ENGLISH CLASS - 6 CHAPTER - 8A GAME OF CHANCE   

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A

Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given in brackets.

1. --------------------------was held at the time of Eid festival.( A big show, A big fair, A big competition)

2. Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goods ----------.(to display, to buy, to sell)

3. Uncle told me --------------while he was away.(not to buy anything, not to go anywhere, not to talk to anyone)

4. The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everybody present -------------------------. (to play the game, to win a prize, to try their luck)

5. The first time I took a chance I got --------------.(a bottle of ink, two pencils, a trifle)

6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made --------------.(a fool of me, a good profit, friends with many people)

ANSWER

1. A big fair

2. to sell

3. not to buy anything

4. to try their luck

5. two pencils

6. fool of me

QUESTION B

Answer the following questions.

1. Why do you think Rasheed's uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence?

2. Why was the shop called lucky shop ?

3.An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper. How much money did he make?

4.How many prizes did the boy win? What were they?

5. Why was Rasheed upset?

6. In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed?

ANSWER

1. Rasheed's uncle asked him not buy anything in his absence because he knew that shopkeepers would make a fool of Rasheed and cheat him.

2. The shop was called lucky shop because the shopkeeper wanted everybody to try their luck. There was a disc on the table with numbers from one to ten facing down. All one had to do was pay 50 paise, pick up any six discs, add up the numbers on the discs and find the total. The article marked with that number went to the person. 

3. The old man made 15 rupees by selling the clock back to the shopkeeper.

4. The boy won four prizes. They were comb, fountain - pen, wrist watch and table lamp.

5. Rasheed was upset because he had hopes winning a big prize and again, but every time he got trifle. Some people laughed at his bad luck, but no one showed sympathy. 

6. The shopkeeper made a fool of Rasheed by making him believe that it was luck that old man and he boy got prizes. But they were friends of the shopkeeper who were playing tricks to trap Rasheed to try his luck. He tried his luck again and again in the hope of getting a big prize, but in the end he spent all his money.

WORKING WITH THE LANGUAGE

QUESTION A

The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.

(i) The two teams have _____________ three matches already.(play) (ii) The last day's __________ was excellent.

2.(i) She has a lovely __________ . (face)(ii) India _________ A number of problem these days.

3. (i) he made his_________ in essay - writing.(mark)(ii) Articles ____________ 'sold' are reserved

.4. (i) The police are _____________ the area to catch the burglars.(comb)(ii) An ordinary plastic____________ costs five rupees.

5. (i) He gave a __________ in answer to my question.(smile)(ii) We also ____________ to see him smile

.6. (i) He said he __________ to be invited to the party.(hope)(ii) We gave up ____________ of his joining the party.

7. (i) The boys put up a good athletic ___________.(show)(ii) The soldiers ____________ great courage in saving people from floods.

8. (i) You deserve a _________ on the back for your good performance.(pat)(ii) The teacher __________ the child on the cheek to encourage her.

ANSWER A

1.(i) Played    (ii)Play 

2.(i)Face         (ii)Faced

3.(i)Mark       (ii)Marked

4.(i)Combing (ii)Comb

5.(i)Smile       (ii)Smiled

6.(i)Hoped     (ii)Hope

7.(i)Show       (ii)Showed

8.(i)Pat          (ii)Patted

QUESTION B

 Rewrite the following sentence using 'there' in the beginning. Look at the following examples.

1. This park has beautiful roses.

2. Your story has no fun in it.

3.We have no secrets between us.

4. My village has two primary schools.

5. This  problem can be solved in two ways.

ANSWER B   

 1. There are beautiful roses in this park.

2. There is no fun in your story.

3. There are no secret between us.

4. There are two primary schools in my village .

5. There are two ways to solve this problem. 

 QUESTION C

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from the box.

Huge, big, foolish, interesting, tiny, unlucky, last 

There was a ________  Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a ________ toy to a ________ camel. I went to the fair on its _________ day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky Shop. It was very _____________ . I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, Uncle told me that I was more _________ than __________. 

ANSWER C

huge, tiny, big, last, interesting, foolish, unlucky.

English Class - 6 Chapter - 7 Fair Play

ENGLISH CLASS - 6

CHAPTER - 7

( FAIR PLAY ) 

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A.

Match the sentences under I with those under II.

                                        I

1. Jumman and Algu were the best of friends.

2. Jumman’s aunt transferred her property to him.

3. The aunt decided to appeal to the panchayat.

4. Algu was unwilling to support the aunt.

5. Jumman was very happy to hear Algu’s name as head Panch.

                                         II

1. He believed that his friend would never go against him.

2. She wanted justice.

3. In the absence of one, the other took care of his family.

4. The condition was that he would be responsible for her welfare.

5. The bond of friendship between him and Jumman was very

strong.

ANSWER

1.Jumman and Algu were the best of friends.

- In the absence of one, the other took care of his family.In the absence of one, the other took care of his family.

2. Jumman’s aunt transferred her property to him.
- The condition was that he would be responsible for her welfare.

3. The aunt decided to appeal to the panchayat.
- She wanted justice.

4. Algu was unwilling to support the aunt.
- The bond of friendship between him and Jumman was very

strong.

5. Jumman was very happy to hear Algu’s name as head Panch.

- He believed that his friend would never go against him.

QUESTION B. 

Who says this to whom and why?
1. “My wife knows best how to run the house.”
2. “But is it right, my son, to keep mum and not say what you consider just and fair?”
3. “What have you to say in your defence?”
4. “I can’t pay you a penny for the wretched beast you sold me.”
5. “Victory to the panchayat. This is justice.”

ANSWER

1. Jumman said this to his aunt because he was shameless and tired of her. His aunt had asked for a monthly allowance to set up a separate kitchen as she felt that she was not wanted in their house. 

2. Jumman's aunt said this to Algu. She had gone to Algu for help but Algu had politely refused her plea because he was friend of Jamman and did not want to go panchayat against him.

3. Algu said this to Jumman. Algu was made the head Panch by the aunt.

4. Samjhu Sahu said this to Algu when he demanded payment for the bullock had died within a month aand Sahu refused to pay for it. 

5. Algu said this over and over again in front of the village. He was happy that Jumman had not deviated from the path of justice in spite of the enmity between them.

QUESTION C.

Answer the following questions.
1. “Then the situation changed.” What is being referred to? (2)
2. When Jumman’s aunt realised that she was not welcome in his house, what arrangement did she suggest? (3)
3. What was the villagers’ reaction when the aunt explained her case to them? 
4. Why was Jumman happy over Algu’s nomination as head Panch? (6)
5. “God lives in the heart of the Panch.” the aunt said. What did she mean? (6)
6. What was Algu’s verdict as head Panch? How did Jumman take it? (7, 8)
7. Algu found himself in a tight spot. What was his problem? (9)
8. Why was Algu upset over Jumman’s nomination as head Panch? (12, 13)
9. What was Jumman’s verdict as head Panch? How did Algu take it? (14, 15)
10. Which of the following sums up the story best?
        (i) “I also know that you will not kill your conscience for the sake of                             friendship "
        (ii) “Let no one deviate from the path of justice and truth for friendship or                  enmity "
        (iii) “The voice of the Panch is the voice of God.”
Give a reason for your choice.

ANSWER

1. Jumman's aunt had transferred her property on the understanding that she would stay with him and he would look after her. The situation changed after the couple of years. Jumman forgot his promise to look after his old aunt. He and his wife started to ill treat her.

2. When she realised that she was not welcome in house. She asked to Jumman to provide her monthly allowances so that she can set up a separate kitchen.

3. The old women went to several villagers to explain her case and get their support. Some showed sympathy, some laughed at her. Some advice to settle down the matter with nephew and his wife.

4. Algu and Jumman were good friends. So Jumman hoped that Algu will favour him. So he felt happy when the aunt named Algu to act as head Panch.

5. The aunt mean that  a person in the seat of Panch is like a God, Panch voice is the voice of God. He cannot do any injustice.

6. Algu's verdict as head Panch was that, Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance or else the property goes back to her. After this decision Jumman became Algu 's enemy and wanted to take revange.
  
7. One of his fine pair of bullocks died and he sold the other to Samjhu Sahu, a cart driver of the village. The understanding was that Sahu would pay the price of the bullock in a month's time, but bullock died within a month and Sahu refused to pay.

8. Algu was upset because Jumman was already annoyed with him. So he thought that Jumman will take this opportunity against him.

9. Jumman verdict was that Sahu bought the bullock, it was healthy. When Algu listened this verdict he stood up and said loudly over and over again " victory to the panchayat".

10. (ii) “Let no one deviate from the path of justice and truth for friendship or                  enmity.” 
The person in the seat of a judge becomes fair for all.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

QUESTION

A. Replace the italicised portion of each sentence below with a
suitable phrase from the box. Make necessary changes,
wherever required.

look after     swallow     make it up     keep mum     go into     ease one’s conscience     as ill luck would have it     a tight spot     take chances     my heart sank

1. The best way to avoid an unnecessary argument is to remain silent.
2. Unfortunately, the train I was trying to catch was cancelled.
3. He has been told not to take risks while driving a car through a crowded street.
4. The patient needs to be properly taken care of.
5. Why don’t the two of you end your quarrel by shaking hands?
6. I was in a difficult situation till my friends came to my rescue.
7. When I saw a pile of dirty dishes, I felt very disappointed.
8. I will examine the matter carefully before commenting on it.
9. They criticised him in the meeting but he accepted without protest all the criticism.
10. It will free me from worry to know that I had done nothing wrong.

ANSWER

1.The best way to avoid an unnecessary argument is to keep mum.
2. As ill luck would have it, the train I was trying to catch was cancelled.
3. He has been told not to take chances while driving a car through a crowded street.
4. The patient needs to be properly looked after.
5. Why don’t the two of your make it up by shaking hands?
6.I was in a tight spot till my friends came to my rescue.
7. When I saw a pile of dirty dishes, my heart sank.
8. I will go into  the matter carefully before commenting on it.
9.They criticised him in the meeting but he swallowed all the criticism.
10. It will ease one's conscience to know that I had done nothing wrong.

QUESTION

B. Look at the following phrases and their meanings. Use the phrases to fill in the blanks in the sentences given below.

set up   —   put in place or start
set aside   —   save or keep for a particular purpose
set down   —   write or record
set out   —   start on a journey
set in   —   begin and seem likely to continue

1. Why don’t you ————————————— your ideas on paper?
2. A fund has been ————————————— for the soldiers’ families.
3. We should ————————————— a little money every month.
4. You should buy some woollens before winter ——————— .
5. They ———————————— on the last stage of their journey.

ANSWER

1. Why don’t you set down your ideas on paper?
2. A fund has been set up for the soldiers’ families.
3. We should set aside a little money every month.
4. You should buy some woollens before winter set in.
5. They set out on the last stage of their journey.

DICTATION

QUESTION

Your teacher will speak the words listed below. Write against

each a word of opposite meaning.

Examples:liquid - solid

                     hard - soft

1. old _______________

2. wet ———————
3. open ———————
4. blunt ———————

5. forget ———————

ANSWER

1. old - new

2. wet - dry

3. open - closed

4. blunt - sharp

5. forget - remember

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

POEM - 6

( THE WONDERFUL WORDS ) 

WORKING WITH POEM

QUESTION 1. 

With your partner, complete the following sentences in your own

words using the ideas in the poem.

(i) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because — — — — — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ––––— — — — — — — —

(ii) English is a — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — with words that everyone can play.

(iii) One has to match — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

(iv) Words are the — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — of thought.

ANSWER

(i) You can play with words

(ii) Wonderful game

(iii) To the brightest thought in the head

(iv) Food and dress

QUESTION 2. 

In groups of four discuss the following lines and their meanings.

(i) All that you do is match the words

To the brightest thoughts in your head

(ii) For many of the loveliest things

Have never yet been said

(iii) And everyone’s longing today to hear

Some fresh and beautiful thing

(iv) But only words can free a thought

From its prison behind your eyes

ANSWER

(i) The poet means to say one has to choose words carefully to match with his bright thought. It is important for conveying the best meaning behind the thought.

(ii) So many lovely things have not been said earlier. There are waiting to be said.

(iii) People will listen eagerly innovative and good ideas.

(iv) Mind is a treasure house of wonderful ideas and plans. They are like captives in head. Only proper words should be released those thoughts from the prison.

 

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

CHAPTER - 6

( WHO I AM [PART - I] ) 

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A. 

Answer the following questions.

1. Peter’s favourite day of the week is Sunday

    because —————–————— — — — — — — — — — —

2. Nasir wants to learn — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

3. Dolma believes that she can make a good Prime Minister because ———————————

ANSWER 

1.On Sunday his all family members goes to the cinema hall to see a film.

2. How to presence reads so that they can be utilised again without investing             money on them.

3. She wants to make things better for everyone by having good hospitals, roads       and school.

QUESTION B. 

Write True or False against each of the following

statements.

1. Peter is an only child. ——————————

2. When Serbjit gets angry he shouts at people. ——————————

3. Nasir lives in the city. ——————————

4. Radha’s mother enjoys doing things with her. ——————————

ANSWER

1. False

2. False

3. False

4. True

[ PART - II ]
WORKING WITH TEXT

QUESTION 

Fill in the blanks to name the different kinds of intelligence. One has

been done for you.

When I enjoy listening to people and solving their problems I use

my interpersonal intelligence.

(i)When I enjoy dancing or physical activity, I use my —————————————

intelligence.

(ii)When I enjoy looking at maps and examining pictures I use my ————————————— intelligence.

(iii)When I enjoy working with numbers and solving maths problems I use my ————————————— intelligence.

(iv)When I enjoy telling a story or arguing, I use my —————————————

intelligence.

ANSWER

(i) Bodily

(ii) Visual

(iii) Mathematical

(iv) Verbal

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

Match the job on the left with its description on the right.
(i)Navigator     (a)Advises people what to do about
                                  jobs, personal problems, etc.
(ii)Architect      (b)Works in politics, usually by
                                  standing for election.
(iii)Politician    (c)Finds and monitors the route to
                                 get to a place, or the direction
                                of travel.
(iv)Engineer     (d)Reports on recent news for
                                   newspaper, radio, or TV.
(v)Computer      (e)Plans the design of a building,
                                  programmer town, or city.
(vi)Athlete           (f)Controls and puts together a
                                  programme of music.
(vii)Disc jockey    (g)Works in sports or activities
                                    such as running, jumping,etc.
(viii) Composer     (h)Designs and builds things like
                                    roads, bridges, or engines.
(ix)Counsellor       (i)Makes up notes to create music.
(x)Journalist           (j)Designs the system by which
                                     a computer runs or gives
                                     information.

ANSWER

(i) Navigator
(c)Finds and monitors the route to get to a place, or the direction of travel.

(ii) Architect
(e)Plans the design of a building, programmer town, or city.

(iii) Politician
(b)Works in politics, usually by standing for election.

(iv) Engineer
(h)Designs and builds things like roads, bridges, or engines.

(v) Computer Program
 (j)Designs the system by which a computer runs or gives information.

(vi) Athlete
(g)Works in sports or activities such as running, jumping,etc.

(vii) Disc Jockey
(f)Controls and puts together a programme of music.

(viii) Composer
(i)Makes up notes to create music.

(ix) Counsellor
(a)Advises people what to do about jobs, personal problems, etc.

(x) Journalist
(d)Reports on recent news for newspaper, radio, or TV.

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

POEM - 5

( WHERE DO ALL THE TEACHERS GO ) 

WORKING WITH THE POEM

QUESTION 1. 

Answer these questions.

(i)Why does the poet want to know where the teachers go at four o’clock?

(ii)What are the things normal people do that the poet talks about?

(iii)What does he imagine about

(a) where teachers live?

(b) what they do at home?

(c) the people with whom they live?

(d) their activities when they were children in school?

(iv)Why does the poet wonder if teachers also do things that other people do?

(v)How does the poet plan to find out? What will he do once he finds out?

ANSWER

(i) The poet wanted to know where the teachers go at four 'o' clock, because

      it is the closing time of school.

(ii) The things that normal people do about which poet talked are living in                     houses, washing socks, wearing pyjamas, watching T.V, picking their noses,           living with their parents, not spelling right, being bad, making mistakes,                 getting punished, losing books, scribbling on desk tops, wearing old dirty               jeans.

(iii)  (a) In houses

         (b) Washed their socks, wore pyjama, picked their nose and watched T.V.

         (c) Lived with mothers and fathers and with other people also.

         (d) During the children days they were also bad, made mistakes, never                           spelled right, punished in the corner for pinching the chocolate flakes,                     lost their hymn books, scribbled on the desk top, wore old dirty jeans.

(iv) The poet wondered if teachers also do things other people do because he                had scan  them special. They are strict, did not make any mistake and                       punish those who did mistake. 

(v) The poet plans to follow one of the teachers on the way back home to find 

       out their activities at home. Once he find out their activities, he will write it          into poem, which teachers would read to their students.         

QUESTION 2. 

What do you think these phrases from the poem mean?

(i) punished in the corner

(ii) leave their greens

ANSWER

(i) Getting punishment of standing in the corner of the classroom.

(ii) Leaving the playground after the bell strikes for the next class to begins.

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.

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

CHAPTER - 4

( INDIAN - AMERICAN WOMEN IN SPACE 

                     KALPANA CHAWLA)

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A. 

Answer the following questions.

QUESTION 1. 

Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is
she called an Indian – American? (3)

ANSWER

Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, district of Haryana, India. She was called an Indian - American because she went to US and became its naturalised citizen.

QUESTION 2. 

When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who
did she marry? (2, 3)

ANSWER

After completing Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, she went to USA for masters degree. She married to flight instructor Jean - Pierre Harrison.

QUESTION 3. 

How did she become an astronaut? What
gave her the idea that she could be an
astronaut? (3)

ANSWER

After qualifying as a pilot. She applied to NASA space shuttle program. She was first hired as a research scientist  at NASA. In 1994 she was selected by NASA for training as astronaut. It was her success as a pilot which encourage her to become an astronaut.

QUESTION 4. 

What abilities must an astronaut have,
according to the journalist? (6)

ANSWER

It takes enormous ability to became an astronaut. An astronaut need to know a lot about everything, from biology to astrophysics to aeronautical engineering. In this age of super specialisation one must have encyclopaedic knowledge to be an astronaut.

QUESTION 5. 

Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in
space. (5)

ANSWER

Kalpana Chawla first space mission in space shuttle, columbia, was 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes long. During this time she went around the earth 252 times, travelling 10.45 million kilometers. The crew performed experiments such as pollinating plants to observe food growth in space, and tests for making stronger metals and faster computer chips.

QUESTION 6. 

What does Kalpana Chawla say about
pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her
that success is possible? (7)

ANSWER

Kalpana Chawla said that the path from dreams to success does exist. One needs to have the vision to find it, and the courage to get on to it. Yes, success is possible.

QUESTION B. 

Read the newspaper report to find the following facts about the
Columbia’s ill-fated voyage.

l.Date and place of lift off:
————————————————————
2. Number of astronauts on board:
———————————————––
3. Number of days it stayed in space: ——————————————––
4. Number of experiments done by scientists: —————————––
5. Date of return journey:
———————————————–————–––
6. Height at which it lost contact:
————————————————––

ANSWER

1. 16th January, 2003, Kennedy space centre Floride
2. Seven
3. 16 days
4. 80 experiments
5. Sunday, 1st February 2003
6. 200,000 feet

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

 QUESTION A. 

Match the following.

COLUMN A

1. unprecedented space tragedy
2. certified flight instructor
3. space mission 
4. super specialisation
5. encyclopaedic knowledge
6. awe - inspiring
7. in this age

COLUMN B

1. something that causes feelings of respect and wonder
2. having knowledge of a wide variety of subject 
3. nowadays, in these times
4. a set of jobs to be done in space by a group
5. a person with the correct qualification to teach people to fly planes
6. a sad accident of a kind that has never happened before in space
7. great expertise in a limited field or a particular subject.

ANSWER

1. unprecedented space tragedy? 
= a sad accident of a kind that has never happened before in space

2.  certified flight instructor?
= a person with the correct qualification to teach people to fly planes

3. space mission?
= a set of jobs to be done in space by a group

4. super specialisation?
=  great expertise in a limited field or a particular subject

5. encyclopaedic knowledge? 
= having knowledge of a wide variety of subjects

6.  awe-inspiring? 
= something that causes feelings of respect and wonder

7. in this age? 
= nowadays, in these times

QUESTION B. 

Use these phrases in sentences of your own, after finding out
their meanings.

1. broke apart  4. lifted off  7. cheered along
2. streaked over  5. blast off  8. on board
3. spread across  6. went on   9. carry on

ANSWER

WORD                MEANING                USE

Broke apart      Break         The tablet broke apart
                                                 when it slipped from the  hand.

Streaked over  Went over it    He tried to look out 
                                quickly         as his plane streaked over
                                                          forest  area
                              
Spread Across   Distributed over    Pollution is spread across
                               a given area             the world.
                                       

Lifted off          Start Flying         Pilot lifted off the aeroplane.

Blast off            Take off               The fighter plane blast off

Went on            To continue        He went on his journey

Cheered along   Encourage        Children cheered along for 
                                                            their good job.
On board           Participation      Children were on
                                                              board for the picnic.

Carry on           Continue             Doctors carried on 
                                                            surgery for eight hours.

C. We add ‘un-’ to make opposites.
For example, true — untrue.
Add ‘un’– to the words below to make their opposites. Then look
up the meanings of the words you have formed in the dictionary.

l.identified —————————6.educated ——————––———
2. controlled ——————–—––7.interesting ——————––——
3. attended ————————–—8.qualified —————————––
4. successful ———————–—9.trained ——————–—–———
5. important —————————10.answerable ———–—————

ANSWER--

1.     Unidentified
2.     Uncontrolled
3.     Unaltered
4.     Unsuccessful
5.     Unimportant
6.     Uneducated
7.     Uninteresting
8.     Unqualified
9.     Untrained
10.     Unanswerable

WRITING

QUESTION B 

Given below are some words that are spelt differently in British and American English. Fill in the blanks accordingly.

British                              American

1.colour                    ————————

2.————————          labor

3.————————       traveler

4.counsellor            ————————

5.centre                    ————————

6.————————        theater

7.————————       organize

8.realise                    ————————

9.————————       defense

10.offence                ————————

ANSWER

BRITISH                   AMERICAN

1.  Colour                    color

2. Labour                   labor

3. Traveller              traveler

4. Counsellor           counselor

5. Centre                   centre

6. Theatre                 theater

7. Organise               organize

8. Realise                  realize

9. Defence                defense

10.Offence               offense

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

POEM - 4

( BEAUTY )

WORKING WITH THE POEM

QUESTION 1. 

The poet says, “Beauty is heard in …”

Can you hear beauty? Add a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are beautiful.

The poet, Shelley, said:

Heard melodies are sweet,

But those unheard are sweeter.

What do you think this means? Have you ever ‘heard’ a song in

your head, long after the song was sung or played?

ANSWER

According to the poet melodious nates of the rain falling or singers chanting are very pleasing to the ears. But without producing the sound some unheard beauty is also exists which is better than the produced sound with. Like good deeds done by us, good though in our mind and its reflects in our work.

QUESTION 2. 

Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the

following phrases.

corn growing, people working or dancing, wind sighing,

rain falling, a singer chanting

These could be written as

•corn that is growing

•people who are working or dancing

Can you rewrite the other phrases like this? Why do you think the

poet uses the shorter phrases?

ANSWER

            Wind that is sighing,
             rain that is falling,
             a singer who is chanting

The poet uses the shorter phrases to make the poem attractive.

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

POEM - 3

( THE QUARREL)

WORKING WITH THE POEM

QUESTION 1. 

With your partner try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrases.
(i)And somehow we fell out.
(ii)The afternoon turned black.

ANSWER

(i) Fell out - Started quarreling
(ii) Turned black - Night came

QUESTION 2. 

Read these lines from the poem:
(i)One thing led to another
(ii)The start of it was slight
(iii)The end of it was strong
(iv)The afternoon turned black
(v)Thumped me on the back
Discuss with your partner what these lines means.

ANSWER

(i)  One reason led to another reason for quarrel.
(ii) The quarrel begins on smell issue.
(iii) The end turned into a big fight.
(iv) Afternoon passed and night came but then fight continues.
(v) The quarrel came to an end.

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6

POEM - 1 

( A HOUSE, A HOME)

QUESTION 1.

Do you agree with what the poet says? Talk to your partner
and complete these sentences.
(i) A house is made of —————————————————––——— .
(ii) It has ————————————————————————————— .
(iii) A home is made by —————————————————––——— .
(iv) It has —————————————––——————————————— .

ANSWER

(i) A house is made of bricks, stone,cement, hardwood, window glass, and a yard.
(ii) It has eves, tile floors, roof, chimney, stucco and a lot of doors.
(iii) A home is made by family members.
(iv) It has members who understand each other. They love and care for one another selflessly.

QUESTION 2.

Now complete these sentences about your house and home.
(i) My house is —————————————————––———————
—————————————————––——————————————.
(ii) The best thing about my home is ————————————––——
—————————————————––——————————————.

ANSWER

(i) My house is made of bricks, cement, hardwood, window glass, etc.
(ii) The best thing about my home is that all the members are very loving and caring. There are no disputes  or quarrels among us.

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6CHAPTER - 2 ( HOW THE DOG FOUND HIMSELF A NEW MASTER)

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A.

Discuss these questions in pairs before you
write the answers.

QUESTION 1.

 Why did the dog feel the need for a master?
(1, 2)

ANSWER 

The dog felt the need for a master because he was not happy with his way of life.
He was sick and tired of wandering about himself looking for food. He was frightened of those who were stronger than him. So he decided to become servant of one was stronger than anyone on earth.

QUESTION 2.

 Who did he first choose as his master?
Why did he leave that master? (3)

ANSWER

The dog chose a big, strong and fierce wolf as his master. While walking suddenly wolf lifted his nose, sniffed, darted quickly off the path into bushes and crept deeper into the forest. The dog realised that the wolf was afraid of the bear. So he changed the master.

QUESTION 3.

 Who did he choose next? (3)

ANSWER

He chose the bear to be his next master.

QUESTION 4.

 Why did he serve the Lion for a long time? (4)

ANSWER

He served the lion for a long time, because with lion he spent good life and he had nothing to complain about. Lion was the powerful and stronger than the rest of the animal in forest. Hence the dog lived happily by serving the lion for a long time.

QUESTION 5.

 Who did he finally choose as his master
and why? (9, 10)

ANSWER 

Dog finally chose man as his master. One day two of there were walking, lion suddenly stopped, gave a great roar struck the ground angrily with his paw. He backed away quietly as he had smelt a man coming that way. 
       The dog realised that lion was afraid of man. So he chose man as his master.

QUESTION B.

 A summary of the story is given below. Fill in
the blanks to complete it taking appropriate
phrases from the box.
a dog stronger than anyone else
the strongest of all a wolf the bear
afraid of man his own master a lion
This is the story of — –––––— — — — — — — — — –, who used to be———————————— . He decided to find a master —–––––––———————. First he found ———————————— , but the wolf was afraid of –––————––———————. The dog thought that the bear was —————————————
. After some time the dog met ————————————— , who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that
the lion was ———————––—————— . To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.

ANSWER

A dog, his own master, stronger than anyone else, a wolf , the bear, the strongest of all, a lion, afraid of man.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

A. Each word in the box given below indicates a large number of…
For example,‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows.
Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word
from the box.
school fleet brood bundle bunch pack flock herd
1. a —————––—— of ships                     2. a ——————––— of flowers                      3. a __________________ of chicks                  4. a __________________ of cattle     
5. a ———––———— of sticks                     6. a ——––————— of sheep
7. a —––—————— of fish                        8. a ––——————— of wolves

ANSWER

1. Fleet
2. Bunch
3. Brood 
4. Herd
5. Bundle
6. Flock 
7. School
8. Pack

QUESTION B.

 Make nouns from the words given below by adding –ness or –
ity. (For some words we need to add just –ty, or –y.)

1. honest——           7.creative—
2. kind —                 8.sincere——
3. cruel—                 9.cheerful—
4. calm—                  10. bitter——
5. sad——                 11. sensitive——
6. active—                12. great ———

ANSWER 

1. Honestly
2. Kindness
3. Cruelty
4. Calmness
5. Sadness
6. Activity
7. Creativity
8. Sincerity
9. Cheerfulness
10. Bitterness
11. Sensitivity
12. Greatness

QUESTION C.

 Word search
•There are twelve words hidden in this table.
•Six can be found horizontally and the remaining six vertically.
•All of them are describing words like ‘good’, ‘happy’, etc.
•The first letters of the words are given below:
Horizontal: H R F F S G
Vertical: A W S F L Q

ANSWER

VERTICAL

1. angry
2. worse
3. surprised
4. free
5. loyal
6. quiet

HORIZONTAL

1. hasty
2. ready
3. fierce
4. frightened
5. strong
6. good

 QUESTION D.

Read the following passage and do the exercises that follow.
Then complete the family tree of dogs given on the facing page.
The Dog Family
The dog family is one of the 11 families that make up the Carnivores,
a large group of intelligent, flesh-eating, backboned animals. In this
group are such varied animals as bears, pandas, raccoons, cats,
hyenas, and even seal. The dog or canine family has many wild
species like wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, and wild dogs.
The dog is the only domesticated member of the canine family
though now and then someone tames a wolf, fox or coyote as a pet.
All members of the dog family are descendants of a wolf-like animal
which lived about 15 million years ago. From this distant ancestor,
the true dogs gradually developed. But nobody knows the exact
ancestor of the modern domestic dog.
Several wild dogs look and behave like domestic dogs. The dingo
or wild dog of Australia is one of these. It is possible that the dingo
was a tamed dog brought to Australia long ago which then ran wild.
Dogs were the first animals tamed by humans — perhaps 20,000
years ago. Tamed dogs were brought from Asia to the New World
5,000 or more years ago. Dogs were first used for hunting.

QUESTION 1. 

Find the opposites of these words in the text above.
(i) ancestor — — — — — — — — — —
(ii) wild t — m —
(iii) ancient — — — — — —
(iv) near d — — — — — t
(v) suddenly gr — — — — — — —

ANSWER 

(i) descendants
(ii) tame
(iii) modern
(iv) distant
(v) gradually

QUESTION 2. 

Complete the following sentences.
(i) The dingo is
———————————————————–—————
.
(ii) Dogs were the ———————————————————animals
tamed by humans. The other animals tamed by humans
are
——————————————————————————————
(Think and name some other such animals.)
(iii) The New World refers to ———————————–––————— .
Dogs were brought there from —————————–————— .

ANSWER

(i) The wild dog of Australia, which looks and behave like a domestic dog.
(ii) First, wolf, fox, and coyote.
(iii) The non - Eurasian non - African parts of the earth specially the Americas and Australia, Asia

     

                                       

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6CHAPTER - 3 ( TARO'S  REWARD)

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A. 

Answer the following questions.

QUESTION 1. 

Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream? (5)

ANSWER

Taro ran in the direction of the stream because earlier he had never heard or seen a rushing stream in the forest. He was thirsty also.

QUESTION 2. 

How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking saké?(7)

ANSWER

After swallowing saké Taro's father show his happiness by doing a little dance in the middle of the floor.

QUESTION 3. 

Why did the waterfall give Taro saké and others water? (12)

ANSWER

The waterfall gave saké to Taro because he was a thoughtful son who obeyed and honoured his parents always, and worked very hard to give them everything they needed while others were greedy.

  QUESTION 4. 

Why did the villagers want to drown Taro? (10, 11)

ANSWER

The villagers want to drown Taro because they thought that he had tricked them by telling that stream gives saké.

QUESTION 5. 

Why did the Emperor reward Taro? (13)

ANSWER 

The emperor rewarded Taro for his behaviour as he obeyed and honoured his parents. This was done to encourage all the children to honour and obey their parents.

QUESTION B. 

Mark the right item.

QUESTION 1. 

Taro earned very little money because
(i)he didn’t work hard enough.
(ii)the villagers didn’t need wood.
(iii)the price of wood was very low.

ANSWER

(iii)the price of wood was very low.

QUESTION 2. 

Taro decided to earn extra money
(i)to live a more comfortable life.
(ii)to buy his old father some saké.
(iii)to repair the cracks in the hut.

ANSWER

(ii)to buy his old father some saké.

QUESTION 3. 

The neighbour left Taro’s hut in a hurry because
(i) she was delighted with the drink.
(ii) she was astonished to hear Taro’s story.
(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.

ANSWER

(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

QUESTION A. 

Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable. Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed.
This shows that he was …
           thoughtful              hardworking                        loving                      honest
            considerate           trustworthy                         efficient                    kind

ANSWER

• Thoughtful
• Loving
• Considerate
• Kind

QUESTION B. 

QUESTION 1. 

“This made Taro sadder than ever.” ‘This’ refers to
(i) a strong wind that began to blow.
(ii) Taro’s father’s old age.
(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.
(Mark the right item.)

ANSWER

(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.

QUESTION 2. 

“This, said the emperor, was to encourage all children to honour and obey their parents.”
‘This’ refers to
(i)the most beautiful fountain in the city.
(ii)rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
(iii)sending for Taro to hear his story.
(Mark the right item.)

ANSWER

(ii)rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.

QUESTION C. 

Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example: young–lung
money –sunny
             young              sad              money          chop              lung           last
               wax             could              bad              sound            axe            wood
               way               stop             sunny              fast              round          day

ANSWER

Young - Lung
Sad - Bad
Money - Sunny
Chop - Stop
Last - Fast
Wax - Axe
Could - Would
Sound - Round
Way - Day

QUESTION D. 

QUESTION 1. 

Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
lonely little hard young
thoughtful delicious beautiful
A — — — — — —–— woodcutter lived on a — — — — — —–— hillside. He
was a — — — — — —–——— son who worked — — — — — — – — —— but earned
— — — — — —–——— money. One day he saw a — — — — — —–———
waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it — — — — — —–———.

ANSWER

Young, lonely, thoughtful, hard, little, beautiful, delicious

QUESTION 2. 

Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.
(i)This made Taro — — — — — —–—— — than ever. (3)
(ii)He decided to work — — — — — —–—— — than before. (3)
(iii)Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed — — — — — —–—— — than
usual.(4)
(iv)He began to chop even — — — — — —–—— — . (4)
(v)Next morning, Taro started for work even — — — — — —–—— — than the morning before. (10)

ANSWER

(i) Sadder
(ii) Harder
(iii) Earlier
(iv) Faster
(v) Earlier  

DICTATION

QUESTION 1. 

Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against
each two new words that rhyme with it.
1. bed —–———–—————               –———–————
2. wax —–———–————                  —–———–————
3. fast —–———–————                   —–———–————
4. chop  —–———–—————–          ———–————
5. young —–———–————               —–———–————

ANSWER

1. Fed , Red
2. Fax , Axe
3. Last , Vast
4. Crop , Drop
5. Hung , lung

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6POEM - 2 ( THE KITE )

WORKING WITH THE POEM

QUESTION 1. 

List out the action words in the poem.
dive, dip, snaps, ——————, ——————, ———————,
——————, ——————
Find out the meanings of these words.

ANSWER

Soars, rides, climbs, pulls,falls, run, blows, flaps.

QUESTION 2. 

Read these lines from the poem:
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail
The movement of the tailless kite is compared to a ship with a
sail. This is called a simile. Can you suggest what or who the
following actions may be compared to?
He runs like —————————————––———
He eats like ——————————————–—–—
She sings like ————————————––——–—
It shines like ————————————–––———
It flies like ——————————————––———–

ANSWER

1. Snail / leopard
2. Horse / monster
3. Canary / nightingale
4. Diamond
5. Birds

ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6CHAPTER - 1 ( WHO DID PATRICK'S HOMEWORK)

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose
number is given against the question. This applies to the
comprehension questions throughout the book.)

 QUESTION  1.

What did Patrick think his cat was playing with?
What was it really? (2)

ANSWER 

Patrick thought that his cat was playing with a doll. But actually his cat was playing with a tiny man who was much like a witch.

QUESTION 2.

 Why did the little man grant Patrick a wish? (2)

ANSWER

The little man granted Patrick's whish because he wanted to save himself from cat with the help of Patrick.

QUESTION 3.

 What was Patrick’s wish? (3)

ANSWER

Patrick wanted that his all homework should be done by the elf till the end of the semester, that's 35 days.

QUESTION 4.

 In what subjects did the little man need help, to do Patrick’s
homework? (5,6)

ANSWER

While doing homework, the little man needed help in English, Math and Human History.

QUESTION 5.

 How did Patrick help him? (7)

ANSWER

Patrick worked harder than ever and without felt weary he was staying up at nights.

QUESTION 6.

 Who do you think did Patrick’s homework — the little man, or
Patrick himself? Give

ANSWER 

Patrick did his homework himself. Since the little man did not know anything in English, Maths and human history. Patrick helped him in all the subject to look up words in dictionary, guide him in maths and help him to read too. Patrick stayed up at night and work hard. He had never felt so weary and even he went to school with his eyes puffed and bleary. As a result all of this, he secured A in his work. All efforts done by Patrick shows that he had done homework himself.

WORKING WITH THE LANGUAGE

QUESTION A.

 Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the words or
phrases from the box. (You may not know the meaning of all the
words. Look such words up in a dictionary, or ask your teacher.)
out of luck mystery true to his word chores
semester between you and me look up

1. Some people find household
————————————— a
bore, but I like to help at home.

2. Who stole the diamond is still a————————————— .

3. This ————————————— we are going to have a class exhibition.

4.—————————————, the elf began to help Patrick.

5. Can you ————————————— this word in the dictionary?

6. I started early to be on time, but I was ———————————.
There was a traffic jam!

7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but ———————————— I think most of them are borrowed.

ANSWER 

1. Chores
2. Mystery
3. Semester
4. True to his word
5. Look up 
6. Out of luck
7. Between you and me

QUESTION B.

 Use the clues given below to complete this crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1. very tired
2. had an angry look on the face
3. short trousers
4. a fault in a machine that prevents it from working properly
5. a small and naughty boy-fairy

DOWN

6. work that must be done everyday, often boring
7. a basket with a lid
8. gave a short, high-pitched cry

ANSWER

ACROSS

1. Weary
2. Scowled
3. Breeches
4. Glitch
5. Elf

DOWN

1. Hamper
2. Chores
3. Shrieked.