West Bengal Board Class 5 English Book Chapter 2 A Feat on Feet Solution – WB Board Class 5 Chapter 2 Question Answers have been given in this page. A Feat on Feet Solution Class 5 will help you in your exams of WBBSE Unit Test and Annual Exams. So read the solutions of the Class 5 Lesson 2 Activity Questions and prepare for your exam confidently.
What happened on May 29, 1953? Follow the given sequence and describe:
4 a.m. ………………………………………………………..
Answer: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay awoke and got ready for their climb.
6.30 a.m. …………………………………………………..
Answer: They left their camp for their climb.
11.30 a.m. ………………………………………………….
Answer: They reached the summit of Mt. Everest.
11.45 a.m. ………………………………………………….
Answer: They made their way back down the mountain.
Activity 2(a) Solution
Find out the names of glaciers from the route-map of Hillary and Tenzing.Work in Groups . One is done for you :
(1) East Rongbuk Glacier
Answer:
(2) Khumbu Glacier
(3) Kangshung Glacier
Activity 2(b) Solution
Arrange the glaciers from north to south.One is done for you :
(1) East Rongbuk Glacier
Answer:
(2) Khumbu Glacier
(3) Kangshung Glacier
Activity 3 Solution
Let’s answer the following questions:
(a) Who was the leader of the British Everest expedition of 1953?
Answer:Colonel John Hunt was the leader of the British Everest expedition of 1953.
(b) How many climbers were chosen for the expedition?
Answer:Eleven climbers were chosen for the expedition.
(c) How many climbers got the chance to climb to the top?
Answer:Four climbers got the chance to climb to the top.
(d) Who were the members of the first team?
Answer:Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans were the members of the first team.
Activity 4 Solution
Let’s complete the following sentences:
(a) The oldest woman to climb Mt. Everest is …………………………..
Answer:Anna Czerwinska
(b) She climbed at the age of …………………………..
Answer:50
(c) The youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest is …………………………..
Answer:Arjun Vajpai
(d) He climbed on …………………………..
Answer:20th May, 2011
Activity 5 Solution
Now classify the nouns and fill in the table. One is done for you :
Name of Person
Name of Place
Name of Things
Answer: Edmund Hillary
Answer: India
Answer: Boots
Answer: Tenzing Norgay
Answer: Mt. Everest
Answer: Glacier
Answer: Colonel Hunt
Answer: China
Answer: Rope
Activity 6 Solution
Let’s classify the following words into Common Nouns and Proper Nouns:
Common Noun
Proper Noun
Answer: Mother
Answer: Pinky
Answer: Space
Answer: Ravi
Answer: Book
Answer: Soyuz T-11
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Answer: Rakesh
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Answer: Kalpana
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Answer: Columbia
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Answer: India
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Answer: USA
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Answer: Haryana
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Answer: California
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Answer: Barun
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Answer: Osman
Activity 7(a) Solution
Let’s Identify the words signifying masculine and feminine gender in the passage:
Answer: Once upon a time, there lived a powerful king. He had a beautiful garden. In it, there were flower trees beside a lake. Bees came and sat on the flowers. Peacocks danced in the garden. A goose swam in the lake. Drones flew about in the garden. The queen loved the garden. In the evening, she sat there and watched the peahens picking at the grains. A gander glided on the water.
Activity 7(b) Solution
Write the Masculine Gender with the corresponding Feminine Gender in the table. One is done for you :
Answer:
Masculine Gender
Feminine Gender
King
Queen
He
She
Drone
Bee
Peacock
Peahen
Gander
Goose
Activity 8 Solution
Write five sentences describing the route map of Tenzing and Hillary.One is done for you :
Answer:
Hillary and Tenzing started their final climb at 6.30 a.m.
They crossed the Pokalda Peak and went north to reach Khumbu Glacier.
Then, they turned east to reach Lho Pass.
From there they went straight and crossed the Western CWM and reached the southern summit.
After crossing the southern summit they reached the top of Mt. Everest at 11.30 a.m.
