NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English (Honeysuckle) A Game of Chance [Old Book]

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Book : Honeysuckle NCERT Solutions | Chapter - 8 English - 1

Class : 6th
Subject : English-1
Chapter : 8
Chapter Name : A Game of Chance

QA Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given
in brackets.
1. ————————————— was held at the time of the Eid festival. (A big show, A big
fair, A big competition)
2. Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goods————————————— . (to
display, to buy, to sell)
3. Uncle told me ———————————————————————— while he was away. (not
to buy anything, not to go anywhere, not to talk to anyone)
4. The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everybody present
—————————————————————————— . (to play the game, to win a prize, to
try their luck)
5. The �rst time I took a chance I got —————————————–— . (a bottle of ink, two
pencils, a tri�e)
6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made ————————. (a fool of me, a good
pro�t, friends with many people)

Answer. 1. A big fair was held at the time of the Eid festival.
2. Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goodsto sell.
3. Uncle told me not to buy anything while he was away.
4. The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everyone present to try their luck.
5. The �rst time I took a chance I got two pencils.
6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made a fool of me.

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QB Answer the following questions.
1. Why do you think Rasheed’s uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence? (3)
2. Why was the shop called ‘Lucky Shop’? (4)
3. An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper. How much money did he
make? (5)
4. How many prizes did the boy win? What were they? (6)
5. Why was Rasheed upset? (7, 8, 9)
6. In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed? (11)

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Answer. 1. Rasheed's uncle told him not to buy anything in his absence because he knew
that the shopkeepers would make a fool of Rashid and cheat him.
2. The shop was called Lucky Shop because the shopkeeper wanted everybody to try their
luck. There were discs on the table with numbers from one to ten facing down. All one
had to do was to pay 50 paise, pick up any six discs, add up the numbers on the discs and
�nd the total. The article marked with that number went to the person.
3. The old man made 15 rupees by selling the clock back to the shopkeeper.
4. The boy won four prizes. They were a comb, a fountain pen, a wristwatch and a table
lamp.
5. Rasheed was upset because he had hopes of winning a big prize and he continued
trying his luck again and again. But every time he got a tri�e. People were looking at him
and laughing, but no one showed any sympathy.
6. The shopkeeper made a fool of Rasheed by making him believe that it was luck that got
the old man and the boy their prizes. They were in fact friends of the shopkeeper who
were playing tricks to tempt Rasheed. As a result, Rasheed tried his luck again and again
in the hope of getting a big prize. However, he did not manage to win anything big.

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QA The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs.
Use them appropriately to �ll in the blanks.
1. (i) The two teams have ————————————— three matches already. (play)
(ii) The last day’s ————————————— was excellent.
2. (i) She has a lovely ————————————— . (face)
(ii) India ———————————— a number of problems these days.
3. (i) He made his ————————————— in essay-writing. (mark)
(ii) Articles ————————————— ‘sold’ are reserved.
4. (i) The police are ————————————— the area to catch the burglars. (comb)
(ii) An ordinary plastic ————————————— costs �ve rupees.
5. (i) He gave a ————————————— in answer to my question. (smile)
(ii) We also ————————————— to see him smile.
6. (i) He said he ————————————— to be invited to the party. (hope)
(ii) We gave up ————————————— of his joining the party.
7. (i) The boys put up a good athletic————————————— . (show)
(ii) The soldiers ————————————— great courage in saving people from �oods.8.
(i) You deserve a ————————————— on the back for your good performance. (pat)
(ii) The teacher ————————————— the child on the cheek to encourage her.

Answer. 1. (i) The two teams have played three matches already.
(ii) The last day's Qlay_ was excellent.
2. (i) She has a lovely face.

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(ii) India faces/is facing a number of problems these days
3. (i) He made his mark in essay writing.
(ii) Articles marked 'sold' are reserved.
4. (i) The police are combing the area to catch the burglars.
(ii) An ordinary plastic comb costs �ve rupees.
5. (i) He gave a smile in answer to my question.
(ii) We also smiled to see him smile.
6. (i) He said he hoped to be invited to the party.
(ii) We gave up hope of his joining the party.
7. (i) The boys put up a good athletic show.
(ii) The soldiers showed great courage in saving the people from the �oods.
8. (i) You deserve a pat on the back for your good performance.
(ii) The teacher patted the child on the cheek to encourage her.

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QB Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.
There was a big crowd at the fair.
There were many things I’d have liked to buy.
Now rewrite the following sentences using ‘there’ in the beginning. Look at the following
examples.
I can do nothing to help you.
There is nothing I can do to help you.
A man at the door is asking to see you.
There is a man at the door asking to see you.
1. This park has beautiful roses.
2. Your story has no fun in it.
3. We have no secrets between us.
4. My village has two primary schools.
5. This problem can be solved in two ways.

Answer. 1. There are beautiful roses in the park.
2. There is no fun in your story.
3. There are no secrets between us.
4. There are two primary schools in my village.
5. There are two ways to solve this problem.

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QC Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from the box.

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There was a ————————————— Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything
from a ————————————— toy to a ————————————— camel. I went to the
fair on its ————————————— day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky
Shop. It was very————————————— . I tried my luck but did not win any prize.
Later, Uncle told me that I was more ————————————— than
—————————————.

Answer. There was a big Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a tiny toy to a
huge camel. I went to the fair on its last day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the lucky
shop. It was very interesting. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later uncle told
me that I was more foolish than unlucky.

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QA 1. Suppose you are Rasheed. Describe in your own words your visit to the fair. Do not
refer to the Lucky Shop.
2. Read aloud the two paragraphs that describe the boy and the old man at the Lucky
Shop.
3. Listen to these children. What are they talking about?

Answer. One day. I went to the Eid fair in my village. My uncle and our Bhaiya (make
servant) were also with me. There was a big crowd in the fair. Some friends of my uncle
took him away. Our servant and I wandered from shop to shop in my uncle's absence. We
didn't buy anything as per my uncle's instructions. Then my uncle came back. He bought
an umbrella, biscuits, sweets and some other little gifts for me. Then we returned home.

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QB Work in pairs. One of you is an agent and the other is a client looking for
accommodation in a hotel. Talk to each other. Use the clues given below.

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Answer. (1) single-room accommodation.
(2) my own room.
(3) to share a room with any other person.
(4) a room with television,
(5) a room with television.
(6) to hire an auto rickshaw.
(7) an independent room on top �oor.
(8) a telephone
(9) breakfast, tea, lunch, cold drink and supper at proper time.

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Q1 Some words are given below. Listen carefully to the word from the list the teacher
speaks. and write against it another word that has the same pronunciation but different
spelling. The �rst is an example.
fair - fare
buy _________________

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one _________________
which ________________
two __________________
no ___________________
here _________________
see __________________
there _________________
hare __________________
Nun __________________

Answer. buy - bye
one - won
which - Witch
two - too
no - know
here - hear
see - sea
there - their
hare - hair
nun - none

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Q1 Your partner and you may now be able to answer these questions.
(i) Who is the speaker in the poem? Who are the people the speaker meets? What are
they doing?
(ii) What wishes does the child in the poem make? Why does the child want to be a
hawker, a gardener, or a watchman? Pick out the lines in each stanza, which tell us this.
(iii) From the way the child envies the hawker, the gardener and the watchman, we can
guess that there are many things the child has to do, or must not do.

Make a list of the do’s and don’ts that the child doesn’t like. The �rst line is done for you.
The child must The child must not
come home at a �xed time. get his clothes dirty in the dust.
—————————————————————— ———————————————————
—————————————————————— ———————————————————
—————————————————————— ———————————————————
—————————————————————— ———————————————————
—————————————————————— ———————————————————
Now add to the list your own complaints about the things you have to do, or must not do.
(iv) Like the child in the poem, you perhaps have your own wishes for yourself. Talk to

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your friend, using “I wish I were…”

Answer. (i) The speaker in this poem is a school-going child. Every day he happens to
meet the hawker selling bangles, the gardener digging away at the garden, and the
watchman walking the street all night.
(ii) The little child is innocent. He watches the people keenly around him. He is sick of
checks on his movement. He wants to enjoy the same freedom as do the hawker, the
gardener, and the watchman. They do what they like. The child says:
1. I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in the road.
2. I wish I were a gardener, digging away at the garden.
3. I wish I were a watchman walking the street all night.
DO's-----------------------------------Don'ts
(i) Obey his elders--------------------Be late for school.
(ii) Do his homework regularly. -------Eat junk food.
(iii) Be truthful and honest. -------- Be rude or ill-mannered.

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Q2. Find out the different kinds of work done by the people in your neighbourhood. Make
different cards for different kinds of work. You can make the card colourful with pictures
of the persons doing the work.

Answer. DIY

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