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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 English Solutions Chapter 2.7 Yonamine and Bushi Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Std 6 English Lesson 2.7 Yonamine and Bushi Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 2.7 Yonamine and Bushi Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Read the story and write about the following in short.

Question a.
Yonamine Chiru of Okinawa
Answer:
Yonamine Chiru was the most admired girl in Okinawa. She was intelligent, tall, strong, beautiful and so well trained in Karate that no one could beat her. She had put a condition that she would marry the man who would defeat her in a fair fight.

Question b.
Kojo
Answer:
Kojo was one of the first men to ask for Yonamine Chiru’s hand. He was so tall and well-built that his hands were like shovels, and his legs resembled tree trunks. He played foul and broke the rules of the game and thus lost his chance to marry Yonamine Chiru.

Question c.
Bushi Kiyo
Answer:
Bushi Kiyo had decided to marry a girl who enjoyed wrestling. He was trained under the Karate master Sakugawa. He was such an expert that he was recruited by Shoko, the king of Okinawa, to be his personal guard. He did not want to marry a delicate, fragile girl, but someone who was big and strong. He defeated Yonamine Chiru in a wrestling match and thus won her hand in marriage.

2. Discuss and write 1 – 2 lines about the following.

Question a.
Yonamine’s idea about marriage.
Answer:
Yonamine had her own ideas about marriage. She had declared firmly that she would only marry a man who could beat her in a fair fight.

Question b.
How Bushi defeated Yonamine in the wrestling match?
Answer:
The wrestling match began with Yonamine and Bushi bowing to each other and then began the attack. Both used their best techniques and it looked as if the match was going to be a tie. But, at a crucial moment in the fight, Yonamine paused very briefly. Bushi took advantage of this and brought her down with a swift punch.

Question c.
Why Bushi told Yonamine not to travel at night?
Answer:
Yonamine decided to visit her parents. She told Bushi that she would leave in the evening and return the next day in time to cook dinner. Bushi told her not to travel during the night because there were bandits roaming about and it was not safe for a woman to go out alone after dark.

Question d.
Yonamine’s fight with Bushi (disguised as a bandit).
Answer:
Bushi’s wife decided to go to visit her parents one evening. Bushi warned her not to go out alone at night because it would be dangerous as there were bandits around. Yonamine, his wife told him not to worry as she could . take care of herself. To teach her a lesson, because he thought she was overconfident, he disguised as a bandit. He ran ahead of her and hid behind a tree. He confronted her as a bandit would. Yonamine with her swift, sharp attacks made the attacker unconscious. Yonamine then dragged the attacker and tied him to a tree and then set off to her parents’ home, as if nothing had happened.

Question e.
The lesson that Bushi learnt.
Answer:
Bushi learnt not to underestimate anybody, especially women.

3. Divide the story into different sections to show the different events and time periods in it. Give a suitable title to each section.
Examples:

Question 1.
Divide the story into different sections to show the different events and time periods in it. Give a suitable title to each section.
Examples:

Answer:

• Bushi Kiyo accepts the challenge.
• Bushi Kiyo wins Yonamine Chiru’s hand.
• Bushi Kiyo and Yonamine happily married.
• Bushi Kiyo decides to teach his wife a lesson.
• Bushi Kiyo learns a lesson himself.

4. Write a short monologue using one of the following ideas. Write down the monologue and present it in the class.

Question a.
Yonamine’s father worrying about getting her married.
Answer:
I am Yonamine Chiru’s father. My daughter is intelligent, strong, beautiful and well trained in Karate that no one can beat her. This is where the problem lies. She has become of a marriageable age and I would love to see her
married. After all she is my only child and I want her to be happy. She is the heir to all my fortunes and I want to see her married off happily when I am alive.

I know that there are men who wants to marry her but I am unsure if they want my daughter or her fortune. To add to this misery my daughter has put a condition regarding her marriage that she would marry only that man who would defeat her in a fair fight. She is so well trained in Karate that I barely see anyone defeating her. I am really worried for my daughter and I hope she finds her match.

Question b.
Bushi disguised as a bandit
Answer:
I am Bushi Kiyo, husband of Yonamine. My wife is overconfident and thinks herself to be strong and an expert in Karate. I forbade her to travel at night but she refused to listen. I felt that she must be taught a lesson for her own good. So as Yonamine left for her father’s place, I disguised myself as bandit wearing shabby clothes, smearing dark colour over my hands.

I covered my face with a scarf and hid behind a clump of trees. When I saw Yonamine passing by, I jumped from behind the trees and tried to attack her. But Yonamine was too swift and sharp and attacked me instead. Besides she also tied me up to a tree and left for her father’s house.

5. Form groups and hold debates on the following topics. Make bulleted lists of points in favour of the topic (pros) and those against it (cons). (3 – 6 points each)

Question a.
Debate on ‘Boys cannot cook or do any housework’.
Answer:

Pros (for)	Cons (against)
1. Today, boys can cook and do household chores. A vivid example is the programme ‘Master Chef’ in which we see more boys than girls participating and normally the boys end up winning the finals.	1. That is outside the house. In the house they expect everything to be done either by their mothers or sisters.
2. After the 1960’s men/boys do more work than they used to.	2. Even today boys feel that cooking and household chores are women’s work.
3. There is less housework to do because of machines that makes work easy and so is quickly done by the ladies in the house.	3. Boys should remember that it is their house too and should get started and help in the chores and lighten the work.

Let us conclude this debate by letting everyone present that there is no ‘her job’ or ‘his job’. Today men and women have to share equal responsibilities because in most of the families both parents are bread earners. Sharing responsibilities makes work lighter and quicker and a sense of equality prevails.

Question b.
Girls cannot do everything that boys do.
Answer:

Pros	Cons
1. Indian society still thrives on male ego wherein girls are secondary and are not allowed to do what they wants.	1. Today time has changed. Girls can do whatever they sets their heart to.
2. There is no taboo for boys. Indian society feels that boys are better than girls in every respect.	2. Today a lot of changes in the laws have given girls the confidence to stand equal to their male counterpart.
3. Girls are not allowed to take part in many games as well as jobs terming them as ‘boy’s games’ or ‘boy’s jobs’.	3. Today society has become more open to the idea that girls too are capable of playing any game or doing any task.

Question c.
You should never lose a match.
Answer:

Pros	Cons
1. Whenever we play, we should play to win.	1. Winning and losing are two sides of the same coin.
2. Participate only if you know for sure that you will win or don’t participate at all.	2. One cannot predict the result of the game. You cannot tell how the ball will turn. You can be a hero or a zero. You cannot always win.
3. Winning is a great feeling. You feel you have conquered the world.	3. This feeling is only for some time. Losing is also a part of the game. We learn from our mistakes and can always do better.

Question d.
You should admit your mistakes.
Answer:

Pros	Cons
1. It is always right and a good habit to admit your mistakes. You feel good.	1. Many a times when mistakes are admitted it fires back. You are always blamed.
2. Admitting a mistake makes you understand that you have done something wrong and you should not repeat the same.	2. Admitting a mistake, many-a-times is not taken positively. You are taunted about it every time.
3. Admitting your mistake keeps your conscience clear.	3. Though one should admit one’s mistake, one does not admit because of the attitude of the people around him.

6. Visit a library: Read more stories from Japan, China and Korea.

Question 1.
Visit a library: Read more stories from Japan, China and Korea.

Class 6 English Chapter 2.7 Yonamine and Bushi Important Questions and Answers

Answer in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
Why was Yonamine the most admired girl in Okinawa?
Answer:
Yonamine was intelligent, tall, strong, big and beautiful and a matchless Karate player. This made her the most admired girl in Okinawa.

Question 2.
What was Yonamine’s idea about her marriage?
Answer:
Yonamine stated firmly, “I will only marry a man who can beat me in a fair fight!”

Question 3.
Who was the first young man to ask Yonamine’s hand? Why was he rejected?
Answer:
Kojo, a tall and well-built man, was the first to ask Yonamine’s hand. He was rejected because he played foul with her in a contest of martial arts.

Question 4.
How did Yonamine defeat Kojo?
Answer:
Kojo broke the rules of the games by throwing a punch at Yonamine. She twisted his arm so powerfully that he fell down and he was defeated.

Question 5.
Who was Bushi Kiyo?
Answer:
Bushi Kiyo was an expert Karate player and the personal guard of Shoka, the King of Okinawa.

Question 6.
Describe Kiyo’s features.
Answer:
Kiyo was tall and slim, with dark piercing eyes and appeared fearless.

Question 7.
How do you know that Yonamine was a good housewife?
Answer:
Yonamine was kind and loving. She cooked and cleaned and kept the house spick and span.

Question 8.
What opinion did Bushi have of Yonamine?
Answer:
Bushi opined that Yonamine was overconfident of her strength and skill.

Question 9.
Why did Bushi disguise himself as a bandit?
Answer:
Bushi disguised himself as a bandit to scare Yonamine who dared to travel in the dark. Also he wanted to teach her a lesson for her own good.

Question 10.
What lesson did B ushi learn at the end of the day?
Answer:
Bushi learnt a lesson ‘Never to underestimate anybody, especially a woman.’

Reading Skills, Vocabulary and Grammar

Read the extract and do the activities.

Question 1.
Complete the web diagram.
Answer:

Question 2.
Complete the following sentences.

Question a.
Many wrestlers were eager ………….. .
Answer:
To win her in a contest of martial arts.

Question b.
Yonamine’s father began to worry …………… .
Answer:
When it was time to get her married.

Question 3.
What was Yonamine’s condition about marriage?
Answer:
Yonamine laid down a condition that she would only marry a man who could beat her in a fair fight.

Question 4.
She was intelligent, tall, strong and beautiful. (Pick out the adjectives in the sentence)
Answer:
Adjectives – intelligent, tall, strong, beautiful

Question 5.a.
Yonamine was the most admired girl. (Change into present tense)
Answer:
Yonamine is the most admired girl.

Question b.
She was a beautiful girl with a fortune! (Identify the kind of sentence)
Answer:
Exclamatory sentence

Question c.
She was a beautiful girl. (Change into negative)
Answer:
She was not an ugly girl.

Personal Response

Question 1.
Have you ever won a contest? How does it feel?
Answer:
Yes, I have won a couple of contests in singing and drawing. Winning a contest makes me feel very confident and a feeling of pride too. I put in my best and try not to be overconfident.

Language Study

Do as directed.

Question 1.
He loved his daughter. (Add a question tag)
Answer:
He loved his daughter, didn’t he?

Question 2.
She crossed the clump of trees. (Change into past perfect)
Answer:
She had crossed the clump of trees.

Question 3.
Add prefixes to the following so as to get their opposites:

1. important
2. wanted
3. customary
4. respect
5. defeated
6. cooked

Answer:

1. unimportant
2. unwanted
3. uncustomary
4. disrespect
5. undefeated
6. uncooked

Question 4.
Word building: Write the noun form of the following:

1. intelligent
2. strong
3. beautiful
4. important
5. rich
6. splendid

Answer:

1. intelligence
2. strength
3. beauty
4. importance
5. richness
6. splendour

Question 5.
He loved his daughter. (Change into Negative sentence)
Answer:
He did not hate his daughter.

Question 6.
She cooked and cleaned and kept the house spick and span. (Pick out a phrase from the sentence which means neat, clean and tidy)
Answer:
spick and span

Question 7.
Yonamine’s father was a very happy man. (Separate subject and predicate)
Answer:
Subject – Yonamine’s father
Predicate – was a very happy man.

Question 8.
She held her attacker by the hand. (Pick out the verb and state its kind)
Answer:
held – transitive verb

Question 9.
Bushi disguised himself as a bandit. (Frame a Wh-question so as to get the underlined word as the answer)
Answer:
What did Bushi disguise himself as?

Question 10.
But he played foul! (Kind of sentence)
Answer:
Exclamatory sentence

Do you know?

1. Mannerisms in Japan, China and Korea Bowing is one aspect of each culture all over the world.
2. In Japan and Korea and a slight bow when greeting each other and a deeper bow in more formal situations is still considered appropriate. However in China the handshake has actually become a common greeting with only a slight head nod rather than the traditional bow.

Yonamine and Bushi Summary in English

The story revolves around a girl named Yonamine, who is intelligent, tall, strong, beautiful and admired by everyone. She is very good at Karate too. She is the only heir to her rich father’s property. Her father wants to see her happily married, but she has got certain conditions/ ideas about her marriage. She marries Bushi Kiyo after he passes the contest. She performs her duties as a wife and both are happy.

Once she decides to visit her parents at night. Her husband warns her against going out at night saying that it is not safe to travel at night, especially for ladies. Yonamine tells her husband not to worry and sets out to meet her parents. Bushi feels that his wife was overconfident and that she should be taught a lesson. He disguises as a bandit and attacks Yonamine. Yonamine with her swift and sharp actions hits her attacker, rendering him unconscious. She ties him to a tree and sets off to her parents’ home.

The next day she leaves her parents’ home to reach her home in time to cook her husband’s evening meal. Bushi who had been untied by his wife, reaches home dull and tired. Bushi returns the white sash his wife had used to tie him. When Yonamine realises that it was her husband she had tied up, she has a hearty laugh. Bushi learns a lesson not to underestimate anybody, especially a woman.

Introduction:

It is a true story that took place in Japan wherein Yonamine Chiru, a beautiful intelligent girl marries Bushi Kiyo after he defeats her in a wrestling match which was the condition of her marriage. They live a happy married life and an incident which took place makes Bushi Kiyo realise that he should not underestimate anybody, especially a woman.

Glossary:

1. karate (n) – an Okinawa martial art
2. inherit (v) – to receive money, property or title as heir at the death of the previous holder
3. fortune (n) – a large amount of money or assets
4. martial (adj) – relating to fighting or war
5. foul (adj) – wicked or immoral
6. customary (adj) – according to custom
7. opponent (n) – a player of the opposite team
8. recruited (v) – a person selected for service
9. challenge (n) – dare
10. fragile (adj) – thin
11. earnest (adj) – reality, seriousness
12. crucial (adj) – of great importance
13. bandit (n) – one who robs others
14. depart (v) – to leave
15. fork (n) – an interjection in a road where one road is spilt into two
16. captivity (n) – being imprisoned or confined

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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 English Solutions Chapter 1.5 A Kabaddi Match Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Std 6 English Lesson 1.5 A Kabaddi Match Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 1.5 A Kabaddi Match Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Form pairs. Make a list of as many games as you can. (At least 25) Then classify the games using the following criteria:

• indoor and outdoor games.
• Games played with and without any equipment.
• Games which have one-to-one matches and those in which teams play against each other (Single player or team)
• Games played mostly by children and games played by adult players.
• Shape and size of the court or field.
• Use the following figures to show your classification.

Question 1.
indoor and outdoor games.
Answer:

Indoor Games	Outdoor Games
Billiards	Archery
Bowling	Cricket
Boxing	Diving
Chess	Golf
Gymnastics	Hockey
Judo	Tennis
Karate	Volleyball
Kung fu	Kho-Kho
Squash
Swimming
Table tennis
Weight lifting
Wrestling

Question 2.
Games played with and without any equipment.
Answer:

Bowling	Cricket	Judo
Billiards	Basketball	Karate
Diving	Table tennis	Boxing
Squash	Golf	Weight lifting
Archery	Chess	Soccer
Boxing	Hockey	Kung fu
Badminton	Wrestling	Kho-Kho
Volleyball	Gymnastics	Swimming

Question 3.
Games which have one-to-one matches and those in which teams play against each other (Single player or team)
Answer:

Question 4.
Games played mostly by children and games played by adult players.
Answer:

Games played by children	Games played by adults
Blind man’s buff	Chess
Cops and robbers	Snooker
Dodge ball	Hockey
Four square	Cricket
I spy	Badminton
Leap frog	Football
Pick-up-sticks	Polo
Ring a Ring o’ Roses	Billiards

Question 5.
Shape and size of the court or field.
Answer:

Name of the game	Shape of the court field	Size of the field
Basketball	Rectangular	26 m in length, 14 m in width measured from the inside edges of the boundary lines.
Boxing	Square	The ring should not be less than 12 feet or more than 20 feet square. The height from the ring floor level to the top rope should not be less than four feet, nor more than five feet.

2. Read the description of the Kabaddi match and do the following:

Question a.
Note down the names of the players and say whether each one belongs to 9A or 9B.
Answer:

Name of the student	Class
Govind	9A
Suresh	9B
Ravi	9B
Mohan	9B
Vinod	9B
Mangesh	9A
Ajinkya	9B
Mihir	9B
Sohan	9A
Vivek	9A

Question b.
Describe, in your own words, the important events in the first half.
Answer:
With the spectators clapping and boosting the morale of both the teams, the match got off to a good start. Having won the toss 9A sent their raider, Govind. Catching the opponent unawares, he touched Suresh from 9B and in no time headed towards home thus scoring a point.

Ravi being a strong player, with the knowledge of the right techniques appeared relaxed as he was aware of his strengths. Mangesh was wrestled down by Ravi and his friend, but Mangesh proved his capability. Even as he was on the ground with the anti¬raiders catching hold of his waist and legs, he slowly inched towards his court.

The best efforts of the anti-raiders failed in pulling him back and Mangesh successfully touched the mid-line scoring three points and getting three players of the anti-raiders out from the game.

Now, 9B began to play by exercising caution. Mihir and one of their raider tasted early success as they managed to tag Sohan in 9A. The other few raids were futile. Now, it was the turn of Vivek, the strategist. The remaining three players from 9B trapped Vivek. He slowly made his way back towards his court with the anti-raiders moving with him.

When they caught Vivek’s arm and tried to pull him back, Vivek slipped his leg beyond the midline with the anti-raiders still hanging onto his arm. Thanks to Vivek’s efforts, the whole of 9B was declared out.

Question c.
Write in your own words, what happened in the second half.
Answer:
The half time break was over, the star players of 9A were brimming with confidence. They did an encore by catching hold of ace raiders Mohan, Ajinkya and Ravi. As they say, the best team wins. Since 9A displayed excellence in all areas of the game, they emerged the winners. This coupled with team spirit, their confidence, strategies, swiftness and suppleness helped them emerge the winners beating 9B – a team which had never been defeated in any game of Kabaddi.

Question d.
Choose any one event and draw a diagram to show what happened.

3. List all the words specially used in the game of Kabaddi.

4. From the internet or other sources, find the other names by which Kubaddi is known in different parts of our country and the world.

Question 1.
From the internet or other sources, find the other names by which Kubaddi is known in different parts of our country and the world.

5. What characteristics are needed to be a good player of Kabaddi? What should you do to develop each? Discuss this in groups of 5 and write a composition on it.

Question 1.
What characteristics are needed to be a good player of Kabaddi? What should you do to develop each? Discuss this in groups of 5 and write a composition on it.

6. Read the following note from a school girl’s diary:

Write diary entries for the interesting or important events that take place in your school. Write at least 3 entries.

Question 1.
Write diary entries for the interesting or important events that take place in your school. Write at least 3 entries.
Answer:
Dairy 1.

15th June, 2016.

Dear Diary,
Today was the first day of our new academic year. It was a fun filled day meeting new teachers and friends.
I am looking forward to the days ahead. My friends and I have made several plans to make the most of our time in school. The new textbooks are really very informative and colourful.
I am all excited about the days ahead.

– XYZ

Dairy 2.

15th Aug, 2016.

Dear Diary,
We had a tree plantation drive in our school on the occasion of Independence Day. All of us had to take saplings to school. I had taken a mango sapling. I wonder when my sapling will grow into a huge tree. There were posters everywhere, one which said – “Plant and preserve, Plant and protect, Plant and prosper, Plant and perish”.

-XYZ

Dairy 3.

12th Dec, 2016.

Dear Diary,
Today was our Sports Day. It was inaugurated by our Sports Minister. After the speeches, the competitions started. Various competitions were held. The most exciting were the Tug of War and Relay. I won the gold medal in 100 m Running. What an eventful day it was!

-XYZ

7. Language Study: Degrees of comparison.
We use different forms of adjectives and adverbs to show comparison. They are known as degrees of comparison.

• Positive: Mangesh was ac strong ac Ravi.
  She is as tall as her sister.
• Comparative: Mangesh was stroll gel’ than other players.
  She is taller than her sister.
• Superlative: Mungesh was the strongest player in the team.
  Their sister is the tallest amongst the three.

8. Complete the following sentences using your own ideas.

1. The princess was as …………. as………… . (Positive)
2. The princess was ……………. than …………….. .(Comparative)
3. The princess was the ……………. amongst all ………… .(Superlative)

Note that we usually add ‘-er’, ‘-est’ to short adjectives and use more’ or ‘moSt’ with longer adjectives.
Examples:

• high – higher – highest
• attractive – more attractive – most attractive
• nice – nicer – nicest
• interesting – more interesting – most interesting

Question 1.
Complete the following sentences using your own ideas.

1. The princess was as …………. as………… . (Positive)
2. The princess was ……………. than …………….. .(Comparative)
3. The princess was the ……………. amongst all ………… .(Superlative)

Answer:

1. The princess was as beautiful as Princess lane.
2. The princess was taller than Prince Arthur.
3. The princess was the best among all girls.

9. Read the following words and name the degree of comparison shown by each.
good – better – best bad – worse – worst

Class 6 English Chapter 1.5 A Kabaddi Match Additional Important Questions and Answers

Answer the following in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
What led to the hopes of class 9 A soaring?
Answer:
The inclusion of three new students in class 9A, who were outstanding Kabaddi players led to the hopes of the class soaring.

Question 2.
How did the spectators boost the morale of both the teams?
Answer:
When the match started, all the spectators clapped and boosted the morale of both the teams.

Question 3.
How was the first point of the game scored?
Answer:
Raider Govind was so swift that before the opponents realised it, he had touched Suresh from 9B and was already heading home and a point was scored.

Question 4.
What was the strength of Ravi from 9B?
Answer:
Ravi from 9B, was a very strong player and he could single-handedly catch hold of any player tightly in between his legs, twisted like scissors. Releasing oneself from his grip would be next to impossible.

Question 5.
Why was Ravi relaxed?
Answer:
Ravi was relaxed as he had never dreamt of any strong opposition from any team.

Question 6.
Which quality helped Mangesh to prove his mettle?
Answer:
The quality of determination helped Mangesh . to prove his mettle.

Question 7.
What was the result of Mangesh’s efforts?
Answer:
Mangesh, through his efforts not only saved himself but was able to score three points for his team as Ravi, Mohan and Ajinkya who were holding him were also declared out.

Question 8.
How was the whole of 9B team declared out?
Answer:
The three players from 9B trapped Vivek but he slowly moved back towards his court with the three anti-raiders moving with him. When they caught his arm and were trying to pull him back, Vivek slipped his leg beyond the midline with the anti-raiders still hanging on to his arm. Thus, the whole of 9B team was declared out.

Question 9.
What helped 9 A beat 9B who had never tasted defeat earlier in the game of Kabaddi?
Answer:
9A outplayed 9B in all areas of Kabaddi. Their team spirit, confidence, strategies, swiftness and suppleness helped them to beat 9B who had never tasted defeat before.

Reading Skill, Vocabulary and Grammar

Read the following passage and complete the activities that follow.

Question 1.
Prepare a word register for the word ‘sports’.
Answer:
courts, teams, opponents, players Extract:
In Kabaddi, two teams of seven members each, face each other on a flat rectangular court, divided by a midline. The game is usually played in two halves with a halftime break in between. After the break, the teams exchange their sides on the court.

To play the game, each team sends ‘raiders’ across the midline to the other team. The raider tries to ‘tag’ the opponents and run back to his side, all in one breath. To show that he hasn’t inhaled again, he has to chant ‘Kabaddi-Kabaddi’ all the time. If he has to inhale again, he is ‘out’.

The opponents try to catch the raider and stop him from going back to his half till he loses his breath, and has to inhale again. If the raider manages to go back successfully, all the persons he has tagged and all those who have touched him are declared out. For each player declared out, the opposite team scores a point. If all the seven players in a team are ‘out’, the opposite team gets bonus points – a Iona. The team with the maximum points wins the match.

The game of Kabaddi requires good health, muscular strength, strategic skills, a lot of practice and above all, great determination.

Question 2.
Which aspects of the game of Kabaddi is highlighted in this extract?
Answer:
The rules of the game of Kabaddi and the qualities required to excel in this game are title two aspects discussed in this extract.

Question 3.
What should each team do to play the game?
Answer:
To play the game, each team sends ‘raiders’ across the midline to the other team.

Question 4.
What does the raider do?
Answer:
The raider tries to ‘tag’ the opponents and run back to his side, all in one breath.

Question 5.
Why should the raider chant ‘Kabaddi- Kabaddi’ all the time?
Answer:
To show that the raider has not inhaled again, the raider has to chant ‘Kabaddi-Kabaddi’ all the time.

Question 6.
When does the opposite team get bonus points?
Answer:
When all the seven players in a team are ‘out’, the opposite team gets bonus points – a Iona.

Question 7.
Which team wins the match?
Answer:
The team with the maximum points wins the match.

Question 8.
What are the qualities essential to excel at Kabaddi?
Answer:
To excel in the game of Kabaddi one requires good health, muscular strength, strategic skills, a lot of practice and above all, great determination.

Question 9.
The team with the maximum points wins, the match. (State the word class of the underlined word.)
Answer:
maximum – adjective

Question 10.
Do you think sports plays an important role in development? Elaborate.
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhi, has rightly said: “Education is the all-round development of an individual – body, mind and spirit.”
Sports plays an important role in contributing to our physical fitness apart from developing essential values and virtues.

Language Study

Do as directed.

Question 1.
The school sports meet was scheduled next month. (State the part of speech of the underlined word.)
Answer:
next – adjective

Question 2.
The practice matches had already begun. (Add a question tag.)
Answer:
The practice matches had already begun, hadn’t they?

Question 3.
When the match started, all the spectators clapped and boosted the morale of both the teams. (Pick out the action words.)
Answer:
started, clapped, boosted

Question 4.
9A won the toss and sent their raider Govind. (Begin the sentence with, “Winning the toss ……”)
Answer:
Winning the toss, 9A sent their raider Govind.

Question 5.
All the players were literally afraid of him. (Pick out the adverb.)
Answer:
Adverb: literally

Question 6.
Mangesh from 9A was strong. (Form a Wh- question to get the underline word as the answer.)
Answer:
Who was strong?

Question 7.
Kabaddi is an ancient sport. (Pick out the article.)
Answer:
an – article

Question 8.
The team with the maximum points wins the match. (Pick out the collective noun.)
Answer:
team – collective noun

Question 9.
Indian girls and boys have always excelled at Kabaddi. (Pick out the naming words.)
Answer:
girls, boys, Kabaddi – Naming words

Question 10.
One day, you may help win glory for your school. (Pick out the modal and state its function.)
Answer:
may – possibility

Change into the positive degree of comparison.

Question 1.
Kabaddi is the most popular game in this school.
Answer:
No other game is as popular as Kabaddi in this school.

Question 2.
Kevin was the strongest player.
Answer:
No other player was as strong as Kevin.

Question 3.
Kabaddi is more popular than that game.
Answer:
This game is not as popular as Kabaddi.

Question 4.
He is the best Kabaddi player in the school.
Answer:
No other Kabaddi player in the school is as good as he is.

Name of Kabaddi in different parts of the world.

• baibalea – Maldives
• hadudu – Bangladesh
• kabaddi – Denmark
• kabaddi – Kenya
• kabaddi – Spain

Complete the table.

Noun	Adjective	Verb
practice	practical	practise
strength	strong	strengthen
inclusion	inclusive	include
declaration	declarative	declare
strategy	strategic	strategies

Writing Skills

Flow Chart:

Question 1.
Arrange the points in proper order to show how the game of Kabaddi is played. Write the numbers in the blocks.
Answer:

Essay:

Question 1.
Write an essay using the points given below.
What characteristics are needed to be a good player of Kabaddi?
What should we do to develop each of them?
Answer:
A Good Kabaddi Player
Any player requires various characteristics to emerge as a good player. The game of Kabaddi too requires physical and mental fitness. While good health, muscular strength and strategic skills are essential to emerge a winner, also equally important are other traits. Determination, dedication, devotion, consistency in performance and willingness to give one’s best, too are of paramount importance.

We can acquire these skills if we resolve to do our best and give our hundred percent to the game. Right skills, ample practice and the will to excel will help us reach our goal. Watching Kabaddi matches on television, seeking help from experts, finding one’s weak areas and working on them are ways in which we can develop attributes to become a good Kabaddi player.
‘Hardwork is the key to success’ in Kabaddi or any other game.

Let Us Remember:

“The heights which great men,
Reached and kept,
Were not attained by sudden flight,
They, while their companions slept, were toiling upwards in the night.”

Do yoy know?

Kabddi World Cup
The 2016 World Cup, the third standard style Kabbadi World Cup was an international Kabbadi tournament contested from 7th October 2016 to 22nd October 2016 at the Arena, in Ahmedabad. 12 countries had competed in the tournament and 33 matches been played. The tournament was won by India who defeated Iran 38-29 in the Championship Games to win their third Kabbadi world cup.

Kabaddi Match Summary in English

The lesson begins with a School Sports Meet through which the rules and strategies of the game are shared with the reader. The extract also highlights the qualities displayed by the winning team – team spirit, confidence, right strategies, swiftness and suppleness.
The lesson goes on to talk about the rules of the game and ends with qualities essential to excel in this game.

Introduction:

This lesson is about Kabaddi, an outdoor sport which originated in India, and is now popular in many countries of the world.

Glossary:

1. sports meet (n) – an event where sports competitions are held
2. scheduled (v) – planned
3. outstanding (adj) – very good
4. pectators (n) – people who watch a game
5. opponents (n) – ones who compete with another in a game
6. grip (n) – a firm hold
7. literally (adv) – exactly
8. anti-raiders (n) – every player in whose court, raid is being made
9. determination (n) – firmness in purpose
10. cautiously (adv) – in a guarded manner
11. strategies (n) – plans of action to achieve an aim
12. enviable (adj) – sought after
13. ace (adj) – one who excels
14. swiftness (n) – moving with rapid speed
15. suppleness (n) – flexibility
16. inhale (v) – breathe in
17. tagged (v) – to follow someone from one place to another
18. strategic (adj) – useful in achieving a plan
19. resolve (n) – firm decision

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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 English Solutions Chapter 2.6 Ad‘wise’ Customers Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Std 6 English Lesson 2.6 Ad‘wise’ Customers Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 2.6 Ad‘wise’ Customers Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Enact the advertisement:
Seven children wait in different places, striking a suitable pose as shown in the ad.
The character ‘Krispy Krunchy’ comes in dancing. He goes near every child, singing the words shown in the ad. He offers a Krispy Krunchy piece to every child, The child eats it and begins to smile and clap. At the end, the character faces the class, shows a big pack of Krispy Krunchy and presents the last few lines.

Question 1.
Enact the advertisement:
Seven children wait in different places, striking a suitable pose as shown in the ad.
The character ‘Krispy Krunchy’ comes in dancing. He goes near every child, singing the words shown in the ad. He offers a Krispy Krunchy piece to every child, The child eats it and begins to smile and clap. At the end, the character faces the class, shows a big pack of Krispy Krunchy and presents the last few lines.

2. Discuss the following questions after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.

Question 1.
What does the ad tell you?
Answer:
The ‘ad’ tells us that for any occasion or any mood, the best thing you could have is Krispy Krunchy.

Question 2.
How many times is the name Krispy Krunchy repeated in the ad? Why?
Answer:
Krispy Krunchy has been repeated nine times in the ad. The name Krispy Krunchy has been repeated so many times that people get impressed and feel like buying and tasting the product.

Question 3.
What would happen if you never ate Krispy Krunchy?
Answer:
I don’t think I would miss out on anything if I never ate Krispy Krunchy because it was never there in the food items mother gave me, so I know it is not good for health.

Question 4.
What would happen if you ate proper meals like rice and dal or dal-roti?
Answer:
If I ate proper meals like rice and dal or dal- roti, I would remain healthy. Growing children need a balanced and nourishing diet.

Question 5.
What would happen if you never ate fruits and vegetables?
Answer:
If I never ate fruits and vegetables, my body would lack the necessary nutrients needed for nourishing a growing child and I would be unhealthy and fall sick often.

3. Present the information in the box ‘My Teacher says’. Translate the box ‘My Teacher says’ into your mother tongue.

Question 1.
Present the information in the box ‘My Teacher says’. Translate the box ‘My Teacher says’ into your mother tongue.

4. Watch the advertisements on TV. Choose any one of them for group discussion and analysis. Write your report on the advertisement.

Question 1.
Watch the advertisements on TV. Choose any one of them for group discussion and analysis. Write your report on the advertisement.

Class 6 English Chapter 2.6 Ad‘wise’ Customers Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Enact the ad by playing the roles of Didi and her relatives. One more child acts as the salesman of bHcmaguuri and presents the text given in white letters in pink bubbles.

Question 1.
Enact the ad by playing the roles of Didi and her relatives. One more child acts as the salesman of bHcmaguuri and presents the text given in white letters in pink bubbles.

2. Discuss the following questions after you have seen a presentation of the ‘ad’.

Question 1.
Why does Didi says “No party for me”?
Answer:
Didi says “No party for me!” because she feels that she is not beautiful because she is dark.

Question 2.
Can you become fair in five days?
Answer:
No, one cannot become fair in five days.

Question 3.
How long will the effect of the cream last?
Answer:
The effect of the cream will last till as long as it is on your face. When washed the effect is gone.

Question 4.
Will you love your brother or sister only if she’s fair?
Answer:
I will love my brother or sister irrespective of their colour.

Question 5.
Think of the people you like.
Do you like them because they have a fair (white) skin or because of some other qualities? List those qualities.
Answer:
No, I like them because they are loving, caring, helpful, polite, intelligent (Now add some more to the list).

3. Who do you think benefits most from commercial advertisement?

Question 1.
Who do you think benefits most from commercial advertisement?
Answer:
The seller of the product benefits most from commercial advertisements.

4. Have you seen non-commercial advertisements – those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?

Question 1.
Have you seen non-commercial advertisements – those that are not ‘selling’ anything but are only giving people useful information?
Answer:
Yes, advertisement on “Save Tigers” and also the “Polio Plus Vaccine” for children below the age of 5.

5. Write a useful ‘ad’ on the importance of games, drinking water, your own school.

Question 1.
Write a useful ‘ad’ on the importance of games, drinking water, your own school.
Answer:

1. Importance of games: ‘If you are unhealthy and you don’t want to remain the same, be sure you regularly play a game.’
2. Drinking water: ‘Water is a giver of life, drink a lot of it everyday and enrich your life.’
   Now let us see how you write ‘ads’. Let us try.

Class 6 English Chapter 2.6 Ad‘wise’ Customers Important Questions and Answers

Read the extract and complete the activities.

Question 1.
Complete the web diagram.
Answer:

What the ad says:

Question 2.
Which are the different moods you see in the ‘ads’ of Krispy Krunchy?
Answer:
The different moods seen in the ads of Krispy Krunchy are – happy, sad, depressed, victorious.

Question 3.
What is the aim of advertisements?
Answer:
The aim of advertisements is to make people buy the products.

Question 4.
How must you act while buying a product?
Answer:
We must act like a wise customer while buying
a product.

Question 5.
What must you decide while buying a product?
Answer:
While buying a product, we must decide what to buy, how much to buy and what not to buy.

Question 6.
What is the cost of one packet of Krispy Krunchy?
Answer:
One packet of Krispy Krunchy costs Rs. 5.

Question 7.
When will we get a packet of free Krispy Krunchy?
Answer:
On the purchase of 5 packets, we get one packet free.

Language Study

Do as directed:

Question 1.
Is the advice in the ads always good for you? (Identify the kind of sentence)
Answer:
Interrogative sentence

Question 2.
You must think about it carefully. (Name the word class of the underlined word)
Answer:
carefully – Adverb

Question 3.
Give the verb form of:

1. different
2. advice
3. attractive

Answer:

1. different – differ, differentiate
2. advice – advise
3. attractive – attract

Question 4.
Growing children need a balanced diet. (Change the number)
Answer:
A growing child needs a balanced diet.

Question 5.
These snacks are usually fried foods. (Separate the subject and predicate)
Answer:
Subject – These snacks
Predicate – are usually fried foods.

Question 6.
You must act like a wise customer. (Pick out the modal verb and the main verb)
Answer:
must – modal verb act – main verb

Question 7.
Watch the advertisements on T. V. Choose any one of them for group discussion and analysis. Write your report on the advertisement.
Answer:
Points to remember while writing a report.

1. A report is a composition which provides in depth complete information about an event or a topic.
2. The information provided should be the same as seen in the advertisement.
3. A report has no place for personal thoughts or emotions.
4. The facts should be presented as they are.
5. A report should begin with a very catchy headline which expresses the gist of the report at a glance.
6. Always write in the past tense.
7. Summarize the advertising campaign’s goals.

Do you Know?

• History of Advertising in India Indian advertising starts with the hawkers calling out their wares right from the days when cities and markets first began.
• Ads appeared for the first time in print in Hickey’s Bengal Gazette, India’s first newspaper (weekly).
• Studios were set up for bold type ornate fonts, fancier ‘larger ads.’ Today advertisements (audio & visual) appear in every type of media.

Ad‘wise’ Customers Summary in English

Introduction:

Advertisement is a form of marketing devise used by the business houses to promote or sell their products. Advertisements are shown to convince customers that a particular commodity is the best. It is designed in such a way, so to achieve the best of the results, the most popular actor or actress are shown using the products. We must remember not to get carried away by advertisements. It is left to us whether to buy or not, a particular product. So think wisely and decide.

Glossary:

1. customer (n) – one who purchases a product
2. nourishing (adj) – nutritious, that which provides nourishment
3. balanced (adj) – containing elements in appropriate proportion

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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 English Solutions Chapter 4.6 The Phantom Tollbooth Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Std 6 English Lesson 4.6 The Phantom Tollbooth Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 4.6 The Phantom Tollbooth Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Question a.
Which book is introduced in the passage?
Answer:
The novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” is introduced in the passage.

Question b.
Where does the story take place?
Answer:
The story takes place in San Francisco in the United States.

Question c.
Who is the main character in the story?
Answer:
Milo, a young boy who lived in San Francisco in the States is the main character in the story

Question d.
Why is the tollbooth called a ‘Phantom’ Tollbooth?
Answer:
“Phantom” (A ghost) is a character we read about in comics. No one knows where he comes from. The same is applicable to the tollbooth. Both Phantom and the tollbooth have one thing in common: ‘their mysterious appearance’ and so the name “The Phantom Tollbooth”.

Question e.
When was the book written?
Answer:
The book was written more than 50 years ago.

Question f.
Who has written the book?
Answer:
The book has been written by Norman Juster.

2. List the various people and places mentioned in the passage. The places Milo visits and the people he meets have unusual names. Write the meanings of those names.

Question 1.
List the various people and places mentioned in the passage. The places Milo visits and the people he meets have unusual names. Write the meanings of those names.
Answer:
People he meets:

Names	Meaning
1. Rhyme and Reason	Purpose or explanation (usually used as a phrase: without any rhyme and reason)
2. Lethargarians	People without energy and enthusiasm

People he visits:

Names	Meaning
1. Land of expectations	Land filled with anticipation of things to come
2. Kingdom of wisdom	A land which reflected experience, knowledge and judgment.
3. Castles of air	An imaginary fortified building
4. Doldrums	A place in a state of inactivity

3. List the various things that the Lethargarians do or want to do. Can you sum up all of it in one word or phrase?

Question 1.
List the various things that the Lethargarians do or want to do. Can you sum up all of it in one word or phrase?
Answer:
Epitome of laziness

4. In the novel, the Lethargarians give a whole day’s timetable of their activities. Can you guess what it would be like? Use your own ideas and prepare their timetable.

Question 1.
In the novel, the Lethargarians give a whole day’s timetable of their activities. Can you guess what it would be like? Use your own ideas and prepare their timetable.
Answer:
Timetable of Lethargarians

Time	Activities Scheduled
6.15 a.m. – 8.15 a.m.	Daydreaming
8.15 a.m. – 9.15 a.m.	Taking naps
9.15 a.m. – 10.15 a.m.	Dawdle and delay
10.15 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.	Bide their time
11.15 a.m. – 1.15 p.m.	Linger and loiter
1.15 p.m. – 2.15 p.m.	Put off for tomorrow what they could do today
2.15 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.	Loaf and lounge
3.15 p.m. – 4.15 p.m.	Dillydally
4.15 p.m. – 8.15 p.m.	Complain about busy schedule
8.15 p.m. – 10.15 p.m.	Complain again that there is almost no time for brooding, lagging plodding or procrastinating.
10.15 p.m.	Retire for the day

5. Try to write an interesting timetable for imaginary people or creatures.

Question 1.
Try to write an interesting timetable for imaginary people or creatures.
Answer:
Timetable of the Determinator alias “Team”

Time	Activities Scheduled
6.15 a.m. – 8.15 a.m.	Getting up and making a few resolutions
8.15 a.m. -9.15 a.m.	Exercise
9.15 a.m. -10.15 a.m.	Eat a healthy breakfast
10.15 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.	Planning of immediate tasks
11.15 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.	Execution of the task
1.00 p.m.-2.00 p.m.	Lunch break
2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.	Afternoon siesta
3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.	Tea break
4.00 p.m. – 8.15 p.m.	Continuation of the task
8.15 p.m.-9.00 p.m.	Taking stock of the day’s activities
9.00 p.m. -10.00 p.m.	Dinner
10.00 pm	Retire for the day

6. Activity.

Start a collection of new and interesting words. Write the words in coloured ink on cards of equal size and arrange them in alphabetical order. Try to use the words in your writing or conversation from time to time.

7. Discuss what makes the following sentences funny.

Question a.
Your wasted time will be refunded.
Answer:
We all know that time once lost is lost forever. The above lines from the lesson is funny because in the letter which was sent with the parcel along with other instructions, the above line too was included. This line is a continuation of the earlier part of the statement which said that results were not guaranteed and if not perfectly satisfied, your wasted time will be refunded. This impossible and improbable assurance makes it a funny statement.

Question b.
There was no highway attached to the booth.
Answer:
A highway is a main public road on which we find booths to make telephone calls or for toll collection. The tollbooth mentioned was erected by Milo. But there was no highway attached to the same. He wondered how a tollbooth could exist without a highway evoking laughter from the reader on the funny statement.

8. The following boxes represent a word or phrase through a special arrangement of letters. Guess the words.

Question a.
The following boxes represent a word or phrase through a special arrangement of letters. Guess the words.

Answer:

Question b.
Try to represent the words or phrases using such special graphic arrangement.
Answer:

9. Write a review of your favourite book.

Question 1.
Write a review of your favourite book. Use the following points:

1. Title of the book
2. Author/Authors
3. The central idea or story
4. The important characters
5. Some special features of the book
6. Why is it your favourite book?

Class 6 English Chapter 4.6 The Phantom Tollbooth Additional Important Questions and Answers

Reading Skills, Vocabulary and Grammar.

Question 1.
Complete the boxes with two nouns from the extract:
Answer:

Question 2.
What does the passage deal with?
Answer:
The passage deals with an extract from the novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” and a short review of the same.

Question 3.
Where did Milo find himself?
Answer:
Milo found himself speeding down a highway into an unknown territory.

Question 4.
Where did Milo’s journey begin from?
Answer:
Milo’s journey began from the land of expectations.

Question 5.
Where did Milo have many adventures?
Answer:
Milo had many adventures in the kingdom of wisdom.

Question 6.
Write any one adventure which Milo had in the kingdom of wisdom.
Answer:
Milo had to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason from castles of air.

Question 7.
Pick out a word from the passage which means:
a. an exciting and daring experience
b. huge fortified building
Answer:
a. adventure
b. castle

Question 8.
Give the adjective forms of:
Answer:

1. successful: success
2. school: scholastic

Question 9.
You must read the novel to find out. (Pick out the modal and state its function)
Answer:

1. Modal: must
2. Function: compulsion

Question 10.
Why should we read books?
Answer:
“Books are keys to wisdom’s treasure,
Books are roads to lands of pleasure”.

Books provide us with wisdom and it is also a pleasure time activity. It enhances our knowledge and helps to put our leisure time to good use. So we must read books. Let us pledge to “Read and Grow”.

Language Study.

Question 1.
Nothing really interested him. (State the word class of the underlined word)
Answer:
really – adverb

Question 2.
He couldn’t return the parcel. (Add a question tag)
Answer:
He couldn’t return the parcel, could he?

Question 3.
Results are not guaranteed. (Form a Wh- question to get the underlined part as the answer)
Answer:
What are not guaranteed?

Question 4.
It was a proper booth with windows and a roof and a coin box. (Pick out two Naming words/Nouns)
Answer:
Naming words/Noun windows; roof

Question 5.
Milo was not sure that this new game would turn out to be interesting. (Write the antonyms of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence)
Answer:
Milo was unsure whether this new game would turn out to be interesting.

Question 6.
He sat in his toy car. The part of the speech of the underlined word is pronoun/adjective.
Answer:
Adjective.

Question 7.
He had many adventures there. (Separate the subject and predicate)
Answer:
He – Subject
had many adventures there – Predicate

Question 8.
It is a fantasy. (Make it interrogative)
Answer:
Isn’t it a fantasy?

Question 9.
It has helped them to look at their school and studies in a new light. (Pick out the article)
Answer:
article – a

Question 10.
Provide anagrams for: was, but
Answer:
saw, tub

Question 11.
A Book Review:
Answer:
Gulliver’s Travels:
The book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ by Jonathan Swift was first published in 1726.
The book is a collection of Lemuel Gulliver’s fascinating voyages all over the world. The Gulliver was a surgeon who travelled to different places from 1699 to 1715.
The book is divided into 4 parts, each part containing Gullievr’s experience in a different land.

1. Voyage to Liliput.
2. Voyage to Brobdingnag
3. Voyage to Laputa
4. Voyage to the country of Honyhnhnms

The kids love to read the story of Gulliver and his adventures in the six inches dwarf like Lilliputians. ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ is loved and read and re-read by children and adults since centuries.

The Phantom Tollbooth Summary in English

A classic of children’s literature, this book written by Norman Juster has an important message for children and it has also helped them to look at their school and studies with a fc** new insight, a new perspective.

Introduction:

The novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” (A book review) reviews the book written fifty years ago.

Glossary:

1. admitted (v) – accepted/confessed
2. intrigued (v) – aroused curiosity headed for
3. genuine (adj) – truly what it is said to be
4. precautionary (adj) – something done in advance
5. cartographers (n) – experts in map-drawing
6. depict (v) – represent in words or pictures
7. regulations (n) – rules for control
8. destination (n) – the place where one is headed for
9. territory (n) – an area
10. expectations (n) – things we regard as likely to happen
11. reuse (v) – to use something again
12. mission (n) – an important task
13. in a new light (n) – in a new perspective leading to better understanding

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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 English Solutions Chapter 2.5 The Silver House Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Std 6 English Lesson 2.5 The Silver House Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 2.5 The Silver House Textbook Questions and Answers

1. What do the following words in the poem mean?
(a) crown (b) round (c) draw (d) blind
Do these words have other meanings? List them.

Questio0n 1.
What do the following words in the poem mean?
(a) crown (b) round (c) draw (d) blind
Do these words have other meanings? List them.
Answer:

a. Crown: (in the poem) a princely ornament worn as a badge of royalty.
(Other meanings):

1. A wreath for the head given as a reward of victory.
2. The topmost part of the head.
3. An award gained by a victory.
4. An artificial replacement for the upper part of the tooth.

b. Round: (in the poem) spherical, having gentle curves
(Other meanings):

1. Complete, whole
2. Outspoken, plain and direct
3. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt

c. Draw: (in the poem) to move something by pulling
(Other meanings):

1. To develop something (to sketch)
2. To pull out (as a gun from a holster).

d. Blind: (in the poem) window coverings
(Other meanings):

1. Unable to see
2. Closed at one end or having a dead end
3. Without prior knowledge

2. Find four pairs of rhyming words from the poem.

Question 1.
Find four pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Answer:
The pairs of rhyming words in the poem are:

1. crown – down
2. way – say
3. blind – find
4. bare – there

3. In each of the following line, spot the sound that is used repeatedly.

Question 1.
There’s a silver house in the lovely sky.
Answer:
The sound of the letter ‘s’ is used repeatedly.

Question 2.
As round as a silver crown.
Answer:
The sound of the letter ‘a’ in the word ‘as’ is used repeatedly.

Question 3.
It takes two weeks to build it up. And two to pull it down.
Answer:
The sound of the letter ‘t’ is used repeatedly in the words ‘two’ and ‘to’. The sound of the letter ‘p’ is used repeatedly in the words ‘up’ and ‘puli’.

4. What is implied in the following phrases or lines?

Question a.
A silver house in the lovely sky.
Answer:
It is implied in this sentence that the ‘silver house’, is actually the moon in the sky.

Question b.
It takes two weeks to build it up.
Answer:
It is implied in this sentence that the two weeks that are used to build the ‘silver house’ up are the weeks that are required for the moon to complete its journey from the ‘new moon phase’ to the ‘full moon phase’ (waxing).

Question c.
And two to pull it down.
Answer:
It is implied in this sentence that the period of two weeks is the time taken by the moon to change from the ‘full moon phase’ to the ‘new moon phase’ (waxing).

5. Make a pair presentation’ of the poem, in the class.

Question 1.
Make a pair presentation’ of the poem, in the class.

6. The man in the moon is mentioned in many nursery rhymes and stories. When people see the spots on the surface of the moon, they imagine that it’s a human face, or the figure of a man who lives on the moon. Sometimes, other characters like rabbits are also imagined to live with the man. Here are two nursery rhymes about the man in the moon.

7. Are there any stories/legends about the moon or special names for the moon in your language? Talk to your friends and family members and collect this information.

Question 1.
Are there any stories/legends about the moon or special names for the moon in your language? Talk to your friends and family members and collect this information.
Answer:
Legend:
In the 1820s, the Bavarian astronomer Franz Von Paula Gruithuisen claimed to have glimpsed entire cities on the moon with his telescope. He wrote that the ‘lunarians who lived there had built sophisticated buildings, roads and forts. Most of his colleagues scoffed at his assertion, but he eventually got a small lunar crater named after him.

Sir William Herschel, a prominent British astronomer and composer, also thought aliens lived on the moon and made regular observations about the progress of their construction projects. In 1835, when the New York Sun published a series of fraudulent articles about the supposed existence of life on earth on the moon (pulling off the so-called “Great Moon Hoax”), it falsely credited Herschel’s son John, a famous astronomer in his own right, with the shocking discovery.

Special names of the moon in different languages:

• Sanskrit: Himanshu
• Marathi: Chandra ;
• Hindi: Chand ‘
• French: Lune German: Mond

(The students are expected to find out more legends and words on their own.)

8. Do you know any poem or song about the moon in your own language? Sing it in the class.

Question 1.
Do you know any poem or song about the moon in your own language?:Sing it in the class.

9. Form pairs. Write a poem with rhyming lines on at least one of the following:
the moon, stars, a tree, a flower, a river/luke, rain, the wind, clouds.

Question 1.
Form pairs. Write a poem with rhyming lines on at least one of the following:
the moon, stars, a tree, a flower, a river/luke, rain, the wind, clouds.
Answer:

• White (Poem in cloud)
• Swirling clouds and shimmering sunlight,
• Shifting in between dim and bright
• Could stare all day and just night,
• Spectacular delight,
• Unable to fight,
• Amazing night,
• Outranks night,
• Just right
• White.

Class 6 English Chapter 2.5 The Silver House Important Questions and Answers

Reading Skills and Poetic Device:

Read the following extract and answer the questions given below.

Question 1.
What is there in the lovely sky?
Answer:
There is a silver house in the lovely sky.

Question 2.
How much time does it take to build up and pull up the house?
Answer:
It takes two weeks to build up and pull down the silver house.

Question 3.
Who lives in the silver house? How is he?
Answer:
A man who seems to be lonely, whose name no one knows or no one likes to say; stays in the silver house.

Question 4.
What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 1 and 2?
Answer:
abed

Read the following extracts and answer the questions given below.

Question 1.
When and what should you do to find the lonely man?
Answer:
You should draw the blinds of the window and peep out at the silver moon at night in order to find the lonely man.

Question 2.
List the pair of rhyming words in this
stanza.
Answer:
The pair of rhyming words in this stanza is

• bare – there
• blind – find.

The Silver House Summary in English

Paraphrase:

The poet John Lea is comparing the silver house in the sky to a moon. He describes the different phases of the moon as the time to build up and pull down the said ‘Silver House’.

The poet talks about a man that lives in the ‘Silver House’ and how no one knows or talks about the man. The poet further advises us to draw the window blind at night, before calling it a day, in order to see the lonely man. John Lea, the poet, states that if you cease to find the poor man in the sky, it is because the ‘Silver House’ has been taken down. The ‘Silver House’ will of course not be there due to the moon being in the ‘new moon’ phase.

Introduction:

The poem The Silver House’ is a poem written by the poet John Lea that indirectly describes the phases of the moon. The poem describes a silver house which is as round as a silver crown in the sky which in fact, is the moon. The poem gradually explains that the house which actually is the moon, takes two weeks to build up and two weeks to pull down, which is the time the moon takes to change from the new moon phase to the full moon phase.

Glossary:

1. crown (n) – a silver coin that was used in England in the past
2. window blind (n) – a protective covering for the window. A window blind keeps out light.
3. taken down (ph) – pulled down, dismantled

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Std 6 English Lesson 4.5 If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking … Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 4.5 If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking … Textbook Questions and Answers

1. What does the poet want to do?

Question 1.
What does the poet want to do?
Answer:
The poet wants to stop a heart from breaking, i.e., help a person from becoming sad and help a fainting robin back into his nest again.

Question 2.
Does the poet expect anything in return? What is the poet’s reward?
Answer:
No, the poet does not expect anything in return. The poet believes that through these acts, he can add meaning to his life and therein lies his reward.

Question 3.
List the phrases that indicate sorrow or pain.
Answer:
a. stop one heart from breaking;
b. ease one life the aching

Question 4.
Form groups of five and discuss. There are many things that seem small, minor or insignificant to some people but the same may be the cause of great pain, suffering for others.
Can you list such things? What can you do to provide help on these occasions? What do we do?
Answer:

1. Some people may not give a lot of importance to money while there are others who are dying due to hunger and starvation. They are so poor that they cannot afford their basic needs,
2. We should help organize food for the poor and the needy. We can request NGOs to help them.
3. Some people leave the taps open and wastewater while there are thousands who are deprived of drinking water. We should create awareness about the need to save water and ensure that we do all we can to help people overcome water scarcity.
4. Many people visit restaurants and waste food. They do it at home too, At the same time, there are so many people who sometimes starve to death.
5. We can request hotels and restaurants to donate a part of whatever they prepare each day to those in need. (Students may add their ideas to the list)

Class 6 English Chapter 4.5 If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking … Additional Important Questions and Answers

Answer in one sentence.

Question 1.
What is the message conveyed through this poem?
Answer:
The message conveyed through this poem is that we should do all we can to reduce the pain and suffering of human beings and other creatures of nature.

Reading and Poetic Device.

Question 1.
Complete the web diagram.
Answer:

Question 2.
What is the central idea of the poem?
Answer:
The central idea of the poem is that by showing kindness to man and other creatures of nature like a bird, we will be making our life purposeful and meaningful.

Question 3.
Name two values highlighted in the poem.
Answer:
The two values highlighted in the poem are compassion and kindness.

Question 4.
Explain the lines: ‘If I can ease one life the aching, I shall not live in vain’.
Answer:
Through the above lines, the poetess is conveying the message that if she can reduce the pain and suffering of anyone in this world, her life will acquire meaning. It will be a purposeful life, well-lived.

Question 5.
Pick out proof to show that the poetess doesn’t want to reserve her care and compassion to human beings alone.
Answer:
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain

Question 6.
Complete the following:
If I can stop one heart from breaking
Answer:
I shall not live in vain.

Question 7.
Pick out two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Answer:
a. breaking – aching;
b. pain – again

Question 8.
Name the rhyme scheme used in the first four lines of the poem.
Answer:
ababcbb

Question 9.
Pick out an archaic (old usage) word from the poem.
Answer:
unto

Question 10.
How will you make your life worthwhile?
Answer:
I believe: ‘It is blessed to give than to receive’. I will make my life worthwhile by caring for my fellow beings. I will also strive towards conservation, preservation and protection of the environment.

Language Study.

Question 1.
Pick out naming words from the poem, (any 4)
Answer:

Question 2.
Pick out action words from the poem (any 4)
Answer:

Question 3.
Write one word with the same sound.
Answer:
(a) one – won (b) pain – pane.

Writing Skills.

Question 1.
Write an essay on: ‘Service to Humanity is Service to God’
Answer:
Woodrow Wilson has rightly said, “There is no higher religion than human service.” To work for the common good is the greatest creed.”

Our life acquires meaning only when we commit it towards the service of others. Love, care, compassion, kindness, empathy, sympathy, etc., are some of the vital values which will help us to reach out to those in need or to those in distress. There are several social workers who have committed their life in service of others. Whether it is Mother Teresa, Baba Amte, or Sant Cadge Maharaj, one thing they had in common was the unconditional love they had for their fellow beings.

We can make a world of difference by joining NGOs or participating in our school’s initiatives towards social work. Visiting home for the aged and spending time with the elderly, distributing gifts to the children in orphanages on our birthday, etc., are little acts of kindness which can make a big difference.

Let us remember the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. With a heart filled with generosity, with words that are kind and through acts of selflessness, let us build a world where love and happiness reign supreme.

Quote of the Day.

Use your voice for kindness

1. your care for compassion
2. your hands for charity
3. your mind for truth
4. your heart for love

If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking … Summary in English

Emily Dickinson in her poem conveys the message that we should do whatever we can to make the life of those around us happier.
Little acts of care, compassion, concern and love can make a world of difference. Paraphrase:
The poet also advises us to be compassionate not only to human beings but also to the animals. We should do all we can to reduce pain and suffering.

Introduction:

A beautiful poem which highlights the importance of reaching out to humans and other creatures of nature thus making a world of difference to them.

Glossary:

1. stop heart from breaking – to help a person
2. live in vain – live without purpose
3. ease one life the aching – reduce sorrow in someone’s life
4. cool one pain – reduce the pain, give relief from becoming sad
5. unto – to (archaic use)

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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 English Solutions Chapter 2.4 Anak Krakatoa Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Std 6 English Lesson 2.4 Anak Krakatoa Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 2.4 Anak Krakatoa Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Draw a diagram to show a volcanic eruption from its description given in this passage. Label the diagram. Show the following in it: Volcano; earth’s crust; crack in the earth’s crust; hot molten rock; red, hot lava; smoke; ash; burning chunks of rock.

Question 1.
Draw a diagram to show a volcanic eruption from its description given in this passage. Label the diagram. Show the following in it: Volcano; earth’s crust; crack in the earth’s crust; hot molten rock; red, hot lava; smoke; ash; burning chunks of rock.
Answer:

2. Show the three categories of volcanoes using the following tree diagram structure.

Write a very short description of each category below the box.

Question 1.
Show the three categories of volcanoes using the following tree diagram structure.

Write a very short description of each category below the box.
Answer:

3. Show the stages in the process in which Krakatoa collapsed and then Anak Krakatoa formed in the course of volcanic eruptions. Use the flowchart given below.

Question 1.
Show the stages in the process in which Krakatoa collapsed and then Anak Krakatoa formed in the course of volcanic eruptions. Use the flowchart given below.

Answer:

4. Draw a diagram to show how life returned to the island. Label the diagram.
(Use the technique of drawing diagrams when you study science, geography, etc.)

Question 1.
Draw a diagram to show how life returned to the island. Label the diagram.
(Use the technique of drawing diagrams when you study science, geography, etc.)

5. Write short notes on the following:

Question 1.
The 1883 eruption
Answer:
The August 1883 eruption that took place was the worst of the eruptions that took place. The sound of the volcanic eruption was heard more than 3500 kms away in Australia. The island which was a volcanic mountain, collapsed on itself. The dust rose up to 80 km. in the sky, which spread around the world and later settled in different parts thousands of kilometres away.

Giant tsunamis were caused by the eruption, destroying 165 villages and towns. Two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa was destroyed, which collapsed beneath the surface of the sea creating more than a 6 km. wide hole.

Question 2.
The living world on Rakata
Answer:
Rakata, a part of Krakatoa is still visible in the sea, a little away from Anak Krakatoa. After the 1883 eruption, all the surrounding islands and coasts were covered with hot ash rendering the island lifeless. In 1884, a scientist found only one spider when he visited Rakata.

The wind and the sea brought seeds of the plants to the island. Plants and animals that lived in the sea came to the coasts again. Small land animals like ants, termites or even rats and lizards travelled to the island on plants floating in the sea. One edge of the island was soon teeming with plants and animals.

6. Find the pronunciation of the following words from a good dictionary.
strait, eruption, tremendous, dormant, extinct, tsunami, crater, plume.

Question 1.
Find the pronunciation of the following words from a good dictionary.
strait, eruption, tremendous, dormant, extinct, tsunami, crater, plume.

7. Read aloud with the leader: Form groups of five. Read the passage aloud in groups. The leader begins every sentence and stops after a few words. The other members complete the sentence, reading it aloud in chorus.

Question 1.
Read aloud with the leader: Form groups of five. Read the passage aloud in groups. The leader begins every sentence and stops after a few words. The other members complete the sentence, reading it aloud in chorus.

8. Look at the following words carefully for one minute. Now close your book and try to write down as many of the words as you can remember.

Question 1.
Look at the following words carefully for one minute. Now close your book and try to write down as many of the words as you can remember.

Answer:
active, coast, crater, crust, disaster, dormant, eruption, extinct, inland, island, lava, molten, plume, tremendous, tsunami, volcanic.

9. Read the passage and find the verbs used with the following nouns and phrases:
volcano, molten rock, volcanic mountain, dust, 165 village and towns, the wind and the sea, seeds, birds

Question 1.
Read the passage and find the verbs used with the following nouns and phrases:
volcano, molten rock, volcanic mountain, dust, 165 village and towns, the wind and the sea, seeds, birds
Answer:

Nouns/Phrases	Verbs
Molten rock	Erupts, is, has erupted,
Volcano	Is
Volcanic mountain	was
Dust	was thrown up
165 villages and town	were destroyed
The wind and the sea	brought
Seeds	came
Birds	flew

Class 6 English Chapter 2.4 Anak Krakatoa Important Questions and Answers

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
What is Krakatoa known for?
Answer:
Krakatoa is known for its volcano which erupts regularly.

Question 2.
Name the three categories of volcano.
Answer:

• Active volcano
• Dormant volcano
• Extinct volcano

Question 3.
How loud was the sound of the eruption which took place in August 1883?
Answer:
The sound of the eruption in August 1883 was so loud that it was heard more than 3500 km. away in Australia.

Question 4.
What did the volcanic eruption in August 1883 cause?
Answer:
The volcanic eruption in August 1883 caused giant waves or tsunamis in the sea near the island.?

Question 5.
What was the new island named?
Answer:
The new island was named ‘Anak Krakatoa’ or the ‘Child of Krakatoa’.

Question 6.
Name the agents that helped to maintain the living world on Rakata.
Answer:

1. The wind
2. The sea
3. The birds

Question 7.
How did the western coast of Java become rich in wildlife?
Answer:
The wildlife in the western coast of Java grew naturally because there were no human beings to interfere with it. There was no one to cut the trees or kill animals.

Reading Skills, Vocabulary and Grammar

Read the extract and do the activities.

Question 1.
Write True or False:
a. Krakatoa is an island in the Sunda strait.
b. Great volcanic erruptions can change the land forms on an area.
Answer:
a. False
b. True

Question 2.
Where is the island of Krakatoa?
Answer:
The island of Krakatoa is in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.

Question 3.
What can a great volcanic eruption do?
Answer:
A great volcanic eruption can change the landforms in an area.

Grammar:

Question 1.
Pick out a word from the extract which means:
(a) glowing red hot
(b) great
Answer:
(a) molten
(b) tremendous

Question 2.
Thick, dark clouds of smoke rise high from the opening. (Change into past continuous tense)
Answer:
Thick, dark clouds of smoke were rising high from the opening.

Question 3.
Pick out a word which is a combination of 2 meaningful words.
Answer:
Sometimes and landforms.

Personal Response:

Question 1.
Do you think animals are happy at the zoo? Why?
Answer:
No, I don’t think animals are happy at the zoo because they are caged and not free to move about. Though they get their food, they are disturbed by human visitors. They would love to be in their natural habitat.

Language Study

Frajne the questions using auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) for the given statements. Begin the question with the helping verb.

Question 1.
It was raining.
Answer:
Was it raining?

Question 2.
They were tired.
Answer:
Were they tired?

Question 3.
They did their duty.
Answer:
Did they do their duty?

Question 4.
He works in all weathers.
Answer:
Does he work in all weathers?

Remember:

• Helping (auxiliary) verbs help in changing the tense of the verb in the sentence.
• Helping (auxiliary) verbs can also be used at the beginning of a sentence to frame a ‘Yes/ No’ question.

Turn each of these statements into a negative question.

Question 1.
It is hot today.
Answer:
Is it not hot today?

Question 2.
You are feeling hungry.
Answer:
Are you not feeling hungry?

Question 3.
She is enjoying the film.
Answer:
Is she not enjoying the film?

Question 4.
They have eaten their dinner.
Answer:
Have they not eaten their dinner?

Do as directed:

Question 1.
What is a volcano? (State the kind of sentence.)
Answer:
Interrogative sentence

Question 2.
A great volcanic eruption can change the landforms in an area. (Pick out the modal auxiliary)
Answer:
Can – modal (verb) auxiliary

Question 3.
Krakatoa is an active volcano. (Change into a negative sentence)
Answer:
Krakatoa is not an inactive volcano.

Question 4.
This region became rich in wildlife. (Add a question tag)
Answer:
This region became rich in wildlife, didn’t it?

Question 5.
A part of the old island known as Rakata is still visible in the sea. (Separate the subject and predicate)
Answer:
Subject – A part of the old island known as Rakata
Predicate – is still visible in the sea.

Question 6.
A volcanic eruption happens on a tremendous scale. (Underline the adjectives)
Answer:
Volcanic, tremendous.

Question 7.
Very hot mud and ash are also thrown out. (Name the word class of the underlined words)
Answer:
Very – adverb, hot – adjective, and – conjunction

Question 8.
Complete the table.
Answer:

Adjective	Noun	Answers
1. extinct	………………………….	extinction (n)
2. ………………………….	mountain	mountainous (adj)
3. volcanic	………………………….	volcano (n)
4. ………………………….	history	historic (adj)
5. visible	………………………….	vision (n)

Do as directed:

Question 1.
Write the noun form of:
Answer:

• erupted – eruption
• know – knowledge

Question 2.
Write the adjective form of:
Answer:

• volcano – volcanic
• regularly – regular

Question 3.
Add a prefix to:
Answer:

• regularly – irregularly
• known – unknown

Writing Skills:

Question 1.
Write a paragraph on ‘Volcanoes’.
Answer:
Volcanoes are nothing but a natural way the earth has, of cooling off and releasing internal pressure and heat. Volcanoes have their advantages and disadvantages as well, that is the good and bad effects. The bad effects harm human life causing destruction of life and property.

There are many good effects of volcanoes, which not everyone is aware of. Volcanoes provide nutrients to the surrounding soil which is beneficial for plants. Volcanoes make islands. Volcanic ash is used as household cleaners. Volcanoes also create a spectacular sceneries. The most important of all is that volcanic gases are the source of all the water today.

Do you Know?

• The word ‘valcano’ originally comes from the name of Roman god of fire-Vulcan
• The Pacific Ring of Fire, an area around the Pacific Ocean, has evidence of 75% of the volcanoes on Earth.
• While there are big volcanoes on the Earth, the biggest known volcano in our Solar System is actually on Mars, known as Olympus Mons.

Anak Krakatoa Summary in English

Anak Krakatoa which means ‘Child of Krakatoa’ is named after Krakatoa. It is still an active volcano. The worst of the eruptions took place in August 1883. A part of the old island known as Rakata, is still visible in the sea, a little away from the new arrival. After Krakatoa’s eruption in 1883, all the surrounding islands and coasts were covered with hot ash. No life remained. When a scientist visited in 1884, he found just one spider there.

Introduction:

‘Anak Krakatoa’ is an informative lesson about Krakatoa – an island in Indonesia which is known for its volcano which erupts regularly.

Glossary:

1. strait (n) – a narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
2. eruption (n) – a sudden release of pressure, such as lava from a volcano
3. tremendous (adj) – extremely large or great in amount, extent, degree, etc.
4. dormant (adj) – inactive
5. extinct (adj) – no longer in existence
6. tsunami (n) – a destructive tidal wave
7. crater (n) – any large, circular depression or hole
8. plume (n) – an upswelling of molten material from the earth’s mantle
9. island (n) – an area of land totally surrounded by water
10. molten (adj) – glowing red hot
11. disaster (n) – an event causing great loss

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Std 6 English Lesson 1.4 Children are Going to School … Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 1.4 Children are Going to School … Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Read the poem aloud.

Question 1.
Read the poem aloud.

2. Find atleast two things from the poem that show the following:

Question a.
It is early morning:
Answer:

1. Morning light spreads over the earth.
2. The sun, after his morning dip in the river dressed up in his golden muslin turban waits and smiles on one side of the road.

Question b.
The atmosphere is pleasant.
Answer:

1. Breezes sing their songs of blessings.
2. Fragrant flowers awaken the sleepy roads with their melodies.

3. Apart from children, no other human beings are mentioned in the poem. However, many natural elements are shown to act like person. Name them and also write what they do.

Question 1.
Apart from children, no other human beings are mentioned in the poem. However, many natural elements are shown to act like person. Name them and also write what they do.
Answer:

1. The sky: Sky bows his head in respect for children going to school.
2. The sun: The sun waits and smiles on one side of the road for the children are going to school.
3. The breezes: Through the green-topped branches, breezes sing their songs of blessings.
4. The fragrant flowers: They awaken the sleepy roads with their melodies.
5. The peepal tree: It waves his hands for the children going to school.
6. Every particle of the earth: Throbs like a mother’s heart for the children going to school.
7. Pigeons: Fly in the sky for children going to school.

4. Draw a picture of the scene described in the poem.

Question 1.
Draw a picture of the scene described in the poem.

5. The whole world is happy because children are going to school. Why is it so? Discuss it in the classroom.

Question 1.
The whole world is happy because children are going to school. Why is it so? Discuss it in the classroom.
Answer:
Children going to school is a beautiful sight. The fun they have, the little games they play, the mischievous things they do enroute to the school, all make it a pretty picture. So, the whole world is happy to witness this sight. Apart from this, it is important that children go to school for their development and the development of the world at large. So, the whole world is happy because children are going to school.

6. Write about how your family supports you to go to school.

Question 1.
Write about how your family supports you to go to school.
Answer:
My family is my greatest support system. They support me in every way to go to school. Packing my lunch box and bag with books and learning material is done by my mother. My father helps me to keep my books complete. He also helps me to get ready to go to school before dropping me to school.

7. What would happen if children didn’t go to school? Discuss the question in groups of 5-8 and prepare a short composition on it.

Question 1.
What would happen if children didn’t go to school? Discuss the question in groups of 5-8 and prepare a short composition on it.
Answer:
School is a temple of knowledge. If children didn’t go to school, they would not attain knowledge. In a school, they learn different subjects, good qualities and various skills. This helps them to become good individuals and great citizens. Children who don’t go to school will be denied all these experiences. They will also miss out all the fun other children have in schools.

We should ensure that every child is sent to school so that he receives good education. This will not only help him to realise his dreams but also help him contribute towards national development. Let us educate and empower ourselves and work towards a bright future.

8. Write in short about what your parents/guardians feel when they send you to school.

Question 1.
Write in short about what your parents/guardians feel when they send you to school.
Answer:
Parents/guardians experience mixed feelings when they send us to school. They feel happy that we are going to school to acquire knowledge, skills and values and at the same time they miss our absence from home too.
Sometimes, if the school is far away, parents and guardians are worried till we get back. At the same time they are aware that for our bright future it is essential to go to school. They are proud that we are doing our best in school by making the most of our experiences.

9. List five of your favourite Hindi or Marathi poems or songs. Try to translate any one of them into English.

Question 1.
List five of your favourite Hindi or Marathi poems or songs. Try to translate any one of them into English.

10. Visit a library. Find a school poem. Recite it to your parents.

Question 1.
Visit a library. Find a school poem. Recite it to your parents.

Class 6 English Chapter 1.4 Children are Going to School … Additional Important Questions and Answers

Answer in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
When and to whom does the sky bow his head in respect?
Answer:
When the morning light spreads over the earth, the sky bows his head in respect to the children going to school.

Question 2.
How has the poet described the sun in the poem?
Answer:
The sun is described beautifully by the poet. He says that after the sun’s morning dip in the river, dressed up in golden muslin turban it waits and smiles on one side of the road for the children going to school.

Question 3.
Who waves at the children going to school?
Answer:
The peepal tree waves his hands at the children going to school.

Question 4.
Why is every road shining bright?
Answer:
The angels of light have set out and so every road is shining bright.

Reading Skill, Vocabulary and Poetic Devices

Read the following extract and complete the activities that follow.

Question 1.
Complete the web diagram with the elements of nature mentioned in the extract.
Answer:

Question 2.
What does the poet convey through the above poem?
Answer:
The poet conveys the happiness of all the elements of nature at the sight of children going to school.

Question 3.
What do the breezes do as the children are going to school?
Answer:
Through the green-topped branches, the breezes sing their songs of blessings.

Question 4.
What do the fragrant flowers do as the children are going to school?
Answer:
The fragrant flowers awaken the sleepy roads with their melodies as the children are going to school.

Question 5.
What has the poet compared the throbbing of every particle of the earth to?
Answer:
The poet has compared the throbbing of every particle of the earth to the throb of a mother’s heart.

Question 6.
Explain the line:
Angels of light have set out Every road is a-gleam.
Answer: The sunlight is rejoicing at the sight of the children going to school and it has made the roads shining bright for the children.

Question 7.
Name the rhyme scheme used in the last four lines of the poem.
Answer:
abed

Question 8.
Pick out an example of Simile from the extract.
Answer:
At this hour, every particle of the earth throbs like a mother’s heart.

Question 10.
What are the emotions you experience at the thought of going to school?
Answer:
I am filled with happiness and joy at the thought of going to school. I look forward to have fun, frolic and enjoyment in school and so I get very excited at the very thought.

Student’s Activity:

Spot the words based on the clues given.

Answer:

1. Greenery, leafy cover
2. Sweet music
3. A kind of soft cotton fabric
4. Light wind

Observe the words given below. Write a story in about hundred words based on the same:

Children are Going to School … Summary in English

‘Children Going to School’ is a beautiful poem translated from ‘Bachche School Ja Rahe Hai’ written by Nida Fazli. The poem talks about how natural elements like the sky, sun, breezes, fragrant flowers, peepal tree, every particle of the earth and pigeons etc., are happy at the sight of children going to school. They express their happiness in different ways as the children find their way to school.

Introduction:

The poem highlights the reaction of different elements of nature at the sight of children going to school.

Glossary:

1. dip (n) – plunge into the river (here)
2. muslin (n) – a kind of soft cotton fabric
3. green-topped branches – branches covered with leaves
4. breezes (n) – light wind
5. melodies (n) – sweet music
6. foliage (n) – greenery, leafy cover
7. gleam (n) – shining bright

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Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 6 English Solutions Chapter 4.4 A Mad Tea Party Notes, Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers.

Std 6 English Lesson 4.4 A Mad Tea Party Question Answer Maharashtra Board

Class 6 English Chapter 4.4 A Mad Tea Party Textbook Questions and Answers

1. Read the passage aloud playing the roles of different characters.

Question 1.
Read the passage aloud playing the roles of different characters.
Answer:
We all follow a class time table made by the school. Imagine for a minute what will happen if there was no time table for your class.

2. Write any three of the silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice. Write why you think the remark is silly.

Question 1.
Write any three of the silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice. Write why you think the remark is silly.
Answer:
Three silly remarks made by the characters other than Alice:
a. I see what I eat – I eat what I see – Hatter
b. I like what I get – I get what I like – March Hare
c. I breathe when I sleep -1 sleep when I breathe – Dormouse
All have a statement and an inverted version of the same. There is no intention of conveying any message. They are spoken for the sake of speaking. However, they sound silly.

3. Read the following sentences.

Question 1.
1. I mean what I say. I say what I mean.
2. I see what I eat. I eat what I see.
Use your imagination to write a funny sentence on this pattern.
Answer:
1. I do what I love.
2. I love what I do.

4. Write what would you like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.

Question 1.
Write what would you like to do if ‘Time’ was your friend.
Answer:
If ‘Time’ was my friend, I would want to do a lot of things. I will want to get back to my childhood days. I would go back in time and keep my grandparents and all my near and dear ones (who are no more now) alive.

5. Can you think of a similarity between a raven and a writing desk? Write at least five differences between the two.

Question 1.
Can you think of a similarity between a raven and a writing desk? Write at least five differences between the two.
Answer:
Five differences between a raven and a writing desk:
a. A raven is a living creature whereas a writing desk is a non-living thing.
b. A raven can fly whereas a writing desk cannot fly.
c. A raven cannot be used for writing purposes but a writing desk can be used for the same purpose.
d. A raven can lay eggs but a writing desk cannot.
e. A raven is natural and a writing desk is man¬made.

6. Visit a library: Read Lewis Carroll’s book ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

Question 1.
Visit a library: Read Lewis Carroll’s book ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
Answer:
Apart from class/school, where else are you likely to find a time table useful?

Class 6 English Chapter 4.4 A Mad Tea Party Additional Important Questions and Answers

Answer in one sentence.

Question 1.
How were March Hare, the Hatter and the Dormouse seated despite the large size of the table?
Answer:
Although the table was a large one, all the three of them were crowded together at one corner of the table.

Question 2.
What did all the three of them say when they saw Alice coming?
Answer:
When the Dormouse, the Hatter and the March Hare saw Alice coming, they shouted that there was no room (place) on the table to seat anyone.

Question 3.
What was Alice’s response to this comment of no space being available on the table?
Answer:
On hearing the cry of all the three of them stating that there was no room on the table, Alice replied very angrily that there was PLENTY of room. Saying so, she sat down.

Question 4.
Ultimately, where did Alice sit down?
Answer:
Alice sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.

Question 5.
What did the March Hare tell Alice after she sat down?
Answer:
The March Hare told Alice to have some wine, in an encouraging tone.

Question 6.
Did Alice see any wine on the table? If not, what did she find on the table?
Answer:
Alice did not see any wine on the table. Alice looked all around the table, but she found nothing on it except tea.

Question 7.
What was Hatter’s first speech to Alice?
Answer:
Hatter remarked that Alice’s hair wants cutting.

Question 8.
How did Alice react?
Answer:
Alice spoke with severity that Hatter should learn not to make personal remarks as it is rude.

Question 9.
What kind of discussion did the Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse have with Alice?
Answer:
They had silly, senseless and stupid discussion with Alice.

Reading Skills, Vocabulary and Grammar

Question 1.
Where was the table set out?
Answer:
The table was set out under a tree in front of the house.

Question 2.
Who all were seated at the table?
Answer:
The March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at the table and a Dormouse was sitting between them.

Question 3.
Why did Alice think that the Dormouse must be uncomfortable?
Answer:
The Dormouse was sitting between the March Hare and the Hatter. They both were using the Dormouse as a cushion, resting their elbows on it and talking over its head. So, Alice thought that the dormouse must be uncomfortable.

Question 4.
Why did the Dormouse not mind the discomfort, according to Alice?
Answer:
Alice thought that the Dormouse did not mind the discomfort caused by the March Hare and the Hatter only because it was asleep.

Question 5.
Give the antonyms of:
a. uncomfortable
b. asleep
Answer:
a. comfortable,
b. awake

Question 6.
A Dormouse was sitting between them. (Identify the tense)
Answer:
was sitting – Past continuous

Question 7.
What does the paragraph remind you?
Answer:
The paragraph reminds me of a “Garden Tea Party”.

Language Study.

Question 1.
There was a table set out under a tree. (Separate the subject and predicate)
Answer:
a table – subject
was set out under a tree – predicate

Question 2.
A Dormouse was sitting between them. (Pick out the verb and state its tense)
Answer:
was sitting (verb) – Past continuous tense

Question 3.
The table was a large one. (Add a question tag)
Answer:
The table was a large one, wasn’t it?

Question 4.
There’s plenty of room! (State the kind of sentence)
Answer:
Exclamatory sentence

Question 5.
The other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. (Pick out the conjunction)
Answer:
and – Conjunction

Question 6.
She sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table. (Pick out the preposition)
Answer:
in, at, of – prepositions

Question 7.
Pick out an example of an Imperative sentence from the passage.
Answer:
‘Have some wine’ – Imperative sentence

Question 8.
The three were all crowded together at one corner of it. (Pick out the adjective and state its kind)
Answer:
one – Adjective of number (Definite Numeral Adjective)

Question 9.
The March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it. (Pick out the nouns and state their kinds)
Answer:
March Hare, Hatter – proper nouns tea – common noun

Question 10.
I suppose it doesn’t mind. (Pick out the pronoun and state its kind)
Answer:
I – Personal pronoun (first-person pronoun)

Write the noun form of.

Question 1.

1. waste
2. silent
3. know
4. believe
5. rude
6. civil

Answer:

1. wastage
2. silence
3. knowledge
4. belief
5. rudeness
6. civility

Write the adjective forms of.

Question 1.

1. severity
2. curiosity
3. conversation
4. hair
5. time
6. table

Answer:

1. severe
2. curious
3. conversational
4. hairy
5. timely
6. tabular

Write degrees of comparison of:

Question 1.
1. great
2. wide
3. loud
4. well
Answer:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
great	greater	greatest
wide	wider	widest
loud	louder	loudest
well	better	best

Write the verb forms of:

Question 1.

1. conversation
2. head
3. proposal
4. beginning
5. reason

Answer:

1. converse
2. behead
3. propose
4. begin
5. reason

Write the adverb forms of:

Question 1.

1. bright
2. feeble
3. hoarse
4. suppose
5. alarmed

Answer:

1. brightly
2. feebly
3. hoarsely
4. supposedly
5. alarmingly

Write the homophones of:

Question 1.

1. as
2. no
3. once
4. so
5. in

Answer:

1. ass
2. know
3. ones
4. sow
5. inn

Writing Skills

Question 1.
Write a book review after reading “Alice in Wonderland”.
Answer:
‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll is a nice book of fantasy. All the characters in the book are very interesting, even though they seem too funny to be real. The way Alice deals with all the three characters is also quite impressive. They way Alice experiences adventures after falling into the rabbit hole and travels to places makes for an interesting read. The book holds our attention and keep us imagining the scenes as we also travel along with Alice. Alice’s emotions and expressions also show her emotional side and how she cares and feels for the Dormouse, etc. On the whole, it is a captivating book which entertains us to a limitless extent.

Student’s Activity

Question 1.
A Project: Time Tables
Answer:
Make a time table of your daily routine.
1. On a school day
2. On a holiday, and
3. During examinations.
Start at the time you normally get up and list your acitivities hourly: 7 am to 8 am, and so on.

A Mad Tea Party Summary in English

Alice falls into a rabbit hide and happens to attend a tea party with the March Hare, the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse.
Alice makes herself comfortable on a large arm-chair at the corner of a large table, though all the three tell her that there was no space to accommodate her. After getting seated, Alice get into arguments with them for various reasons, due to their silly remarks. Ultimately all of them get tired of their own talks and the March Hare suggest that Alice should tell them a story. When Alice refuses, they suggest that the Dormouse who was sleeping should tell. The Dormouse opening his eyes tells that he wasn’t asleep all the while, but was listening to every word that they all were saying.

Introduction:

‘A Mad Tea Party’ is a part of the fantasy novel ‘Alice in Wonderland’ written by Lewis Carroll. This novel is all about a little girl named Alice and all her adventures in a fantasy world. This particular part deals with a tea party attended by her along with the three particular creatures – The March Hare, the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse.

Glossary:

1. fantasy (n) – imagination
2. mingle (v) – mix
3. peculiar – odd
4. indignantly – angrily
5. but – except
6. civil-polite
7. curiosity – eager desire to know or learn something
8. severity – harshness
9. hastily – hurriedly
10. dropped – stopped (discussion)
11. wearily – in a tired manner.
12. contemptuously – a feeling of dislike
13. cautiously – paying attention to warning/ safety
14. to accounts for – provide to an explanation for
15. to not stand – to not tolerate
16. keep on good terms – keeps in good relations
17. instance – a particular situation
18. in a twinkling – in a very short time
19. ventured – dares

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