Crusoe's Friend Question Answer | Crusoe's Friend Class 5 Question Answer | Living English Solution |

Crusoe's Friend Question Answer | Crusoe's Friend Class 5 Question Answer | Living English Solution |

A.  Comprehension

Complete these sentences with words from the story.

1. Friday picked out a good tree and helped Crusoe in making the boat

2. Crusoe had saved  the life of a Local tribesman (Friday)

3. It took two months for Crusoe to get the mast and sail ready

4. Crusoe made the rudder and fastened to the stern of the vessel

5. Crusoe taught Friday how to use the rudder and he became a good sailor 

6. Friday covered the boat with the boughs (thick branches) of the tree

B) Answers these questions.

Q1) Where did Crusoe take Friday? What

did he give Friday to eat?

Answer:  Crusoe took Friday to his cave and gave him some bread, a bunch of raisins and a cup of water.

Q2) What did Crusoe give Friday to wear?

How did Friday feel in his new clothes?

Ans- Crusoe gave Friday a pair of goat-skin trousers, a goat- skin coat, and a cap made of hare's skin. Friday felt very proud of his clothes, though he didn't know that how to wear it but still he was very happy.

Q3) What sleeping arrangements did

Crusoe make for Friday?

Ans- Crusoe made a tent for Friday in the space between the two fences.This tent opened by a door into Crusoe's yard.

Q4) What did Crusoe tell Friday about

his life on the island?

Ans-Crusoe told Friday that he lived

all alone for a long time on that island.

It was very difficult for him to get food

and make a home.

Q5) What did Friday think of boats that

Crusoe had made?

Ans- There were two boats. One smaller

and one larger. Larger boat was cracked

and rotten and according to Friday it was

hard to sail over his island in the smaller

boat.

Q6) Why did the two friends wait eagerly

for November and December?

Ans- When boat was all ready, there was

autumn season. To avoid storms and bad

weather they decided to wait for the

months of November December so that

they could travel easily without much

hurdles.

C.Fill in the table below with information from the story to show what the two friends did for each other.

THINGS CRUSOE DID FOR FRIDAY

THINGS FRIDAY DID FOR CRUSOE

**1-Crusoe saved his life.

2- He took him in his cave and gave some bread and raisins to him. 

3-He gave him a pair of goat-skin trousers,

goat-skin coat and a cap made of hare's skin.

4-And taught him to use the rudder.

**1-Friday picked out a good tree and helped him to build a boat.

2-He covered the boat with tree branches.

3- He milked the goats and made butter and cheese.

D.  Discuss in class.

Let's Think!

1. Why does Crusoe call Friday a true friend?

Answer: Crusoe called Friday a true friend

because he was very innocent, helping

and decent. He helped him honestly in

making of the boat.

2.Although Friday had no education and had seen nothing of the world, he learned a lot from his experiences and from nature. How did Crusoe benefit from Friday's practical knowledge and skills?

Answer: Friday knew much more about the trees and this knowledge helped Crusoe to make a new and solid boat.

E

Match these words with their synonyms.

1. sturdy                     a. loyal

2. peace                      b. journey

3. faithful                   c.remarkable

4. grateful                  d. calm

5. voyage                    e. tough

6. extraordinary       f. thankful

Answer : 

1-e                 2-d     3-a

4-f               5-b         6-c