“Butterfly” is the English textbook for class 5 approved by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE). Here we will discuss the Activity Questions and Answers from Lesson 8, Buildings to Remember of this book.

BUILDINGS TO REMEMBER – QUESTION & ANSWER

1. Where is the Charminar located?

Ans: The Charminar is located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

2. Which famous palace is located in Murshidabad?

Ans: Famous palace Hazarduari is located in Murshidabad.

3. Where is the Golden Temple located?

Ans: The Golden Temple is located in Amritsar, Punjab.

4. Which famous monument is situated in Delhi?

Ans: Famous monument Qutab Minar is situated in Delhi.

5. Where is the Konark Sun Temple situated?

Ans: The Konark Sun Temple is situated in Konark, Odisha.

6. Do you know the name of any other famous monument?

Ans: Yes, I know the name of another famous monument Shahid Minar, situated in Kolkata, West Bengal.

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ACTIVITY 1

Complete the table with information from the text.

Name of the monument visited	The Bandel church
Location of the monument	Hooghly
Number of  team members	Twenty five
Means of transport	Bus
The Mughal Emperor mentions here	Akbar and Shah Jahan
The year the church was built	1599

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ACTIVITY 2

Find out the word with similar meanings from the text.

(1) answered – explained

(2) staring – looking

(3) told – said

(4) started – began

(5) establish – build

(6) carried on – continued

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ACTIVITY 3

Fill in the blanks with correct form of the given verbs in the brackets:

(1) Last Sunday, Reba visited (visit/visited) the zoo.

(2) They drink (drink/drank) coffee everyday.

(3) Farmers grow (grow/grew) crops in the field.

(4) The boys enjoyed (enjoy/enjoyed) the football match yesterday.

(5) Subir sang (sings/sang) a patriotic song yesterday.

(6) We go (go/went) to school everyday by bus.

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ACTIVITY 4

Answer the following questions:

(1) Where did the bus stop?

Ans: The bus stopped in front of the church.

(2) What were the names of the two friends of Mita?

Ans: The names of the two friends of Mita were Amina and Sunita.

(3) How many Christians were taken to Agra fort?

Ans: A few thousand Christians were taken to Agra fort.

(4) Who were made to stand before the ferocious elephants?

Ans: The priest, father Joan da Cruz and a few thousand Christians were made to stand before the ferocious elephants.

(5) What did the elephant do with Father Joan da Cruz?

Ans: The elephant carried father Joan da Cruz right up to the emperor and knelt before him, as if asked for mercy.

(6) Where was the fort of Shah Jahan located?

Ans: The fort of Shah Jahan located in Agra.

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ACTIVITY 5

Make a list of what Mita and her friends saw at the Bandel church.

Ans:

1. A huge clock with four faces.
2. The Prayer Hall.
3. The Mast.
4. The Cemetery.
5. The statue of Mother Mary.
6. Many wall paintings of Christ.

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ACTIVITY 6

Fill in the blanks with proper words from the help box:

(1) We have many historical places in our country.

(2) Kaberi was very excited when she saw the museum in Kolkata.

(3) There are many huge buildings in our town.

(4) They were happy when they returned to their home town.

(5) Keep away from the ferocious animals.

(6) There was a loud noise in the classroom just before the teacher entered.

huge, happy, loud, historical, excited, ferocious

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ACTIVITY 7

Suppose you went to a zoo with your parents and saw many interesting things there. Write five sentences to describe your experience.

Hints: name of the zoo – time of visit – animals and birds seen – eating habits – your experience

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