Class 5 English Unit 3 "The Necklace" Workbook Answers (Blossoms-5 Workbook): This post gives complete, easy-to-understand answers for all Worksheets 3.1 to 3.11 of Unit 3 "The Necklace" from the Class 5 English Blossoms Workbook. It covers reading comprehension questions, fill in the blanks, true or false, matching, odd one out, sequencing events, prefixes and suffixes, adjectives, question words (wh-words), punctuation, story writing and self-reflection activities based on the French tale "The Necklace". Perfect for AP SCERT Class 5 English students, parents and teachers looking for Unit 3 workbook solutions, English grammar practice, and value-based learning on honesty and contentment.
📘 Unit 3 – The Necklace | Workbook Answers
📝 Worksheet 3.1
Passage: 'Matilda was a pretty……hundred francs.'
I. Choose the correct option.
1. Which statement best describes Matilda's background?
A. a wealthy family B. a poor artisan family C. a royal family D. in the Ministry of Education
Answer: (B) a poor artisan family
2. Why did Matilda start crying after hearing about the birthday party?
A. She did not want to attend B. She was unwell C. She did not have a good dress to wear D. She disliked her husband's colleagues
Answer: (C) She did not have a good dress to wear
3. If you were in Matilda's place, what would be the most responsible decision?
A. Refuse to attend the party B. Borrow money secretly C. Manage within available means D. Blame her husband
Answer: (C) Manage within available means
4. The husband offered to buy a dress costing four hundred francs. This shows that he was supportive and caring.
A. careless with money B. supportive and caring C. angry and selfish D. uninterested in the party
Answer: (B) supportive and caring
5. According to the passage, which value is most important to avoid?
A. Greed B. Jealousy C. Contentment D. Pride
Answer: (A) Greed
II. Circle the correct meaning of the underlined word.
1. Matilda's family was a poor artisans in Paris. — workers skilled in making things by hand
2. Matilda wanted to enjoy every delicacy and luxury. — special tasty food
3. "I don't have a good dress for the occasion." — special event
4. He offered to buy her a suitable dress. — appropriate
5. The dress was costing nearly four hundred francs. — currency
📝 Worksheet 3.2
Passage: 'The day of the party drew near….. dear," said Jane.'
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable answer.
1. Matilda became sadder as the day of the party drew near.
2. Jane took out a large box from her dressing table.
3. Matilda saw bracelets, pearl necklaces, and earrings (in gold and gems).
4. Matilda discovered a beautiful diamond necklace.
5. Jane replied, "Of course, dear."
II. Find the Odd One Out from the given words.
1. bracelet – necklace – earrings – table (others are ornaments)
2. wood – diamond – pearl – gold (others are precious materials)
3. borrow – refuse – lend – choose (others show accepting/giving)
4. sad – anxious – happy – worried (others are negative feelings)
5. friend – husband – jewels – dear (others refer to people)
III. Rearrange the following to make meaningful sentences.
1. near / drew / the party / the / of / day
The day of the party drew near.
2. became / Matilda / sad / very
Matilda became very sad.
3. met / friend / her / Matilda
Matilda met her friend.
4. diamond / discovered / she / necklace / beautiful / a
She discovered a beautiful diamond necklace.
5. lend / me / this / you / could / book
Could you lend me this book?
📝 Worksheet 3.3
Passage: 'The day arrived…….she was having it mended.'
I. True or False.
1. Matilda was the most beautiful woman at the party. — (True)
2. Matilda felt sad and did not dance at the party. — (False) — she danced madly
3. The necklace was missing when Matilda reached home. — (True)
4. The husband searched only inside the house for the necklace. — (False) — they searched the dress, the road, went to police and newspapers too
5. They offered a reward to find the necklace. — (True)
II. Match the words with their meanings.
(1. Borrow → d) To take something temporarily with permission | 2. Jewel → a) Gem or precious stone | 3. Furiously → c) With great anger or intensity | 4. Prettiest → b) Most beautiful | 5. Clasp → e) A fastening for a necklace or bracelet)
III. Arrange the following words in alphabetical order.
1. party, police, present, prettiest → party, police, present, prettiest
2. necklace, newspapers, nearly, nowhere → nearly, necklace, newspapers, nowhere
3. dress, day, danced, discovered → danced, day, discovered, dress
4. home, hopes, husband, having → having, home, hopes, husband
5. couple, clasp, cry, changing → changing, clasp, couple, cry
📝 Worksheet 3.4
Passage: 'After a long search….worth about five hundred francs.'
I. Number the events from 1 to 8 in the correct order based on the story.
1. They found a similar necklace costing thirty-six thousand francs. — ( 1 )
2. Matilda and her husband worked hard for ten years to repay the debt. — ( 5 )
3. The necklace was returned to Jane. — ( 3 )
4. Matilda met Jane one Sunday after many years. — ( 6 )
5. Jane revealed that her necklace was imitation. — ( 8 )
6. Matilda borrowed money to buy the necklace. — ( 2 )
7. Matilda told Jane the whole story. — ( 7 )
8. Matilda entered a life of poverty. — ( 4 )
II. Read the expressions and put a tick mark (✓) against the person who spoke.
| S.No. | Expression | Jane | Matilda |
| 1 | Good morning, Jane! | — | ✓ |
| 2 | Do I know you? | ✓ | — |
| 3 | How much have you changed? | ✓ | — |
| 4 | Yes, you didn't notice, did you? | — | ✓ |
| 5 | It was worth only five hundred francs. | ✓ | — |
III. Unscramble the letters to make meaningful words.
Eg. lysudden : suddenly
1. ressedadd : addressed
2. gedchan : changed
3. monddia : diamond
4. centinno : innocent
5. tationimi : imitation
📝 Worksheet 3.5
I. Add a suitable Prefix using the help box. (un-, im-, dis-, re-)
1. Ravi felt unhappy when he lost his school bag.
2. It is impossible to drive without fuel.
3. The rainbow will reappear after the rain stops.
4. Do not displace the chairs before the meeting.
5. Please rewrite the answer neatly.
II. Supply a suitable Suffix using the help box. (-ful, -less, -ly, -ment, -ness)
1. The garden looks beautiful in spring.
2. The sky looked colourless on a cloudy day.
3. The children jumped with excitement at the fair.
4. Students are sitting calmly in the classroom.
5. He showed great kindness to the old man.
III. Write the word that starts with the ending letter of the previous word.
| large | elephant | teak | kite | egg |
| diamond | duck | kite | elephant | tiger |
| difficult | tiger | rat | tree | egg |
| pearl | lion | nest | tiger | rabbit |
| necklace | elephant | tiger | rat | tree |
| beautiful | lion | nest | tiger | rabbit |
📝 Worksheet 3.6
I. Underline the Adjectives.
1. Rahul is an obedient boy.
2. Kumar is a smart learner.
3. The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument.
4. Vizag is an attractive city.
5. Anusha prepares a delicious meal.
II. Rewrite the sentences using the adjectives in correct order.
1. My mother bought a (chocolate/delicious/big) cake.
My mother bought a delicious big chocolate cake.
2. Mukesh saw a (golden/large/ancient) statue.
Mukesh saw a large ancient golden statue.
3. Kumar planted a (tall/green/old/beautiful) tree in the garden.
Kumar planted a beautiful tall old green tree in the garden.
4. The teacher showed us a (colourful/traditional/Indian) painting.
The teacher showed us a colourful traditional Indian painting.
5. Rupa wore a (woollen/new/lovely) scarf.
Rupa wore a lovely new woollen scarf.
III. Match the wh-word and its common usage.
(when→c-time, where→a-place, what→h-thing, whose→g-possession, how→d-method, who→f-person, why→b-reason, which→e-choice)
IV. Fill in the blanks with the right question words.
1. What is your name?
2. Who is your favourite hero?
3. How do you go home?
4. Where is your school?
5. When is your birthday?
📝 Worksheet 3.7
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable Adjectives. (tiny, lovely, yellow, three)
1. Lovely flowers.
2. Three yellow flowers.
3. Three tiny yellow flowers.
4. Three lovely tiny yellow flowers.
II. Use the following adjectives in your own sentences.
1. Useful : This dictionary is very useful for learning new words.
2. Pretty : She wore a pretty pink frock to the party.
3. Excellent : My teacher gave an excellent explanation of the lesson.
4. Different : We took a different road to reach school today.
III. Rewrite the sentence using the correct adjective form of the underlined word.
1. She speaks in a talk way. — She speaks in a talkative way.
2. This plan is accept by everyone. — This plan is acceptable by everyone.
3. It is a comfort place to stay. — It is a comfortable place to stay.
IV. Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
a) Matilda wore a blue beautiful diamond necklace. ( )
b) Matilda wore a beautiful blue diamond necklace. ( ✓ )
V. Underline the adjective that shows 'origin' in the phrase.
a blue Venetian diamond necklace
VI. Identify the adjective that tells 'material' in the phrase.
one beautiful round diamond necklace
VII. Complete the sentence with correct order of adjectives. (small, black, cute)
Bharathi has a cute small black cat.
📝 Worksheet 3.8
I. Punctuate and rewrite using capital letters, commas, inverted commas and full stops.
jane went to her dressing table took out a large box opened it and said choose my dear she saw many bracelets pearl necklaces a venetian cross in gold and gems
Jane went to her dressing table, took out a large box, opened it, and said, "Choose, my dear!" She saw many bracelets, pearl necklaces, a Venetian cross in gold and gems.
II. Write a story using the pictures and clues given.
Clues: Rainy day – school bus late – old woman with umbrella – child helped her cross road – woman blessed child
It was a rainy day. A boy was waiting for his school bus, but the bus was very late. While he stood under a shelter, he saw an old woman standing near the road with an umbrella. She was finding it difficult to cross the busy road. The kind boy went to her, held her hand gently and helped her cross the road safely. The old woman was very happy and blessed the child for his kindness. Just then, the school bus arrived, and the boy got on it with a smile, feeling proud of his good deed.
📝 Worksheet 3.9
Read the passage about Matilda and answer the questions.
I. Answer the following.
1. Why did Matilda borrow the necklace? ( B )
A. To sell it B. To look elegant C. To gift someone D. To help Jane
2. Matilda and her husband lived in poverty because they ___. ( C )
A. lost their jobs B. moved to another city C. bought a costly necklace D. helped a friend
3. What lesson did Matilda learn at the end? ( D )
A. Wealth brings respect B. Friends are selfish C. Parties are harmful D. Honesty prevents suffering
4. Why was Matilda unhappy with her simple life?
Matilda was unhappy because she always longed for luxury, fine clothes and costly jewellery, and she was never satisfied with the simple life of a clerk's wife.
5. What mistake did Matilda make after losing the necklace?
Instead of telling Jane the truth, Matilda secretly bought a very costly replacement necklace by borrowing a huge amount of money, which led her into years of poverty.
6. If you were in Matilda's place, what would you have done after losing the necklace? Why?
I would have told Jane the truth at once, because honesty would have saved us from years of hardship, and a good friend like Jane would surely have understood and forgiven the mistake.
📝 Worksheet 3.10
Passage about Rina — read and choose the correct answer.
1. Rina was unhappy mainly because she ___. ( C )
A. was poor B. lacked care C. wanted luxury D. had no friends
2. Rina felt proud when others ___. ( B )
A. helped her B. admired her C. advised her D. ignored her
3. Why did Rina buy a new watch secretly? ( B )
A. To gift someone B. To hide truth C. To save money D. To please parents
4. Rina's biggest mistake was ___. ( D )
A. borrowing watch B. attending function C. meeting cousin D. hiding mistake
5. Rina fell into debt because of her ___. ( A )
A. greed B. honesty C. kindness D. hardwork
6. What lesson did Rina learn at the end? ( C )
A. Luxury is success B. Pride brings fame C. Honesty brings peace D. Money buys respect
7. If Rina had admitted her mistake, she would have shown ___. ( A )
A. courage B. pride C. greed D. jealousy
📝 Worksheet 3.11 – My Self Reflections
I. Read the following and respond.
1. When you wear new clothes to school, what would you do? ( b ) — wear them confidently without showing off
2. How do you feel when your friend stands first in the school? ( b ) — Feel happy for them
3. If you lose your friend's pen, what would you do? ( b ) — Admit your mistake
4. How do you respond when others praise your painting? ( b ) — Say thank you politely
5. If you cannot afford something expensive, what would you do? ( b ) — Stay content and confident
II. Tick (✓) the Good Habits.
1. Staying simple without showing off. [ ✓ ]
2. Being punctual to school. [ ✓ ]
3. Being jealous of others. [ ]
4. Being dishonest and greedy. [ ]
5. Helping the needy. [ ✓ ]
6. Borrowing money to impress others. [ ]
7. Feeling grateful for what you have. [ ✓ ]
III. Think and Reflect.
1. Have you ever wanted something just to impress others? What happened?
Yes, once I wanted new shoes just to show my friends, but later I realised that being happy with what I already had was more important.
2. Why is honesty better than pride?
Honesty is better than pride because it keeps our relationships strong and true, and it saves us from guilt and years of trouble that come from hiding mistakes.
3. How can satisfaction make life peaceful?
When we feel satisfied with what we have, we stop comparing ourselves with others and our mind stays calm and happy.
IV. If you lose a borrowed dictionary from your friend, what would you do?
I would tell my friend the truth immediately, apologise sincerely, and buy a new dictionary to replace the lost one.
