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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3

Class 6 English Lesson 1 It All Began With Drip Drip Questions – Answers

Activity 1

Tick (✔) the correct alternative:

(a) The tiger took shelter near the house of (i) an old women (ii) an old man (iii) a neighbour.

(b) The old women was (i) soft-spoken (ii) ill-tempered (iii) sky.

(d) Bholenath was a (i) farmer (ii) weaver (iii) potter.

Answer:

(a) The tiger took shelter near the house of an old woman.

(b) The old woman was ill-tempered.

(d) Bholenath was a potter.

Activity 2

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done for you:

(1) She pushed her bed around the room to keep it dry. [ ]

(2) The tiger took shelter outside an old women’s hut.[ ]

(3) Bholenath was looking his donkey. [ ]

(4) A tiger was caught in a storm. [ ]

(5) Bholenath saw an animal huddled against the wall of the women’s hut. [ ]

(6) The old women was ill-tempered that night. [ ]

Answer:

(1) She pushed her bed around the room to keep it dry. [ 4 ]

(2) The tiger took shelter outside an old women’s hut.[ 2 ]

(3) Bholenath was looking his donkey. [ 6 ]

(4) A tiger was caught in a storm. [ 1 ]

(5) Bholenath saw an animal huddled against the wall of the women’s hut. [ 3 ]

(6) The old women was ill-tempered that night. [ 5 ]

Activity 3

Answer the following question:

What do you think would Bholenath’s reaction be if he knew that the animal ‘huddled in the dark’ was actually a tiger?

Answer:

According to me if Bholenath knew that the animal huddled in the dark was actually a tiger then he would definitely got scared and ran away from that place by screaming out.

Activity 4

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) The tiger was frightened because ______________________

(b) Bholenath’s wife screamed in fear when _____________________

(d) Bholenath announced proudly that _____________________

Answer:

a. The tiger was frightened because Bholenath grabbed it and pulled its ears and told it to move forward else he will give it a hard time.

b. Bohlenath’s wife screamed in fear when she discovered the tiger tied to a tree next morning.

c. Disturbed and confused by the people, the tiger chewed through the rope and ran away to the jungle.

d. Bholenath announced proudly that it was he who captured the tiger last night and pulled its ears.

Activity 5

Answer the following questions :

(a) Why did Bholenath bring the tiger home?

(b) What made the neighbours come running out of their huts?

(d) How did the king reward Bholenath for his bravery?

Answer:

a. Bholenath brought the tiger home because he thought it was his lost donkey.

b. Screaming of Bholenath’s wife made the neighbours come running out of their huts.

c. The villagers were relieved because the tiger ran away to the jungle.

d. The king made Bholenath the commander-in-chief of his army and also gifted him a huge house to live in for his bravery. Thus he rewarded him.

Activity 6

Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:

a. Bholenath did not know how to ride a horse. [ ]

Supporting Statement:

b. The king sent Bholenath a magnificent elephant. [ ]

Supporting Statement:

c. The enemy soldiers were happy to see Bholanath. [ ]

Supporting Statement:

d. Bholenath defeated the enemy soldiers single-handedly. [ ]

Answer:

Supporting Statement:

a. Bholenath did not know how to ride a horse. [T]

Supporting Statement: I don’t even know how to ride a horse.

b. The king sent Bholenath a magnificent elephant. [F]

Supporting Statement: The king sent Bholenath a magnificent stallion.

c. The enemy soldiers were happy to see Bholanath. [F]

Supporting Statement: The enemy soldiers were astonished to see a wild-looking man tied to a fierce stallion.

d. Bholenath defeated the enemy soldiers single-handedly. [T]

Supporting Statement: Everyone was amazed that he had defended his state all by himself against eight thousand enemy soldiers.

Activity 7

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

a. Why was Bholenath full of despair?

b. How did his wife help him to overcome his trouble?

c. What made the enemy soldiers greatly scared?

d. Do you think Bholenath could truly be called a legendary character? Give reasons for your answer?

Answer:

a. Bholenath was full of despair because the king gave him the duty to protect his state against eight thousand enemy soldiers and he did not even know how to ride a horse.

b. To overcome his trouble his wife tied him to the horse with a rope so that he could not fall from horse back.

c. When they saw a wild-looking man tied to a fierce stallion waving branches excitedly they thought, that must be a great warrior coming single-handedly to defeat them, they got scared.

d. I don’t think Bholenath could truly be called a legendary character.

Reason: In the story whatever happened to Bholenath was nothing but a coincident. His intention was not at all like a brave person but fortune always favoured him.

Activity 8(a)

Read the following sentences. Underline the Nouns which indicate either a state of being or a quality of mind:

i) The king is known for his kindness.

ii) The beauty of the flower attracted me.

iii) Childhood is fun.

iv) India attained freedom in 1947.

Answer:

i. The king is known for his kindness.

ii. The beauty of the flower attracted me.

iii. Childhood is fun.

iv. India attained freedom in 1947.

Activity 8(b)

Form abstract nouns from the following words:

i. Dark :

ii. Amaze :

iii. Confuse :

iv. Adult :

v. Disturb :

vi. Sweet :

Answer:

i. Dark : Darkness

ii. Amaze : Amazement

iii. Confuse : Confusion

iv. Adult : Adulthood

v. Disturb : Disturbance

vi. Sweet : Sweetness

Activity 8(c)

Underline the words that indicate a group of people, animals or things taken as a whole:

i. I saw a crowd in front of the shop.

ii. A herd of cattle is passing by.

iii. Our school cricket team has own.

iv. A bunch of flowers was kept in the vase.

Answer:

i. I saw a crowd in front of the shop.

ii. A herd of cattle is passing by.

iii. Our school cricket team has own.

iv. A bunch of flowers was kept in the vase.

Activity 8(d)

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate collective nouns given in the Help Box. One is done for you:

i. A ______ of policemen marched by.

ii. I bought a ______ of grapes from the market.

iii. A ______ of sheep was grazing in the field.

iv. I saw a ______ of bees buzzing around.

v. The ________ is very noisy.

Answer:

i. A posse of policemen marched by.

ii. I bought a bunch of grapes from the market.

iii. A flock of sheep was grazing in the field.

iv. I saw a swarm of bees buzzing around.

v. The class is very noisy.

Activity 8(e)

Underline the words in the following sentences that can be counted. Circle the words that cannot be counted:

i. I am reading a book.

ii. Iron is a useful metal.

iii. Snowy is his pet dog.

iv. She has long hair.

Answer:

i. I am reading a book.

ii. Iron is a useful metal.

iii. Snowy is his pet dog.

iv. She has long hair.

N.B: The above underlined words in green colours are countable nouns and blue coloured words are uncountable nouns.

Activity 8(f)

Read the sentences carefully and put the underlined words in the correct columns:

Milk is good for health.
The door is closed.
I bought a kilo of sugar from the market.
Children play with toys.

Answer:

COUNTABLE NOUNS

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

DOOR

MARKET

CHILDREN

TOYS

MILK

SUGAR

Activity 9

Find words from the text nearest in the meaning to the words given below:

Kingly =
Sorrow =
Surprised =
Afraid =

Answer:

Words with nearest meaning
a. Kingly	Royal
b. Sorrow	Despair
c. Surprised	Marvelled
d. Afraid	Frightened

Activity 10(a)

Imagine you are caught in a storm while returning home one night. Write a short paragraph in about sixty words describing your experience. Use the following hints:

returning from aunt’s place – sky darkened – wild wind – rain – no one around – how you reached home

Answer:

One quiet afternoon, I was returning from my aunt’s place. I was walking alone on an empty dirt track. Suddenly, the sky got covered with dark clouds. I felt a nip in the air. It was an indication of heavy rainfall. I started walking fast. Wild wind started blowing all of a sudden. It started raining heavily. There was no one around me. I got scared. Then, I found an old desolated building nearby. I took shelter inside it until it stopped raining. The rain stopped after almost half an hour. Then I hurried and finally reached my home. It was an experience which I would never forget.

Quiet: শান্ত dirt track : ধুলোময় রাস্তাNip: শীতল ভাব

Indication: লক্ষণ heavy: ভারী desolated: জনশূন্য

Activity 10(b)

Study the family chart given below:

Answer:

I am Rima Jha and I have a very sweet family of nine members including me. My Grandparents are Raghunath Jha and Banidebi Jha. My father’s name is Sundarlal Jha, who is a farmer by profession and Rajani Jha is my mother, who is a homemaker. I have a brother named Ramu Jha, who is a school student. Sabita is my paternal aunt, she is a potter by profession and Birendralal is her husband, who is a postman by profession. Damu is their only son, who is a college student.