ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

CHAPTER - 5

( A DIFFERENT KIND OF SCHOOL )

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A. 

Put these sentences from the story in the right

order and write them out in a paragraph. Don’t

refer to the text.

-I shall be so glad when today is over.

-Having a leg tied up and hopping about on

   a crutch is almost fun, I guess.

-I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day —

  at least not much.

-But being blind is so frightening.

-Only you must tell me about things.

-Let’s go for a little walk.

-The other bad days can’t be half as bad

  as this.

ANSWER

-I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day —

  at least not much.
-Only you must tell me about things.

-Let’s go for a little walk.

-The other bad days can’t be half as bad

  as this.
-Having a leg tied up and hopping about on

   a crutch is almost fun, I guess.
-I shall be so glad when today is over.

-But being blind is so frightening.

QUESTION B. 

Answer the following questions

QUESTION 1. 

Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school? (1)

ANSWER

The writer visited Miss Beam's school because he had heard a great deal about the school.

QUESTION 2. 

What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had
to play? (9)

ANSWER

The game that every child in the school had to play was that in each team every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. 
        This play was done to make children appreciate and understand the problems faced by these people and how they managed to do their work.

QUESTION 3. 

“Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…”
Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest? (9, 11, 15)

ANSWER

In each team every child has one blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and dumb day.
         The dumb day was the hardest because the children's mouth could not be bandage. Hence, they really have to exercise their will power to remain silent.


QUESTION 4. 

What was the purpose of these special days? (5, 9)

ANSWER

The purpose of these special days was to cultivate the thoughtfulness, kindness  towards others and to become responsible citizens. These special dates also make children appreciate and understand the problem faced by these people and how they managed to do their work.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

QUESTION A. 

Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
paragraph numbers

1. homesick(3)
2. practically(4)
3. it pains me(7)
4. appreciate(9)
5. thoughtless(10)
6. exercise(11)
7. relief(13)
8. ghastly(14)

almost       it hurts me       terrible       test the strength of      understanding the difficulties      wanting to be home        a welcome change       not very caring

ANSWER

1. Homesick - wanting to be back
2. Practically - almost
3. It pains me - it hurts me
4. Appreciate - understanding the difficulties 
5. Thoughtless - not very caring
6. Exercise - test the strength of
7. Relief - a welcome change
8. Ghastly - terrible.

QUESTION B. 

Re-word these lines from the story:

1. I had heard a great deal about Miss Beam’s school.
2. Miss Beam was all that I had expected — middle-aged, full of
authority.
3. I went to the window which overlooked a large garden.
4. “We cannot bandage the children’s mouths, so they really have
to exercise their will-power.”

ANSWER

1. I had came to know a lot about the school run by Miss Beam.
2.Miss Beam was middle - aged authoritative as I had thought her to be.
3. I walked towards a window from which one could see a garden of a large size.
4. To play the dumb role children's mouth cannot be bandaged so will power is required to exercise their role.