Class 5 English Chapter 6: What a Tank! — practice questions with answers
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Q1. According to the chapter, water conservation is a practice that ______.
- has existed for centuries
- began only a few years ago
- is found only in Punjab
- is no longer needed
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Answer: A. has existed for centuries
Why: The text opens by saying water conservation has existed for centuries, with huge storage structures built long ago. [p.65]
Why: The text opens by saying water conservation has existed for centuries, with huge storage structures built long ago. [p.65]
Q2. Water tanks kept or built on roofs are called ______ water tanks.
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Answer: overhead
Why: The chapter says tanks built on roofs are called overhead water tanks. [p.66]
Why: The chapter says tanks built on roofs are called overhead water tanks. [p.66]
Q3. Punjab is in the northwestern part of India.
True or false?
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Answer: True
Why: The text describes Punjab as a state in the northwestern part of India. [p.66]
Why: The text describes Punjab as a state in the northwestern part of India. [p.66]
Q4. What is the short form (contraction) of 'did not'?
- didn’t
- din’t
- didnt’
- did’nt
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Answer: A. didn’t
Why: In a contraction the apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter: did not → didn’t. [p.68–69]
Why: In a contraction the apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter: did not → didn’t. [p.68–69]
Q5. Which sentence is an exclamatory sentence?
- Wow, what a tall water tank!
- The tank is on the roof.
- Is the tank made of cement?
- Please fill the tank.
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Answer: A. Wow, what a tall water tank!
Why: Exclamatory sentences express strong feelings and often use words like 'Wow' and an exclamation mark (!). [p.69–70]
Why: Exclamatory sentences express strong feelings and often use words like 'Wow' and an exclamation mark (!). [p.69–70]
Q6. The female of a tiger is called a ______.
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Answer: tigress
Why: The tiger family in the chapter is tiger, tigress and tiger cub. [p.71]
Why: The tiger family in the chapter is tiger, tigress and tiger cub. [p.71]
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How many practice questions are there for Class 5 English Chapter 6: What a Tank!?
31 questions (9 easy, 15 medium, 7 hard). A few are solved on this page; the free test shows the answer and explanation for every question after you submit.
Is this chapter from the NCERT book?
Yes — it follows the NCERT Class 5 English syllabus, used by CBSE and many state boards.