Class 5 English — Chapter 2: Gone with the Scooter

What you'll learn

• ▸Narrative Comprehension
• ▸Vocabulary from Context
• ▸Adverbs of Frequency and Time
• ▸Connecting Words (Conjunctions)
• ▸Long and Short 'oo' Vowel Sounds
• ▸Compound Word Formation
• ▸Creative Dialogue Writing
• ▸Road Safety Principles
• ▸Spelling with 'ai' Digraph

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 2 Gone with the Scooter Let us Read It was a summer afternoon. Gopi was sitting in the veranda, reading a book. Suddenly, he heard something rustling past and falling with a thud in the garden. He wondered what it could be. Perhaps, it was a mango falling from the tree. Immediately, Gopi put his book aside, got up, and ran into the garden. He searched in between the thick grass near the garden fence. But, he found nothing. He looked among the bushes. Nothing was there again. Then, his eyes fell on a heap of dry leaves. There was a white ball on the heap. Gopi reached out and took the ball in his hands. It was a hockey ball. --- PAGE 2 --- Gopi wondered, “Whose ball could this be?” He looked around, and peeped outside the gate, but could see no one. Just then he heard his mother calling. “Gopi! What are you doing out in the garden? It’s very hot. Come inside.” Gopi went inside, and drank a glass of water. He lay down on the mat, and said to himself, “I can’t keep this…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain the history of field hockey. Get Solution →
2. Describe common scooter safety tips. Get Solution →
3. Compare field hockey to ice hockey. Get Solution →
4. What was Gopi doing in the veranda on a summer afternoon? Get Solution →
5. What sound did Gopi hear that made him go into the garden? Get Solution →
6. What did Gopi initially think had fallen in the garden? Get Solution →
7. Where did Gopi first search for the object he heard fall? Get Solution →
8. What kind of ball did Gopi find on the heap of dry leaves? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Field hockey is one of the oldest team sports, dating back thousands of years.
• 💡 A field hockey ball is made of solid plastic and weighs about six ounces.
• 💡 India has won more Olympic gold medals in men's field hockey than any other nation.
• 💡 The first motorized scooter was invented over a century ago in Germany.
• 💡 Some electric scooters can travel over fifty miles on a single charge.

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