Class 5: English Chapter 31 solutions. Complete Class 5 English Chapter 31 Notes.
Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 5-English: Chapter 31- Give your Mind a Workout!
Maharashtra Board 5th English Chapter 31, Class 5 English Chapter 31 solutions
Questions and Answers
Activities :
Question 1.
Nine Men’s Morris
Answer:
1. Name of the game : Nine Men’s Morris
2. No of players: 2
3. Type of game: Board game
4. Things required: Board, buttons, beads, seeds etc. as pieces.
5. How to play: Each player has nine pieces one set black and one set white Players take turns to place their pieces one at a time. If one player is able to place three ‘men’ in a row or column ‘a mill’ is formed. Once a mill is formed that player can remove his opponents men. Rules to be followed:
One cannot remove men in one’s opponent’s mill, unless he/she has no other men left on the board Once all men are placed on board you can start moving them only to an adjacent spot which is empty. When only three men are left, they can fly i.e. move to any vacant spot on the board. Deciding the winner: If a player has less than three men left or if he/she is unable to make a move, his opponent is declared the winner.
A Mathematic trick :
Question 2.
Simplify the mathematic trick mentioned on textbook page 76, by writing in the form of a flow chart.
Answer:
The three digit number selected should be such that the value of the first and last digit must differ by two Eg. 145
Puzzling times and Riddles:
Question 1.
I am fat and stout. I begin with ‘t’ and end with ‘t’ and is always filled with steaming tea:
Answer:
Tea pot
Question 2.
What’s in a pear but not in an orange? The prince has it but not his subjects?
Answer:
The letter ‘p
Question 3.
I am blue and bronze with beautiful plumes. Rains make me happy and I think I am the most beautiful bird …….
Answer:
Peacock
Question 4.
Jokes: Pause to smile:
1. Son: Mother, how is it that computers are always right?
Mother: It’s because they are controlled by their mother boards.
2. Teacher: Raju which is the longest word in the English language.
Raju: ‘smiles’ is the longest word.
Teacher: How come?
Raju : As there is a mile between the two ‘s’.
Summary :
Jokes, Puzzles and Riddles are ideal ways to exercise our mind. This lesson shares with us some interesting examples of games, puzzles, riddles and fun facts. Jokes are not only enjoyable but also thought provoking.
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Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 5-English: Chapter 31- Give your Mind a Workout!
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Chapterwise Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 5 English :
Unit 1
- Chapter 1- What a Bird Thought
- Chapter 2- Daydreams
- Chapter 3- Be a Good Listener
- Chapter 4- Strawberries
- Chapter 5- The Twelve Months
- Chapter 6- Announcements
- Chapter 7- Major Dhyan Chand
- Chapter 8- Peer Profile
Unit 2
- Chapter 9- The Triantiwontigongolope
- Chapter 10- Three Sacks of Rice
- Chapter 11- Be a Good Speaker
- Chapter 12- Count your Garden
- Chapter 13- The Adventures of Gulliver
- Chapter 14- A Lesson for All
- Chapter 15- Bird Bath
- Chapter 16- Write your own Story
Unit 3
- Chapter 17- On the Water
- Chapter 18- Weeds in the Garden
- Chapter 19- Be a Good Host and Guest
- Chapter 20- Only One Mother
- Chapter 21- The Journey to the Great Oz
- Chapter 22- A Book Review
- Chapter 23- Write your own Poem
- Chapter 24- Senses Alert
Unit 4