Chapter 9 – “Vocation” (Santoor Class 5th) Questions and Answers

đź“– Poem Summary (Easy Words)

In this poem, a school-going child talks about three people: a hawker, a gardener, and a watchman.
The child thinks their lives are free and interesting. The hawker sells bangles all day, the gardener digs the soil freely, and the watchman walks at night with a lantern.

The child wishes to do all these jobs because he thinks they have no rules and no homework like him. The poem teaches us to respect all kinds of work.

đź“ť Let Us Think

A. Answer the following questions

1. Who is the speaker in the poem?
The speaker is a school-going child.

2. Why does the speaker want to be a hawker?
Because the hawker moves freely and does not have to go to school or hurry.

3. What does he like about the gardener?
He likes that the gardener works freely, digs the soil, and nobody scolds him.

4. What does the speaker compare the street lamp to?
He compares it to a giant with one red eye.

5. Daily schedule of the speaker:

  • Goes to school in the morning
  • Returns in the afternoon
  • Goes to bed at night

B. Think and discuss

1. Why does the speaker admire people with different vocations?
Because he thinks they have freedom and no strict rules.

2. What do you see on your way to school and back home?
I see shops, trees, people, buses, and animals.

đź“š Let Us Learn

A. Match the words with meanings

  • Gong → A metal disc that makes a loud sound
  • Spade → A tool used for gardening
  • Lane → A narrow path
  • Giant → An imaginary very big man
  • Lantern → A light that can be carried

B. Correct the sentences

  1. I have recently read a new book.
  2. The speaker goes to school at ten in the morning.
  3. The fox ran faster than the others.
  4. Mita was sleeping when the doorbell rang.
  5. The old elephant walked slowly to the river.
  6. Radhika is taller than Suman.
  7. Sudhanshu ran fastest of all the runners.
  8. My mother is cooking.
  9. He goes to school every day.
  10. The birds are flying.

C. Tools and where we see them (Sample)

  • Stethoscope – Doctor
  • Hammer – Carpenter
  • Camera – Photographer
  • Telescope – Scientist
  • Sickle – Farmer

🗣️ Let Us Speak / Listen

(Pronunciation and group discussion – oral activity)

✍️ Let Us Write

1. What’s missing? (Paragraph – Sample)

Being a hawker, gardener, or watchman is not easy. A hawker walks all day in the sun. A gardener works in heat and rain. A watchman stays awake at night. Their jobs are tiring and sometimes boring, but they are important.

2. Three family members’ vocations (Sample)

My father is a teacher. He teaches students and checks notebooks.
My mother is a homemaker. She cooks food and takes care of us.
My uncle is a shopkeeper. He sells things in his shop.

3. Famous people and their vocations

  • A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – Scientist
  • M. Visvesvaraya – Engineer
  • Janaki Ammal – Scientist (Botanist)
  • M.S. Subbulakshmi – Singer
  • Salim Ali – Bird scientist (Ornithologist)

🧩 Let Us Do – Job Mix-Up (Sample idea)

  • A doctor should treat patients, not paint walls.
  • A painter should paint, not fly airplanes.

🔍 Let Us Explore

A. Which job would you choose and why?

I would choose teacher because I like teaching children.

B. Dream job (Example)

I want to become a pilot because I love flying.

C. Draw yourself (Drawing activity)

🌟 Message of the Poem

Every job is important. We must respect all kinds of work.