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NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 2 (Unit II) Teamwork and Flying Together of Marigold English Reader textbook updated for CBSE session 2025-26. Practice here with all the questions of 5th English Chapter 2 and practice study material with extra books given here. Download Class 5 Solutions App free and learn offline or online using this App.
Chapter 2 Teamwork – Summary
The poet in the poem teamwork shares his thoughts to encourage the children about the benefits of teamwork. How to think like a team and have a big common goal.
The poet asked the reader “Do you like to play with others’’? If yes then it means you already have one the team you want to play with and have a strong bond.
Poet asked to Sing this poet and dance.
In the poem he shares his thought teamwork can achieve great and dream works. Once achieve the goal we can celebrate together as a team.
He says most of the great games required teamwork. Such as Basketball, Relay race, cricket, soccer, and more. He asked he there is no one in his team then who will pass the ball to score the basket. The relay race will be no relay race if no one passes the Baton.
Every person is equally important in a team no matter what is the position as long as all members believe strongly in one goal, and all the small efforts will be a big plus for the team.
New Words Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Teamwork | All the members, players work as One |
| Hoop | A ring with a net to the basket in a basketball game. |
| Passes | Hand it over to another person. |
| Relay Race | Type of race, where a player shall run with a baton in hands. |
| Baton | A colorful tube, which each team player carries while running. |
Let’s Read
Complete the following sentences.
If nobody passes the ball in a basketball game, then you can’t ……………
Shoot
In a relay race, if no one passes the baton, then ……………..
The race can’t go on
Think and Write
Name the team members needed for the following.
To play cricket we need ………………………………………
batsmen, bowlers, fielders, coaches
To make a film we need ………………………………….
actors, director, cameraman, producer.
To run a good school we need ………………………
students, teachers and school building.
To run a restaurant we need …………………………
restaurant premises, finance manager, waiters, chef.
Complete the sets of rhyming words.
| Words from the poem | Your own word |
|---|---|
| team | beam |
| plus | minus |
| done | gone |
| hoop | scoop |
| shoot | loot |
| goal | coal |
| joy | toy |
Form the questions for following answers:
Q. ………………………………
Ans. The kingdom was lost because the battle could not be fought.
Q. ………………………………
Ans. The shoe was lost because of the nail.
Q. ………………………………
Ans. The battle was lost because there was no rider.
Answers:
(i) How was the kingdom lost?
(ii) How was the shoe lost?
(iii) How was the battle lost?
Make some more questions and answer them:
We can share joy with teamwork.
what can teamwork do?
Teamwork can make our dream true.
where should we put our eyes on?
We should put our eyes on a common goal.
Picture composition:
1. A mason is laying a bricks.
2. The labourer is holding the ladder.
3. It is electrician standing on the ladder.
4. the carpenter is making a door.
5. The painter is painting a walls.
Story
There were five man who were neighbors. One of them was Subhash. He was a carpenter. The other man was Dinesh, he was plumber. The third man was Naresh, he was painter. The fourth was Ramu, he was labourer. The fifth man was Chandan, he was electrician. All of them are friend and hardworking. One day they decide that to build a common house where they can meet and pass their free time. They worked hard and buildup house in six months. They celebrate Diwali in this newly build house with their families. All are very happy and enjoy the festival.
