KARNATAKA TEXTBOOK SOCIETY
SUB. ENGLISH (SL)
CLASS - 5
PART - 2
Unit - 8:
Prose - Children of Courage
Bravery Awards
Summary
The lesson "Children of Courage" is about children who have
shown remarkable bravery and received the National Bravery Awards in India.
These awards are given to children under the age of 16 who display exceptional
courage in difficult situations. The awards were first established in 1957,
inspired by a brave act of a young scout, Harish Chandra, who saved lives
during a fire at Ramlila grounds in Delhi. Every year, children are honored
with medals, certificates, and cash rewards for their brave deeds. Some of
these brave children have saved lives, helped prevent accidents, or assisted in
catching criminals. The story shares examples of these courageous young
awardees, including twins who saved a baby, a balloon seller who helped the
police, and many others who risked their lives to help others.
Glossary
- Shamiana: A decorated
tent used for events.
- Initiate: To start
something.
- Recipient: A person who
receives something.
- Eve: The evening or the
day before an event.
- Valour: Great bravery.
- Atop: On top of
something.
- Confer: To give or bestow
an award.
- Averted: Prevented or
avoided.
- Stampede: A sudden rush
of people or animals, usually caused by fear.
- Salute: To show respect
or honor for someone.
Vocabulary
V1 Fill in the blanks with the words given in
the box.
(
bravery, courage, unfortunate, ready)
It was unfortunate
that Abhi and his friends met with an accident on the way to Nandi Hills.His
friend Nitin showed courage in saving them when he pulled Abhi
and two others out of the car.Nitin received an award for bravery.
He is always ready to help his friends.
V2 Match the following:
1. Gagan and Bhoomika J.
Murthy - c. Saved a baby that was caught in the path of two bulls.
2. Moonis Khan - a. Saved
an old man from a train accident.
3. Rahul - e. Identified
criminals who had planted bombs.
4. Silver Kharbani - b.
Saved the life of her cousin from a fire.
5. Kumari Maibam Prity Devi
- d. Used her bare hands to dispose of a live grenade.
V3 Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives
choosing the correct word from the brackets.
1. This is an adventurous story. (adventure/adventurous)
2. She is a beautiful
girl. (beautiful/beauty)
3. He is a young
boy. (young/youth)
4. This is a tall tree. (tall
/high)
5. Our teacher is good
to us. (better/good)
Comprehension:
C1 Answer the
following questions:
1. When was the first
Bravery Award for children given in India?
Ans. - The first Bravery Award for
children in India was given in 1957.
2. Why are the Bravery
Awards given?
Ans. - The Bravery Awards are
given to acknowledge the extraordinary courage displayed by children in
difficult situations.
3. What is the age group
that is considered for the Bravery Awards?
Ans. - The Bravery Awards are
considered for children below the age of 16.
4. What do the awardees receive?
Ans. - The awardees receive a
medal, a certificate, and cash rewards as a token of appreciation.
C2 Discuss the stories of bravery that you have
read.Decide which act impressed you the most and write it down as a note.
- I feel that Kumari
Maibam Prity Devi’s action of using her bare hands to dispose of a live grenade
was a very brave act.
- The child who did this is
Kumari Maibam Prity Devi from Manipur. She was 10 years old
when this happened.
- I think it was very brave
because she risked her life to save others by disposing of the dangerous
grenade.
C3 Identify the adjectives in
paragraph number 10:
Ans. - Brave, young, live
Language Exercises
L1 Discuss with your partner why ‘you like to’ or
‘don’t like to’ do the following:
1. Speak before the whole
school during the assembly.
1. I don’t like to speak
before the whole school during the assembly because it makes me nervous.
2. Take an injection from
the doctor when you are ill.
2. I don’t like to take an
injection from the doctor when I am ill because it hurts.
3. Stand up and tell your
teacher that you have not done your homework.
3. I don’t like to stand up
and tell my teacher that I have not done my homework because I feel
embarrassed.
4. Tell your parents
truthfully that you spent Rs. 25/- they gave for vegetables on buying an ice-cream.
5. Ask a boy in class 5 not
to make fun of your friend.
5. I like to ask a boy in
class 5 not to make fun of my friend because it’s important to stand up for
others.
L2 Underline the nouns:
Indian music is very expressive. It is traditionally taught through oral methods. The system of Indian music is based on two important pillars - rag and tal. Rag is the melodic form while tal is the rhythmic form. The interpretation of the rag and the tal is not the same all over India. Today, there are two major traditions of classical music. There is the north Indian Hindustani sangeet. The other is the south Indian Carnatic music. Both systems are fundamentally similar but differ in performance.
Singular-Plural
- Child → Children
- Award → Awards
- Life → Lives
- Elephant → Elephants
- Hero → Heroes
Opposite Words
- Brave × Cowardly
- Begin × End
- Courage × Fear
- Save × Harm
- Top × Bottom
Extra
One-Mark Questions
1. Who started the Bravery
Awards?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. What was Harish
Chandra’s brave act?
Answer: He saved lives by cutting the
burning shamiana.
3. When are the Bravery
Awards announced?
Answer: On Children’s Day (November 14).
4. How many children are
awarded annually?
Answer: About 25 children.
5. What do the awardees
receive?
Answer: A medal, certificate, and cash.
6. Who saved a baby from
bulls in Bengaluru?
Answer: Gagan and Bhoomika J. Murthy.
7. Who used their hands to
dispose of a grenade?
Answer: Kumari Maibam Prity Devi.
8. What is the Republic Day
event for awardees?
Answer: They ride atop decorated elephants
in the parade.
9. Who fought off a leopard
to save his sister?
Answer: Priyanshu Joshi.
10. Who helped to catch
robbers by throwing bricks?
Answer: Gurjeevan Singh.
11. What did Rahul, the
balloon seller, do?
Answer: He helped identify bomb planters.
12. Who saved a woman and
her child from drowning?
Answer: Vishal Suryaji Patil.
13. When did the tradition
of bravery awards begin?
Answer: In 1957.
14. What age group is
eligible for the Bravery Awards?
Answer: Children under 16 years old.
15. Who saved lives during
a stampede at Naina Devi temple?
Answer: Gaurav Singh Saini.
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