NCERT Solutions for Class 5 EVS Chapter 2 A Snake Charmer’s
Story
QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK SOLVED
Think and Tell
1.Have you ever seen anyone playing a been?
Where?
Answer : Yes, I have seen snake-charmers playing a been. I have seen them in a
fair.
2.Have you ever seen
a snake? Where?
Answer : Yes, I have seen a
snake. I have seen it with the snake-charmer and also in a paddy field.
3.Were you scared by it? Why?
Answer : Yes, I was scared by
it. I have heard that snakes are poisonous.
4.Do you think all
snakes are poisonous?
Answer : No, I do not think so.
5.In chapter 1, you read that snakes do not have ears which you can see. Can
the snake hear the been or does it dance when the been moves? What do you think?
Answer : Snakes cannot hear the
been. They dance when the been moves.
Write
1.Have you ever seen animals being used for
entertainment of people? (For example, in a circus, on the road, or in a park.)
(a)When and where did you see this?
Answer : I saw animals being used for entertainment of people, in a
circus.
(b)Which animal show did you see?
Answer : The circus had lions,
elephants, dogs, hippo and monkeys.
2.How did people behave with the animals in the show?
Answer : The behaviour of most of the people was good towards the animals.
3.Was anyone teasing
the animals? How?
Answer : Nobody was teasing the animals. But once in a zoo I have seen some
people throwing water bottles at a bear.
4.What kind of
questions came to your mind after seeing that animal show?
Answer : Many questions came to
my mind after seeing that animal show. Some of them are as follows:
(i)Is it fair to exploit animals for our entertainment?
(ii)How those animals are caught?
(iii)How those animals are trained?
(iv)Do circus people handle those animals with proper care?
(v)It would have been better if all those animals Eire set free.
Imagine that you are an animal in a cage. Think how you would feel. Complete
the following sentences:
I am afraid when my trainer beats me in case of a mistake.
I wish I could enjoy my freedom.
I sun sad When I remember my friends in the jungle.
If I had a chance I would run to the forest.
I do not like it at all when people tease me.
Write
1.Like snake-charmers, which other people depend
on animals for their livelihood?
Answer : Apart from snake-charmers, Which other people depend on
animals for their livelihood. For example; milkman, poultry farmer, tonga wala,
farmer, washerman, etc.
Survey—People Who Keep Animals
1.Talk to some people in your neighbourhood who
keep one or more animals for their livelihood—for example, a horse for a tonga,
hens for eggs, etc.
•Name the animal they keep.
•How many animals are there?
.Is there a separate place for the animals?
•Who looks after them?
•What do the animals eat?
•Do the animals ever fall ill? What does the keeper do then?
•Make some more questions and discuss.
•Make a report on your project and read it out in the class.
Answer : Let us assume Ramlal; the milkman.
He has 5 buffaloes and 7 cows. He has made a shed for these animals. Ramlal and
his wife look after the animals. These animals eat grass and other animal
fodder. Sometimes, the animals do fall ill. Ramlal takes them to the nearby
veterinary hospital. These cows and buffaloes are a source of income for
Ramlal. He earns money by selling milk. On a day after Diwali, Ramlal decorates
and worships his animals.
What We Have Learnt
1.The government has made a law that no one can
catch and keep snakes. What do you think about this law? Give reasons for your
answer and write in your own words.
Answer : Animals are often kept in captivity. They are used for entertaining
people. For example; snake-charmers use snake and madaris use monkeys to
entertain people. Since, they earn livelihood from these animals, so they take
good care of these animals. But no animal would like to live as a slave.
Everyone likes to enjoy freedom.I think, the government law preventing catching
and keeping snakes is a’good law.
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