NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 2 Gone with the Scooter (PDF) – 2027

The story in short: Gopi finds a hockey ball in his garden. He honestly takes it to the playground to find its owner. During the game, Jay hits it so hard that it falls into the basket of a passing scooter and is gone. The friends look at each other and burst into laughter.

Gopi was sitting in the veranda, reading a book. It was a summer afternoon.

Gopi heard something rustling past and then falling with a thud in the garden. He thought it might be a mango falling from the tree.

Gopi searched in three places:

1. First, in the thick grass near the garden fence. He found nothing.
2. Then among the bushes. There was nothing there either.
3. At last his eyes fell on a heap of dry leaves. A white ball lay on it. He picked it up. It was a hockey ball.

The completed table:

Manoj grabbed the ball from Gopi and tossed it over to Deepak.

How the game started: Gopi shouted, “Stop! I say, stop! Let’s play before it gets dark.” Manoj went to the goalpost as goalkeeper. Gopi stood at the centre of the field and passed the ball to Deepak. Deepak drove it towards Ramani, and Ramani dribbled it to Jay.

Everyone laughed because Jay hit the ball so hard that it fell into the basket of a passing scooter. The scooterist did not notice and drove away, so the ball was gone. After all of Gopi’s trouble to find its owner, the ball was lost again in a very funny way.

I would do what Gopi did. I would not keep the ball, because it is not mine. I would ask my friends and neighbours who had lost a ball, and ask them to describe it first. If nobody claimed it, I would give it to my teacher.

The scooterist rode home without noticing the ball. In the evening his little daughter, Meera, found it in the basket. The next day they went back along the same road. Meera saw Gopi and his friends playing hockey, returned the ball and stayed to play with them.

A helmet protects our head, and the brain inside it, if we fall or meet with an accident. Yes, the pillion rider (the person sitting behind the rider) must also wear a helmet. In a fall, the pillion rider can be hurt just as badly. In India, the law says both must wear one.

Dribble – moving a ball with small taps while playing hockey; Boast – to speak too proudly; Rustle – a soft crackling sound; Grab – take something with a sudden movement.

1. because   2. However   3. Since   4. when

An adverb tells us more about an action. Usually tells how many times Gopi plays hockey; today tells when he is studying.

Encircle immediately. It is an adverb of time. It tells when Gopi got up — at once. It goes in the column “Time of the action”.

Encircle often. It is an adverb of frequency. It tells how many times Shama writes — many times. It goes in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

Encircle regularly. It is an adverb of frequency. It tells how many times the friends gathered — again and again, as a habit. It goes in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

Encircle always. It is an adverb of frequency. It tells how many times I complete my homework — every time. It goes in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

Encircle Yesterday. It is an adverb of time. It tells when I ate the ice cream — on the day before today. It goes in the column “Time of the action”.

Encircle never. It is an adverb of frequency. It tells how many times Monika eats junk food — not even once. It goes in the column “How many times the action happens/happened”.

Encircle Now. It is an adverb of time. It tells when they are going to sing — at this moment. It goes in the column “Time of the action”.

Draw a heap of big dry leaves in the centre, touching one another, with a round ball in the middle. Add a few twigs here and there. Colour the leaves yellow and brown, and the twigs brown. Leave the ball white.

Sample answer (continuing the book’s story):
Student 3: “The rabbit said that the garden had not seen rain for ten years.”
Student 4: “It asked the boy to find the old well behind the neem tree.”
Student 5: “The boy pushed away the heavy stone that covered the well.”
Student 6: “A cloud floated out of the well, and soon rain began to fall.”

Encircle: 2. School, 4. Maroon, 5. Scooter, 7. Bloom, 8. Food, 10. Moon. These have the long ‘oo’, as in Santoor.

Hood, Foot, Shook, Look, Book and Took have the short ‘oo’, as in book.

Gopi: I searched all over the garden for that ball, and now it has gone for a scooter ride!
Ramani: At least now I know its colour — white!
Deepak: Never mind. Tomorrow I will bring my new football.
Manoj: What a shot, Jay! But next time, hit it towards the goalpost.
Jay: Sorry, friends! Let us buy a new ball together.

Put sun first and join each word from the web after it.

A word made by joining two smaller words is called a compound word.

This time ball comes second. Put each word from the web before it.

1. sunrise — We woke up early to watch the sunrise.
2. sunset — The children played hockey until sunset.
3. sunshine — Plants need sunshine to grow.
4. sunflower — A sunflower turns its face towards the sun.
5. football — Deepak got a brand-new football.
6. baseball — Baseball is played with a bat and a ball.
7. basketball — She threw the basketball into the basket.
8. volleyball — We hit the volleyball over the net.

chair — this one is done for you in the book. See how a and i stand together in the middle: chair.

rain (rain) — water that falls from clouds.

train (train) — a vehicle that runs on tracks.

paint (paint) — we use it to colour walls or pictures.

brain (brain) — the part of the body that helps us think.

snail (snail) — a slow-moving creature with a shell.

mail (mail) — letters and packages we send or receive.

sail (sail) — boats sail on water.

tail (tail) — animals have tails, long or short.

stairs (stairs) — steps that take us from one floor to another.

chair, rain, train, paint, brain, snail, mail, sail, tail, stairs

How to make the board:

1. Take a square piece of cardboard.
2. Paste chart paper on it neatly.
3. With a ruler and sketch pen, draw the pattern from the picture and mark all 23 points where lines meet.
4. Paint 3 big pebbles red (tigers) and 13 small pebbles green (goats).

The tiger player (3 red pebbles) wins by capturing five goats. The goat player (13 green pebbles) wins by surrounding all three tigers so that they cannot move. Goats are placed one at a time and cannot move until all 13 are on the board. A tiger captures a goat by jumping over it into an empty point.

(Row 1 is given in the book.)

Sample answer — Major Dhyan Chand: Major Dhyan Chand was a great hockey player. He was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj). He won three Olympic gold medals for India — in 1928, 1932 and 1936. He is inspiring because he practised very hard and made India proud. His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as National Sports Day.

Sample answer — Rani Rampal: Rani Rampal is a famous Indian hockey player. She was born in 1994 in Shahabad Markanda, Haryana. Her family was poor, and she began with a broken hockey stick. She captained the Indian women’s team at the Tokyo Olympics, where the team reached the semi-finals for the first time. She inspires me because she never gave up.

“Not all of them yet! I know some players who have played for India — Savita Punia, a goalkeeper; Rani Rampal, a former captain; Salima Tete; and Vandana Katariya. Give me a week and I will learn the whole team.”