Class 5 English — Chapter 10: Class Discussion

What you'll learn

• ▸Poem Comprehension: Class Discussion
• ▸Vocabulary and Meanings
• ▸Describing Personalities with Adjectives
• ▸Understanding Group Discussions
• ▸Inferring Character Traits from Actions
• ▸Reading for Information: Bravery Awards
• ▸Notice Writing

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Unit 6 Class Discussion Recite and Discuss 0526CH06 © NCERT not to be republished 90 Reprint 2024-25 --- PAGE 2 --- "In the class discussion Jane, you hardly said a word. We all aired our opinions but from you we barely heard. You sat and stared in silence surrounded by the chatter, Now tell me Jane, and please be plain, is there anything the matter?" Jane looked up and then she spoke, Her voice was clear and low: “There are many people in this world Who are rather quiet you know!” GERVASE PHINN © NCERT not to be republished 91 Reprint 2024-25 --- PAGE 3 --- New Words discussion : talking together in a group on a single topic aired : make public barely : only just stare : look fixedly with eyes wide open plain : (here) clear Let's Read 1. What activi…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain how people discuss ideas. Get Solution →
2. Describe good ways to listen. Get Solution →
3. Discover why some people are quiet. Get Solution →
4. In the poem 'Class Discussion', who is the character that hardly says a word? Get Solution →
5. According to the 'New Words' section, what does 'discussion' mean? Get Solution →
6. When Jane finally spoke, how was her voice described? Get Solution →
7. In what year did the Indian Council of Child Welfare start the National Bravery Awards? Get Solution →
8. What are the four key pieces of information a notice should tell, according to the chapter? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Whales communicate across entire oceans using special low-frequency sounds.
• 💡 Ancient Egyptians used pictures called hieroglyphs as their written form of communication.
• 💡 The world's quietest room absorbs 99.99% of sound, making it feel unsettlingly silent.
• 💡 Some people think more deeply in quiet spaces, others concentrate better with background noise.
• 💡 Early humans spoke languages for thousands of years before they ever invented writing.

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