Competency Based Questions Class 6 English

CLASS VI
SBJECT : ENGLISH

CHAPTER-WISE
COMPETENCY BASED
QUESTIONS

CLASS VI ENGLISH (HONEYSUCKLE)

UNIT 1A. WHO DID PATRICK’S HOMEWORK?
1. Read the following passage taken from your text book and answer the questions :

Then one day he found his cat playing with a little doll and he grabbed it away. To his surprise it wasn‘t a doll at
all, but a man of the tiniest size. He had a little wool shirt with old fashioned britches and a high tall hat much
like a witch‘s. He yelled, ―Save me! Don‘t give me back to that cat. I‘ll grant you a wish, I promise you that.‖

A. What did Patrick think his cat was playing with?
B. It wasn‘t a doll at all, but a ________ of the ________ size.
C. The shirt was made of _________
D. He had _______ hat.
E. Find a word from the passage with opposite meaning of ‗Low‘.
F. Find the Noun words.

2. Patrick‘s story is a tale of ___________________

A. Adventure
B. Humour
C.Horror
D.Mystery

3. Which of these best describes the moral of the story?

A.Self-help is the best help.
B.All that glitters is not gold.
C. A bad workman always blames his tools.
D. An idle brain is the devil‘s workshop

Answers :1. A.a little doll B. man,tiniest C. old fashioned britches D. a high tall hat much like a witch‘s
E.High F.cat,doll,man,shirt,britches,witch,wish
2.Humour
3.Self-help is the best help

UNIT 1B. A HOUSE, A HOME
1.Read the following lines and answer the questions given below :

―What is a home?

It‘s loving and family
And doing for others
It‘s brothers and sisters
And fathers and mothers
It‘s unselfish acts

And kindly sharing
And showing your loved ones
You‘re always caring.‖
1 a) According to the poet, what is home?
b) Who are the members live in a family?
c) What does family members do?
2. What are the main things required to make a proper house?
a. mortar
b.brick
c.cement
d. all of these
3. The word ‗Stucco‘ in the poem means:
a. a plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior walls, or used for mouldings.
b. polished metal
c. a piece of glass
d. none of these
Answers :
1.a.Home is a family where everyone loves and take care of each other.
b.Father, mother, brother, sister, etc.
c.The family members love each other and shows their affection and kindness by taking care of one another
and also acts unselfishly to their loved ones.
2. All of these
3. a plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior walls, or used for mouldings.

Unit 2A – How the Dog Found Himself a New Master!
1. In the past, before friendship with the humans how dogs lived?

(a) Like Cows
(b) Like Lions
(c) Like wolves
(d) Like Bear

2. What is true about the dog in the story?

A. He valued freedom above all else.

B. He valued protection over independence.
C. He valued honesty over courage.
D. He valued intelligence over strength.

3.Find out given word in puzzle and circle it :

1.Like wolves

2. He valued protection over independence.

Unit 2B – The Kite
1. When does the string go slack?

A.When there is no wind
B. When the kite dives and dips
C. When there is an unexpected breeze
D. When the string is wound back.

2. Match the words with their appropriate meanings:

Sl.No Word Meanings
1. Dive Loosely hanging
2. Snaps Flutter

3. Soars Move in a boat
4. Crest Drop down
5. Sail Thread
6. Gust A gentle wind
7. Slack Plunge
8. Raggeder Worn out
9. String Fly high in the air
10. Breeze A sudden strong rush of wind
11. Falls Top
12. Flaps Breaks suddenly

3.Write some pairs of rhyming words from the poem.

1. When there is no wind.
2.

Sl.No Word Meanings
1. Dive Plunge

3.Blue 2. Snaps Breaks suddenly – new
3. Soars Fly high in the air Tides –
rides
4. Crest Top Until –
fill See –
5. Sail Move in a boat
tree Dip
– 6. Gust A sudden strong rush of wind ship
Crest –
7. Slack Loosely hanging rest
8. Raggeder Worn out Blows –
goes Toil
– 9. String Thread sail Slack
– back
10. Breeze A gentle wind
Thing – string
11. Falls Drop down
12. Flaps Flutter

Unit 3A – Taro’s Reward

1. And with that he began to chop even faster, thinking of the extra money he must earn to buy the saké to warm
the old man‘s bones.
How is Taro most likely feeling in the lines above?
A.Helpless
B. Optimistic
C. Determined
D. Frustrated

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

A young woodcutter named Taro lived with his mother and father on a lonely hillside. All day
long he chopped wood in the forest. Though he worked very hard, he earned very little money.
This made him sad, for he was a thoughtful son and wanted to give his old parents everything
they needed.
a. What was the name of wood cutter?
b. Where did Taro live?
c. What did he do all day long?
d. What made him sad?
e. Write opposite of these words :
Little __________ Sad __________

3. What is the purpose of this story?

A.To provide a life lesson
B. To describe an adventure
C. To narrate a historical event
D. To explain an unsolved mystery

1.Determined

2.a.Taro
b.Lonely hillside
c.Chopped woods
d.Earned litte money
e.Big,Happy

3. To provide a life lesson

Unit 3B – The Quarrel

1. What does the first stanza of the poem mainly talk about?

a) The reason for the fight
b) The brothers’ behaviour
c) The nature of the quarrel
d) The speaker’s role in the fight

2.The afternoon turned black.
What does the line above show?

a) The weather was gloomy.
b) The fight left the speaker in a bad mood.
c) The brothers fought for a long time.
d) The desire to compromise was very strong.

3. What word best describes the speaker’s brother?

a) Honest
b) Cheerful
c) Mature
d) Patient

1. The nature of the quarrel.
2.The fight left the speaker in a bad mood.
3.Mature

Unit 4A – An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla

1.Add ‗un-‘ to make opposites.
For example, true — untrue.
Add ‗un‘– to the words below to make their opposites.
l. identified 6. educated
2. controlled 7. interesting
3. attended 8. qualified
4. successful 9. trained
5. important 10. answerable

2. Kalpana‘s first space mission in the space shuttle, Columbia, was 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes long.
During this time she went around the Earth 252 times, travelling 10.45 million kilometres! The crew included a
Japanese and a Ukranian astronaut. The crew performed experiments such as pollinating plants to observe food
growth in space and tests for making stronger metals and faster computer chips – all for a price tag of about 56
million dollars.

A)What kind of experiments the crew performed?
B). How many times Kalpana went around the Earth and how much distance she covered?
C). How much money was spent to perform the experiment?
D). Give one word substitute for ‗a group of people who work and operate an aircraft.‘
(a) Shuttle (b) Columbia (c) Crew (d) Experiments
E). Write synonym for the word ‗observe‘.
(a) Monitor (b) Food (c) Metal (d) Price
F). What was the Columbia?
(a) A crew

(b) A space shuttle
(c) An astronaut
(d) All of these

3. Give one word substitute for ‗a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.‘
(a) Researcher (b) Astronaut (c) Citizen (d) Pilot

4. Write antonym for the word ‗married‘.
(a) Wedded (b) Marital (c) Devoted (d) Unmarried

5. Find synonym for the word ‗select‘.
(a) Choose (b) Neglect (c) Ignore (d) Proceed

Answers :
1.1. Unidentified 6. Uneducated
2. Uncontrolled 7. Uninteresting
3. Unattended 8. Unqualified
4. Unsuccessful 9. Untrained
5. Unimportant 10. Unanswerable

2.A. The crew performed experiments on plants and tests for making stronger metals and faster computer chips.
B. She went around the Earth 252 times and covered a distance of 10.45 million kilometres.
C. A total of 56 million dollars was spent for performing the experiments in the space.
D. (c) Crew
E. (a) Monitor
F. (b) A space shuttle

3. (b) Astronaut
4. (d) Unmarried
5. (a) Choose

Unit 4B – Beauty
1.Read following lines from the poem ‗Beauty‘ and answer the questions :
Beauty is seen
In the sunlight,
The trees, the birds,
Corn growing and people working
Or dancing for their harvest.

(a) Beauty is seen in the (choose three things from the poem)
(b) What do you think about reason of dancing as mentioned in the poem for people?
(c) Find a word from the poem which has opposite meaning of ‗ugly‘.

(d) Write any two ‗beautiful things‘ in your school or home.

2. What does the poet want to say through the poem?
(a) Beauty can be seen, heard and practiced.
(b) Beauty is something that cannot be acquired
(c) Beauty is something that makes our life soothing
(d) One should not believe in beauty.

3.Which one of the following is not associated with the real beauty?
(a) Good deeds
(b) Sweet ideas
(c) Quarrelsome nature
(d) Helping nature.

4.What does the phrase ―repeat themselves‘ mean here?
(a) Come again and again
(b) Reflected or shown
(c) Departed temporarily
(d) None of the above.

5.Inner beauty of a person is shown in ……….
(a) his/her actions and ideas
(b) his/her dreams
(c) his/her work
(d) all of the above

1.(a) Sunlight,trees, birds
(b) dancing for their harvest
(c) beautiful
(d).Trees/Plants,environment,cleanliness

2. (c) Beauty is something that makes our life soothing.
3. (c) Quarrelsome nature
4. (b) Reflected or shown
5. (d) all of the above

Unit 5A – A Different Kind of School

1.Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow choosing the best option from among
the given ones.
Miss Beam was all that I had expected—middle-aged, full of authority, yet kind and understanding. Her hair was
beginning to turn grey, and she had the kind of plump figure that is likely to be comforting to a homesick child. I
asked her some questions about her teaching methods, which I had heard were simple.

i. Miss Beam was
a. attractive
b.ugly

c. what the author expected
d.social

ii. Miss Beam seemed
a. powerful but sympathetic
b.angry yet kind
c. middle-aged and wise
d.philosophical and thoughtful

iii. According to the author, a homesick child was likely to
a.fear her
b.hate her
c.respect her
d.trust her

. The author asked Miss Beam about the way
a.she lived
b.she taught
c.she handled children
d.the children were taught

. The word ‗understanding‘ here means
a.wisdom
b.sense
c.sympathetic
d.knowledge

2. The school was different because
a. children scored good marks
b. children were better behaved
c.children were taught to be thoughtful
d.children were running

3.The aim of the school was
a.to teach the three Rs
b.to make the children responsible citizens
c.to take them for excursions
d.to promote continuous evaluation

4.It is a learning experience
a.for the abnormal
b.for the helpers
c.for the normal
d. for everyone

5.To bring change in the outlook of people,one must
a.feel difficult
b. be quiet
c.take more interest in it
d.begin telling lies

1. i. (c), ii. (a), iii. (d), iv. (d), v. (c).
2.c.children were taught to be thoughtful
3.b.to make the children responsible citizens
4.d. for everyone
5.c.take more interest in it

Unit 5B – Where Do All the Teachers Go?

1.Read the Extract from poem and answer the following questions :

I‘ll follow one back home today
I‘ll find out what they do
Then I‘ll put it in a poem
That they can read to you.

a. What is the poet planning?
b. Why does he want to know about teachers?
c. What do you want to know about your teacher?

2.Identify the verbs used in the present tense.

3.Write the rhyming pairs.

4. ―Them I‘ll put it in a poem. That they can read to you.‖
a.What is ‗it‘ mean here?
b. Who is ‗they‘ referred to?

1.a.to follow the teachers home
b.what teachers do
c.any answer
2.go,live,wash,wear,watch,pick,live,spell,make,lose,leave,scribble,find
3. TV-me,dad-bad,mistakes-flakes,greens-jeans
4.a. Here, the poet means to say that he will find out what teachers do often by following them secretly and
would add in his poem.
b.teacher

Unit 6A – Who I Am
1.Compete the sentences on ―Myself‖ with broken lines :
(i) My name is ________________________
(ii) I am _____________ years old.
(iii) I read in __________ Class.
(iv) My School‘s name is _________________________________________
(v) My father is a _______________________
(vi) My mother is a ______________________
(vii) My favourite subject is __________________

(viii) My hobby is ____________________
(ix) I want to become____________when I grow up.
(x) I play ______________ every day.

2. Add ‗er‘, ‗r‘, ‗or‘ to find out the following professionals :

(i) Act
(ii) Teach
(iii) Drive
(iv) Farm
(v) Garden
(vi) Clean
(vii)Compose
(viii) Collect
(ix) Engine
(x) Programme

3. Complete the following crossword puzzle to find days name (hints are given) :

Across:
1. Sixth Day of the week
2. Fourth Day of the week
3. First Day of the week
4. Third Day of the week
Down:
1. Holiday
2. Second Day of the week
5. Fifth Day of the week

1.Any answer
2. (i) Actor (ii) Teacher (iii) Drivere (iv) Farmer(v) Gardener (vi) Cleaner (vii)Composer
(viii) Collector (ix) Engineer (x) Programmer
3.Across :1.Saturday 2.Thursday 3.Monday 4.Wednesday
Down : 1.Sunday 2.Tuesday 5.Friday

Unit 6B – The Wonderful Words

1. Read the following lines and answer the questions :

Words are the food and dress of thought
They give it its body and swing
And everyone‘s longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing;
But only words can free a thought
From its prison behind your eyes
May be your mind is holding now
A marvellous new surprise!

(a) What are the food and dress of thoughts? __________
(b) We may express our thoughts with the help of __________.
(c) Who can free a thought? __________
(d) Thoughts is poisoned behind __________
(e) Find a word from the poem with opposite meaning of ‗ugly‘. __________

2. See the box with full of words. Pick any 10 words of your choice and write them :

3. So that they come out clear and true
And handsomely groomed and fed –
What does the poet do in the lines above?

A. Expresses the opposite of the actual meaning
B. Uses sarcasm to add humour
C. Compares two dissimilar things
D.Gives human qualities to something non-human

1.a. words b.words c.words d.Our eyes e. Beauty
2.Own choice of words
3. Gives human qualities to something non-human

Unit 7 – Fair Play

1. The panchayat was held the same evening under an old banyan tree. Jumman stood
up and said, ―The voice of the Panch is the voice of God. Let my aunt nominate the

head Panch. I will abide by her decision.‖
a. Under which tree the panchayat was held?
b. Jumman said ―The voice of Panch is _____________.
c. Whom did Jumman offer to nominate the head Panch?
d. Here in this passage there is a word which has opposite meaning of ‗Reject‘.
Find the word. _________________

2. Who said?
a. ―My wife knows best how to run the house. Be patient,‖
b. ―The voice of the Panch is the voice of God.‖
c. ―Today I realised what it meant to be a Panch.‖
d. ―Your aunt is as dear to me as you.‖
e. ―Chachi, you are aware of my friendship with Jumman,‖

3. ‘ My wife knows best how to run the house. Be patient,‘ said Jumman shamelessly.
What is Jumman’s tone in the line above?
A.Arrogant
B. Uncertain
C. Furious
D. Threatening

4. Which of these words best describes Jumman’s aunt?
A. Cunning
C. Stubborn
D. Generous
B. Confident

5. A Panch has no friend nor enemy. He knows only justice.
The lines above suggest that a Panch should be ____________.
A. Strict
B. Impartial
C. Intelligent
D. Uncaring

1. a. an old banyan tree b. the voice of God c. his aunt d. abide
2.a.Jumman b.Jumman c.Jumman d.Algu e. Algu
3. .Arrogant 4. Confident 5. Impartial

Unit 8A – A Game of Chance

1. State True or False:

a.The game is not about choosing random numbers by the participants.

b. From this lesson, "A Game of Chance", the student will have the ability to overcome all kinds of frauds.

c. The lesson "A Game of Chance" is about the boy, his uncle and the shopkeeper in the Lucky Shop.

2.Choose the Correct Meaning :

a. Leading
i) losing ii) guiding

b. Wares
i) loss ii) goods

3. Encountered
i) To expect and meet someone ii) To meet somebody unexpectedly

3.Complete the summary with the words listed from the box:

Lucky Shop year cheating misadventure instructed fair wristwatch winners upset innocence

Eid____________ was held in Rasheed‘s village for every ________. Here, tradesmen had a wonderful time to
sell their goods. This time Rasheed went to the fair with his uncle and Bhaiya. A few friends of his uncle met
there and took him with them.

Rasheed‘s uncle left him to look around the fair with the Bhaiya and _________him neither to buy anything nor
to go too far in his absence. Rasheed gave him a promise to do the same. Rasheed and Bhaiya roamed around
and stopped before the Lucky Shop. The shopkeeper of the _________ was asking everybody to try their luck
just paying 50 paise.

Rasheed noticed an old man selling the clock he had won back to the shopkeeper for Rs. 15. Then the next
customer to the lucky shop was a boy. He won a comb but sold it back for 25 paise. He also won a fountain pen,a
_______ and a table lamp. The shopkeeper gave all the things to the boy, and he went happily. All that attracted
Rasheed, and he also thought of attempting his luck. In every round, he received an object with a little value.

Rasheed lost all his money because he was tempted to play and ultimately got cheated because of his _______.
He and Bhaiya came back to the place where his uncle had left them. Soon, uncle came, and Bhaiya told the
whole thing to him. Seeing that Rasheed was ________, his uncle took him to a shop and bought him an
umbrella, some biscuits, sweets, and some other little gifts.

When they went back home, his uncle explained to him that the game was not a matter of good luck or bad luck.
The ______in the lucky shop were friends of the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper was making money by ______. He
was using the fake winners to attract people towards the game. He also advised Rasheed to forget about his
________ with the lucky shop and not to go around telling others about it.

1.a.False b.True c.False
2.i) guiding ii) goods iii) To meet somebody unexpectedly
3.fair, year, instructed, lucky shop, wrist watch, innocence, upset, winners, cheating, misadventure

Unit 8B – Vocation

1.Complete the lines:

a) I meet the hawker, who is a __________.
 bangle seller
 buyer

b) The gardener works with his spade, he __________.
 soils his clothes with blood
 soils his clothes with dust

c) The lane is __________.
 Silent
 dark and lonely

2. Find out the right meaning for the difficult words :

a) Gong
 A board
 An object made of metal which gives sound when struck.

b) Gardener
 Place for rest.
 A person who tends and cultivates a garden as a pastime or for a living.

c) School

 Education place
 A place for the children to sleep

3. Find the Antonyms

a) Lonely
 Accompanied.
 Happy.

b) Crying
 Depressed
 Smiling.

c) Love
 Hate
 Beloved.

4.Click the appropriate one for the given sentences:

a) What is the child's mindset if he was a hawker?
 He will spend whole day in road.
 He will not be happy.

b) Who send the child to bed?
 His mother

 His grandmother.

c). Who is the person that the child used to see regularly in the morning?
 Watchman
 Hawker.

1.a) bangle seller b) soils his clothes with dust c) dark and lonely

2.a) An object made of metal which gives sound when struck.
b) A person who tends and cultivates a garden as a pastime or for a living.
c) Education place

3. a) Accompanied b) Smiling c) Hate

4. a) He will spend whole day in road. b) His mother c) Hawker

Unit 9A – Desert Animals

1.Tick [√] if the statement is true :

(i) No animal can survive without water. [ ]
(ii) There are more than 2300 different kinds of snakes around the world. [ ]
(iii) Deserts are endless sand dunes. [ ]
(iv) Most snakes lay eggs. [ ]
(v) The humps help the animals to survive in the deserts. [ ]
(vi) Most snakes are harmless. [ ]
(vii)Mongooses are famous for being able to kill snakes. [ ]
(viii)Mongooses like to hunt together. [ ]
(ix) Snakes cannot hear, but they can feel vibrations through the ground. [ ]
(x) Camels store water in their humps.

2. Their mouths are so tough that even the sharp thorn cannot pierce through.
How does this quality help camels survive the desert?

A. It helps them drink thirty gallons of water in ten minutes.
B. It helps them get their moisture needs from desert plants.
D. It helps them get their nourishment from body fat when food is scarce.
C. It helps them survive for up to ten months without drinking water.

3.What is the main idea of the text?

A. Eating habits of animals in deserts.
B. Common features of animals in deserts.
C. Different kinds of animals found in deserts.
D.Challenges faced by animals in deserts.

1.i,ii,iv,v,vi,vii,viii,ix,x [√]
2. It helps them get their moisture needs from desert plants

3. Different kinds of animals found in deserts

Unit 9B – Whatif

1.Find out pairs of rhyming words from these lines:

Last night, while I lay thinking here,
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I‘m dumb in school?
Whatif they‘ve closed the swimming-pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there‘s poison in my cup?

a. _____________ rhymes with ____________
b. _____________ rhymes with ____________
c. _____________ rhymes with ____________
d. _____________ rhymes with ____________

2. See the examples given below and write the other words as example.
cell – sell dear – deer

fair – ________________
hear – ________________
knew – ________________
made – ________________
son – ________________

3. Everything seems swell, and then
The night-time Whatif strikes again!
Based on the lines above, the Whatifs

A. Affect how the poet behaves.
B. Remind the poet of disappointments.
C. Do not affect his sleep.
D. Are not based on the events of the day.

1.hear-ear,long-song,school-pool,up-cup
2.fair-fare,hear-here,knew-new,made-maid,son-sun
3. Are not based on the events of the day.

Unit 10 – The Banyan Tree

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions :

The cobra struck and missed. Again mongoose sprang aside, jumped in and bit.
Again the birds dived at the snake, bumped into each other instead, and returned
shrieking to the safety of the cactus.

(a) What happened to cobra?
(b) What did mongoose do again?
(c) What was the condition of birds?
(d) Pick the same meaning of ‗repeated‘ from the passage.

2. Write any ten animals other than animals mentioned in the lesson ‗The Banyan
Tree‘.

3. He was a very young squirrel, and his friends and relatives probably thought him foolish and headstrong for
trusting a human.

A. He was imaginative.
B. He had a keen sense of observation.
C. He understood animal behaviour.
D. He wanted to prove he was trust worthy.

1.a. The cobra struck and missed
b. Mongoose sprang aside, jumped in and bit
c. The birds dived at the snake, bumped into each other instead, and returned shrieking to the safety of the
cactus.
d. Again

2.Own choice of the students.
3. He was imaginative.

CLASS VI ENGLISH (A PACT WITH THE SUN)

CHAPTER 1 : A Tale of Two Birds
1.Match the words with their meanings :

Words Meanings
1. Robbers Topple
2. Forest Bird house.
3. Fortunately Parted
4. Storm Dissimilar.
5. Separated Luckily.
2. State True or 6. Different A thief, a burglar. False :

1.The king was 7. Blow down Hurricane amazed to hear a similar voice again.
2.He came to know 8. Thunder Hermitage. the animals‘ true story.
3.He met the rishi 9. Nest Jungle who explained the behaviour of each
bird.
10. Ashram Electrical storm

3.Fill in the blanks :
1.A mother bird and her two young ones lived in a __________.

2.The mother was killed in a _____________and the young birds were separated from each other.
3.Each found a different______________.

1.

Word Meanings
1. Robbers A thief, a burglar.
2. Forest Jungle.
3. Fortunately Luckily.
4. Storm Hurricane.
5. Separated Parted.
6. Different Dissimilar.
7. Blow down Topple.
8. Thunder Electrical storm.
9. Nest Bird house.
10. Ashram Hermitage.

2. 1.True 2.False 3. True

3.1.Forest 2.Storm 3.Home

CHAPTER 2 : The Friendly Mongoose
1. Complete the following Paragraph:

The story "The Friendly Mongoose" is taken from the collection of ____________ called "Panchatantra". There
was a__________________ and his wife. They lived in a village along with their _____________. The farmer
wished to have a pet in his home because he thought that it would be a good companion for his son. So he
brought home a small __________________. Within five to six months, the mongoose had grown to its full size.
2. Pick the correct Antonym :

Huge Enemy Empty Awake Throw Weak

Pick _____________
Tiny _____________

Full _____________
Friend___________
Sleep ____________
Strong __________

3. State True or False :

1.The farmer's wife didn't like to leave the baby alone with the mongoose.

2. The mongoose killed the black snake and sat in front of the house.

3. When the farmer‘s wife entered the house, she noticed a dead mongoose.

4. The mongoose saved the baby‘s life from the black snake.

5. The farmer knew very well that the mongoose was a friendly animal

1. fables , farmer , baby , mongoose

2. Pick ___Throw
Tiny __ Huge
Full ____ Empty
Friend___ Enemy
Sleep ____Awake
Strong ___Weak

3. 1.True 2.True 3.False 4.True 5.True

CHAPTER 3 : The Shepherd’s Treasure

1.See the pictures below and complete the statements with appropriate words:

i). King riding on a ____________

ii). King conversing with the __________

iii). _________ complaining to the king.

iv). ________ reaching the palace.

v). The _________king.

2.Choose the correct option:

i). The story "The Shepherd's Treasure" is an __________ tale.

Iranian
Indian

ii). The shepherd remained to be a friendly person to the people.

Yes
No

iii). When the king heard about the shepherd, he was angry on him.

No
Yes

iv). What does the word 'humility' refer to?

Behaving in a way that you are better than others
Behaving in a way that you are not better than others

Answers :
1. i) mule ii) shepherd iii) governor iv) shepherd v) angry
2. i) Iranian ii) Yes iii)Yes iv) Behaving in a way that you are not better than others

CHAPTER 4 : The Old-Clock Shop
1. Select the Relevant statements from the Introduction of the story:
i) The story is set in England.
ii) The story teaches us the importance of peace and goodwill in people.
iii) The story is set during Easter.
iv) The act of benevolence stops the man from committing a crime.
v) The story takes place in an old book shop.
vi) The old-clock shop was run by Roy.

2. State whether the following is true or false.

i). Looking at the loan board, the man started to feel a little easier and relieved.

ii). The act of looking at the watch implies that the man has realised that he has a sensible option to get the
money he needed.

iii). The man knew that the watch wasn't great or worthy, and hence he looked ashamed.

iv) Ray was unable to move the man's heart.

3.Fill in the blanks using the meanings provided :

Timepiece, Pawnbroker, Loan, Counter

S.No. A B
i) A long flat-topped fitment or a table across which business is conducted in a shop
ii) An act of lending something that is expected to be paid back
iii) A person who lends money at interest on the security of an article pawned
iv) An instrument, such as a clock or watch, for measuring time

1.Staements ii,iv
2.i) True ii)True iii)False iv) False
3.i) counter ii) loan iii) Pawn-broker iv) Time-piece

CHAPTER 5 : Tansen
1. Look at the pictures below and complete the statements with the appropriate words:

i).Tansen hiding _______ a tree.

ii).The great ______ Tansen.

iii).Tansen joined ________ court.

iv) Akbar _________ Tansen.

v). Tansen‘s _________.

2.Choose the appropriate answer :

i)Tansen is one of the greatest __________ of our country.
musicians
lyricists
dancers

ii). Tansen's father was a great singer.
True
False

iii). Tansen was the only child of his beloved parents.
Yes. Tansen is the only child
No. Tansen had an elder brother

iv). Who is Swami Haridas?
Dancer
Singer

3. Match the exact meaning of the words:

Extremely loving and loyal to something/someone Feeling sad or angry about what someone has
To make someone afraid A king‘s household

i) frighten ii) court iii) devoted iv) jealous

Answers :

1. i) behind ii) singer iii) Akbar‘s iv) appreciated v) tomb
2. i) musicians ii) True iii) Yes iv) singer
3. i) To make someone afraid
ii) A king‘s household
iii) Extremely loving and loyal to something/someone
iv) Feeling sad or angry about what someone has

CHAPTER 6 : The Monkey and the Crocodile
1. Look at the pictures below and complete the statements with the appropriate words:

i) The __________ monkey.

ii) Monkey offering _________ to the crocodile.

iii) Crocodile‘s wife‘s _________.

iv) Monkey __________on crocodile‘s back.

v) Monkey _________ by crocodile‘s plan.

2. Choose the correct options:

i) There are around 84 stories in Panchatantra.
a)True b)False

ii) Who created Panchatantra stories?
a)Vaishnav Sharma b)Vishnu Sharma

iii) The book of Panchatantra stories is categorised into five volumes.
a)True b) False

iv) The story of 'The Monkey and the Crocodile' falls into the category of __________.
a) Loss of Gains b) Separation of Friends

v) Where did the monkey lived?
a) In the middle of a forest b) Near the bank of a river

vi) The monkey led a peaceful life over there, eating the fruits produced by the tree.
a) True b) False

vii) What does the word 'laden' refers to?
a) Falling off from the trees b) Heavily loaded with something

viii)What does the word 'companion' refer to?
a) An enemy b) A friend or a partner

1.i)isolated ii) bananas iii) plan iv) riding v) scared
2.i) True ii) Vishnu Sharma iii) True iv) Separation of Friends v) Near the bank of a river
vi) True vii)heavily loaded with something viii) A friend or a partner

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CHAPTER 7 : The Wonder Called Sleep

1. Two of the following options are incorrect. Pick them both .
i) The brain also slows down while we are sleeping.
ii) We tend to lose our immunity power during our sleep.
iii) While everything becomes seemingly inactive, something interesting such as dreams take place inside our
head.

iv)We are so conscious during the sleep that we can easily remember what happened during the night.

2. State True or False:
i) One‘s dreams often reveal a great deal about one‘s future.
ii) Dreams can talk about one‘s personality.
iii) The scientific study of dreams are called Orthology.
iv) Sleep is filled with wonders and packed with power.

3) Explain the following picture in 50 words :

4. Choose the appropriate synonym:

i) Recover
a) Recuperate b) Feasible

ii) Fatigue
a) Alone b) Tiredness

iii) Possible
a) Feasible b) Recover

iv) Separately
a) Alone b) Tiredness

1.i) The brain also slows down while we are sleeping.
iii) While everything becomes seemingly inactive, something interesting such as dreams take place inside our
head
2. i) False ii) False iii) False iv) True
3.Any answer
4.i) Recuperate ii) Tiredness iii) Feasible iv) Alone

CHAPTER 8 : A Pact with the Sun
1.Fill in the blanks to complete the summary:

convinced cured
sunlight Saeeda
specialist recovered
ailment confined
instructions courtyard

The story "A Pact with the Sun" is written by Zakir Husain. It revolves around the characters_______ and her
sick mother.Saeeda's mother was suffering from several kinds of ______. She was so pale and weak, and she was
always _________ to her tiny room with windows shut. Various physicians had treated her, and yet she was
never completely_______. It came to the point that it seemed as if she would die. Later, some of her
relatives_____ her to consult a ______. She sold some of her jewellery to pay for the doctor's fees and the
medicine.

The doctor examined Saeeda's mother and prescribed some costly medicines. In addition to that, he had also
asked her to get an hour's worth of ________ and fresh air, between eight and nine in the morning. Despite the
opposition from some of the elders in her house, Saeeda's mother had decided to follow the doctor‘s________.
Unfortunately, the next two days remained cloudy and gloomy. The sky was filled with clouds, and the sun was
well hidden. Saeeda's mother was heartbroken.

Saeeda had heard what the doctor had said, and she was also aware that her mother was feeling very sad. Later in
the same afternoon, she discovered a spot on the ________ where the sun rays were retreating. She called out to
one of them in a secret language known only to the children. She asked the little ray to come back tomorrow to
help her sick mother recover. The little ray promised her the same and left.

On the next day, the sky remained cloudy. The sun was hidden behind them. However, to keep her promise with
Saeeda, the little ray and her sibling rays convinced their father, the sun, to visit the earth. They also pushed
through the thick clouds and reached Saeeda‘s courtyard. Saeeda and her mother were very happy and grateful.
As time went by, Saeeda‘s mother_______. Plenty of sunlight and lungful of air, along with the proper medicine,
and healed Saeeda‘s mother.

2. Choose the statement that is irrelevant :

i) The sun stopped the rays because it was their day off.
ii) The little ray was determined to keep her promise with Saeeda.
iii) The little ray was scared of the clouds.
iv) The sun is projected as the father of the rays in the story.

3. Choose the correct Antonyms:
Dissuade , safe, short , healthy

i) Long ii) Sick iii) Persuade iv) Dangerous

Answers :
1. Saeeda , ailment , confined , cured , convinced , specialist , sunlight , instructions , courtyard , recovered

2. iii) The little ray was scared of the clouds.
3.i) short ii) healthy iii) dissuade iv) safe

CHAPTER 9 : What Happened to the Reptiles
1. Mark the appropriate answer:

i) The old man gave food and shelter to Prem and helped in his recovery.

True
False

ii). Neighbours and even strangers came to visit the narrator while he was unwell.

Yes
No

iii). Prem didn't listen to the story.

Yes,he didn't listen
No,he listened to the whole story
For a while he listened and slept after sometime

iv) Why did Makara entered the meeting late?

It played in the river
It cleaned up its teeth in the river
It slept and so came late

v) What was the time given for the tortoise to vacate the jungle?

It was a week's period
It was a day's time

vi). Did the snakes obey Makara's order?

Yes , they left the jungle
They argued for a while and then left
No,they didn't leave

vii) What was the problem associated with the expulsion of snakes.

Makara was left isolated without his snake friends
There were no snakes to help Makara while bathing
Rats, in the absence of snakes to swallow them, took control over the whole forest.

viii) Whom did he (Makara) plan to expel after snakes?

Frogs
Lizards
Crocodiles

Answers :
i) True
ii) Yes
iii) No,he listened to the whole story
iv) It cleaned up its teeth in the river
v) It was a week's period
vi) They argued for a while and then left
vii) Rats, in the absence of snakes to swallow them, took control over the whole forest.
viii) Crocodiles

CHAPTER 10 : A Strange Wrestling Match
1. Choose the right answer:

i) One of Vijay Singh' fans informed him that the facts been told about the ghost were true.

Yes

No

ii) . What was the landmark given for the isolated desert?

A mountain

An ugly black rock

iii). While starting the journey, what did the old woman gifted Vijay Singh?

An iron rod Small packet

iv) Explain the word meaning 'set out'.

To withdraw one‘s promise
To take the first step in carrying out any work

Answers :

i) Yes ii) An ugly black rock iii) Small packet iv) To take the first step in carrying out any work