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Campus Ahmedabad Session 2022-23

Topic Ch 4 – The Boy Who Saved Holland Worksheet No
Class 5 Subject English
Name Date

I. Write one word for the phrases given below.

1. organised trip with a purpose - _________________________

2. earth covered grass - ___________________________
3. huge rushes of water - __________________________
4. leaned forward with shoulders raised - ___________________________
5. bubbling sound made by water - ________________________________
6. heaps of earth - _________________________
7. surprised and confused - __________________________
8. happy and excited -__________________________
9. natural or artificial slopes or walls to regulate water levels - ____________________
10. an area of low land, especially in Netherlands - _______________________

II. Fill in the blanks

1. ______________ lived in Holland.
2. A big part of Holland lies below the level of the ____________.
3. ___________ and _____________ protected Holland from being flooded.
4. Hollanders had put up great _____________ and ____________ to save their land
from the tides.
5. Hendrik’s grandfather had been a ________________________________.
6. His uncle was in charge of a ___________________.
7. Hendrik imagined himself standing on the wall as if it were a _______________.
8. Hendrik heard a __________________ of water from the dyke.
9. He couldn’t locate the ____________ in the dyke because it was dark.
10. Hendrik felt ______________ to know that a small boy’s little finger can stop the
mighty waters.
 11. Hendrik got cramps in his arms and his entire side felt ____________
12. He felt dizzy but didn’t remove his _______________ from the dyke.
13. The ________________ with a _____________ in his hand saw Hendrik near the
dykes.
14. His _______________ kept searching for him all night.
15. The leak was plugged soon and the dyke was strengthened in _____________.

III. Answer in short.

1. Why were dykes very important to the Hollanders?

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2. Describe the night when Hendrik was alone on the shady, unfamiliar road.
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3. How would the trickle of water turn into a problem for the Hollanders?
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4. What tells us that Hendrik was in pain?

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5. Why did Hendrik faint at the time of dawn?

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6. Who noticed Hendrik and when?

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