NCERT Solutions for Class 5 Chapter 20 Story: Who will be Ningthou?

Question 1: Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.

Answer : Ningthou and Leima ruled in the land of Kangleipak in Manipur.

Question 2: Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?

Answer : The people of Kangleipak loved their king and queen because they loved both the people as well as the birds and animals.

Question 3: Why did the Ningthou want to choose a future king?

Answer : Ningthou wanted to choose a future king because his children had grown up and were ready to take responsibility.

Question 4: How did the king want to select their future king?

Answer : The king wanted to select their future king by conducting a horse-riding competition amongst his three sons.

Question 5: What kind of child was Sanatombi?

Answer : Sanatombi was a lovely child of Ningthou and Leima. She was soft and beautiful inside.

Question 6 : Have you ever seen an animal or a bird in pain? What did you do?

Answer : Yes, once returning from school, I saw a pigeon lying in the bushes hurt by some predator bird. It was unable to fly and was sitting quietly. In fact, it became frightened when I approached to check the wound. Very carefully, I lifted her and brought her back home. I applied medicine over her wounds. I fed her food and took good care of her for almost two weeks. She became comfortable like a part of my family. But I understood she needed to return to nature as she felt lonely, so one day, I took her to the large meadow, lifted her and threw her into the air, and it was wonderful to watch her fly away gradually.

Question 1 : Where is Manipur on the map of India?

Answer : Manipur is located in the northeast of India.

Question 2 : What language do the people of Manipur speak? (i) Assamese (ii) Maithailon (iii) Mizo.

Answer : (ii) Maithailon

Question 3 : Who do you think should have been made the future king?
• Sanajaoba, the one who jumped through the tree.
• Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.
• Sanatomba, the one who uprooted the tree.
Why do you think so?
Who was made the future queen and why?

Answer : I do not think any of them were ready to take the responsibility of a king. They should have been tested in multiple ways since one such test is not enough to determine the qualities and worthiness with required to be a king. Sanatombi was chosen to descend the throne as she felt the pain of the birds and tree since a Leima doesn’t hurt anyone.

Question 1 : Say aloud the following names in your mother tongue.
In Manipuri
Ningthou
Leima
Meeyam
Khongnang
(Note: Students should attempt the above the activity on their own.)

Question 2 : Write the meanings of the following in English.
Tunggi Ningthou — ________
Thouro ! Thouro ! — ________
Phajei ! Phajei ! — _________
Shagol thauba nupa! — _________

Answer :
Tunggi Ningthou — The future king
Thouro ! Thouro ! — Bravo! Bravo!
Phajei ! Phajei ! — Wonderful! Wonderful!
Shagol thauba nupa! — Such fine horsemen!

Question 1 : Some interesting words sound like the noises for which they stand. You use a different tone of voice when you say these words. The voice becomes louder and more forceful.
For example,
Zoom! went the car.
Bang! went the door.
Pip! pop! flippety flop!
Say the following and write what would make these sounds or actions.
Click! ________
Chirp! ________
Whisper! __________
Bravo! _______
Oh! ____
Ah! ______
Hurrah! _____
Alas! ______
Wonderful!______
Hi! ________
Ho! ________
Hop away! ______

Answer :
Click! went the camera.
Chirp! went the birds.
Whisper! went the mosquito
Bravo! went the boy.
Oh! went the mother.
Ah! went the son.
Hurrah! went the team.
Alas! went the doctor.
Wonderful! went the girl.
Hi! went the teacher.
Ho! went the monster.
Hop away! went the frog.

Question 1 : Read the lesson carefully and put a circle around all the action words with -ed at the end. Then write them in one column and their present form in another. One is done for you.

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Question 2:
Fill in the correct word in the blanks and complete the story. In a forest, there _________ (live/lives/lived) a goblin named Cruel. One day, he __________ (meet/met/meets) an old man wandering in the forest. Immediately, Cruel _____________ (leap/ leaps/leapt) on to the old man’s shoulders and _____________ (order/orders/ ordered) him, “Let’s go. Move fast.” The frightened old man _________ (obey/obeys/obeyed) the nasty goblin and _______ (walk/walks/walked) on. As they ___________on, (move/moves/moved) he _________ (notice/notices/ noticed) that the goblin’s feet were very tender. The old man ____________ (ask/asks/ asked) Cruel, “ Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel __________, (reply/ replies/replied) “I have taken a vow that I will not touch the ground with my feet, till I wash them.” They soon ____________ (come/comes/ came) to a pool. The goblin ________ (instruct/ instructs/ instructed) the old man to wait for him while he ___________ (enter/enters/entered) the pool. The old man ___________ (think/ thinks/ thought) to himself, “Now that the goblin has wet his feet, he does not need me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat me up.” So he ___________ (run/runs/ran) off.

Answer :
In a forest, there lived (live/lives/lived) a goblin named Cruel. One day, he met (meet/met/meets) an old man wandering in the forest. Immediately, Cruel leapt (leap/ leaps/leapt) on to the old man’s shoulders and ordered (order/orders/ ordered) him, “Let’s go. Move fast.” The frightened old man obeyed (obey/obeys /obeyed) the nasty goblin and walked (walk/walks/walked) on. As they moved on, (move/moves/moved) he noticed (notice/notices/ noticed) that the goblin’s feet were very tender. The old man asked (ask/asks/ asked) Cruel, “ Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel replied, (reply/ replies/replied) “I have taken a vow that I will not touch the ground with my feet, till I wash them.” They soon came (come/comes/ came) to a pool. The goblin instructed (instruct/ instructs/ instructed) the old man to wait for him while he entered (enter/enters/entered) the pool. The old man thought (think/ thinks/ thought) to himself, “Now that the goblin has wet his feet, he does not need me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat me up.” So he ran (run/runs/ran) off.

Question 3 : Make a list of the action words from this story.

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Question 1 : Sit in groups of five. Now, each student will tell a story. Decide which story was the best and declare a Ningthou or Leima of the group.
(Note: Students should attempt this activity on their own.)

Question 2 : Find out stories about other great people’s lives and their childhood and write these in your notebook. Collect at least two such stories and share them with your friends. You could think of famous
• scientists
• religious people
• freedom fighters
• brave children
• astronauts
• artists

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