Chapter 13: Topsy-turvy Land (Poem)
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Section 1 20 Most Important Words & Meanings (हिंदी में सरल अर्थ)
Topsy-turvy — उल्टा-पुल्टा/उलटापालटा
Upside down — उल्टा रखा हुआ
Pleasure — आनंद/मज़ा
Grand — बहुत बढ़िया/मज़ेदार
Front-door step — मुख्य दरवाज़े की सीढ़ी
Planned — योजना बनाई हुई
Streets — सड़कें/गलियाँ
Sea — समुद्र
Boats — नावें
Buses — बसें
Wear — पहनना
Hat — टोपी
Feet — पैर
Stand — खड़ा होना
Walk — चलना
Pay — भुगतान करना
Never get — जो मिला ही नहीं
Coming back — लौटकर आना
Night — रात
Land — देश/भूमि
Section 2 Summary (केवल सरल हिंदी)
“टॉप्सी-टर्वी लैंड” एक कल्पनालोक है जहाँ सब कुछ उल्टा है—लोग सिर के बल चलते हैं, बसें समुद्र में चलती हैं और नावें सड़कों पर, बच्चे रात में स्कूल जाते हैं, टोपी पैरों में पहनते हैं और घर का मुख्य दरवाज़ा पीछे होता है। कवि मज़ाकिया अंदाज़ में दिखाता है कि नियम बदल जाएँ तो दुनिया कितनी अजीब लगेगी। संदेश: व्यवस्था और नियम हमारे जीवन को सरल बनाते हैं।
Section 3 सार (सरल हिंदी)
कविता उल्टी दुनिया की तस्वीर खींचती है ताकि हम समझें—सही जगह, सही ढंग और सही समय का महत्व क्या है।
Section 4 All Questions & Perfect Answers
1) When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?
They go to school at night.
2) If buses travel on the sea, where do the boats travel? How should it rightly be?
In Topsy-turvy Land, boats travel up and down the streets. Rightly, buses should travel on streets and boats should sail on the sea.
3) Compare Topsy-turvy Land with our land by filling the sentences.
Topsy-turvy Land → People walk on their heads; They wear hats on their feet; The front-door step is at the back; Buses run on the sea; People pay for what they never get.
Our land → People walk on their feet; They wear hats on their heads; The front-door step is at the front; The buses run on land; People pay for what they get.
Our land → People walk on their feet; They wear hats on their heads; The front-door step is at the front; The buses run on land; People pay for what they get.
4) Rearrange the jumbled words into sentences.
(i) Renu is a naughty girl.
(ii) Her room is always untidy.
(iii) Her mother advises her to clean it.
(iv) She never listens to her mother.
(v) What kind of a child are you?
(ii) Her room is always untidy.
(iii) Her mother advises her to clean it.
(iv) She never listens to her mother.
(v) What kind of a child are you?
5) Name some things that go topsy-turvy at home and cause disorder. (model)
Shoes and socks scattered, toys on the bed, books on the floor, wet towel on chair, school bag thrown on sofa.
6) Write five things you do at home to keep it neat and clean. (model)
I arrange my books, fold my blanket, keep shoes on the rack, put toys in the box, and wipe my study table.
7) Imagine a topsy-turvy scene and describe it. (model)
Cars swim in rivers while fish run on roads; people eat soup with forks and cut cake with straws; the Sun rises at night and stars shine at noon!
8) Two stories got mixed up. Sort and write them.
The Magic Kite — Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park. Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him over the treetops. Puran was frightened and excited. Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.
Who Did the Lion Eat? — Our class had gone to the zoo. He saw a shoe in the lion’s cage. We thought the lion had eaten someone. Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo. The lion had not eaten anyone, because the shoe was one of the lion’s toys.
Who Did the Lion Eat? — Our class had gone to the zoo. He saw a shoe in the lion’s cage. We thought the lion had eaten someone. Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo. The lion had not eaten anyone, because the shoe was one of the lion’s toys.
Practice chips:
compare & contrast
jumbled sentences
story sorting