Study Material
2. Jatin’s Sandals
Class: V Date: _________
Subject: English
I. New Words
1. stumble 6. underneath
2. cobbler 7. struggle
3. climb 8. pleaded
4. vanished 9. pierced
5. whisked 10.recovered
II. Word Meanings
1. stumble- trip and almost fall
2. ripped-tore
3. nerve-courage
4. sliced-cut through
5. pleaded- begged
6. torture-cause pain
7. pierced- passed a needle through the cloth
8. patched- repaired by covering a hole with paper
9. jolt- sudden and quick movement
III. Antonyms
1. stumble x stride
2. vanish x emerge
3. torture x comfort
4. climb x descend
IV. Make sentences.
1. caught my fancy - The antique shop had some rare items that caught my fancy.
2. regain my nerve - I will take a long breath and regain my nerve before I give my speech.
V. Answer the following.
Q1. Jatin was a careless boy. Give two examples from the story to support this statement.
Ans. Jatin did not take care of the things he owned. He needed a new pair of shoes every
month and his clothes always tore after a few days of wear. These instances show that he
was a careless boy.
Q2. Why was Jatin scared after returning home from school?
Ans. Jatin was scared after returning home from school because he had torn his new clothes
while climbing a tree and his sandals were also beyond repair. He knew that this would
make his father angry.
3. Explain the strange incident that took place when Jatin was climbing down the stairs.
Ans. When Jatin was climbing down the stairs, the ground under his feet slid away and
his torn sandals took him into the sky. When the sandals dropped him to the ground,
Jatin saw that he had reached a strange place with cobblers sitting all around.
Q4. Why did the cobblers take Jatin to a five-storeyed building?
Ans. The cobblers took Jatin to a five-storeyed building to teach him how to climb the
staircase properly. He was made to climb the staircase one stair at a time. If he took
more than one stair at a time, he had to come down and start again.
Q5. Who came to help Jatin in the land of cobblers and tailors and why?
Ans. The kite that Jatin had repaired came to help him in the land of cobblers and tailors
because he had taken good care of the kite.
Q6. What change did Jatin's mother notice in him after he fell down the stairs?
Ans. Jatin’s mother noticed that after the fall, Jatin did not rush or jump up and down the
stairs. His shoes and clothes too, lasted longer as he took care not to spoil them.
VI. Life Skills and Values. (Students should write their own answers, these are
only suggested key words.)
Q1. What are the lessons that Jatin learns in the story?
Ans. Jatin - playful – mischievous- ruined his shoes, clothes, books and stationery-
landed in strange land of cobblers and tailors- take care and respect things - people
-not to rush – cause harm to himself and his things - a sense of responsibility – care
-like the kite - helped in strange land.
Q2. Do you think the cobblers and tailors were unkind to Jatin?
Ans. Jatin to become - responsible -take care of his things- learn things -the hard way
Jatin -one of them.
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