1. Answer the following questions:
(a) What work did the large elephant do in the Maratha army?
Ans: The large elephant carried the army’s flag and stayed in front of the soldiers during the battle.
(b) How did the animal behave in the long-drawn battle with the enemy?
Ans: The elephant followed its master’s orders and stayed in its position without moving, even during the fierce battle.
(c) Why did he not go back from the battlefield along with the soldiers?
Ans: The elephant did not go back because it was waiting for its master’s orders. It stayed loyal to the command it was given.
(d) Why did the retreating soldiers look back for a while?
Ans: The soldiers looked back because they saw the flag still fluttering and realized the elephant had not moved. This gave them hope.
(e) What gave the soldiers courage to fight back?
Ans: The sight of the flag still fluttering and the elephant standing bravely gave the soldiers courage to return and fight.
(f) How did the Maratha army finally win the battle?
Ans:The Maratha army won the battle because they were inspired by the bravery of the elephant and returned to fight. The enemy was surprised and defeated.
(g) Why did the elephant not move away from the battlefield when the battle was over?
Ans: The elephant did not move because it was waiting for its master’s orders, as it was trained to obey only him.
(h) Who made the elephant leave the battlefield and how did he do so?
Ans: The master’s son made the elephant leave the battlefield. He touched the elephant gently and spoke a few words, which made the elephant happy. It trumpeted in joy and went back with him.
2. World practice:
(a) give the opposite of the following words used in the lesson
Attack — defend
Dead — alive
Earlier —ย late
Forward — backward
Hastily — carefully
Leader — follower
Loyal — unreliable
Remembered — forgot
(b) Fill in the blank spaces in the sentences below with the correct words from the following list:
awaiting,ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย fluttering,ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย fleeing,ย ย holding ,ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย retreating
(I) When the soldiers advanced they show the enemy retreating.
(ii) On Independence Day,ย the national flag wasย fluttering on the top of the of that building
(iii) The large crowd was awaiting the arrival of the leader.
(iv) We see the thiefย fleeing from the policeman.
(v) The leader holding the flag high up in the year
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