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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for The Rainbow (Chapter 3, NCERT Class 5 English) — every question and answer worked out in full, not just the final result. You can also read the The Rainbow textbook chapter.

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What these solutions cover

All 21 questions in The Rainbow are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

New Words

  1. Give the meaning of the word 'overtops'.
  2. Give the meaning of the word 'bridges' as used in the poem.
  3. Give the meaning of the word 'bow' as used in the poem.

Let us Think A — Reading Comprehension

  1. Explain the meaning of the word 'bow' used in the poem.
  2. Which bridge does the poet like more and why?
  3. The word 'these' is used for different things in stanzas one and two. What are the things for which 'these' has been used in each stanza?
  4. State whether the following are True or False. a. Ships sail on the river. b. Boats sail on the sea. c. Bridges are built on the river. d. A road is built from earth to the sky.

Let us Think B — Think and Discuss

  1. What are the ways in which you can cross a river?
  2. Have you ever seen a rainbow in real life or in pictures? How did you feel?
  3. If you could walk on a rainbow, where do you think it would take you?

Let us Write B — Compound Words

  1. rain + bow = ?
  2. tea + cup = ?
  3. wrist + ___ = ? (Complete the compound word.)
  4. arm + ___ = ? (Complete the compound word.)
  5. earth + ___ = earthworm (What is the friend word?)
  6. ___ + ___ = sunflower (What words make this compound word?)
  7. table + cloth = ?
  8. note + ___ = notebook (What is the friend word?)
  9. ___ + ___ = earring (What words make this compound word?)
  10. tooth + ___ = ? (Complete the compound word.)

Let us Write D.1 — Opposites beginning with 'S'

  1. Write the opposite of the following words. All answers must begin with 'S'. a. large b. weak c. fast d. rough e. dull f. curved g. finish h. addition i. complicated j. mild k. blunt
Sample

Worked examples

3 questions from The Rainbow, solved step by step.

New Words

Give the meaning of the word 'bow' as used in the poem.

The poem describes the rainbow as 'the bow that bridges heaven', using 'bow' to mean the curved arc of the rainbow in the sky.

Answer: Bow means a curved arc or arch — here it refers to the rainbow arching across the sky.

Let us Think A — Reading Comprehension

Explain the meaning of the word 'bow' used in the poem.

In the poem, 'the bow that bridges heaven' refers to the rainbow.

The rainbow has a curved, bow-like shape as it arches across the sky.

Answer: In the poem, 'bow' means the rainbow — the curved arc that stretches across the sky like a bow-shape.

Let us Think B — Think and Discuss

What are the ways in which you can cross a river?

The poem mentions bridges and boats as ways to cross or travel over water.

Common ways to cross a river include walking over a bridge, rowing a boat, swimming, or taking a ferry.

Answer: You can cross a river by walking over a bridge, taking a boat or ferry, or swimming across.

All 21 questions in The Rainbow are solved step by step in the Solutions PDF above.

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