Class 6 English Unit 6
(1) Answer the following questions:
(1) Why did people like Rip Van Winkle?
Answer: (1) People like Rip Van Winkle because he was a simple and good-natured fellow.
(2) He was already to help anyone.
(2) How was Rip van Winkle helpful to children?
Answer: Rip van Winkle was helpful to children by toughing them to fly kites and shoot marbles and told them long stories.
(3) List the things that suggest Rip Van Winkle was lazy.
Answer: (1) He did not work on his own form
(2) To avoid the work, he would walk away into the forest with his dog.
(3) He did not care his cow.
(4) He was so lazy that he didn’t plucked the weeds of his form.
(4) What is daydreaming? What kind of people daydream?
Answer: (1) Daydream is a pleasant thought that you wish to happen in your life.
(2) Lazy people have maximum daydream.
(5) Which line in the story suggest that Rip Van Winkle went for away from the village?
Answer: (1) It was soon evening and he realised it would be night by the time he reached his village.
(2) This line in the story suggest that Rip Van Winkle went for away from the village.
(6) What was strange about the men Rip met?
Answer: The stranger man was short, with thick hair and a grizzled beard.
(7) The short men stopped their play and gazed at Rip Van winkle. Why?
Answer: The short men stopped their play and gazed at Rip Van Winkle because Rip was looking odd around them.
(8) What was it that Rip Van Winkle drank?
Answer: The Rip Van Winkle was drank a drink from which a deep sleep came.
(9) Rip Van Winkle drank more glass than was offered was that a right thing to do? Why? What would you do if you were in his place?
Answer: (1) Rip Van Winkle should not drank more glasses
(2) That was not a right thing to do because that drink was contain intoxication substance.
(10) When do you think Rip Van winkle realised that he had slept for 20 years?
Answer: Rip Van Winkle realised that he had slept for 20 year when the old woman asked him where had he been gone for 20 year.
Vocabulary
(I) Circle the correct meaning of the words as used in the story shown in bold print.
| Idled away | Wasted | Rested | Admired |
| Constant | Continuous | Construct | Steady |
| Companion | Dog | Stranger | Partner |
| Realise | Understand | To see free | Real |
| Descend | Not to send | Be decent | To move down |
| Barrel | A wooden container | A musical instrument | A bag |
| Contents | To be happy | The ingredients | The index of a book |
(II) Match the words in the box with their meanings. Write the words in the blanks. You may take the help of a dictionary –
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Grizzled, Astonished, Foothills, Stroked, Familiar |
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(1) Near the lower part of a mountain |
Foothills |
| (2) With grey hair |
Grizzled |
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(3) To rub gently |
Stroked |
| (4) To be very surprised |
Astonished |
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(5) Known to you |
Familiar |
(III) Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man. Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete to given paragraph.
| Long-sleeved, High-heeled, Open-mouthed, Sweet-looking, Well-dressed, Odd-looking, Part-time |
Mr. Das has a part-time job in a cloths shop. Yesterday, an old-looking woman walked into the shop. She was wearing high-heeled shoes. A well-dressed dog was with her. “I want a long-sleeved shirt for my dog, please”, she said. “For you dog?” asked Mrs. Das, opened-mouthed in surprise. “Yes”, replied the woman. “I want him to be sweet-looking for my next party”,
(1) Grammar
Read the following passage and underline all the verbs in passive voice.
We watched a film the returned home late yesterday. We unlocked the door and entered our apartment. We were shocked to find the whole place in disarray. Clothes were thrown everywhere. The cupboard was opened and my three new suits were missing. The handle of the iron safe was broken. We were surprised at how anyone could have a got in when the door was locked. My wife found that the backdoor was left open. Evidently we had forgotten to close it when we left the house. An inventory of the missing property was prepared and a complaint was lodged with the town police station. My wife and I were taught the lesson of our life.
(2) Change the following sentences into their corresponding passive forms.
(i) Rip van Winkle helped the short man.
Answer: The story man was helped by Rip Van Winkle.
(ii) The short men were playing ninepins.
Answer: Ninepins was being played by short men.
(iii) Rip tells stories to children.
Answer: Stories are told to children by Rip.
(iv) Rip has taught games.
Answer: Game has been taught by Rip.
(v) The children liked Rip.
Answer: Rip was liked by children.
(vi) Nobody recognised Rip.
Answer: Rip wasn’t recognised by anybody.
(II) Adverbs of frequency (revision)
(1) Given below are the students’ responses to the question “How often do you walk to school?” Read them carefully and write the name students in order, starting with the student who walks to school most often.
Narasimha Murthy: I don’t usually walk to school. I often go on a cycle.
Apparao: I never walk to school. I live very far away.
Satyanarayan: I always walk to school. I live right opposite to the school.
Krishna Murthy: I sometimes walk to school. At times I take the bus too.
Venkata Rao: I usually walk to school. It’s nice way to start the day.
= (i) Satyanarayan
(ii) Venkata Rao
(iii) Krishna Murthy
(iv) Narasimha Murthy
(v) Apparao
(2) Write as many sentences as you can about yourself using the following adverbs of frequency:
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Always, Frequently, Usually, Often, sometimes, Rarely |
You may talk about how often you:
Play in the park
Go to bed late
Fuss over food
Study hard, etc.
E.g. I often play in the park.
(i) I always study hard.
(ii) I rarely fuss over food.
(iii) Sometime I go to bed late.
(iv) I frequently visit my native place.
(v) I often go to temple.
(vi) I usually go to market with my friends.
Editing:
Read the following passage. There is an error in each sentence. Identify and edit it.
It were a hot summer day. Many animal of the forest assembled in and near the pond. All of them were relaxing and talk. Just then, a crow came flying and sat to a branch. An rabbit saw it.
Writing:
Imagine you a Rip Van Winkle and write a narrative what had happened to you 20 year ago.
I lost my 20 years
One day, I just walked on and on and reached the highest part of the mountains. I was too tired to walk, so I sat down and began daydream. Suddenly, I felt someone calling me. There was a strange looking short man standing with barrel. He needed my helped, so I went to him and helped him. I took the barrel and started following him. He took me to 4 place where more people who looked like him. They was playing game and suddenly started staring me. The short man offered me a drink though I was tremble with fear a thirsty. I drank that and slowly fell into a deep sleep. When I was conscious I felt weakness, my beard grown foot long and I went toward my village and it was totally nobody could recognised me. Only a old woman recognised me and asked where have you been for 20 years? Then I understood that I had been sleeping for 20 years. I lost my 20 years only because of that drink.
Now, answer the following questions.
(1) Who was these children?
Answer: These was missing children.
(2) Name the organisation issued this alert about missing children.
Answer: National Centre fox missing children is the organisation issued this alert about missing children.
(3) Mention few instances where children go missing.
Answer: (i) When children found alone while playing in the garden.
(ii) While coming from school.
(4) What are the details required to trace the missing child?
Answer: (i) From which place did he go missing?
(ii) And recent photo required to trace the missing child.
(5) What is our duty if we find missing children?
Answer: If we find missing children our duty is to inform the police.
My shadow
Answer the following questions:
(1) Which line in the first stanza tells that the speaker and the shadow are alike?
Answer: “He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head” this line in the first stanza tells that the speaker and the shadow are alike.
(2) What does the shadow do when the speaker jumps into bed?
Answer: The shadow jump before the speaker jumps into bed.
(3) What is the funniest thing mentioned in the second stanza?
Answer: When the shadow grow it doesn’t look like proper children and sometime become taller as India-rubber ball. This is the funniest thing mentioned in the second stanza.
(4) When does the shadow disappear? Why?
Answer: The shadow disappear at early morning because the shadow sleeping that time.
(5) What does the shadow do when the speaker gets up before the sun?
Answer: The shadow is sleeping in deep when the speaker get up before the sun.
(6) Why does the speaker call the shadow a lazy little fellow?
Answer: The speaker call the shadow a lazy little fellow because he does not get up early in the morning and he sleep like a lazy little fellow.
(7) How old do you think the speaker is? Is he/she playful, angry, or stupid?
Answer: (i) I think the speaker is 8 year old.
(ii) He is playful.
Gulliver’s Travels
Answer the following questions:
(1) Why was Gulliver left alone on the island?
Answer: Gulliver was left alone on the island because of a huge creature in the sea brought a storm which took away their board.
(2) What did the monster do?
Answer: The monster reap the corn.
(3) How big are the monsters?
Answer: The monster sixty feet big.
(4) What did baby do? How was he saved?
Answer: The baby tried to eat the Gulliver. By shouting aloud he saved his life.
(5) Have you ever lost your way? What did you do then?
Answer: Yes, once I lost my way. I got confused in choosing the correct road of my house so I asked for help. And that uncle had left me at home.