NCERT Solutions For Class 5 English Chapter 2 Gone with the Scooter, textbook Solution, New Words, Q&A

📘 Vocabulary – English to Hindi

Word	Meaning (English)	Meaning (Hindi)
Veranda	Open area outside a house with roof	छत वाला खुला बरामदा
Rustling	Soft sound of something moving	सरसराहट की आवाज़
Thud	Dull sound when something falls	गिरने की भारी सी आवाज़
Wondered	Thought curiously about something	सोचना या आश्चर्य करना
Immediately	Right away, without waiting	तुरंत, बिना देर किए
Fence	Barrier around garden or house	बाड़ या चारदीवारी
Bushes	Small leafy plants	झाड़ियाँ
Heap	A pile of things	ढेर
Peeped	Looked quickly or secretly	झाँक कर देखा
Gathered	Came together as a group	इकट्ठा हुए
Boasted	Spoke proudly about something	डींग मारना या घमंड करना
Brand-new	Completely new, not used	बिल्कुल नया
Grabbed	Took quickly with hand	झट से पकड़ा
Tossed	Threw lightly	हल्के से फेंका
Goalkeeper	Player who stops goals	गोल रोकने वाला खिलाड़ी
Dribbled	Moved ball with small hits	गेंद को धीरे-धीरे आगे बढ़ाना
Tightened	Made something tight or strong	कसना या मजबूत करना
Unaware	Not knowing about something	अनजान होना
Scooterist	Person riding a scooter	स्कूटर चलाने वाला व्यक्ति
Burst into laughter	Started laughing suddenly	हँसी में फूट पड़ना

Let Us Think – Questions & Answers

A. Answer the following questions:

What was Gopi doing on the veranda?
Gopi was sitting in the veranda reading a book.
What sound did Gopi hear before he went to the garden?
Gopi heard a rustling sound followed by a thud.
Describe Gopi's search for the ball.
Gopi searched near the garden fence, then among the bushes, and finally found a white hockey ball on a heap of dry leaves.
Complete the table:

S. No.	Dialogue	The dialogue was said by	The dialogue was said to
5a	The ball I found is a hockey ball.	Gopi	Deepak
5b	My father bought me a brand-new football.	Deepak	Gopi and friends
5c	I lost a ball four months ago.	Manoj	Gopi
5d	Show me the ball and I will tell you.	Ramani	Gopi

Who grabbed the ball from Gopi? How did the game start?
Manoj grabbed the ball from Gopi. The game started with Gopi at the center passing the ball to Deepak.
Why did everyone laugh at the end of the story?
Everyone laughed because the hockey ball flew into a scooter basket and the scooterist unknowingly rode away with it.

B. Think and Answer:

What would you have done if, like Gopi, you had found a ball that did not belong to you?
I would have asked my friends or neighbors if they had lost the ball, just like Gopi did.
Imagine what happens to the hockey ball after it is taken away by the scooter. Where does it go? Who finds it?
The scooterist might reach home and find the ball in the basket. His child may get happy and play with it, wondering who it belonged to.
Notice that the scooterist is wearing a helmet. Why is it important to wear a helmet? Should the pillion rider also wear a helmet?
A helmet protects our head during accidents. Yes, the pillion rider should also wear a helmet for safety.

Let Us Learn

A. Match the Following (Question)

Word	Meaning
Dribble	⚫ a soft crackling sound
Boast	⚫ take something with a sudden movement
Rustle	⚫ moving a ball with small taps while playing hockey
Grab	⚫ to speak too proudly

A. Match the Following (Answer Format)

Word	Matched Meaning
Dribble	Moving a ball with small taps while playing hockey
Boast	To speak too proudly
Rustle	A soft crackling sound
Grab	Take something with a sudden movement

B. Fill in the blanks – Story Completion

Question:

Gopi completed his work __ he wanted to go outside and play. __ he wanted when he reached the playground nobody was there. __ his friends were yet to join him, he decided to take a walk. After 15 minutes, five of them came and everyone started to discuss the games. They decided to play hopscotch __ they got to know that Ramani would not be joining them.

B. Answers

Question:

Gopi completed his work because he wanted to go outside and play. However, when he reached the playground nobody was there. Since his friends were yet to join him, he decided to take a walk. After 15 minutes, five of them came and everyone started to discuss the games. They decided to play hopscotch when they got to know that Ramani would not be joining them.

Let Us Learn More – Gone with the Scooter

C. Adverbs – Identify & Categorize

Sentence	Adverb	Category
Gopi immediately got up and ran into the garden.	immediately	Time of the action
Shama often writes in her diary.	often	How many times
All his friends regularly gathered to play hockey.	regularly	How many times
I always complete my homework.	always	How many times
Yesterday I ate an ice cream after lunch.	yesterday	Time of the action
Monika never eats junk food.	never	How many times
Now they are going to sing their favourite song.	now	Time of the action

Let Us Listen – Drawing Activity

✅ Draw a few big dry leaves at the centre with no gap between them.
✅ Draw a ball in the middle of the leaves.
✅ Draw a few twigs here and there.
✅ Colour the leaves yellow and brown.
✅ Colour the twigs brown.

🎉 Now you have found the ball!

Let Us Write – Gopi and Friends' Conversation

Gopi: Oh no! The ball flew away with that scooter!
Deepak: That was my best shot ever! But I didn’t expect this.
Manoj: Now the scooter uncle will score a goal at his home! 😄
Jay: Let’s find another ball quickly. We still have time to play.
Map: Or maybe tomorrow we’ll find a newspaper headline: “Ball lands in mystery scooter basket!”
Gopi: Haha! Let's laugh and start a new match!

Form New Words – Table

Base Word 1	Base Word 2	New Word	Sentence
sun	rise	sunrise	We saw a beautiful sunrise from the hill.
foot	ball	football	My brother plays football every evening.
base	ball	baseball	I watched a baseball match on TV.
basket	ball	basketball	She threw the basketball into the hoop.
sun	set	sunset	We went to the beach to see the sunset.
flower	pot	flowerpot	There is a flowerpot on the window sill.
volley	ball	volleyball	They are learning how to play volleyball.

Words with 'ai' in the Middle

Clue	Word
Something that has four legs, on which you generally sit.	chair
Water that falls from clouds.	rain
A vehicle that runs on tracks.	train
You use this to colour your wall or pictures.	paint
The part of body that helps you think.	brain
A slow moving creature with a shell.	snail
Letters and packages you send or receive.	mail
The movements of boats on water.	sail
All animals have them, long or short.	tail
Steps that take us from one floor to another.	stairs

Let Us Explore – Game Information Chart

S. No.	Name of the Game	Outdoor/Indoor	Players Needed	Equipment Needed
1	Kabaddi	Outdoor	7	-
2	Kho-Kho	Outdoor	11	-
3	Badminton	Indoor/Outdoor	2 or 4	Rackets, Shuttle
4	Football	Outdoor	11	Football, Goalposts
5	Cricket	Outdoor	11	Bat, Ball, Stumps
6	Chess	Indoor	2	Chessboard
7	Ludo	Indoor	2-4	Ludo board, Dice
8	Table Tennis	Indoor	2 or 4	Table, Rackets, Ball
9	Hide and Seek	Outdoor/Indoor	more than two	-
10	Carrom	Indoor	2-4	Carrom board, Coins

Prepared for Class 5 students – Prashant Ki Pathshala

Prashant ki Pathshala