NCERT Class 5 English — “Papa’s Spectacles” Complete NCERT Solution Notes in English

New / Key Words with Meanings

• Spectacles — Glasses, eyeglasses
• Search / Searching — To look for something
• Glanced — Looked quickly or briefly
• Possible — That which can be or might be true
• Pocket — The small pouch in clothes used to carry things

Class 5 English (Santoor) Chapter 1 – Papa’s Spectacles

Word Meanings

Word	Meaning in English	Example Sentence
Spectacles	Glasses worn to help a person see clearly	Papa cannot read without his spectacles.
Search	To look for something	Papa searched all over the house.
Pocket	A small pouch in clothes for carrying things	He checked his pockets again and again.
Table	A piece of furniture with a flat top	The spectacles were not on the table.
Head	The upper part of the body	The spectacles were on Papa’s head.
Laugh	To show happiness with a smile or sound	Everyone laughed when they saw the spectacles.
Worried	Anxious or troubled about something	Papa was worried because he couldn’t find his glasses.
Found	To discover something lost	The child found the spectacles on Papa’s head.

NCERT Solutions – Page 2 (Let Us Think)

Chapter 1 – Papa’s Spectacles

A. Answer the following questions

1. What is Papa searching for?
   Answer: Papa is searching for his spectacles.
2. What are the possible places where Papa can find them?
   Answer: Papa might find them in his pockets, under the chair, on the table, or near the window.
3. At last, where does Papa find his lost item?
   Answer: Papa finds his spectacles on his own head!

B. Think and Discuss

1. Apart from reading, guess some other chores that Papa cannot do without the spectacles.
   Answer: Without his spectacles, Papa cannot watch TV clearly, read messages on his phone, cut vegetables, write letters, or drive a vehicle safely.
2. What makes your papa happy?
   Answer: (This answer will vary.) Example: “My papa is happy when I study well and help him at home.”
3. Make a list of things as instructed below.
   Answer:

Things generally misplaced at my home	Who helps in finding these misplaced things?
Keys, mobile phone, remote, wallet	Mother, siblings, sometimes Papa himself

How would you express your gratitude to them?
Answer: I would say “Thank you,” give a hug, or help them when they need me.

Let Us Learn (Pages 3-7)

A. Arrange in ascending order (smallest/lightest → biggest/heaviest)

1. Towel, Sari, Handkerchief, Bedsheet
   Answer: Handkerchief, Towel, Sari, Bedsheet
2. Apple, Strawberry, Cherry, Watermelon
   Answer: Cherry, Strawberry, Apple, Watermelon
3. Twenty-nine, Fourteen, Ninety-one, Forty-seven
   Answer: Fourteen, Twenty-nine, Forty-seven, Ninety-one
4. Hen, Crow, Sparrow, Eagle
   Answer: Sparrow, Crow, Hen, Eagle
5. Ox, Rabbit, Elephant, Squirrel
   Answer: Squirrel, Rabbit, Ox, Elephant

Also write two more examples following similar pattern — e.g.
Answer:

• Pen, Notebook, Textbook, Dictionary → Pen, Notebook, Textbook, Dictionary
• Cup, Plate, Bowl, Pot → Cup, Plate, Bowl, Pot

B. Note the phrase “a pair of shoes” — Fill in blanks

You have to complete each phrase with “a pair of …” using items that come in pairs.
Sample answers:

1. a pair of scissors
2. a pair of pants / trousers
3. a pair of spectacles
4. a pair of shoes
5. a pair of gloves
6. a pair of socks
7. a pair of earnings
8. a pair of rackets

C. Encircle the correctly spelled word

Given sets of spellings, choose the one spelled correctly. From page 5, examples:
Answer:

• water
• vegetables
• balloon
• house
• elephant
• spectacles
• carpenter
• fruit
• receive
• principal

So in each group, pick the correct spelling.

D. Complete the story using correct prepositions

Prepositions to use: around, after, before, in, above, on, among

Fill in blanks: Answer:

My father has a habit of keeping his spectacles in random places. Last week, he could not find his spectacles and looked around the house. We checked the big box that reached above our waists. My father looked for the spectacles among the newspapers kept on the table. He continued searching for two hours before finally giving up. He sat down on the bed after giving one final look to the room and said with a sigh, “Looks like it is time to get a new pair.”

E. Crossword puzzle clues (Across / Down)

You would fill in words based on clues (Across / Down). Since the PDF gives clues, students fill letters accordingly. fill words like near, clean, outside, etc.)

Let Us Speak (Page 7)

Activity: “Papa” is a commonly used English word for father. Students speak words used in their language for “father.”
Sample list (not solutions, but examples): Answer:

• Hindi → Papa, Pitaji
• Tamil → Appa
• Bengali → Baba
• Marathi → Baba
• Punjabi → Pita
• Gujarati → Bapu
• Telugu → Nanna
• Urdu → Abba

Let Us Listen (Page 8)

Teacher reads word-pairs; students must listen and encircle pairs which sound different.
Given pairs like:

• pair – peer
• fair – fare
• sun – son
• knot – note
• ate – eight
• hair – hare
• deer – dear
• dare – dear
• bed – bad
• fair – fear
• cold – could
• wood – would
• knot – not
• where – were
• heal – heel
• fill – feel

Encircle the pairs whose words are pronounced differently (i.e. do not rhyme / do not sound same).
For example:
Answer: fair – fear (sound different), bed–bad, cold–could, wood–would, where–were, fill – feel.

Let Us Write (Page 8 & 9)

Write the poem as a story (convert poetic lines into a short prose narrative):

Sample: Answer:

Today my father is unhappy because he has lost his spectacles, his only pair. Without them, he cannot read the newspaper, watch TV, or cut vegetables. He searches everywhere — in his pockets, under the chair, and near the window — but still cannot find them. Finally, I tell him to stop and move closer, and say, “Papa, your spectacles are right on your head!”

Also, you may ask students to convert the poem in past tense or present tense.

Fun Activities / Puzzles (Page 9 & 10)

Let Us Do

• Move matchsticks: Move 3 matchsticks to make 3 squares. (This is a brain teaser; solution depends on the matchstick diagram.)
• Find ‘d’ in grid: Among many ‘b’s, one ‘d’ is hidden. Students visually search and spot it.
• Riddle: I go to the market,
  I lovingly bring you home,
  I sit in front of you,
  And I cry, cry, cry.
  What is it? Answer (common guess): Onion (because you take it from market, bring it home, and when you cut it it makes your eyes cry).