Class 5 English — Chapter 5: The Frog

What you'll learn

• ▸Reading Comprehension of a Poem
• ▸Characteristics and Habitat of a Frog
• ▸Frog's Adaptations for Survival
• ▸Understanding Simple Conjunctions
• ▸Basic Sentence Formation
• ▸Distinguishing Vowel Sounds
• ▸Creative Writing and Description
• ▸Comparing Frogs and Toads

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Unit 3: Water 5 The Frog Let us Recite I sit in ponds and in the rain, Or hop about in a muddy drain. As a tadpole, I swim with cheer, A tiny fish-like thing, so clear! I flick my tongue to catch my food, It works so fast—now that’s quite good! I live on land and water too, In places damp with drops of dew. My colours match the plants and trees, I hide so well in grass and leaves! But snakes are near, I must beware, Or else they’ll catch me unaware! I croak my songs, they sound so loud, Yet in my pond, I feel so proud. I hop around, I jump so high, Up I go into the sky! With webbed feet, I swim with ease, And leap so high in joyful breeze! --- PAGE 2 --- New Words hop muddy flick damp dew beware croak webbed Let us Think A. Answer the following questions. 1. Where does the frog like to sit or spend time? 2. How does the frog catch its food? 3. How does the frog move in water and on land? 4. What helps the frog hide in its surroundings? B. Think and discuss …

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1. Explain frog metamorphosis. Get Solution →
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4. Where does the frog like to sit or spend time, according to the poem? Get Solution →
5. What is the frog's baby stage called, as described in the poem? Get Solution →
6. How does the frog catch its food? Get Solution →
7. Where does the frog live? Get Solution →
8. What helps the frog hide in its surroundings? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Frogs drink water through their skin, not their mouths.
• 💡 Some frogs can freeze solid and then thaw out alive.
• 💡 The Goliath frog is the world's largest, over a foot long.
• 💡 Frogs shed their skin and often eat it afterward.
• 💡 A group of frogs is actually called an army.

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