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Read the texts below and do as directed:
1. I Well, I came top of the class again. I got one hundred out of one hundred for Maths. And one hundred out of one hundred for English. I have a very sharp brain, the best there is. There isn’t one kid in the class who can come near me.
Every year I win a lot of prizes: top of the class, top of the school. I won a prize for spellings when I was only three years old. I am a terrific speller. I can spell every word that is.
Some kids don’t like me; I know that for a fact. They say I’m a show-off. I don’t care. They are just jealous because they are not as clever as me.
Last week something bad happened. Another kid got one hundred out of one hundred for Maths too. That never happened before-no one has ever done as well as me. A kid called Jerome Dadian beat me. I was sure he cheated. It had something to do with that ice cream. I was sure of it. I decided to find out what was going on.
1. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. How much marks did the speaker get in English and Maths?
Answer:
The speaker got one hundred out of one hundred both in English and Maths.
Question 2. What did the speaker think of his own merit?
Answer:
The speaker thought that he was a very intelligent boy and had a very sharp brain. He was the best boy in the class.
Question 3. What are the various prizes won by him every year?
Answer:
Every year he won a lot of prizes for being the topper of the class and the topper of the school.
Question 4. What happened last week?
Answer:
Last week another kid got one hundred out of one hundred in Maths too which had never happened before.
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Question 5. Who beat him?
Answer:
A kid called Jerome Dadian beat him.
Question 6. What did he doubt? What did he decide?
Answer:
The speaker doubted that Jerome Dadian had cheated in the examination, and so he got hundred out of hundred. That never happened before. He thought that the ice-cream had something to do in this matter, and so he decided to enquire into the matter.
2. Write True or False statements. Give supporting sentences for each of your answers.
Question 1. The speaker thought highly of himself.
Answer: True
Question 2. All the kids loved the speaker.
Answer: False
Question 3. Every year the speaker became the topper of the class.
Answer: True
Question 4. No kid could ever beat the speaker.
Answer: False
Question 5. Another kid got hundred in English.
Answer: False
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3. Complete table with information from the text.
Answer:
4. Match the words in A with their meanings in B:
Answer:
2. It all started with the ice-cream man, Mr Peppi. He had a van which he parked outside the school. He sold ice cream, all different types. He had every flavour there is. He didn’t like me.very much. He told me once, “You think you are smart. One day you will be too smart.”
I just laughed and walked off. I knew he wouldn’t do anything. He was too soft-hearted. He was always giving free’ ice cream to kids who had no money. He felt sorry for poor people.
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There were a lot of stories going round about that ice cream. People said that it was good for you. Some kids said that it made you better when you were sick. One of the teachers called it ‘happy ice cream’. I didn’t believe it; it never made me happy.
1. Complete the sentences with information from the text.
1. The name of the ice-cream man was Mr. Peppi.
2. Mr Peppi felt sorry for poor people who had no money to buy ice-cream.
3. The ice-cream mad did not like the speaker because he thought himself to be very smart.
4. Some kids said about the ice-cream that it made you better when you were sick.
5. About the ice-cream, people heard lot of stories.
2. Write True or False statements. Give supporting sentences for each of your answers.
Question 1. The ice-cream man sold ice-creams of all flavours.
Answer:
True
Question 2. The ice-cream man was very unkind.
Answer:
False
Question 3. There were many stories about Mr Peppi’s ice-creams.
Answer:
True
Question 4. The ice-cream man gave free ice creams to everybody.
Answer:
False
Question 5. The speaker was eager to have ‘happy ice-cream’.
Answer:
False
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3. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. What did Mr. Peppi sell?
Answer:
Mr Peppi sold ice-cream of different types and flavours.
Question 2. Where did he park his van ?
Answer:
He parked his van outside the school.
Question 3. How did the speaker know that Mr. Peppi was a soft-hearted person?
Answer:
Mr Peppi always gave free ice-cream to kids who had no money. He felt sorry for poor people. Seeing all these, the speaker could understand that Mr Peppi was a soft-hearted person.
Question 4. What were the stories related to that ice cream?
Answer:
There were many stories related to that ice-cream. People said that it would do good to one. Some said it would make you feel better when you are sick. A teacher called it “happy ice cream” as one would feel happy if one eats it.
Question 5. What didn’t the speaker believe and why?
Answer:
The speaker did not believe about the happy ice-cream as it never made him happy.
4. Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1. The ice cream man once told the speaker that he would one day be
Answer: 2. Smart
Question 2. The ice cream man was very-
Answer: 3. Generous
Question 3. There was an ice cream to make people-
Answer: 1. Happy
Question 4. Mr. Peppi felt sorry for-
Answer: 3. Those Who Have No Money
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Question 5. Mr. Peppi carried the ice cream in a-
Answer: 3. Van.
5. Fill in the blanks with words from the text listed below. There are a few extra words.
List of words: round, stories, flavour, smart, happy, never, van.
1. He is a very smart boy.
2. The van was carrying the children to school.
3. Mother tells us interesting stories.
4. The sweet drink has a fruit flavour.
5. We are happy to hear the good news.
3 All the same, there was something strange about it. There was a kid at school who had a long nose. When he blew it you could hear it a mile away. Peppi felt sorry for him. He gave him a small green ice-cream every morning, for nothing. You won’t believe what happened.
His nose began to grow smaller. Every day it grew a bit smaller. In the end it was a just a normal nose. When it was the right size, Peppi stopped giving him the green ice-creams. He gave a purple ice-cream to a boy with pimples, and his pimples were cured!
I made up my mind to put a stop to this ice- cream business. Jerome Dadian had been eating ice-cream the day he got one hundred for Maths. It must have been the ice-cream making him smart. I wasn’t going to have anyone doing as well as me. I was the smartest kid in school and that’s the way I wanted it to stay. I wanted to get a look inside that ice-cream van to find out what was going on.
1. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. What was special about the green ice-cream?
Answer:
The green ice-cream had the special power to turn a long nose into a normal one if taken everyday.
Question 2. What was the speciality of the boy for whom Peppi felt sorry?
Answer:
The speciality of the boy was that he had a long nose, and when he blew it, it could be heard from a mile away. Peppi felt sorry for him.
Question 3. When did Peppi stop giving the boy green ice-creams ?
Answer:
Peppi stopped giving green ice-cream to the boy when his nose grew smaller and became a normal one ultimately.
Question 4. What was special about the purple ice-cream?
Answer:
The purple ice-cream could cure pimples.
Question 5. What did the speaker think about Jerome Dadian?
Answer:
The speaker became sure that Jerome had been eating ice-cream which made him smart.
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2. Write True or False statements.
Question 1. The purple ice-cream had no effect on the boy.
Answer:
False
Question 2. The speaker wanted to remain the smartest boy in school.
Answer:
True
Question 3. The boy’s nose became normal when he blew it.
Answer:
False
Question 4. The speaker thought the ice-cream had made Jerome Dadian smart.
Answer:
True
Question 5. The speaker decided to encourage the ice-cream business.
Answer:
False
3. Fill in the chart with information from the text.
Answer:
4. Match the words in A with their opposite meanings in B.
Answer:
4. I knew where Peppi kept his van at night. I waited until about eleven o’clock at night. Then I crept out of the house and down to Peppi’s van. There was no one around when I reached the van. I forced the door open and shone my torch around inside. I had never seen so many tubs of ice cream before. There were apple and banana, cherry and mango, blackberry and watermelon and about fifty other flavours. Right at the end of the van were four bins. It was just as I thought. These were his special flavours. Each one had a writing on the top. This is what they said:
HAPPY ICE-CREAM for cheering people up.
NOSE ICE-CREAM for long noses.
PIMPLE ICE-CREAM for removing pimples.
SMART ICE-CREAM for getting smart.
1. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. How long did the speaker wait?
Answer:
The speaker waited till eleven o’clock at night.
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Question 2. What did he do on reaching the van?
Answer:
On reaching the van, he forced open its door and lit his torch around inside.
Question 3. What did he find inside Peppi’s van ?
Answer:
He found many tubs of ice-cream and four bins inside Peppi’s van.
Question 4. What did the special flavours of ice-cream do?
Answer:
The Happy ice-cream cheered people up, the Nose ice cream reduced long noses, Pimple ice-cream removed pimples and Smart ice-cream made a person smart.
2. Write True Or False
Question 1. The speaker went out of the house late at night.
Answer:
True
Question 2. There were many men near the van.
Answer:
False
Question 3. The door of the van was unlocked by the speaker.
Answer:
False
Question 4. There were tubs of ice-cream inside the van.
Answer:
True
Question 5. All the ice-cream had banana flavour.
Answer:
False
3. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers in the boxes.
Question 1. The speaker forced open the door of the van.
Answer:
The speaker left his house at about 11 o’clock at night.
Question 2. He saw many tubs of ice-cream inside.
Answer:
He reached the van.
Question 3. The speaker left his house at about 11 o’clock at night.
Answer:
The speaker forced open the door of the van.
Question 4. At the end of the van he saw four bins.
Answer:
The speaker lit his torch inside the van.
Question 5. He reached the van.
Answer:
He saw many tubs of ice cream inside.
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Question 6. The speaker lit his torch inside the van.
Answer:
At the end of the van he saw four bins.
4. Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
1. He came here last night.
2. She kept the watch inside the box.
3. Mango is my favourite fruit.
4. Mother has cooked a special dish for me.
5. Write your name at the top.
5. Now I knew his secret. Dadian had been eating smart ice-cream; that’s how he got one hundred for Maths. Thereafter I decided to finish off the matter. I put some sand that I carried with me into every bin in the van, expect for the smart ice cream. Next, I looked at the smart ice-cream.
I decided to eat some. Not that I needed it-I was quite smart already. Anyway, I gave it a try. I ate the lot. Once I started I couldn’t stop. It tasted good. It was delicious.
At last, I left the van and went home to bed, but I couldn’t sleep. To tell the truth, I didn’t feel too good. I think I have made a mistake.
It iz the nekst day now. Something iz happening to me. I don’t feel quite az smart. I have bean trying to do a reel hard sum. It iz wun and wun. What duz wun. and wun make? Iz it three or iz it for?
1. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. What secret about Dadian did the speaker come to know. ?
Answer:
The speaker came to know that Dadian had been eating smart ice-cream, and: that is how he got one hundred in Maths.
Question 2. What did the speaker do with the sand?
Answer:
He put some sand into every ice-cream bin in Peppi’s van, except for the smart ice-cream.
Question 3. What did the speaker do with the smart ice cream ?
Answer:
He ate the smart ice-cream and could not stop eating. He felt it was delicious.
Question 4. Why did the speaker not feel good after eating the smart ice-cream?
Answer:
The speaker did not feel good as he could not sleep after eating the smart ice- cream. He felt that he had made a mistake.
Question 5. Why do you think there are peculiar spellings in the last paragraph?
Answer:
Actually the ice-cream the speaker ate last night made him dull and stupid. That’ is why he made all those spelling mistakes and even could not solve an easy sum.
Question 6. Rewrite the last paragraph in normal English with correct spellings.
Answer:
It is the next day now, something is happening to me. I don’t feel quite as smart. I have been trying to do a real hard sum. It is one and one. What does one and one make ? Is it three or is it four ?
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2. Write True or False statements. Quote supporting sentences for each of your answers.
Question 1. The speaker put sand into every bin of ice-cream.
Answer:
False
Question 2. The speaker spent a sleepless night.
Answer:
True
Question 3. The speaker needed the smart ice-cream.
Answer:
False
Question 4. The ice-cream tasted good to the speaker.
Answer:
True
Question 5. The speaker became very smart after eating the smart ice-cream.
Answer:
False
3. Find out words from the passage which mean the following:
Word Meanings:
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Class 6 English Reading Skills Lesson 7 WBBSE
Read the texts below and do as directed:
There was once a King, and he had a Queen. They had several children. Alicia was the eldest, who looked after the other children. The King was, in his private profession, under the government. The Queen’s father had been a medical man out of town.
One day, the King was going to the office when he stopped at the fishmonger’s shop. He needed to buy a pound and a half of salmon which the Queen had requested him to send home.
He had not proceeded far after finishing his shopping, when the fishmonger’s errand-boy came running after him. He said, “Sir, you didn’t notice the old lady in our shop.” “What old lady ?” enquired the King, “I saw none.” Now, the King had not seen any old lady because she had been invisible to him, though visible to the fishmonger’s boy.
1. Answer the questions below:
Question 1. What was the occupation of the King?
Answer:
The King was in his private profession, under the government.
Question 2. Who was the eldest child of the King and the Queen?
Answer:
Alicia, the daughter, was the eldest child of the King and the Queen.
Question 3. Where and why did the King stop on his way to the office?
Answer:
The King stopped at the fishmonger’s shop to buy a pound and a half of salmon fish which the Queen had requested him to send home.
Question 4. What did the fishmonger’s errand-boy tell the King?
Answer:
The fisherman’s errand-boy told the King that he had not noticed the old lady in ‘ their shop.
Question 5. Why could not the King see the old lady in the shop?
Answer:
The King could not see the old lady in the shop because she was not visible to the King.
2. Write True Or False statements.
Question 1. The King ran a huge business.
Answer:
False
Question 2. The Queen’s father had been a medical man.
Answer:
True
Question 3. The blind King could not see the old lady.
Answer:
False
Question 4. Alicia took care of her brothers and sisters.
Answer:
True
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Question 5. The old lady had not been visible to anybody.
Answer:
False
Question 6. The Queen wanted to eat salmon fish.
Answer:
True
3. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and write the numbers in the given boxes.
Question 1. The errand-boy came running after the King.
Answer:
The King was on his way to the office.
Question 2. He stopped at the fishmonger’s shop.
Answer:
He stopped at the fisherman’s shop.
Question 3. The King was on his way to the office.
Answer:
He bought salmon.
Question 4. The King said that he had seen none.
Answer:
The errand-boy came running after the King.
Question 5. He bought Salmon.
Answer:
The errand-boy asked the King if he had seen the old lady.
Question 6. The errand-boy asked the King if he had seen the old lady.
Answer:
The King said that he had seen none.
4. Fill in the blanks with words taken from the list. There are a few extra words.
List of words: Medical, profession, children, several, invisible, proceeded, eldest, private.
1. He is an electrician by profession.
2. She is the eldest of the sisters.
3. She gives private English lessons at weekends.
4. She has written several books on India.
5. The boy was sent for a medical check up.
6. Stars are invisible in the day light.
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2. Just then, the old lady came trotting up! She was dressed in shot-silk of the richest quality. “King Watkins the first, I believe?”
“Watkins,” replied the King, “is my name.”.
“Papa of the beautiful princess Alicia ?” the old lady asked.
“Yes,” King Watkins replied.
“You are going to the office ?” said the old lady. It instantly flashed upon the King that she must be a Fairy, or how could she know that?
“You are right,” said the old lady, answering his thoughts, “I am the Good- Fairy Grandmarina. Listen. When you return home to dinner, invite the princess Alicia to have some of the salmon you bought just now.
When the beautiful princess finishes eating, you will find she will leave a fish-bone on her plate. Tell her to dry it, and to rub it, and to polish it till it shines like mother-of-pearl. Ask her to take care of it as a present from me.”
1. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. What was the name of the King?
Answer:
The name of the King was King Watkins the first.
Question 2. Who came up to meet him and how was she dressed?
Answer:
An old lady came trotting up to see him. She was dressed in shot-silk of the richest quality.
Question 3. Why did the King think that the old lady must be a Fairy?
Answer:
The unknown old lady told the King’s and his daughter’s names correctly. She also told exactly where the King was going. This led the King to think that the old lady must be a Fairy.
Question 4. What did the Fairy advise the King to do?
Answer:
The Fairy advised the King that his daughter Alicia should eat some of the salmon, and then dry, rub and polish the fish-bone till it shines like the mother- of-pearl. She also advised that Alicia should take care of it as a present from her.
2. Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1. Alicia was the King’s
Answer: 3. Daughter.
Question 2. Alicia looked
Answer: 2. Beautiful
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Question 3. The King guessed the old lady was a
Answer: 2. Fairy
Question 4. Alicia was to eat the salmon at
Answer: 1. Dinner
3. Complete the sentences with information from the text.
1. The old lady who came to meet the King was known as the Good Fairy Grandmarina.
2. She was dressed in shot-silk of the richest quality.
3. The old lady knew that the King was going to the office.
4. The fish bone was to be regarded as a present to princess Alicia from the old lady.
4. Make sentences of your own with suitable words taken from the text.
1. The girl is very beautiful to look at.
2. He possesses great wealth, and is the richest man in the town.
3. The driver was killed instantly.
4. I like to hear your thoughts on the subject.
3. Days went by. One morning, the King came into Alicia’s room. He was sighing heavily, and seemed lowspirited. He sat down miserably, leaning his head upon his hand, and his elbow upon the kitchen table.
Alicia asked, “What is the matter, Papa ?”
“I am extremely poor, my child,” the King replied.
“Have you no money at all, Papa ?” Alicia enquired.
“None, my child.”
“Is there no way left of getting any, Papa ?”
“No way, “said the King. “I have tried very hard, and I have tried all ways.” When she heard those last words, the princess Alicia began to put her hand into the pocket where she kept the magic fish-bone.
“Papa,” said she, “when we have tried very hard, and tried all ways, we must have done our very best. ?”
“No doubt, Alicia.”
“When we have done our very best, Papa, and that is not enough, then I think the right time must have come for asking help of others.” This was indeed the very secret connected with the magic fish-bone.
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1. Answer the following questions.
Question 1. Why was the King feeling miserable?
Answer:
The King was feeling miserable because he had no money at all and became very poor.
Question 2. When did the King come to Alicia’s room?
Answer:
When the King sighed heavily, and felt low-spirited, he came to Alicia’s room.
Question 3. What was Alicia’s suggestion to her papa ?
Answer:
Alicia suggested to her papa that when he had done his very best but did not get all that was wanted, it was the right moment to ask help from others.
Question 4. Where did the princess Alicia keep the magic fish-bone?
Answer:
Princess Alicia kept the magic fish-bone into her pocket.
2. Write True or False statements.
Question 1. Alicia found the King very excited in joy.
Answer:
False
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Question 2. The King came into his daughter’s room.
Answer:
True
Question 3. The King lay down on Alicia’s bed.
Answer:
False
Question 4. The King tried hard to get money.
Answer:
True
Question 5. The King hoped for some solutions to his problems.
Answer:
False
3. Match the words in ‘A’ with their meanings in ‘B’.
Answer:
4. So she took out from her pocket the magic fish-bone that had been dried and rubbed and polished till it shone like mother-of-pearl. She gave it a little kiss and wished it was salary day.
And immediately the King’s salary came rattling down the chimney, and bounced into the middle of the floor. Immediately afterwards, the good fairy Grandmarina came riding in, in a carriage drawn by four peacocks, dressed in silver and gold.
“Alicia, my dear,” said the charming old fairy, “How do you do?’ The princess Alicia embraced her. Grandmarina turned to the King then. “I suppose you know the reason now why Alicia did not use the fish-bone sooner ?”
The King made her a shy bow.
“It only remains,” said Grandmarina in conclusion, “to make an end to the fish-bone.”
So she took it from the hand of the princess Alicia, and it was instantly grabbed by the little snapping pug-dog next door!
Class 6 English Reading Skills Lesson 7 WBBSE
1. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. How did the King get his salary?
Answer:
Alicia kissed the magic fish-bone and wished it was a salary day of his father. The King’s salary came down through the chimney of the house.
Question 2. How did Grandmarina come to the spot?
Answer:
Grandmarina came riding on a carriage drawn by four peacocks, and she was dressed in silver and gold.”
Question 3. Why did Grandmarina wish to make an end of the fish-bone?
Answer:
Grandmarina wished to make an end of the fish-bone because it could be used only once, and after its use it was of no value.
Question 4. What fate did the fish-bone receive at last?
Answer:
Taking the fish-bone from Alicia’s hand, Grandmarina threw it out of the house, and the dog next door picked it up.
2. Complete the chart with information from the text:
Answer:
3. Rearrange the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers in the boxes given.
Question 1. Alicia wished it was a salary day.
Answer:
Alicia took out the fish-bone from her pocket.
Question 2. Fairy Grandmarina came riding in a carriage.
Answer:
Alicia wished it was a salary day.
Question 3. Alicia took out the fish-bone from her pocket.
Answer:
King’s salary came down the chimney.
Question 4. King’s salary came down the chimney.
Answer:
Fairy Grandmarina came riding in a carriage.
Question 5. The fish-bone was grabbed by the dog next door.
Answer:
Princess Alicia embraced fairy Grandmarina.
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Question 6. Princess Alicia embraced fairy Grandmarina.
Answer:
Grandmarina threw the fish-bone out.
Question 7. Grandmarina threw the fish-bone out.
Answer:
The fish-bone was grabbed by the dog next door.
4. Complete sentences with information from the text.
The king’s salary fell down the chimney.
The fairy Grandmarina was dressed in silver and gold.
After giving the fish-bone a kiss, Alicia wished that it was a salary day.
To make an end to the fish-bone, Grandmarina took it from the hand of the princess Alicia and threw the fish-bone out.
The fish-bone was instantly grabbed by the pug-dog next door.
5. Fill in the blanks with words take from the text. There are a few extra words.
List of words: Embraced, polished, conclusion, charming, little, bounced, reason.
1. He polished his shoes.
2. She bounced the ball against the wall.
3. She has a charming face.
4. The two brothers embraced each other.
5. There is no reason for you to be alarmed.
Word meanings:
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Summary: This is a science fiction that takes us to the distant future when people. have started living on the Moon. To them the Earth is a place to wonder at. The story revolves around Kepler, a boy of fifteen, accompanying his father, who is the Governor of the Moon, on an expedition to the Earth.
Kepler heard stories about the Earth from his mother who died five years ago. He is very thrilled at this opportunity of visiting the exciting unknown place, the Earth, for the first time. They boarded the Earth ferry. Kepler is amazed to see from above the Earth so full of water which is a scarce commodity on the Moon.
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After landing on the Earth, Kepler finds himself gaining in weight because of the gravity of the earth. This is a unique experience for him, and he tries to adapt himself to the new situation. He recalls his life on the Moon and forms a mixed feeling about the Earth.
His father feels that though all his cultural ties are with Earth, he considers Moon his home as his present and future lie there. He works there, his son was born there and his wife was buried there. Kepler thinks that during their stay on the Earth while his father will be busy in his own work, he will have a great fun travelling round the Earth.
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বঙ্গানুবাদ: এটি একটি কল্পবিজ্ঞানের গল্প যা আমাদের নিয়ে যায় সুদূর ভবিষ্যতকালে যখন মানুষ চাঁদে এসে বসবাস করতে শুরু করেছে। তাদের কাছে পৃথিবী অবাক হওয়ার মত এক জায়গা। কাহিনীটা পনেরো বছর বয়সের কেপলারকে নিয়ে লেখা। সে ও তার বাবা, যিনি চাঁদের রাজ্যপাল, একটি অভিযানে পৃথিবীতে যাচ্ছেন। কেপলারের মা পাঁচ বছর আগে মারা গেছেন এবং তার কাছ থেকে কেপলার পৃথিবীর গল্প শুনেছে। জীবনে প্রথমবার সেই উত্তেজনাময় অজানা জায়গা পৃথিবীকে দেখতে যাবার এই সুযোগ পেয়ে সে খুবই রোমাঞ্চিত। তারা পৃথিবী যানে চড়ে বসল। ওপর থেকে দেখে কেপলার অবাক হয়ে যায় যে পৃথিবী জলে এত পূর্ণ যেটা চাঁদে এক দুর্লভ বস্তু। পৃথিবীতে নেমে কেপলার দেখল পৃথিবীর মাধ্যাকর্ষণ শক্তির জন্য তার ওজন বেড়ে গেছে। তার কাছে এটা এক অভিনব অভিজ্ঞতা, এবং সে নতুন অবস্থার সঙ্গে নিজেকে মানিয়ে নিতে চেষ্টা করল। তার চাঁদের জীবনধারার কথা মনে পড়ল এবং পৃথিবী সম্বন্ধে তার একটা মিশ্র অনুভূতি হল। কেপলারের বাবা মনে করেন যে যদিও তার সমস্ত সাংস্কৃতিক যোগাযোগ পৃথিবীর সঙ্গে, কিন্তু চাঁদই হচ্ছে তার ঘর কারণ সেখানেই রয়েছে তার বর্তমান ও ভবিষ্যত। তার কাজকর্মও সেখানে, সেখানেই তার ছেলের জন্ম হয়েছে এবং স্ত্রীও সেখানে সমাধিস্থ হয়েছেন। কেপলার ভাবল পৃথিবীতে থাকাকালীন তার বাবা যখন নিজের কাজ নিয়ে ব্যস্ত থাকবেন, সে তখন বেশ মজা করে পৃথিবী ঘুরে বেড়াবে।
West Bengal Board Class 6 English Answers
Read the texts below and do as directed:
1. I sat in the dark view-room of the space station. I looked out at the Earth. It was somewhat familiar to me. There was a small photograph of the blue planet in our drawing room.
I, Kepler Masterman, was born on the Moon fifteen years back. My mother had been dead five years ago. She had told me stories about the Earth, that excitingly unknown place. My father is the Governor of the Moon. He was going on an expedition to the Earth. And here was I, accompanying him on my first ever journey to the Earth.
I looked down at Earth. It seemed so close to me that I felt I could touch it. We had to wait for another fifteen minutes before our journey started.
1. Answer the questions below :
Question 1. Who was Kepler Masterman ?
Answer:
Kepler Masterman was a fifteen year old boy who was born on the Moon, his father was the Governor of the Moon.
Question 2. Where did he sit ?
Answer:
He sat in the dark view-room of the space station.
Question 3. Where was he going ?
Answer:
He was on an expedition to the Earth with his father.
Question 4. How did Kepler recognise the Earth from the space station?
Answer:
The Earth was somewhat familiar to him as his mother would often tell him stories about the Earth. They also had a small photograph of the planet Earth in their drawing room.
Question 5. How did he feel when he looked down at Earth ?
Answer:
When he looked down at Earth, it seemed to be very close to him, and he felt like touching it.
2. Write True or False statements. Give supporting sentences for each of your answers.
Question 1. Kepler’s father was the Governor of the Moon.
Answer:
True
Question 2. This was Kepler’s second visit to the Earth.
Answer:
False
Question 3. The colour of the planet Earth appeared blue.
Answer:
True
Question 4. Kepler’s mother also accompanied them to the journey to the Earth.
Answer:
True
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3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words taken from the text. There are a few extra words.
List of words: Journey, accompanying, familiar, dead, unknown, Governor, exciting.
1. He is a familiar figure in the neighbourhood.
2. Sri M. K. Narayan is the Governor of West Bengal.
3. The long journey was very tiring.
4. The boys accompanying the teacher are all students of this school.
5. The match was very exciting.
2. Suddenly the door opened behind me. I could hear excited voices. The ferry from Earth must have arrived. It carried passengers from the Earth ready to go for the Moon Safari, people eager to look around the Moon.
And here we were, going to the Earth instead! I slipped out of the room to the central lobby. Father was standing there. There were the last minute good-byes.
“Good luck, Governor.” Someone called out.
“See you in six months at the latest”, replied my father, cheerfully.
I walked with him to the Earth ferry. It was magnificent. It was three times as big as our Moon-ferries.
“Is everything on Earth as wonderful as this ?” I whispered to Father.
“Pretty much so-it’s different from home,” Father replied.
The ferry moved slowly out of its dock. It entered the Earth’s gravity. I found my eyes were closing.
It seemed only a few minutes before Father’s voice woke me up. “Kepler! You mustn’t miss this sight. We’ve just entered into the Earth’s orbit. Look !” I looked out eagerly. I recognized the narrow stretch of Central America, then the majestic Atlantic beneath us.
“The planet’s all water!” I gasped.
“Seventh-tenths of it are.” Father agreed.
1. Answer the following questions.
Question 1. What did Kepler hear when the door opened?
Answer:
As the door opened, Kepler could hear excited voices of the ferry passengers coming from Earth who were going to the Moon Safari.
Question 2. What is Moon Safari ?
Answer:
Moon Safari is an organised trip for people who are eager to look around the Moon. A ferry takes them from Earth to go for the Moon Safari.
Question 3. What was the speciality of the Earth ferry?
Answer:
The speciality of the Earth ferry was that it was three times as big as Moon ferries and was magnificent to look at.
Question 4. What did Kepler notice as they entered into the Earth’s orbit?
Answer:
As they entered the Earth’s orbit, Kepler could notice the narrow stretch of Central America and the majestic Atlantic ocean below. He was also surprised to see that planet Earth was almost full of water.
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2. Write True or For false statements.
Question 1. The ferry from Earth carried passengers who wanted to visit the Moon.
Answer:
True
Question 2. The Earth ferry was five times as big as the Moon ferries.
Answer:
Flase
Question 3. Kepler and his father boarded the ferry to go to the Moon.
Answer:
Flase
Question 4. Father was very happy leaving for the Earth.
Answer:
True
Question 5. Major portion of the planet Earth is water.
Answer:
True
3. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers in the given boxes.
Question 1. Kepler walked with his father to the Earth ferry.
Answer:
Kepler’s father bade goodbye to the people.
Question 2. The ferry moved out of the dock.
Answer:
Kepler walked with his father to the Earth ferry.
Question 3. Kepler looked out eagerly.
Answer:
The ferry moved out of the dock
Question 4. Kepler’s father bade goodbye to the people.
Answer:
The ferry entered the Earth’s orbit.
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Question 5. Kepler saw the planet almost full of water.
Answer:
Kepler looked out eagerly.
Question 6. The ferry entered the Earth’s gravity.
Answer:
Kepler saw the planet almost full of water.
4. Find out words from the text which have the following meanings:
3. A world that was seven-tenths water! On Moon, water was harder to get than oxygen. We had to pay for every ounce of it. Washing was a luxury and drinking a special delight. I had grown up thinking water was the most precious thing in the universe. Now I could see that the Earth was covered with it.
We orbited across North Africa and Arabia. I could see the blueness of the Indian Ocean, then the Pacific.
“Are you feeling unwell ?” Father asked. “Don’t worry, it will get better. It’s just the weight difference.”
I realized I weighed six times my normal weight. After a while, I lifted my head. Passengers were busy collecting belongings. We had landed. I struggled with my own safety straps. Father leaned over to help me.
1. Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1. On Moon it was difficult to get
Answer: 3. Water
Question 2. Kepler saw that on Earth water
Answer: 1. Is Available In Plenty
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Question 3. Kepler had thought that the most precious thing in the universe was
Answer: 2. Water
Question 4. On earth Kepler’s weight increased by
Answer: 1. Six Times
2. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. Why did Kepler think that water was the most precious thing in the universe?
Answer:
On Moon water was harder to get than oxygen, and every ounce of it had to be bought. Washing was a luxury and drinking was a special delight. So Kepler thought that water was the most precious thing in the universe.
Question 2. Which countries did they orbit across ?
Answer:
They orbited across North Africa and Arabia.
Question 3. Why was Kepler feeling unwell?
Answer:
Kepler was feeling unwell because of weight difference. He now weighed six times his normal weight.
Question 4. What led his father to help Kepler as they landed ?
Answer:
After landing, Kepler was finding it difficult to handle his own safety straps. So his father helped him.
3. Complete the sentences with information from the text:
1. On Moon, water was harder to get than oxygen.
2. For people living in the Moon washing was a luxury, and drinking was a special delight.
3. Kepler had grown up thinking that water was the most precious thing in the universe.
4. From above, Kepler noticed the blueness of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
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4. Match the words in colunin ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.
Answer:
4. Governor, how long do you think you will stay on Earth ?”
“I guess that it may take as long as six months to a year to settle our differences.”
“One last question, Governor. Now you are back on Earth again, will you tell our listeners which is really home to you, Earth or Moon ?””
“That’s a difficult question to answer. All my cultural ties are with Earth.
But I must say that it is the Moon where my present and future lie. My son was born there. My wife was buried there. My work is there. It is good to be back on Earth, but Moon is home!”
Father saw me standing among the reporters. He gave me his arm. We walked together on the landing pad. The sun was gently warm. I looked up. It was strange being outside without a space-suit. Earth will certainly be fun.
I lay back and thought of the pyramids and the Taj Mahal and the mysterious jungle buildings of the Incas. Would six months be time enough to see it all?
1. Answer the questions below.
Question 1. How long did the Governor plan to stay on Earth?
Answer:
The Governor planned to stay on Earth from six months to one year.
Question 2. What does Kepler’s father consider to be this home – Earth or Moon
Answer:
Moon is the work place of Kepler’s father. His son was born there and his wife was buried there. It is the Moon where his present and future lie. So he considers Moon to be his home.
Question 3. How does he feel to be back on Earth and why?
Answer:
He feels happy to be back on Earth because all his cultural ties are with Earth.
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Question 4. Why did Kepler feel that Earth will certainly be fun?
Answer:
For the first time he walked without a space-suit. So he thought that Earth would certainly be fun.
Question 5. What are the places on Earth Kepler wanted to see?
Answer:
Kepler wanted to see the pyramids and the Taj Mahal and the mysterious jungle buildings of the Incas.
2. Write True or False statements.
Question 1. Kepler’s father decided to shift to the Earth permanently.
Answer:
False
Question 2. Kepler’s mother was buried on Earth.
Answer:
False
Question 3. Kepler had a strange feeling being outside without a space-suit.
Answer:
True
Question 4. Kepler hoped the trip to the Earth would be a great fun.
Answer:
True
Question 5. Kepler and his father felt the sun to be very warm.
Answer:
False
3. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers in the given boxes.
Question 1. Kepler hold his father’s hand.
Answer:
Kepler stood among the reporters.
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Question 2. Kepler looked at the sun.
Answer:
Kepler held his father’s hand.
Question 3. Kepler stood among the reporters.
Answer:
They walked together on the landing pad.
Question 4. They walked together on the landing pad.
Answer:
Kepler felt the sun to be gently warm.
Question 5. Kepler felt the sun to be gently warm.
Answer:
Kepler looked up at the sun.
Question 6. Kepler was sure Earth would be fun.
Answer:
Kepler was sure Earth would be fun.
4. Fill in the blanks by choosing the words correctly from the list. There are some extra words.
List of words: Present, enough, standing, settle, really, outside, strange.
1. Tell me what really happened.
2. We decided to settle the matter mutually.
3. I live in this house at present.
4. A strange thing happened this morning.
5. There is enough food in the fridge.
5. Tick out the correct text type:
Answer: 2. Science fiction.
Word meanings:
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Summary:
A little kite is afraid of flying in the sky lest it should fall down. The big kite advised and encouraged it to try hard to fly, otherwise it would never learn flying. At last one day, bidding it goodbye, the big kite flew away.
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The little one looked at the big kite very eagerly, and began to move up slowly. Gaining confidence, it rose higher and higer all by itself. Soon it started sailing with the big kite side by side.
Looking down it now saw boys far below in the ground as small moving spots. The little kite was very happy and prouHe has now reached a height where birds and clouds only could reach. It could achieve this success only because of his bravery and sincere efforts.
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ৰঙ্গানুবাদ: একটা ছোটো ঘুড়ি পাছে সে নীচে পড়ে যায় এই ভয়ে আকাশে উড়তে পারত না। বড়ো ঘুড়িটা তাকে উপদেশ দিয়ে উৎসাহ দিত ভাল করে উড়বার চেষ্টা করতে, তা না হলে সে আর কোনওদিন উড়তে শিখবে না। অবশেষে একদিন তার কাছ থেকে বিদায় নিয়ে বড়ো ঘুড়িটি আকাশে উড়ে চলে গেল। ছোটো ঘুড়িটা বড়ো ঘুড়িটার দিকে খুব উৎসুক হয়ে তাকিয়ে থাকল এবং আস্তে আস্তে উড়তে শুরু করল। সাহস পেয়ে সে নিজের চেষ্টাতেই তখন একটু একটু করে উপরের দিকে উঠে গেল। কিছুক্ষণের মধ্যেই সে বড়ো ঘুড়িটার পাশে পৌঁছে গিয়ে উড়তে লাগল। নীচের দিকে তাকিয়ে সে তখন দেখল যে বহু নীচে মাঠের মধ্যে ছেলেদের ছোটো ছোটো বিন্দুর মত দেখাচ্ছে। সে খুব খুশি হল এবং গর্বিত হল। সে এখন এমন একটা উচ্চতায় পৌঁছেছে যেখানে শুধু পাখিরা আর মেঘরা পৌঁছোতে পারে। তার সাহসিকতা ও আন্তরিক প্রচেষ্টার ফলেই সে এই সাফল্য অর্জন করতে পেরেছে।
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WBBSE Reading Skills Class 6 Lesson 6 Explanation
Read the texts below and do as directed:
“I never can do it”, the little kite said,
As he looked at the other things high over his hea”I know I should fall if I tried to fly.”
“Try”, said the big kite, “only try! Or I fear you never will learn at all.”
But the little kite said: “I’m afraid I’ll fall.” The big kite nodded: “Ah, well, goodbye;” I am off. “And he rose toward their tranquil sky. Then the little kite’s paper stirred at the sight. And trembling he shook himself free for flight First whirling and frightened, then braver grown, Up, up he rose through the air alone,
Till the big kite looking down could see The little one rising steadily.
1. Answer the questions below :
Question 1. Why didn’t the little kite dare to fly?
Answer:
The little kite did not dare to fly because it was afraid that it might fall down.
Question 2. What did the big kite tell the little kite to do?
Answer:
The big kite told the little kite to try again and again to learn flying.
Question 3. How did the little kite prepare himself for the flight?
Answer:
The little kite shook himself free for flight and gained courage. He thus prepared himself for flight.
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Question 4. What did the big kite see when he looked down?
Answer:
When the big kite looked down, he saw that the little kite was rising up steadily.
2. Write True or False statements. Give supporting sentences for each of your answers.
Question 1. The big kite advised the little one not to take any risk of flying.
Answer:
False
Question 2. The little kite was afraid to fly at first.
Answer:
True
Question 3. The big kite was sure that the little one would never be able to fly.
Answer:
False
Question 4. The sky was very calm and quiet.
Answer:
True
Question 5. The big kite helped the little one to sail high up.
Answer:
False
3. Complete the chart with information from the text
Answer:
Fill in the blanks with suitable words taken from the text. There are a few extra words.
List of words: Try, trembling, flight, never, stirred, tranquil, goodbye.
1. You must try hard if you want to succeed.
2. She bade me goodbye.
3. He was trembling in fear.
4. I shall never do such work.
5. He put some sugar in the tea and stirred it.
2. Then how the little kite thrilled with pride, as he sailed with the big kite side by side!
While far below he could see the ground, And the boys like small spots moving roun
They rested high in the quiet air,
And only the birds and clouds were there.
“Oh, how happy I am,” the little kite cried.
“And all because I was brave and tried.”
1. Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
While sailing with the big kite side by side, the little kite was thrilled with pride.
The boys looked like small spots moving round.
The little kite and the big kite rested high in the quiet air.
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The kites reached a place where only birds and clouds floated.
The little kite felt very happy as he was successful in flying high in the sky because of his courage and hard labour.
2. Fill in the chart with information from the text.
Answer:
3. Write True or False statements.
Question 1. The little kite fell far behind the big kite while sailing.
Answer:
False
Question 2. The little kite felt very proud and happy.
Answer:
True
Question 3. From far above, the little kite could see only hills and rivers.
Answer:
False
Question 4. Only the birds and clouds were the kites’ companions high in the sky.
Answer:
True
Question 5. The little kite learnt flying because of the big kite’s support.
Answer:
False
4. Make sentences of your own with words from the text which are opposite in meaning of the following words :
Word meanings:
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Substance: The poem tells about a blind boy who despite losing his eye-sight has a great strength of mind, and looks at everything with a positive frame of mind. ‘Light’ and ‘sight’ have no meaning to him as he is deprived of both. He can feel the presence of sun only by the warmth it gives to him.
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He can perceive day and night not by the sun’s rays but by his way of living life-sleeping or playing. He asks his near and dear ones not to mourn for him for his loss of sight because it is no loss to him at all as he has never gained it. Overcoming this handicap, he wants to enjoy his life living like a king most cheefully. He will never care for his blindness.
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বঙ্গানুবাদ : কবিতাটি একটি অন্ধ বালককে নিয়ে যে দৃষ্টিশক্তিহীন হয়েও প্রচণ্ড মানসিক দৃঢ়তার অধিকারী এবং সবকিছুকেই সে ইতিবাচক দৃষ্টিতে দেখে। ‘আলো’ এবং ‘দৃষ্টি’—এই কথাগুলোর তার কাছে কোনো অর্থ নেই, যেহেতু সে দুটো থেকেই বঞ্চিত। সূর্য্যের অস্তিত্ব সে তখনই বুঝতে পারে যখন যে তার উত্তাপটাই শুধু অনুভব করে। দিন, রাত সে উপলব্ধি করে তার জীবনধারার পদ্ধতি ঘুমানো বা খেলার মধ্য দিয়ে, সূর্য্যের রশ্মি দ্বারা নয়। সে তার কাছের লোকেদের বলে যে তার দৃষ্টিহীনতার জন্য তারা যেন কোনো দুঃখ না করে, কারণ যা সে পায়ইনি, আদৌ তা হারানোর কিছুই নেই। এই প্রতিবন্ধকতা কাটিয়ে উঠে রাজার মতো আনন্দের সঙ্গে থেকে সে জীবনকে উপভোগ করতে চায়। সে তার দৃষ্টিহীনতার কোনো তোয়াক্কাই করবে না।
Read the texts below and do as directed:
O say, what is that thing called light, which I can ne’er enjoy ?
What is the blessing of the sight?
O tell your poor blind boy!
You talk of wondrous things you see,
You say the sun shines bright;
I feel him warm, but how can he
Then make it day or night?
My day or night myself
I make Whene’er I sleep or play;
And could I ever keep awake.
With me ’twere always day.
1. Multiple Choice Questions:
Question 1. The boy is
Answer: 3. Blind
Question 2. In the poem, ‘I’ refers to
Answer: 1. The Blind Boy
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Question 3. The boy feels the
Answer: 1. Warmth
Question 4. The blind boy cannot enjoy the blessings of
Answer: 2. Sight
Question 5. People see
Answer: 2. Wonderous
2. Answer the questions below:
Question 1. What is the deformity of the boy?
Answer:
The boy is blind.
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Question 2. What do the people see and how?
Answer:
People see wonderful things with their eyes.
Question 3. What does the boy hear about the sun?
Answer:
The boy hears from people that the sun shines bright.
Question 4. How does the sun help the boy?
Answer:
The sun makes the boy feel warm.
Question 5. What would happen if the blind boy kept awake?
Answer:
The blind boy decides his day and night by his time of sleeping and playing. So if the boy kept himself awake, it seemed to him that it was always day.
Question 6. Why can’t the boy enjoy light?
Answer:
The boy cannot enjoy light because he is blind and has completely lost power to see.
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3. Fill in the blanks with words from the text. There are a few extra words:
List of words: Blind, enjoy, warm, blessings, sleep, bright, sight.
1. I feel warm with woolen clothes in winter.
2. The birds soon went out of sight.
3. We should always seek blessings of the teachers.
4. I did not enjoy the picture much.
5. She wore a bright yellow sari.
2. With heavy sighs I often hear
You mourn my hapless woe;
But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne’er know.
Then let not what I cannot have
My cheer of mind destroy;
Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,
Although a poor blind boy.
1. Complete the sentences with information from the text:
1. The boy often hears mournings about his hapless woe.
2. The boy does not want his cheer of mind to be destroyed.
3. The blind boy wants to bear with patience a loss which he never knew.
4. Though poor, the blind boy thinks himself to be a king.
2. Answer the following questions below:
Question 1. What does the boy bear with patience?
Answer:
The blind boy bears with patience the great loss in his life- the sight, which he never had.
Question 2. How does the person mourn of the boy’s hapless woe ?
Answer:
The person mourns of the boy’s hapless woe with heavy sighs.
Question 3. Why does the boy think that he is a king?
Answer:
The blind boy thinks himself to be a king because he faces life boldly and does not allow his blindness to destroy his cheer of mind. He wants to live amidst songs and merry making.
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Question 4. What does the blind boy want not to happen?
Answer:
He does not want his handicapped life to destroy his cheer of mind.
Question 5. When does the blind boy think himself to be a king?
Answer:
When he sings cheerfully, the blind boy thinks himself to be a king.
3. Multiple Choice Questions:
Question 1. People sometimes mourn about the boy’s
Answer: 2. Misfortune
Question 2. The boy will bear the loss with
Answer: 3. Patience
Question 3. Though poor, the boy sings like a
Answer: 1. King
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Question 4. People mourn for the boy by
Answer: 3. Sighing
4. Find out words from the text which have the following meanings:
Word meanings :
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Class 6 English Reading Skills Lesson 12 WBBSE
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Read the texts below and do as directed:
In a village among the Kaatskill Mountains, there lived a simple, good natured fellow, called Rip Van Winkle. The children of the village loved him. He assisted at their sports and made their playthings. He also taught them to fly kites and shoo marbles, and told them stories.
Rip helped everyone in their work, but could no keep his own farm in order. His fences fell to pieces, his cows strayed, weeds grew in his fields. His wife complained about his idleness. His son, Rip, inherited hi habits. His sole follower was his dog, Wolf.
Rip used to sit and talk with his friends, on long, summer days. Nicholas Vedde the landlord of the village inn was Rip’s good friend. Rip had to leave this grou eventually, as his wife complained that his friends encouraged his idle habits.
WBBSE English Lesson 12 Solutions
1. Answer the questions below :
Question 1. Where did Rip live ?
Answer:
Rip lived in a village among the Kaatskill Mountains.
Question 2. How was he as a person?
Answer:
He was a simple and good-natured man and always helped others.
Question 3. How did he assist the village children ?
Answer:
He assisted the village children in their sports, made their playthings and taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles. Besides, he told them stories also.
Question 4. How was the condition of Rip’s own farm ?
Answer:
The condition of Rip’s own farm was not at all good. The fences were broken, cows moved about aimlessly and the fields were full of weeds.
Question 5. Why did Rip’s wife complain against him ?
Answer:
Rip’s wife complained about his idleness. He helped everyone but was absolutely careless about his own farm. He spent time sitting and talking with his friends who encouraged his idle habits.
2. Write True or For false statements. Give supporting sentences for each of your answers.
Question 1. Rip’s village was surrounded by mountains.
Answer:
True
Question 2. He was a very methodical man.
Answer:
False
Question 3. Rip maintained his fences well.
Answer:
False
Question 4. Nicholas Vedder was the owner of the village inn.
Answer:
True
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Question 5. Rip’s son was very active in nature.
Answer:
False
Question 6. The children loved Rip very much.
Answer:
True
3. Match the words in A with their meanings in B.
Answer:
2. They came to a round hollow, surrounded by trees. On a level spot in the centre, he saw a most unusual crowd of people playing at ninepins. They looked peculiar. One had a large head, broad face and small piggish eyes. The face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose! They all had beards, of various shapes and colours. They were enjoying themselves, yet were silent. They looked at Rip with a fixed, statue-like gaze. His companion, it seemed, was carrying some liquid in a keg on his back. This was unloaded, and everyone drank from the keg. Rip was fearful at first. After a while, his fear subsided. Feeling thirsty, he had several drinks himself. Slowly, his eyes closed. He fell into a deep sleep.
1. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
1. They came to a round hollow which was surrounded by trees.
2. The people were playing at ninepins on a level spot in the centre.
3. The face of a man consists entirely of nose.
4. They all looked at Rip with a fixed, statue-like gaze.
5. Rip had several drinks because he felt thirsty.
2. Multiple choice questions:
Question 1. The People Were
Answer: 2. Playing At Ninepins
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Question 2. The common feature of all the men was their
Answer: 2. Beard
Question 3. Though enjoying themselves, the men were
Answer: 3. Silent
Question 4. Rip’s companion was carrying on his back
Answer: 2. Some Liquid
Question 5. After several drinks, Rip felt
Answer: 1. Sleepy
3. Fill in A with words from the text which have the opposite meanings as in B;
Answer:
3. On waking, he found himself on the high hill where he had first seen the old man. It was a bright sunny morning. The birds were twittering among the bushes. “Surely,” thought Rip, “I have not slept here all night!” He whistled for Wolf, but no dog was to be seen. He decided to visit the scene of last evening.
When he reached the spot, he was surprised to see that a mountain stream was now flowing through it! What was to be done? The morning was passing away, and poor Rip was hungry. He shook his head and went homeward.
As he came near his village, he met many people he had never seen before. This surprised him, as he thought he knew everyone around his village. They all stared at him with surprise. Rip suddenly noticed that his beard had grown a foot
long! He saw his village was now larger, with more people. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before. Strange names were over the doors. He found his own house was empty and in ruins. He called loudly for his wife and children. All was silence. The village inn was gone.
1. Answer the questions below:
Question 1. Where did Rip find himself after waking up?
Answer:
After waking up, Rip found himself on the high hills where he had first seen the old man.
Question 2. Why was Rip surprised when he visited the scene of last evening?
Answer:
He was surprised to see a mountain stream now flowing through the scene of the previous evening.
Question 3. What did Rip suddenly notice?
Answer:
Rip suddenly noticed that his beard had grown a foot long.
Question 4. In what condition did Rip find his own house?
Answer:
He found that his own house was empty and in ruins.
Lesson 12 Class 6 English Questions And Answers
Question 5. Why was Rip surprised when he came near the village?
Answer:
When Rip came near the village, he was surprised to see many people who were unknown to him.
2. Write True or False statements. Give supporting sentences for each of your answers:
Question 1. On hearing Rip’s whistle his pet dog Wolf came up running.
Answer:
False
Question 2. When Rip was hungry, he went homeward.
Answer:
True
Question 3. Rip could not recognise many people in the village.
Answer:
True
Question 4. There was no wonder for Rip in the village.
Answer:
False
Question 5. His own house was empty and in ruins.
Answer:
True
Question 6. He met his wife and children.
Answer:
False
3. Enumerate the changes which Rip noticed in his village:
1. Rip met many people he had never seen before.
2. The village was now larger with more people.
3. Rows of houses were there which he had never seen before.
4. Strange names were written on the doors.
5. His own house was empty and in ruins.
6. He met his wife and children
Lesson 12 Class 6 English Questions And Answers
4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words taken from the text. There are a few extra words:
List of words: Never, evening, surprised, larger, people, bushes, loudly.
1. Bushes have grown all over the garden.
2. We were surprised to see him there.
3. I have never met him before.
4. He usually talks very loudly.
5. This picture is larger than that.
4. The appearance of Rip, with his long beard and peculiar dress, soon attracted the attention of people. Rip told them that he meant no harm, but merely came there to look for his friends and folks. He asked about Nicholas Vedder. There was silence for a little while. Then an old man replied, “Nicholas Vedder? Why, he is dead and gone for these eighteen years!”
Rip’s heart died away, at finding himself thus alone in the world. He cried out, “Does nobody here know Rip Van Winkle ?”.
“Oh, there he is, leaning against the tree,” exclaimed two or three. As he looked, Rip saw a fellow who looked exactly like his previous self.
He understood that this was his son, Rip! Just then, a young woman with a child came his way. She said that Rip Van Winkle had been her father, and had gone away twenty years back when she was little. All stood amazed. An old woman looked at his face and exclaimed, “Sure enough! It is Rip Van Winkle! Welcome home again, old neighbour. Why, where have you been these twenty long years ?”
Soon everybody came to know Rip’s story, for the whole twenty years had been to him but as one night. Some had doubts, and insisted that Rip had been out of his head. Even to this day, a thunder-storm on a summer afternoon at Kaatskill reminds them of the strange people playing at a game of ninepins.
1. Complete the sentences with information from the text:
1. Attention of the people were attracted to Rip with his long beard and peculiar dress.
2. Rip told the villagers that he came there to look for his friends and folks.
3. Rip saw his son who was leaning against a tree.
4. ‘Old neighbour’ here refers to Rip Van Winkle.
5. To Rip the whole twenty years were equivalent to only one night.
WBBSE Reading Skills Class 6 Lesson 12 Explanation
2. Answer the questions below:
Question 1. What did Rip learn about Nicolas Vedder ?
Answer:
Rip came to know that his good friend Nicolas Veddar had died eighteen years ago.
Question 2. Why did Rip’s heart die away?
Answer:
Rip’s heart died away because returning back to his village, he found himself all alone in the world.
Question 3. What similarity did Rip get with the fellow he saw ?
Answer:
Rip saw that the fellow looked exactly like his previous self.
Question 4. What did the young woman say?
Answer:
The young woman said that Rip Van Winkle had been her father, and he had gone away twenty years back when she was a little child.
Question 5. “All stood amazed”- why did all stand amazed?
Answer:
All stood amazed because Rip had come back after long twenty years.
Question 6. Whom did Rip find again returning after twenty years.
Answer:
Rip found his son; daughter and a grand child after twenty years.
3. Write True or False statements. Give supporting sentences for each of your answers:
Question 1. Nicolas Veddar had died twenty years ago.
Answer:
False
Question 2. Rip felt alone in the village.
Answer:
True
Question 3. Everyone in the village was happy to see Rip back.
Answer:
False
Question 4. The old woman could recognise Rip Van Winkle.
Answer:
True
Question 5. The young woman was Rip’s daughter.
Answer:
True
WBBSE Reading Skills Class 6 Lesson 12 Explanation
4. Rearrange the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers in th boxes:
Question 1. He enquired if anybody there knew Rip Van Winkle.
Answer:
Rip came back to his village.
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He enquired about Nicolas Veddar.
Question 3. Rip came back to his village.
Answer:
He enquired if anybody there knew Rip Van Winkle.
Question 4. An old woman could recognise Rip.
Answer:
He met his son.
Question 5. He enquired about Nicolas Veddar.
Answer:
His daughter appeared.
Question 6. His daughter appeared.
Answer:
An old woman recognised Rip.”
5. Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
1. Never do any harm to anybody.
2. You are requested to maintain silence.
3. Who is that fellow in blue shirt?
4. She has no previous experience of doing such jobs.
5. He is our next door neighbour.
