Class 6 English Unit 3
(1) Answer the following questions:
(1) Do you think Tess can buy the miracles with her savings? Why?
Answer:- No, I don’t think so that Tess can buy the miracle with her savings because miracle is wonderful event that seem impossible it can’t buy.
(2) Why did the mother say that the surgery was a real miracle?
Answer:- The miracle say that the surgery was a real miracle because he child operation happened without any charge, it was unexpected thing for her so she called this miracle.
(3) What did the little girl understand by the word “miracle”?
Answer:- The little girl understand by the word “miracle” that it is medicine which can recover her brother.
(4) What kind of a man was Dr. Armstrong?
Answer:- Dr. Armstrong was a helpful and kind man.
(7) Can you suggest another title for the story? Give reason.
Answer:- (i) Can Miracle happen! This should be another title for story.
(ii) Because the whole chapter story based on miracle.
(II) Write whether the following statements are True or False. Give reasons for your answer. Correct the False statements.
(1) Andrew’s parents had very little money.
Answer:- True.
(2) Tess’s parents were very poor.
Answer:- True.
(3) Tess’s parent were not interested to take her little brother. Andrew to the hospital.
Answer:- False. Tess’s parents had not enough money to take her little brother Andrew to the hospital.
(4) Andrew was seriously ill.
Answer:- True.
(5) Tess thought that “a miracle” was the medicine that was available in a medic store.
Answer:- True.
(III) Tick the correct answer.
(1) “I’m sorry”, the chemist said, because the miracle the girl had asked for –
(a) Was not available in his shop
(b) Was very costly
(c) Was not a medicine
Answer:- (c) Was not a medicine
(2) Dr. Armstone wanted –
(a) To help the child
(b) To collect a lot of money
(c) To make fun of the child
Answer:- (a) To help the child.
Vocabulary
(1) Given below is a paragraph written by a 6th class student. Some words are wrongly spelt in it. Circle them and write the correct spellings.
Food and Nutrition
We need a balanced diet to be healthy. Balanced diet providers us major nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, vitamns vitamins, minerals and protins proteins. There are two different differents types of sources of protins proteins – animal. Sources and plant sources, Animal sources include fish, eggs, meet, etc. Peas and bears are important soures sources of protin protein.
(II) Given below are group of words. Find the odd one out and circle it. Give justification for your answer. The first one is done for you.
(1) Hospital, nurse, patient, passenger
Answer:- Hospital, nurse and patient are related to medical profession, whereas ‘passenger’ is not related to the medical profession. So, passenger is the odd one out.
(2) Shop, customer, cost, temple
Answer:- Shop, customer and cost are related to any shop whereas ‘temple’ is not related so, temple is the odd one out.
(3) Dollar, things, rupees, cents
Answer:- Dollar, rupees and cents are whereas ‘things’ is not a money. So things is the odd one out.
(4) Treatment, operation, surgeon, blackboard
Answer:- Treatment, operation and surgeon are related to hospital whereas black board is related to school. So ‘black board’ is the odd man out.
(5) Exam, question, answer, chocolate
Answer:- Exam, question, answer are related to food education whereas chocolate is related to food so, chocolate is the odd man out.
(III) Write words related to “Hospital”.
Write as many words as possible
Now read the following conversation and use question mark or exclamation mark wherever necessary.
Tess: I want to buy a miracle. How much does it cost?
The shopkeeper: I am sorry.
Tess: Why?
The shopkeeper: Because we don’t have any medicine like “a miracle”.
Tess: What a pity!
Read the following sentences and identity the contracted forms. Rewrite them in long form.
(1) “I don’t know” she replied. “He’s really sick and Mummy say he need an operation.
Answer:- “I do not know” she replied. “He is really sick and Mummy say he need an operation.
(2) But Daddy can’t pay for it.
Answer:- But Daddy cannot pay for it.
(3) Let’s see if I’ve the kind of miracle he needs.
Answer:- Let us see if i have the kind of miracle he needs.
Read the table given below and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs. Write ‘regular’ or ‘irregular’ in the third column.
| Present tense | Past tense | Regular or irregular |
| Buy | Bought | Irregular |
| Clean | Cleaned | Regular |
| Close | Closed | Regular |
| Dance | Danced | Regular |
| Eat | Ate | Irregular |
| Swim | Swam | Irregular |
| Take | Took | Irregular |
| Think | Thought | Irregular |
(1) Answer the following questions using ‘no’, ‘none’, ‘any’, ‘a few’ and ‘many’, Write them down in your notebook. The first one has been done for you.
(1) How many students have scored more than 70 marks?
Answer:- Many students have scored more than 70 marks.
(2) Are the any students who have scored 90 marks?
Answer:- None of the students have scored 90 marks.
(3) How many student have failed in English?
Answer:- None of the have failed in English.
(4) How many students have scored below 60 marks?
Answer:- No students has scored below 60 marks.
(5) How many students have scored between 64 and 75?
Answer:- Many of the students have scored between 64 and 75.
Writing
(I) Tess had the habit of writing a diary. On the day when she heard the news that her little brother Andrew had serious illness, she began writing the entry in her diary like this:
‘Today is a very bad day. What a terrible news! Mummy and Daddy are worrying so much about Andrew. My poor brother, Andrew! Why such big illness? Shocked to know that he was in a danger’.
Continue the diary entry in your notebook.
Then i heard from daddy that only a miracle can save my brother little. So I immediately come into my room and break my jax of money. I hope this money can save my brother life. Collecting all the money i run toward medical store. I asked the chemist for miracle, unfortunately I do not find miracle their. I try to tell him that i can arrange more money if it costly. But he said he don’t sell miracle. There was a uncle and asked me what kind a miracle i need. I tell him about my little brother condition. And he was ready to sell me a miracle in one dollar and eleven cents. Then Dr. Uncle came with me for seeing my brother. I my very thankful to god that i met a such helpful person who operated my brother without any charges. And after surgery i heard from my mother it is a miracle. Then i get to understand about a miracle. It was just like a miracle day.
(II) Letter writing
Imagine that you were Tess and write a letter to Dr. Armstrong in your notebook thanking him for saving the life of your brother.
Dear Dr. Armstrong Uncle,
I very much thankful to the god who met me such a great person like you. I cannot begin to express how wonderful it was to meet you in medical shop. Only because of you today my little brother is live. You save my brother life without any charge. It just like miracle for us. Now he is absolutely fine and thanking you every single day.
Thank you for being angel for us. I will be forever grateful for you.
With Great respect and love
Tess
(1) What do you understand by the word ‘miracle’? Write a brief note.
Answer:- (1) Miracle is just like a unhuman thing which human cannot do.
(2) Miracle is only done by the god.
(3) It is unexpected thing that happen in our life.
(2) Use the word “miracle” as a noun and an adjective in a few sentences.
Answer:- Miracle as a noun and adjectives
(i) Her life was saved by a miracle
(ii) It was a miracle that she survived the birth of her stillborn baby
(iii) There is no miracle cure for diabetes.
(iv) It is time to witness the miracle.
(3) What do N-COUNT and ADJ mean?
Answer:- N-COUNT Ã Countable Noun
ADJÃ Adjective
(III) Study the route map given below:
You are at the court and want to go to the railway station. How do you ask for the way? Work in pairs and develop a conversation between you and a stranger.
You: Excuse me, Can you tell me the way to the railway station?
Stranger: Sure, go straight take right okay cross MG Square and go straight take left and go straight and there you will find railway station so it is very long.
You: So how far it from here
Stranger: It is 20 minutes far from her
You: Thank you
Stranger: Welcome
(B) Reading
A Nation’s Strength
Answer the following questions:
(1) What kind of people can make a nation great and strong?
Answer:- Brave and honest people can make a nation great and strong.
(2) What do you think the word “men” refer to?
Answer:- I think the word “men” refer the youth of our nation.
(3) What does “sleep” mean here?
Answer:- Here “sleep” mean lazy person who doesn’t want to do anything.
(4) What does “fly” mean her?
Answer:- Here “fly” mean a person who run away difficult situation.
(5) In wait sense can you call, for example, Gandhiji a pillar of the nation
Answer:- Gandhiji a pillar of the nation because he fought for our independence.
Wilma Rudolph
Answer the following question:
(1) What was Wilma’s dream?
Answer:- Wilma’s dream was to became a fastest woman runner in the world.
(2) What did the doctor advise Wilma?
Answer:- The doctor advice Wilma that never put her food on earth.
(3) Who won the gold medal in 100 metre race?
Answer:- Wilma won the gold medal in 100 metre race.
(4) How was Jutta Heine match with Wilma?
Answer:- In Olympic, Wilma beat Jutta Heine in first event of 100 metre race, second event of 200 metre race and the third event of 400 metre raceup.
(5) What qualities of Wilma helped her win the Olympic medal?
Answer:- Wilma dedication helped her to win the Olympic medal.