Class 5 English Chapter 3 My Shadow Fill in the blanks , MCQ , True false and Extra question answers.
Fill in the Blanks
1. I have a little ________ that goes in and out with me. Answer: shadow
2. The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to ________. Answer: grow
3. Robinson Crusoe saw a ________ on the sand. Answer: footprint
4. The shadow is very, very like me from the heels up to the ________.
Answer: head
5. Sometimes the shadow gets so ________ that there’s none of him at all. Answer: little
6. My shadow stayed at home like an arrant ________. Answer: sleepyhead
7. Robinson Crusoe was frightened and ran into his ________. Answer: cave
8. He thought the footprint might belong to a ________. Answer: savage
9. Shadows are not seen on a ________ day. Answer: cloudy
10. Crusoe called his cave a ________. Answer: castle
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the shadow do when the poet walks?
a) Flies
b) Sleeps
c) Walks
Answer: c) Walks
2. What time of the day is the shadow the tallest?
a) Night
b) Noon
c) Morning
Answer: c) Morning
3. Robinson Crusoe saw a footprint that had
a) no toes
b) clear toes and heel
c) animal marks
Answer: b) clear toes and heel
4. What did Crusoe fear after seeing the footprint?
a) Storm
b) Wild animals
c) Someone might return
Answer: c) Someone might return
5. What kind of person is an “arrant sleepyhead”?
a) Always angry
b) Very sleepy and lazy
c) Very smart
Answer: b) Very sleepy and lazy
6. The shadow in the poem behaves
a) like a grown-up
b) like a naughty child
c) like a tree
Answer: b) like a naughty child
7. Crusoe first thought the footprint might be
a) his own
b) a bird’s
c) a tree mark
Answer: a) his own
8. How did Crusoe react after seeing the footprint?
a) Danced with joy
b) Ran home in fear
c) Made a fire
Answer: b) Ran home in fear
9. The poet says the shadow jumps
a) after him
b) with him
c) before him
Answer: c) before him
10. What is the shape of the shadow?
a) Like a tree
b) Like the poet
c) Like a dog
Answer: b) Like the poet
True or False
1. Shadows are seen only when there is light. Answer: True
2. The poet’s shadow is not like him at all. Answer: False
