ENGLISH CLASS - 6  CHAPTER - 8 A GAME OF CH ANCE    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...

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 ...

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...

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. ———...

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 p...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

ENGLISH (NCERT ) CLASS - 6 CHAPTER - 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 ch...

ENGLISH (NCERT ) CLASS - 6 CHAPTER - 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 ...

ENGLISH (NCERT ) CLASS - 6 POEM - 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 Snail / leopard Horse / monster Canary / nightingale Diamond Birds

ENGLISH (NCERT ) CLASS - 6 CHAPTER - 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...