ICSE Class V English Solutions

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Q1.

Name two things that books have been compared to in the poem.

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Books have been compared to a friend and a city street.

Q2.

In the poem, find

  1. the opposite of the word 'usual'.
  2. a synonym of the word 'twisting'.
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  1. quaint
  2. winding
Q3.

Read these lines and answer the questions that follow.

I love my books,
They are the homes
Of queens and fairies,
Knights and gnomes.

  1. How did the narrator feel about books?
  2. List the characters that the poet had read about.
  3. What kind of books do you think the poet had described in these lines? Name one such book that you have read.
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Q4.

Pick out five rhyming pairs of words from the poem.

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books – gnomes
call – small
street – meet
winding – finding
sing – adventuring

Q5.

How is reading a book similar to having an adventure?

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Reading a book is like an adventure because it takes us to new places, introduces us to different characters and gives us exciting experiences while we sit in one place.

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