Ashraf’s Invention: Class 5 English Literature

Ashraf’s Invention by Fatima Akilu. This story is in the syllabus of Class 5 English literature. Find study notes, and question and answers.

Ashraf’s Invention: Questions and Answers

1) Reference to context

A) ‘Oh Ashraf, you just never give up!

a) Who was speaking to Ashraf? Answer: Eugene was speaking to Ashraf. b) Why did the speaker tell the above line? Answer: Eugene told this to Ashraf because he had the habit of attempting one science experiment after another. Though his two inventions, time machine and invisible radio wave, did not work, he did not give up and made a plane. c) What tells us that Ashraf, Eugene and Segun often did Things together? Answer: All the misadventures that Eugene and Segun had with Ashraf tells us that they often did things together. d) The above line is taken from which lesson and who is the writer? Answer: The above line is taken from the lesson Ashraf’s Invention and the writer is Fatima Akilu.

2) Fill in the blanks with adjectives formed from the noun given in brackets.

a) It’s fun being with people who have a cheerful and sunny nature.(sun)
b) During a lunar eclipse, the earth’s shadow falls on the moon.(moon)
c) This is such an airy room! It isn’t stuffy at all!(air)

3) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable form of the verbs given in brackets.

Eugene reads (read) a lot. He loves (love) mystery and adventure books. His favourite book is(be) ‘The Swiss Family Robinson’. Segun and Ashraf read(read) a lot too. All three of them are reading (read) right now in the school library.
Last year everybody was looking (look) for him to cut the cake. Finally his mother found (find) him.
He was sitting (sit) under a tree in the garden and reading.
Next week Eugene, Segun and Ashraf will be going (go)to the public library in Lagos. Ada will drive (drive) them.

4) Rewrite these sentences using the word ‘not’ correctly.

a) My grandmother not is working right now.
My grandmother is not working right now.

b) He not was wasting his time.
He was not wasting his time.

5) Write question for each of these answers.

a) Yes, she is driving the tractor.
Is she driving the tractor?

b) Yes, they will be planting saplings.
Will they not be planting the saplings?