Chapter- 5        Finding Spider


1. Why did Bhagyashree want to complete her project?

Answer:
Bhagyashree wanted to complete her project because it was an important task given by her teacher at school. She wanted to do her work sincerely and on time. She also wished to learn something new through this project, so she decided to find a spider and gather proper information about it.

2. What was Bhagyashree’s project about?

Answer:
Bhagyashree’s project was about finding a spider and learning about it in detail. She had to observe the spider carefully and understand its features such as the number of legs, the parts of its body, and whether it had wings or not.

3. What problem did Bhagyashree face before starting her search?

Answer:
Before starting her search, Bhagyashree faced a big problem because she did not know what a spider looked like. She did not know its size, colour, or special features. Because of this, she felt confused and did not know how or where to find one.

4. What did Bhagyashree ask her mother and why?

Answer:
Bhagyashree asked her mother how she could find a spider. She asked this question because she had never seen a spider before and did not know where to look for it.

5. What advice did her mother give her?

Answer:
Her mother advised her to go to the garden and start exploring carefully. She told her that she would surely find a spider there. She also warned her not to go too far away and to stay safe.

6. Why did Bhagyashree choose to go to Sukanya Garden?

Answer:
Bhagyashree chose to go to Sukanya Garden because it was full of plants, trees, and insects. She believed that such a place would be suitable for finding a spider.

7. Describe Bhagyashree’s feelings when she started searching.

Answer:
When Bhagyashree started searching, she felt curious and excited. At the same time, she was a little confused because she did not know what a spider looked like. Still, she was determined to complete her project.

8. Who did Bhagyashree meet first?

Answer:
Bhagyashree first met a grasshopper in the garden. She politely asked it if it was a spider, hoping to get some information.

9. What did the grasshopper tell her?

Answer:
The grasshopper told her that it was not a spider. It explained that it had six legs, while a spider has eight legs. This helped Bhagyashree understand an important difference.

10. How did the grasshopper help her?

Answer:
The grasshopper helped her by giving useful information about spiders. It told her that spiders have eight legs, which became an important clue for her search.

11. What did she learn from the grasshopper?

Answer:
She learned that spiders have eight legs. This information helped her to identify a spider later.

12. Where did she find the ant?

Answer:
She found the ant under a dry leaf while she was searching carefully in the garden.

13. What did the ant tell her?

Answer:
The ant told her that its body has three parts, but a spider’s body has only two parts. This gave her more information about spiders.

14. How was the ant different from the spider?

Answer:
The ant has three body parts—head, thorax, and abdomen—while a spider has only two body parts. This is a clear difference between them.

15. What new idea did she get after meeting the ant?

Answer:
After meeting the ant, Bhagyashree understood that she should look for a creature that has only two body parts instead of three.

16. Where did she find the butterfly?

Answer:
She found the butterfly sitting on a rose plant in the garden.

17. What did the butterfly tell her?

Answer:
The butterfly told her that it had wings and could fly, but a spider does not have wings.

18. How is a butterfly different from a spider?

Answer:
A butterfly has wings and can fly from one place to another. In contrast, a spider does not have wings and cannot fly.

19. What three features did she learn about spiders?

Answer:
She learned that spiders have eight legs, two body parts, and no wings. These features helped her to recognize a spider easily.

20. How did she use this information?

Answer:
She used this information to identify the spider correctly when she finally saw it in the garden.

21. How did she finally find the spider?

Answer:
While walking ahead, she looked up and saw a web on a mango tree. There, she found a spider hanging in the web.

22. Where was the spider located?

Answer:
The spider was located in a web in the corner of a mango tree.

23. Describe the spider.

Answer:
The spider had a shiny black body. It had eight legs, two body parts, and no wings. It was hanging in its web.

24. Why was she happy?

Answer:
She was very happy because she successfully found the spider and learned about it. This meant she could now complete her project.

25. Why did she not disturb the spider?

Answer:
She did not disturb the spider because she knew it was wrong to trouble living creatures. She respected nature.

26. What lesson did she learn?

Answer:
She learned to be curious, patient, and kind towards all living beings.

27. What do we learn about curiosity?

Answer:
We learn that curiosity helps us ask questions, explore new things, and gain knowledge.

28. Why should we observe nature carefully?

Answer:
We should observe nature carefully because it helps us learn about animals, insects, and the environment.

29. How did asking questions help her?

Answer:
By asking questions, she collected useful information from different insects, which helped her find the spider.

30. What qualities do you like in Bhagyashree?

Answer:
I like her curiosity, determination, and hardworking nature.

31. How is a spider different from other insects?

Answer:
A spider has eight legs, two body parts, and no wings, which makes it different from most insects.

32. Difference between grasshopper and spider?

Answer:
A grasshopper has six legs, while a spider has eight legs.

33. Difference between ant and spider?

Answer:
An ant has three body parts, while a spider has two body parts.

34. Difference between butterfly and spider?

Answer:
A butterfly has wings, while a spider does not have wings.

35. What is a spider’s home?

Answer:
A spider’s home is called a web. It is made of thin threads and is used to catch food.

36. Why is Sukanya Garden important?

Answer:
Sukanya Garden is important because it is the place where Bhagyashree searched for and finally found the spider.

37. Describe the story sequence.

Answer:
Bhagyashree got a project → went to the garden → met different insects → learned about spiders → found the spider → completed her project.

38. What difficulties did she face?

Answer:
She faced difficulty because she did not know what a spider looked like and had to search carefully.

39. How did she solve her problem?

Answer:
She solved her problem by asking different insects and learning step by step until she found the spider.

40. Write the summary of the story.

Answer:
Bhagyashree had to complete a project about a spider. She went to the garden and asked different insects for help. She learned that spiders have eight legs, two body parts, and no wings. Finally, she found a spider in a web on a mango tree and completed her project successfully.