Class 5 English The Story of Dandi March Worksheet

Class 5 English The Story of Dandi March Worksheet

 

Section A – Fill in the blanks (1 mark each × 4 = 4 marks)

1. Indians could no longer make their own salt because __________.
2. At Dandi, the __________ left large deposits of salt crystals on the shore.
3. __________ spread the news of the marchers every day to all corners of the world.
4. Gandhiji led the marchers up along the __________ to another point where the river was more shallow.

 

Section B – True or False (1 mark each × 3 = 3 marks)

1. Gandhiji started the Dandi March on April 5, 1930.
2. The British government thought Gandhiji would collapse before reaching Dandi.
3. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in 1930.

 

Section C – Answer in one sentence (2 marks each × 3 = 6 marks)

1. What was the salt tax?
2. Why did Gandhiji write a letter to Lord Irwin?
3. When did Gandhiji finally break the salt law?

 

Section D – Short Answer Questions (3 marks each × 3 = 9 marks)

1. Why was the salt satyagraha called a ‘different kind of battle’?
2. What problem did the marchers face at the Mahi River?
3. What was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

 

Section E – Reference to Context (2 marks each × 4 = 8 marks)

Read the sentences and answer the questions.

1. “He pointed out many unjust things the British were doing.”
   a) Who pointed out the unjust things?
   b) How did he point them out?
2. “What guns and soldiers could not do, Gandhiji did, quietly and simply.”
   a) What did Gandhiji do quietly and simply?
   b) Who helped Gandhiji in this?

 

Class 5 English The Story of Dandi March Worksheet solution