Class 5 English — Chapter 12: Topsy-turvy Land

What you'll learn

• ▸Poem Comprehension: Topsy-turvy Land
• ▸Concept of Opposites and Contrast
• ▸Grammar: Sentence Formation
• ▸Logical Sequencing in Story Writing
• ▸Vocabulary Building
• ▸Phonics and Rhyming Words
• ▸Creative and Imaginative Writing
• ▸Theme of Order vs. Disorder

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Unit 7 Topsy-turvy Land 0526CH07 Have you ever thrown your school bag on your bed? Have you ever left your shoes and socks here and there? Have you ever played with your ball in your room? Does your room sometimes look like this? 106 Reprint 2024-25 © NCERT not to be republished --- PAGE 2 --- Now read about one such upside-down land. The people walk upon their heads, The sea is made of sand, The children go to school by night, In Topsy-turvy Land. The front-door step is at the back, You're walking when you stand, You wear your hat upon your feet, In Topsy-turvy Land. And buses on the sea you'll meet, While pleasure boats are planned, To travel up and down the streets Of Topsy-turvy Land. You pay for what you never get, I think it must be grand, For when you go you're coming back, In Topsy-turvy Land. H.E. WILKINSON 107 Reprint 2024-25 --- PA…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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4. In Topsy-turvy Land, what do people walk upon? Get Solution →
5. What is the sea made of in Topsy-turvy Land? Get Solution →
6. At what time of day do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land? Get Solution →
7. Where is the front-door step located in Topsy-turvy Land? Get Solution →
8. What do people wear upon their feet in Topsy-turvy Land? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Bats sleep hanging upside down to easily fly into flight.
• 💡 The seasons are opposite in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
• 💡 The unique upside-down catfish usually swims on its back in rivers.
• 💡 Mirrors show a reversed image, swapping left and right sides.
• 💡 Water can boil at room temperature in a low-pressure vacuum.

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