Very Short Answer Questions · original practice
Very Short Answer Questions for Class 5 English. Try first, then reveal the answer. These are exam-oriented practice items, not copied board papers.
Practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. These are original exam-oriented questions for revision — not official CBSE board papers and not a guarantee of any exam question. Always match the textbook issued by your school and the latest PDFs on ncert.nic.in and cbseacademic.nic.in.
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Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Papa’s Spectacles.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Spectacles help some people see clearly.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
A story can be funny.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Characters in a family.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Sequence of events.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Gone with the Scooter.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
A scooter is a vehicle.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Adventure stories move quickly.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Describe speed and places.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Safety on vehicles.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from The Rainbow.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Rainbows appear with rain and sun.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Colour imagery.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Simile: like a….
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Nature poems.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from The Wise Parrot.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
A parrot is the speaker or actor.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Wisdom vs clever tricks.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Moral of the story.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Reported speech in simple form.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from The Frog.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Frogs live near water.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Onomatopoeia: croak.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Observe without harming.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Rhyme scheme in a simple poem.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from What a Tank!.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
A tank stores water.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Water must not be wasted.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Informational tone vs story tone.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Facts in a paragraph.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Gilli Danda.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Gilli danda uses a stick and a peg.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Rules of a game.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Playground safety.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Indian games in English writing.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Use the terms used in the NCERT book; do not replace them with unofficial names.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from The Decision of the Panchayat.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
A panchayat is a village council.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Listening to both sides.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Justice should be fair.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Community decisions.
ExplanationA one-mark answer should use the textbook term and one clear fact — not a long paragraph.
MetaClass: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
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