which sentence from the poem best describes – What was in the back of the pet shop?

Ans 3. __________________________________________________________________________

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Q4. Where were the fish located ?

Ans 4. _________________________________________________________________________

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Q5. What did Nikki decide to buy ?

Ans 5. __________________________________________________________________________

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Q6. Give one word for the following words from the poem:

a) An enclosure in which animals and birds are kept _____________________ b) The young one of a cat _____________________

Q7. Write the plural of :

a) Fish ____________ b) feather ____________________

Q8. Pick out the adjectives from the poem :

a) _________________________ b) _________________________________

Q9. Find out the opposites of given words from the poem :

a) outside _____________ b) giant ____________________

Q10. Give suitable title for the poem.

Ans10. ________________________________________________________________________