NCERT Solutions for Class 5 Chapter 9 Poem: The Lazy Frog
The poem describes the lazy frog’s habit of oversleeping, and he never lends a helping hand to the other frogs. The lazy frog pretends not to hear his mother when she calls for him. When a lady frog hops by, he ought to help her on her way but refuses to even open one eye. The poem shows the undesirable qualities of this particular frog.
Students are expected to:
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Relate to the text
Use rhyming words
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Chapter 9: The Lazy Frog
Let’s Read
Question 1: What did the frog do all the day?
Answer : The frog slept all the day conveniently on a log.
Question 2: Besides lazy, what other word can you think of to describe the frog?
Answer : Besides being lazy, the frog was also disobedient, ignorant, and habitual of oversleeping.
Question 3: Complete the sentences with reference to the poem.
(i) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to______
(ii) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even______
Answer :
(i) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even open one eye.
(ii) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to be hard-ofhearing.
Question 4: Did you like the frog’s behaviour?
Answer : No, I do not like the frog’s behaviour.
Let’s Write
Question: Refer to the poem and understand.
The frog loved to laze and lie around all day.
He did not like to do any work at all.
Now make true sentences about yourself! Write about the people you
like, a game you play, a hobby, a habit you have. You may use the
following clues.
(a) I love ___
(b) I like___
(c) I don’t mind____
(d) I don’t like ____
(e) I hate____
Answer :
(a)I love to help my mother.
(b) I like to play football.
(c)I don’t mind doing some household work.
(d) I don’t like somebody who talks loudly.
(e)I hate dirty people.
(Note: You can write your own answer for the above question)
Say Aloud
Question 1: Add one more matching word to each pair.
| log | frog | dog |
| shirk | work | ____ |
| vain | deign | ____ |
| preferring | hearing | ____ |
| heap | keep | ____ |
| past | last | ____ |
| way | say | ____ |
Answer :
| log | frog | dog |
| shirk | work | jerk |
| vain | deign | train |
| preferring | hearing | roaring |
| heap | keep | sheep |
| past | last | cast |
| way | say | day |
Question : What kinds of words are they?
Answer : They are rhyming words.