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DAV Class 5 English Reader Book Solutions Unit 2 Books

Introduction:

Can you guess the answer of this riddle?

My leaves are white
They never grow
And everything
You want to know
Is stored in those
Black marks you see
On every leaf
You find in me.
Answer:
A book.

Books can be of a wide variety. Let us see if you can match the types of books with their description.

Answer:

1. Fairy Tales	(g) Stories of fairies, magical people and events.
2. Epic	(a) Long poem or story about heroic deeds.
3. Autobiography	(d) Story of a person’s life written by that person.
4. Detective stories	(f) Collection of mystery stories.
5. Cartoon book	(e) Book containing sequence of drawings.
6. Novel/Fiction	(h) Long story divided into chapters.
7. Poetry Book	(c) Collection of poems
8. Fable	(i) Old stories that teach a lesson.
9. Folk Tales	(b) Stories about ordinary folks.

A
A.1. Great men and thinkers have used different names for books. Use the given words in sentences to explain each name. One is done for you.

(i) Companion (best friend)
Answer:
Books are our companions in all circumstances.

(ii) Window (show world)
Answer:
Books are windows through which we can see the whole world.

(iii) Light house (show direction)
Answer:
Books are like lighthouses that show us the right direction.

(iv) Teacher (teach good things)
Answer:
Books are our teachers to teach us good things.

(v) Treasure (store house of knowledge)
Answer:
Books are treasure of knowledge.

A.2. Read the following poem.

Adventures with Books [Textbook Pages 30 – 37]

Summary of the Poem

This poem is all about the features of books. Books contain a lot of adventures and tales Reading a book gives one a lot of varied experiences. We travel in ships sailing in the seas. We cross the lands of snow. We see jungle trees. The poet feels to be the captain of the ship who can choose what to see and what to avoid. The poet invites us to sail the magic ship. Further the poet says that books are like trains travelling through many lands crossing hills and deserts.

Here the poet feels like being an engineer guiding the train to make it more adventurous. Books are full of the stories of birds and beasts. Here books are like zoos and the poet becomes the keeper of the zoo. Books give us experiences of fairies, elves, comboys and people like us. Here books appear to be beautiful gardens. We feel excited and have a lot of mixed reactions. All the way reading is a fun.

Summary in Hindi

प्रस्तुत कविता में किताबों की विशेषताओं का वर्णन किया गया है। किताबों में बहुत सी साहसिक कहानियाँ होती हैं। किताबें पढ़ने से हम तरह-तरह के अनुभवों से वाकिफ होते हैं। हम जहाज में बैठकर समुद्र की यात्रा करते हैं। हम बर्फीली भूमि को पार करते हैं। जंगली पेड़-पौधों को देखते हैं । कवि को ऐसा आभास होता है कि वह इस जहाज का कैप्टन है जो यह निर्णय ले सकता है कि उसे क्या देखना है और क्या नहीं देखना है। कवि हमें जादुई जहाज में समुद्री यात्रा करने के लिए आमंत्रित करता है। आगे कवि कहता है कि किताबें रेलगाड़ियों की तरह हैं जो यात्रा के दौरान पहाड़ियों और मरुस्थलों को पार करती हुई गुजरती हैं।

यहाँ कवि को लगता है कि वह एक इंजीनियर है जो रेलगाड़ी को और अधिक साहसिक यात्रा करने के लिए मार्गदर्शन करता है। किताबों में पक्षियों और राक्षसों की कहानियाँ भरी पड़ी हैं। यहाँ पर कवि किताबों को चिड़ियाघर से तुलना करते हुए कहता है कि वह इसका ( चिड़ियाघर ) रखवाला है। किताबें पढ़कर हमें परियों, चरवाहों और अपने जैसे लोगों के बारे में जानकारी मिलती हैं। यहाँ पर किताबों की तुलना सुंदर-सुंदर उद्यानों से की गई है। हम बहुत उत्तेजित होते हैं और हमारे अंदर मिश्रित प्रतिक्रियाएँ उभरती हैं। जो भी हो, किताबें पढ़ना आनंददायक होता है।

Word – Meanings:

Bold = brave – साहसी, निडर,
Magic = charm – जादू,
Hill = a small mountain – पहाड़ी,
Desert = sandy land- मरुस्थल,
Guide = show by leading – मार्गदर्शन करना,
Exciting – उत्तेजक,
Ride = journey (on a vehicle)-सैर,
Beast = giant – राक्षस,
Roam = wander here and there – घूमना,
Keeper = one who looks after something – रखवाला,
Elffairy = like – परी जैसी,
Cowboy = one who tends animals like cows – चरवाहा,
Fun = amusement – आमोद-प्रमोद ।

A.3. On the basis of reading of the poem, complete the following sentences.

(i) Books take the speaker to ________.
Answer:
new places

(ii) The speaker is the ________ of the ship in which he will travel.
Answer:
captain

(iii) He is a ________ person. It is he who will decide what places to visit.
Answer:
bold and free

(iv) The speaker invites everyone to sail ________.
Answer:
the magic ship

(v) Books can easily cross ________.
Answer:
hills or desert sands

(vi) Books take its passengers on ________.
Answer:
the magic train

(vii) A zoo is a ________.
Answer:
place where wild animals are kept

(viii) The birds and animals are not ________ to roam in a zoo.
Answer:
allowed

(ix) The speaker decides the ________.
Answer:
things to show to us

(x) One can easily find in a book what ________.
Answer:
one wants inside it.

A.4. Mark whether the following state-ments about the speaker are true (T) of false (F). Find lines in the poem to support your answer.

(i) The speaker loves reading books.
Answer:
True

(ii) He reads all kinds of books.
Answer:
True

(iii) He is by nature a dull and boring person.
Answer:
False

(iv) He is bold, independent and adventurous.
Answer:
True

(v) He does not wish to share his joy with others.
Answer:
False

(vi) He is creative and imaginative.
Answer:
True

(vii) He understands the power of books.
Answer:
True

(viii) He does not recommend reading books to others.
Answer:
False

A.5. Pick out words from the box to complete the following web charts.

Answer:

A.6. Compete the stanza taking words from the box given below.

Books are ________ that fly ________
Above the ________ and in the sky
I’m the ________, smart and ________
Taking you to new ________ forever
Come, let us ________ in the ________ plane.
Answer:
Books are planes that fly high.
Above the clouds and in the sky.
I’m the pilot, smart and clever.
Taking you to new places forever.
Come, let us fly in the wonderful plane.

A.7. Your class wishes to start a class library. As monitor of the class, draft a notice to be put on class notice board giving the following information.

planto start the class library — deposit one story book each within a week — books to be read in the zero period — the student who reads maximum books in a month to be rewarded.

Answer:

NOTICE
DAV School, Vadodara

10 April, 20….
To start a class library

This is to inform you that we have planned to start a class library. All the students of class V are requested to deposit one story book within a week. Books collected in this way would be kept in the class library and could be read in the zero period. The student who reads maximum books in a month will be rewarded.

Ashish Shankar
Monitor
Class V

Additional Questions:

Question 1.
How are books like an adventure?
Answer:
Adventure is a journey towards unknown. It is always exciting. As we face a lot of new things suddenly. In the same way when we read a book we don’t know what will happen the next moment. We feel excited and have always new experiences. Hence, books are also adventures.

Question 2.
What do you see in the zoos?
Answer:
Zoos are the protected places where different kinds of birds and animals are kept. They are provided natural surroundings. People enjoy visiting it.

B
B.1. Writers have not ruled countries, invented things, won battles or had amazing adventures. Yet they are famous and important because they create tales that entertain people. After all, it is well-known that-

Match the writers with their creations. [Textbook Page 35]

Rabindranath Tagore	Rudyard Kipling
Enid Blyton	Ruskin Bond
Arthur Conan Doyle	Charles Dickens
R.K. Narayan      Lewis	Carroll

Answer:

Alice in Wonderland	Lewis Carroll
The Adventures of Rusty	Ruskin Bond
The Jungle Book	Rudyard Kipling
Swami and Friends	R.K. Narayan
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes	Arthur Conan Doyle
Oliver Twist	Charles Dickens
Gitanjali	Rabindranath Tagore
Five on a Treasure Island	Enid Blyton

B.2. Reading is a hobby. Find out how many students enjoy reading in your class. Also complete the sentences given below to assess your reading habits.

Answer:
My favourite book is The Jungle Book.
The character(s) I like most in the book is/are Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera.
Other books/stories that I have liked are Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver’s Travels, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, The Folk of the Faraway Tree, etc.
When I go to the library, I like to take out books about historical facts.
My Favourite author is Enid Blyton.
My Favourite fairy tale is Cindrella.
If I could write a book, I would call it The Land of Fairies.

B.3. Read the story ‘The Boy Who Borrowed’

The Boy Who Borrowed [Textbook Pages 36-40]

Summary of the Story

Benny’s favourite hobby was reading. But he hadn’t enough money to buy a lot of books. So he borrowed them from his friends and from the library. The books that he borrowed included The Island of Adventure, The Secret Seven, Treasure Island, etc. Benny had a bad habit. He always forgot to return them and in this way he collected a lot of books.When children asked for their books, back, Benny pretended that he had not got them.

Benny did not only borrow books. He borrowed several other things such as ball, pen, jigsaw, rubber, etc. Since he did not give any of them back, the children were angry with him. One night Benny heard voices of books in his dream. The books were talking. They wanted to return to their owners. Suddenly they started walking downstairs and running away. Benny got panicked. He awoke all of a sudden and went to his bookshelves to find them empty except for his own books. Now he was sure that it hadn’t been a dream. It was real. Books made Benny feel ashamed and so he returned all borrowed things. He promised to borrow books only if he returned them quickly.

Summary in Hindi

बेनी को किताबें पढ़ने में बहुत रुचि थी। लेकिन उसके पास इतने पैसे नहीं होते थे कि ढेर सारी किताबें खरीद सके। इसलिए वह अपने दोस्तों और पुस्तकालय से किताबें उधार माँग लेता था। उधार ली गई किताबों के नाम थे— The Island of Adventure, The Secret Seven, Treasure Island, आदि । बेनी की एक बुरी आदत थी। वह किताबें लौटाना हमेशा भूल जाता था । इस तरह से उसने बहुत सारी किताबें इकट्ठी कर ली थीं। जब बच्चे उससे अपनी किताबें लौटाने को कहते तब वह ऐसा अभिनय करता था जैसे कि किताबें उसे मिली ही नहीं ।

बेनी केवल किताबें ही उधार नहीं लेता था। वह गेंद, कलम, चित्रखंड प्रहेलिका (Jigsaw), रबड़ जैसी चीजें भी उधार माँग लेता था। चूँकि वह किसी की चीजें लौटाता नहीं था, इसलिए बच्चे उससे नाराज रहते थे। एक रात उसने सपने में किताबों को बातचीत करते हुए सुना । किताबें अपने-अपने मालिकों के पास जाना चाहती थीं। अचानक वे सीढ़ियों से उतरने लगीं और भागने लगीं। बेनी डर गया। वह अचानक जग गया और किताबों की ताक ( आला) की ओर बढ़ा। ताकों को खाली देखकर वह हैरान रह गया। उन पर उसकी अपनी किताबों को छोड़कर और कोई किताबें नहीं थीं। अब उसे विश्वास हो गया कि उसने जो सपने में देखा, वह सपना नहीं था बल्कि यथार्थ था।

किताबों ने बेनी को शर्मिंदा महसूस करवाया। उसने फौरन उधार ली गई चीजों को लौटा दिया। उसने प्रतिज्ञा ली कि वह चीजें उधार तभी लेगा जब उन्हें जल्दी लौटा देगा।

Word – Meanings:

Borrowed = got temporary use of a thing or money – उद्दार माँगना,
Dictionary = a book that lists and explains the words of a language – शब्दकोष,
Gradually = slowly – क्रमश:, धीरे-धीरे,
Pretented = claim faslely – गलत बोलना, अभिनय करना,
Cross = ( here ) angry – नाराज,
Slopped = escaped – भाग निकला,
Horrid = horrible – भयानक,
Gracious = kind and pleasant towards inferiors – दयालु,
Alarm = fear – डर, भय
Jostling = pushing roughly – धकेलते हुए,
Frightened = afraid – भयभीत,
Trembling = quivering – काँपते हुए ( डर से ),
Empty = vacant – खाली,
Broad daylight = in day time – दिन-दहाड़े,
Ashamed = felt shame – शर्मिंदा महसूस किया,
Stealing = talking dishonestly – चुराना,
Stared = looked – देखा ।

B.4. Tick (✓) the correct option to complete the sentences.

(i) Benny completed reading a book in—
(a) three days
(b) half a day
(c) two hours.
Answer:
(b) half a day

(ii) Benny got books only—
(a) at Christmas time
(b) on his birthday
(c) when he demanded them.
Answer:
(a) at Christmas time

(iii) Benny had the habit of—
(a) stealing things
(b) lending things
(c) borrowing things.
Answer:
(c) borrowing things.

(iv) When children asked for their books back, Benny—
(a) returned them
(b) avoided them
(c) pretended that he had not got them.
Answer:
(c) pretended that he had not got them.

(v) All the borrowed books wanted to—
(a) return to their owners
(b) stay with Benny
(c) praise Benny’s passion for reading books.
Answer:
(a) return to their owners

(vi) The funny dream that Benny narrated to his mother was about—
(a) his reading a funny book
(b) his writing a book
(c) books walking downstairs and running away.
Answer:
(c) books walking downstairs and running away.

(vii) Books made Benny feel ashamed and so he—
(a) did not talk to his friends
(b) returned all borrowed things.
(c) cried loudly.
Answer:
(b) returned all borrowed things.

(viii) Benny promised to borrow books—
(a) again and again
(b) only if he returned them quickly
(c) only from relatives.
Answer:
(b) only if he returned them quickly

B.5. Answer the following questions briefly.

(i) What was Benny’s favourite hobby?
Answer:
His favourite hobby was reading books.

(ii) What kind of book did Benny want?
Answer:
He wanted adventure and nature books.

(iii) How many books did he have?
Answer:
He had about eight books.

(iv) Why could Benny not bear to return books?
Answer:
He could not bear to return books because they looked beautiful in his book case.

(v) Whose voices did Benny hear one night?
Answer:
One night he heard books’ voices.

(vi) What horrid thing had Benny done with one of the books?
Answer:
Benny had truned down some of the pages of one of the books to mark his place.

(vii) How did the books leave the house?
Answer:
They left the house walking downstairs and running away.

(viii) Why were the children surprised when Benny returned them their things?
Answer:
The children were surprised because they had never thought that Benny would return their things.

B.6. Life Skills

Imagine Benny had borrowed a book from you and has not returned it back. How would you convince him to return your book and all the other things that he has borrowed from other people?
Answer:
I would tell him that the habit of borrowing things is not good in itself. If for any reason you borrow any thing. For example, a book you should try to return it as soon as possible. You should read the borrowed book within the given time frame and return it without reminder. In this way there will be no problem for the lender and a very cordial relationship between the two will develop.

B. 7. Value Based Question

‘Books are our best friends. The values that we get from them are timeless and priceless.’ Do you agree with this statement? Discuss in class what values do we get from books.
Answer:

1. Books brighten our ideas and ennoble our soul.
2. They broaden our outlook and refine our taste.
3. They not only enhance our knowledge but also make us thoughtful and rationale.
4. They teach us basic human values like kindness, love, gratitude, compassion, tolerance, and so on.
5. They enhance our far sightedness. They enable us to stand in the time of difficult situations.
6. If we are well-read, no one can move us from our beliefs.

B.8. Find words from the story which mean the same as the following:

(i) created a false impression – p _ _ t _ _ _ _ _
Answer:
pretended

(ii) angry – c _ _ _ _
Answer:
cross

(iii) strange – p _ _ u _ _ _ _
Answer:
peculiar

(iv) horrible – h _ _ _ _ _
Answer:
horror

(v) hurry in a disorderly manner – h _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer:
helterskelter

(vi) strange, odd – q _ _ _ _
Answer:
queer.

B.9. Imagine you are Benny. Write a diary entry describing your unbelievable experience of hearing the books talk, leave the house and reach their owners’ houses.
Answer:
10 p.m.
Monday

It is really unbelievable to hear book’s voices. It is yet another unbelievable experience to see books leaving my house and reaching their owner’s houses. I was stunned. I never had such an experience before. I always thought books to be non-living objects. I never cared for them. I made all the borrowed books dirty. But to my surprise I saw those books leaving my house. They reached their previous owners. Then I realised that books also have feelings. We should not ignore even non-living objects and take good care of them.

B.10. Benny’s friend decides to become a member of a Public Library to satisfy her passion of reading books. Given below are the steps of joining the library, selecting a book and getting it issued. Arrange them in the correct order by writing the number in the boxes provided.

Submit form and membership fee.
Hand over book and library card to librarian.
Refer to catalogue.
Get due return date stamped in the book.
Secure membership form.
Select book.
Fill details.
Collect library card.
Answer:
1 Secure membership form.
2 Submit form and membership fee.
3 Collect library card.
4 Fill details.
5 Refer to catalogue.
6 Select book.
7 Hand over book and library card to librarian.
8 Get due return date stamped in the book.

Additional Questions:

Question 1.
Why did Benny borrow books?
Answer:
Benny borrowed books because he had not enough money to buy them.

Question 2.
What other things did Benny borrow?
Answer:
Benny didn’t only borrow books. He borrowed a ball from Eric, a pen from Lucy, a jigsaw from Kenneth and a new rubber from Eileen.

Question 3.
Why were children angry with Benny?
Answer:
Children were angry with Benny because he (Benny) used to borrow books and other things from them but never gave any of them back.

Question 4.
What did the third voice say?
Answer:
The third voice said that it (book) belonged to Bill who loved it very much and read it six times. Then it got stuck there in Benny’s shelf and it didn’t like him because he didn’t treat it properly either. He had turned some of its pages down to mark his place.

Question 5.
What did Benny find when he went to get his school books that morning?
Answer:
He found his bookshelves quite empty except for his own books. All the others had gone.

Question 6.
What message does the lesson ‘The Boy Who Borrowed’ convey to its readers?
Answer:
This lesson convey two clear-cut messages. Firstly, if we borrow anything from any one, we must return it in time. Secondly, we should keep the books properly. We should not turn any of their pages down to mark our place.

C
C.1. Here are two pages of annotated bibliography of children’s books. Read it carefully. [Textbook Pages 44 – 45]

1. The Jungle Book

Mowgli lives in the jungle and spends his days climbing trees, eating honey. and swimming in forest pools. But not everyone wants him in the jungle. Can Mowgli overcome the ferocious tiger Sher Khan?

128 pages; Ages 6 and up; Paperback; 80

2. The Fried Frog
and Other Funny Freaky Food je Feisty Poems

Have you ever heard of fabulous beasts that are garbage trucks? Have you ever met a person called Shampoo who talks in frothy bubbles? Have you ever ridden a word-balloon? A book filled with all kinds of strangeness and hilariousness, it promises an absolute laugh-riot.

112 pages; Ages 8 – 14; Paperback; 90

3. Amazing India
A Slate-by-State Guide
Illustrated by: Amit Vachharajani

Did you know that twenty-two of the twenty-nine states in India have their Own language, and all of them their Own different, magnificently unique culture and arts and crafts? A fabulousiy illustrated book takes OU through all the different states and Uflion tcrrilorics in all their different regions, treating you to the rich kaleidoscope1 that is India.

72 colour pages; All ages; Paperback; 230

4. It’s All Relative!
Disney: Wizards of Waverly Place

When Alex Russo discovers that her dad has already taught her brother Justin how to fly the family’s magic carpet, she insists on getting her own flying lessons. The problem is her father doesn’t want his little girl to fly. So Justin secretly teaches her to take to the skies. But when Dad finds out, will Alex be grounded?

128 pages; Ages 8 – 11; Paperback; 100

5. Get Organized Without Losing It

Is your desk at school a disaster? Do you spend tons of time looking for things you need for homework? If you do, this book is for you. Packed with helpful tips, memory tricks and useful tools to make life that much easier.

110 pages; Ages 9 – 14; Paperback; 80

6. Fractions e Decimals
5-Minute Daily Practice

A great book which adopts an easy-to-understand approach for learning maths. The tests and solutions included will help you practice reinforce your learning and build confidence.

64 pages; Ages 8 – 11; Paperback; 100

C.2. On the basis of the book reviews you have read, write the titles of the books that you would read for the following.

(i) To learn about the customs, festivals and cultural events of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Answer:
Amazing India: A state-by-state Guide.

(ii) To solve simple exercises of arithmetic.
Answer:
Fractions and Decimals: 5-Minute Daily Practice.

(iii) To read the story of Mowgli, who has always lived in the jungle but whose life is now threatened by the tiger Sher Khan.
Answer:
The Jungle Book.

(iv) To enjoy funny compositions in verse.
Answer:
The Fried Frog and Other Funny Freaky Foodie Feisty Poems

(v) To read about a girl whose father does not want her to fly using the family’s magic carpet.
Answer:
Disney: Wizards of Waverly Place.

C.3. Select any two books which you would like to order. Discuss with your partner why you wish to purchase those books.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

C.4. You propose to form a ‘Literary Club’ in your society. To become a member of the club, one must read one book at least. The club will enable book lovers to meet at regular intervals and exchange information about interesting books.
Note the following points about a book you have read to tell others in the next meeting.

• title of the book.
• the writer’s name.
• the publisher’s name (you’ll find it on the front or back page, or somewhere inside).
• the type of book — puzzle, nature, science, humour, encyclopedia etc.
• any other thing that you may find worth noting.
• a small paragraph on the characters, the theme, important incidents and why you have liked the book.

A Book Review is a critical report of a book.
Here is a book review given by Sanchari at a Literary Club Meeting. [Textbook Page 47]

C.5. As members of the Club, make an attractive bookmark to gift to one another.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

C.6. Listen to the tape script about how to take care of books and complete the given ‘Do’s and DontV to be displayed in the library.

Listen to the audio CD, titled Listen & Comprehend (Class-V). After listening, answer the questions verbally. Thereafter, complete the given exercise. The tape script is also given on Textbook Page 51

Answer:

Do’s	Don’ts
(i) Handle books carefully.	(i) Do not drop a book.
(ii) Keep the dust jacket on the book.	(ii) Do not fold the covers back against each other.
(iii) Protect the book from stains, dirt and scrapes.	(iii) Do not drop water on the book.
(iv) Protect the book from heat, light and moisture.	(iv) Do not put a pencil or any other thick object in a book.
(v) Use a book mark to keep your place in the book.	(v) Do not fold the corners of the book.
(vi) Place the book upright on a shelf when not in use.	(vi) Do not underline or write in a library book.
(vii) Make a space for the book in the shelf.	(vii) Do not pull a book by the top of the spine when taking it out from the shelf.
(viii) Tum the pages gently to avoid wrinkles.	(viii) While replacing the book in the shelf, do not force it in.

C.7. Your School is celebrating a ‘Book Week’. Prepare a speech to be delivered in the school assembly on the need to take care of books and tips on how to do it. Suggest the students to make maximum use of the school library.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

C.8. Discuss with your partner and write down a few tips on how to make a good use of the school library.
Answer:
Do it yourself..

D
D.1. Read it Yourself.

Thank you, Rinku [Textbook Pages 49-50]

Summary of the Poem

The writer, now a grown-up lady, remembers her childhood days when she enjoyed friendship with Rinku, who was one year older than her. She was six and Rinku was seven, when they first met. Rinku lived a few houses from hers. Being older than her she was her boss and she (writer) felt no hesitation in obeying her commands. The writer remembers how Rinku introduced her to fish, to butter rice, to lace stockings and to books. She had no interest in books. But Rinku developed in her heart a love for reading.

She made her read stories of Enid Blyton and novels like Malony Towers, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. She didn’t stop her efforts unless the writer developed a hunger for books. At the time when she turned thirteen she had already read the Nancy Drew Series and famous novels of R.K. Narayan, James Herriot, Agatha Christie, and many more. The writer could live only two years in contact of Rinku but the priceless gift that she gave to her always remained with her. And when her son turned six she passed on this gift to him.

Summary in Hindi

लेखिका, जो अब एक वयस्क महिला है, अपने बचपन के दिनों को याद करती है जब वह रिंकु, जो उससे एक साल बड़ी थी, की दोस्त हुआ करती थी। लेखिका छह साल की थी और रिंकु सात साल की जब वे दोनों पहली बार मिलीं। रिंकु उसके घर से कुछ ही दूरी पर रहती थी। उम्र में बड़ी होने के नाते रिंकु उसकी बॉस थी और वह उसके सभी आदेशों का पालन करती थी। लेखिका याद करती है कि रिंकु ने उसे जूते का फीता बाँधना सिखाया और सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण, किताबों से परिचय कराया। लेखिका को किताबों में थोड़ी भी रुचि नहीं थी । लेकिन रिंकु ने उसके हृदय में पढ़ने का शौक पैदा किया। उसने उसे एनिड ब्लाटन की कहानियाँ और Malony Towers, The Famous Five और The Secret Seven जैसे उपन्यास पढ़ने के लायक बनाया। उसने अपना प्रयास तब तक नहीं छोड़ा जब तक कि उसके (लेखिका) के अंदर किताबें पढ़ने की भूख पैदा नहीं हुई। और तेरह साल के होते होते उसने आर०के० नारायण, अगाथा क्रिस्टी, जेम्स हेरिअर जैसे लेखकों के उपन्यास पढ़ लिए।

लेखिका रिंकु की संगति में बस दो साल ही रह सकी, लेकिन उसने (रिंकु ने) उसे जो अनमोल उपहार दिए, वह हमेशा उसके साथ रहा। और जब उसका बेटा छह साल का हो गया तब उसने उस उपहार को अपने बेटे के हवाले कर दिया।

Word – Meanings:

Initiated = introduced – दीक्षित करना,
Author = writer – लेखक,
Heartfelt = sincere – सच्चा,
Gratitude = being gratiful – कृतज्ञ होना,
Nestled = lay- स्थित था,
Equation = (here) relation – संबंध,
Command = order – आदेश,
Protected = saved रक्षा करना, बचाना,
Elf = fairy like – परी जैसी,
Pixies = fairies – परियाँ,
Goblins = mishievous ugly elves – शरारती बदसूरत परियाँ,
Hooked = addicted – आदी, आसक्त,
Derived = obtained from – निकालना,
Thrill = sensation – रोमांच,
Coax = convince – विश्वास दिलाना,
Realised = felt – महसूस किया,
Retreat = withdraw to when faced with difficulty, place of refuge and shelter – वापस आना,
Mentor = a trusted advisor- सलाहकार,
Priceless = invluable – अनमोल।

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Introduction:

Read the following cartoons. [Textbook Page 1]

Now guess

(a) Discuss why teachers get a headache while dealing with children?
Answer:
Dealing with children is not an easy task. With forty to forty-five students in a class, it is very tough to pay attention to all the students equally. Class management is another problem because all the students are not of the same nature. Some are self-disciplined and don’t create problems but a great number of them are naughty and require constant attention. Teachers have to face this situation everyday and so frequently become victims of headache.

(b) Do you create any problem for your teacher?
Answer:
Honestly speaking I don’t create problems for my teachers. Perhaps therefore all my teachers love me and value my words. I also adore them from the core of my heart.

A
A.1. Read what some of the children have to say about their school life. [Textbook Page 2]

Work with your partner. Write down what you like or dislike about your school life.
Answer:
I fully agree with Sachin. School is that place where we get opportunities to exhibit our hidden talent. We come
across so many children of our age group, learn many new things, play our favourite games, make friends and sometimes fight too, for which our teacher punish us. These sweet and sour experiences of school add beauty to our life.

A.2. Now read the following story. [Textbook Pages 3 – 5]

Monday Morning Blues Summary of the Story

Tom Sawyer did not want to get up on Monday mornings because it meant going back to school. And school was such a painful place for him. He lay in bed late thinking about some excuses. Suddenly he discovered that one of his upper front teeth was loose. He decided to use it as an excuse for not going to school. He began to groan loudly. Aunt Polly hurried upstairs. She was treambling with fear. She loved Tom too much and did not see him in troubles. She asked him what was going wrong with him. Tom changed his excuse immediately and told his aunty that his sore toe was going to fall off.

Aunt Polly instead of becoming panicked began to laugh. Tom felt foolish because his act was caught. He then shifted to his previous excuse and told aunty that he had a severe toothache. Aunt Polly asked for a silk thread and a chunk of fire to take out his loose tooth. Tom got panicked to think about the dental instruments and admitted that he was just making excuses for not going to school because he loved fishing too much. Now he would not stay at home and will go to school. By this time Aunt Polly was ready with her dental instruments. She took out Tom’s loose tooth inspite of his resistance.

Summary in Hindi

टॉम सॉयर सोमवार की सुबह में उठना नहीं चाहता था क्योंकि इस दिन स्कूल जाने का सिलसिला शुरु हो जाता था । और स्कूल उसके लिए बहुत ही तकलीफदायक स्थान था। वह बहाने सोचता हुआ देर तक बिछावान में पड़ा रहा। अचानक उसने पाया कि उसके ऊपर का आगे वाला एक दाँत ढीला हो गया है। उसने फौरन उसे स्कूल नहीं जाने का बहाना बना लिया। वह खूब जोर-जोर से कराहने लगा । आंट पोली तेजी से ऊपर आयी। वे डर से काँप रही थीं। वह टॉम को बहुत प्यार करती थीं और उसे दुःख में नहीं देख सकती थीं। उन्होंने टॉम से पूछा कि वह क्यों कराह रहा है।

टॉम ने फौरन अपना बहाना बदल दिया और चाची से कहा कि उसके पैर की ऊँगली में बहुत तेज दर्द हो रहा है। और पोली थोड़ा भी घबराई नहीं बल्कि हँसने लगी। टॉम को अपनी मूर्खता का एहसास हुआ क्योंकि उसकी करतूत पकड़ी गयी थी। वह फिर से पहले वाले बहाने पर आ गया। उसने चाची से कहा कि उसके दाँत में बहुत तेज दर्द है। चाची ने उसके ढीले दाँत को निकालने के उद्देश्य से सिल्क का धागा और आग का एक गोला मँगवाया। टॉम दाँत निकालने के उपकरणों के बारे में सोचकर घबरा गया। उसने मान लिया कि उसे मछली पकड़ना बहुत पसंद है, इसलिए वह स्कूल नहीं जाने के लिए बहाने बना रहा था। अब वह स्कूल कभी नहीं छोड़ेगा । इस समय तक आंट पोली दंत उपकरणों के साथ तैयार हो चुकी थी और टॉम के मना करने के बावजूद उन्होंने उसका दाँत निकाल ही दिया।

Word – Meanings:

Blues = a state of depression – दु:खी अवस्था,
Miserable = unhappy – दु:खी,
Suffering = pain – पीड़ा, दु:खी,
Attempts = efforts – प्रयास,
Detect = to find out – पता करना,
Symptom = sign – लक्षण,
Discovered = found out – पता कर लिया,
Excuse = a reason put forward to justify a fault, etc. – बहाना,
Moaning = differing kinds of sounds expressing pain – कराहना,
Fake = false – झूठ, Sore pain- दर्द,
Groaning = moaning – कराहना,
Stretched = expanded – फैलाया
Snort = a sound made by forcing breath through the nose in sleep – खर्राटा,
Stare = look – देखना,
Frightened = afraid – भयभीत,
Joggle = shake slightly – हिलाना,
Rubbish = nonsense – बकवास,
Trembled = quivered- काँप रहा था,
Worried = concerned- दु:खी,
Ache = pain – दर्द करना,
Awfully = badly – बुरी तरह से,
Outrageousness = shocking behaviour – उग्र व्यवहार,
Fastened = tied – बाँधा,
Bedpost = the feets (wooden blocks) on which bed stands – पलंग के पाए,
Seized = caught – पकड़ा,
Chunk = a thick piece – बड़ा टुकड़ा, गोला,
Thrust = pushed – धकेल दिया,
Dangling = hanging or swinging loosely – झूलता हुआ।

A.3. Tick (✓) the appropriate answer.

(i) Tom Sawyer did not want to get up on Monday mornings because-
(a) it meant going back to school.
(b) he wanted to work at home.
(c) he did not like Mondays.
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(a) it meant going back to school.

(ii) Tom began to groan loudly because –
(a) his tooth was loose.
(b) his feet hurt.
(c) his toe was sore.
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(a) his tooth was loose.

(iii) Aunt Polly was angry with Tom because-
(a) she did not like Tom.
(b) she knew he was telling a lie.
(c) she was being unkind to him.
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(b) she knew he was telling a lie.

(iv) Aunt Polly asked for a silk thread because-
(a) she wanted to sew a tom shirt.
(b) she wanted to tie it around Tom’s toe.
(c) she wanted to take out Tom’s tooth.
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(b) she wanted to tie it around Tom’s toe.

A.4. Mark the following statements with a (✓) if true and a (✗) if false.

(i) Tom held up his toe for inspection because he wanted to make sure that he could use it as an excuse for not going to school.
Answer:
✓

(ii) Tom was groaning loudly because he wanted to tell everyone that he was enjoying himself.
Answer:
✗

(iii) The dental instruments that Aunt Polly used were a silk thread and a chunk of fire.
Answer:
✓

(iv) Aunt Polly loved Tom a lot.
Answer:
✓

(v) Tom felt foolish because his act was caught.
Answer:
✓

A.5. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.

(i) ‘Well, one of them’s loose and it aches awfully. ’

(a) Who is the speaker?
Answer:
The speaker is Tom Sawyer.

(b) What is loose?
Answer:
One of his teeth is loose.

(ii) ‘It makes my flesh crawl to hear you. What is the matter?’

(a) Who is the speaker?
Answer:
The speaker is Sid.

(b) ‘makes my flesh crawl’—what does it mean?
Answer:
It means to make me feel afraid or full of disgust.

(c) What is the matter?
Answer:
Tom does not want to go to school. He makes toothache an excuse and starts groaning loudly.

A.6. Life Skills

Why do you think Tom did not like going to school? If you were Tom’s friend, how would you counsel/ convince him to attend the school regularly?
Answer:
If I were Tom’s friend, I would try my best to make him ready to attend the school regularly. I would tell him about the benefits of going to school regularly. School is the place where children get opportunities to exhibit their talent. They learn good manners, human values and rules of polite behaviour. They participate in a lot of competitions under the guidance of their teachers and build up confidence. They should not think that going to school is a boring task. It is rather a sacred duty that makes life beautiful and enjoyable.

A.7. Work with your partner. Find words from the story whose synonyms are

(i) Crying in pain m _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer:
moaning

(ii) pretend f _ _ _
Answer:
feign

(iii) terrible a _ _ _ _
Answer:
awful

(iv) excitedly e _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer:
eagerly

(v) efforts a _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer:
attempts

A.8. Aunt Polly told Tom, ‘You always break my heart’. The word ‘break’ can be used in many ways when it is succeeded by words like up, down, into, out, etc.
Discuss with your partner (or look up a dictionary) and try to understand what the expressions in the Aid Box mean.
Then fill in the blanks in the sentences given on the next page. You will have to alter the expressions slightly.

(i) Un his way to the ottice, Mr Pal’s car ________. There was no one to help him.
Answer:
broke down

(ii) The robbers __________ the safe and escaped with a lot of money.
Answer:
broke open

(iii) ‘Let’s _______ for lunch. We’ll meet again after an hour at the same place,’ the Principal announced.
Answer:
break up

(iv) The thieves ______ the house at night when everyone was fast asleep.
Answer:
broke into

(v) The Municipal Corporation swung into action when they heard that malaria had ______ in the city.
Answer:
broken out.

A.9. Some pairs of words look so similar that they get confused with each other. Four such pairs are given below.

lay, laid farther, further lose, loose heel, heal

Discuss the meanings of these words with your partner and fill in the blanks appropriately.

(i) The wound took a long time to ________.
Answer:
heal

(ii) I think this point needs _______ discussion.
Answer:
further

(iii) The mother gently _______ the baby on the grass.
Answer:
lay

(iv) Where did you _______ that beautiful pen of yours?
Answer:
lose.

A.10. Imagine Tom could not attend the school because he had to go to the dentist to get his tooth extracted. He needed to send an application to the Principal to get a leave. Help Tom write an application for leave.

Answer:
The Principal
Sabath-Sunday School
St. Petersburg
15 April 20_ _

Subject: Application for leave Sir

Most humbly I beg to say that one of my upper front teeth is loose and it aches awfully. My aunty wants to take me to a dentist. I, therefore, request you to please grant me at least two days’ leave so that I may get my tooth extracted. I would be grateful to you for this act of kindness.

Thanking you Yours
obediently
Tom Sawyer

A.11. Have you ever been to a dentist? Read what some of the children have to say about their experiences. [Textbook Page 10]

Now write down in the space below how you feel when you have to go to a dentist. Do you look forward to it? Give a reason for your answer.

Answer:
I feel scared when I have to go to a dentist. The equipments/tools that the dentists use are really terrifying. I always pray to God to keep me away from dental problems.

Since I am very careful about my teeth, I don’t think that I would need a dentist in a near future.

Additional Questions:

Question 1.
What did Tom suddenly discover? What did he decide?
Answer:
Suddenly Tom discovered that one of his upper front teeth was loose. He decided to use it as an excuse for not going to school.

Question 2.
Why did he decide to use the tooth as an excuse some other day?
Answer:
Suddenly he remembered that if his aunt came to know, she would pull the aching tooth out and that would hurt.

Question 3.
What another excuse did Tom find?
Answer:
He drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection. Et seemed worthwhile to change it, and without wasting a moment he began to groan on the bed.

Question 4.
How did Aunt Polly react when Sid informed her about Tom’s condition?
Answer:
She became upset. She came hurriedly to Tom and asked him what the matter was with him. Torn told her that his sore toe was going to fall off. This made the old lady feel better. She had thought something serious but was relieved to know the real situation.

B
B.1. Shruti and Rohan are best friends. They are always together. Read what they have to say about each other.
[Textbook Page 11]

Do you fight with your friends? Discuss with your partner and write some reasons why you sometimes get angry with your friends. First read what Ritwik has to say.

I get very angry when my friends take my things without asking me.

Answer:

I get angry when my friends don’t bring their own water bottle and drink from mine.

I also get angry when they start playing during the recess leaving me in the class.

B.2. Now read the following story about Swaminathan who gets very angrywith his friends for something. Is he able to solve his problem or does it lead to another light? [Textbook Pages 12 – 15]

The Tale of a Tail Summary of the Story

Swaminathan was a V-Grade student. One day, as soon as he entered his classroom, all the students started laughing quietly. He, however, remained hopeful that he was not the cause of the laughing. He took his seat but the giggling was on. Suddenly his eyes fell on the blackboard on which a word ‘Tail’ was written in huge letters. Swaminathan was out of control due to anger. He approached Pea and gave him a fierce slap on his cheek. Pea burst into tears and swore that he did not do it. Then Swaminathan turned to Shankar and slapped his face also. Soon the three boys (Swaminathan, Shankar and Pea) began to fight.

The bell rang. Just then Raj am, Somu and Mani entered. The teacher came in thereafter and stood aghast. He could do nothing to silent the class and let all the five friends (Swaminathan, Mani, Rajam, Shankar and Pea) go out.

The five friends came to a lonely spot to settle the dispute. Swaminathan wanted to know who among them had written the word ‘Tail’ on the blackboard. But no one was ready to admit his fault. When Mani asked him what was a tail anyway, Swaminathan began to sob. He told Mani that they called him Rajam’s tail. Mani and Rajam were not on good terms. So, he (Mani) could not help Swaminathan. Since he thought too much of himself and his powers he began to shout at Pea, Shankar and Somu. This led to a fierce fighting again which continued till the Headmaster arrived there. He separated Somu and Mani and restored peace.

Summary in Hindi

स्वामीनाथन पाँचवी कक्षा का छात्र था। एक दिन जैसे ही उसने कक्षा में प्रवेश किया, सभी छात्र अशिवट ढंग से हँसने लगे। फिर भी वह इस उम्मीद में था कि वह हँसी का पात्र या कारण नहीं होगा। वह अपनी जगह पर बैठ गया किन्तु हँसी अभी भी जारी थी। अचानक उसी आँखे ब्लैकबोर्ड पर बड़े अक्षरों में लिखे शब्द ‘Tail ‘ पर चली गईं। स्वामीनाथन का क्रोध के कारण अपने ऊपर नियंत्रण नहीं रहा। वह पी के पास गया और उसके गाल पर एक थप्पड़ जड़ दिया। पी रोने लगा और उसने कसम खायी कि उसने कुछ नहीं किया है। तब स्वामीनाथन शंकर की ओर बढ़ा और उसे भी एक थप्पड़ जड़ दिया। और इस तरह तीनों लड़कों (स्वामीनाथन, पी और शंकर) में झगड़ा शुरु हो गया ।

घंटी बजी। तभी राजम, सोमू और मणि ने कक्षा में प्रवेश किया। शिक्षक उनके बाद आए और भौचक्के रह गए। उन्होंने कक्षा शांत कराने के लिए कुछ भी नहीं किया और पाँचों दोस्तों (स्वामीनाथन, मणि, सोमू, शंकर और पी ) को बाहर जाने दिया ।

पाँचों दोस्त झगड़ा सुलझाने के लिए एक सुनसान जगह पर आ गए। स्वामीनाथन जानना चाहता था कि उनमें से किसने Tail’ शब्द ब्लैकबोर्ड पर लिखा था। लेकिन कोई भी अपना दोष स्वीकार करने के लिए तैयार नहीं था। जब मणि ने स्वामीनाथन से पूछा कि अखिर यह ‘ Tail ‘ है क्या चीज। स्वामीनाथन सुबकने लगा। उसने मणि को बताया कि वे सभी उसे राजम की दुम कहकर पुकारते है। मणि और राजम के आपसी संबंध अच्छे नहीं थे। अत: वह (मणि) स्वामीनाथन की मदद नहीं कर पाया। चूँकि वह अपने आपको को बहुत शक्तिशाली समझता था, वह पी, शंकर और सोमू पर चीखने लगा । इस वजह से उनके बीच मल्ल युद्ध छिड़ गया जो तबतक चलता रहा जबतक प्रधानाध्यापक वहाँ नहीं पहुँचे। उन्होंने जब मणि और सोमू को अलग किया तब जाकर शांति बहाल हो पायी।

Word – Meanings:

Giggle = laughter – हँसी,
Huge = very big – बहुत बड़ा,
Rub = clean – पोछना, मिटाना,
Embarrassed = felt ashamed – शर्मिंदा महसूस किया,
Approached = went near – नजदीक गया,
Swore = promise on oath – शपथ लिया,
Pandemonium = a situation in which there is a lot of noise and confusion – कोलाहल,
Scratching = scraping with fingernails – नाखून से नोंचते हुए,
Entered = came in – प्रवेश किया,
Aghast = filled with horror – भौंचक्का,
Parted = separated – अलग किया,
Spot = place – स्थान,
Adjoining = lying near – नकटस्थ,
Rogues = mischevious horror – भौंचक्का,
Parted = separated – अलग किया,
Spot = place – स्थान,
Adjoining = lying near – नकटस्य,
Rogues = mischevious persons – धूर्त बदमाश,
Screamed = shouted loudly – चीखा,
Rascal = mischievous/dishonest person दुर्जन, बदमाश,
Howled = shouted – चीखा,
Sobbed = wept – सुबकने लगा,
Dare = be bold enough to say something – साहस करना,
Fellow = friend – दोस्त,
Sarcastic = ironic language – व्यंग्यात्मक भाषा,
Aimed = made target – निशाना बनाया,
Set off = went – गए,
Astonishment = surprise – आश्चर्य,
Strength = the quality of being strong – ताकत ।

B.3. Swaminathan has many friends. Complete the following web chart by filling the names of all his friends that you have read about in the lesson.

Answer:

B.4. Who said and to whom?

‘Sir, please let us go out.’
Answer:
Somu to the teacher.

‘What is wrong with you, you little rogues?’
Answer:
Mani to his friends.

‘No—I didn’t, you—’
Answer:
Pea to Swaminathan.

‘They call me Rajam’s tail.’
Answer:
Swaminathan to Mani.

‘He, Pea—wrote – TAIL—Big Tail— on the blackboard.’
Answer:
Swaminathan to Mani.

B.5. Complete the following ladder.

Answer:

B.6. Answer the following questions.

(i) Do you think Shankar or Pea had written the word ‘Tail’ on the blackboard? Give a reason for your answer.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

(ii) How did Swaminathan feel when he saw the word ‘Tail’ written on the blackboard?
Answer:
Do it yourself.

B.7. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.

(i) ‘What is wrong with you,,little rogues?’

(a) Who are rogues?
Answer:
Swaminathan, Somu, Shankar and Pea.

(b) Why are they fighting with each oher?
Answer:
They are fighting because Swaminathan has slapped them in anger.

(c) Where is the fight going on?
Answer:
The fight is going on at a lonely spot in the field adjoining the school.

(ii) ‘And who dares to talk about Rajam here?’

(a) Who is Rajam?
Answer:
Rajam is a newcomer to the class.

(b) Who talked about Rajam?
Answer:
Swaminathan talked about Rajam.

(c) How are Mani and Rajam related?
Answer:
They are sworn enemies.

B.8. Life Skills

Do you think Swami was right in slapping Pea and Shankar? Had you be in his place, how would you have reacted? Would you have—
(i) ignored the word ‘Tail’ written on the board?
(ii) laughed along to avoid argument or fight?
(iii) talked to your classmates and resolved the matter peacefully?
(iv) complained to your teacher?
Explain with reasons.
Answer:
(ii) laughed along to avoid argument or fight.

I think such things should be laughed out. Swaminathan committed a mistake by reacting so sharply over trifles. It was not a serious matter. Even if it was a serious matter, one should always avoid argument or fight because it leads to violence. I believe in peace and do my best to maintain it.

B.9. Value Based Questions

In Indian Culture, the teacher /guru is considered next only to God. Do you approve of Somu and Mani’s attitude towards their Tamil teacher? How should students behave with their teachers?
Answer:
No, I don’t approve of Somu and Mani’s attitude towards their Tamil teacher. There should be a cordial relation discipline in the classroom especially in front of their teachers. Talking and laughing loudly and getting involved in fighting are undoubtedly bad manners. Students show their indecency by doing these activities. They should be well behaved and adore their teachers. They should pay proper respect to them by obeying their words.

B.10. Find out words from the passage which mean the same as the following. You may unjumble the words given in the Aid Box to help you.

(i) to feel confused and ashamed ______
Answer:
embarrassed

(ii) a place of lawlessness ______
Answer:
pandemonium

(iii) to laugh softly ______
Answer:
giggle

(iv) violent, angry ______
Answer:
fierce.

B.11. Swaminathan told Mani that everyone called him ‘Rajam’s tail’. This is an idiomatic expression. It means that he always followed Raj am whenever he went like a tail. Given on the next page are some idiomatic expressions. Match them with their meanings and use them in the sentences given below appropriately.

(i) Raminder and Subhash are ______
They never even look in each others direction.
Answer:
sworn enemies

(ii) The fox _______ at the bird and hid in the bushes.
Answer:
cast a sly look

(iii) _______, the contestant answered the question after a long pause.
Answer:
scratch his chin.

B.12. Project Work

(i) Work in groups. Talk to your friend about words that convey positive\ feelings of love, respect, admiration and consideration. As a class effort, hang a big chart, titled ‘Power of Words’ in the class. Add to the list as often as possible. [Textbook Page 19]

(ii) Helping Hands—Encourage and guide the children to work in pairs and trace their hands on colourful glazed papers. Discuss what we can do with our hands to help others and our friends.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

B.13. Read aloud these expressions and notice when we use them.

Excuse me	When you pass in front of someone, or when you want to get someone’s attention. When you did not hear someone properly and you want him to say it again.
I beg your pardon	When you have made a mistake or perhaps accidentally bumped into someone.
Thank you very much	When someone has given you something or done some kind deed to you.
No at all It’s a pleasure You re welcome	When someone thanks you for domg something for him.

Now work with your partner. Complete the conversation given below using expressions from above.
Answer:
Student : Excuse me, did you drop this money’?
Lady : What?
Student : I said. ‘Did you drop this money?’
Lady : Drop what?
Student : I’ve found this money. Is it yours?
Lady : I’m a little deaf. I could not hear what you said. Some money? Yes, that’s mine. I must have dropped it.
Student : Please take the packet.
Lady : Oh! Thank you very much.
Student : You ’re welcome.

B.14. (i) Look at the words given in the box and complete the following word webs by matching the names of the characters with the qualities they show through their behaviours in the story. Some words may go in both the webs. Some words may not be used at all.

Answer:

(ii) Describe the fight between Mani and Somu in your own words.
Answer:
Mani was a sort of bully. He thought much of himself and his powers. The moment Somu challenged his authority, he lost his temper and rushed to fight with him (Somu). Soon the fighting between the two turned to be violent. They rolled and rolled over one another. It seemed that they would kill each other. In great panic Shankar, Pea and
Swami rushed to the Headmaster and told him that the two murders were being committed in the school-field. The Headmaster came to the vpot and parted the two boys.

(iii) At the end of the story, all the friends follow the Headmaster to his room. What do you think happened after this? Discuss with your partner.
Answer:
The Headmaster would have either punished them or given them a piece of advice for not fighting in future.

Additional Questions:

Question 1.
What happened when Swaminathan entered the classroom?
Answer:
When Swaminathan entered the class-room, all the students started laughing.

Question 2.
How did Swaminathan react when he saw the word ‘Tail’ written on the blackboard?
Answer:
His face turned red with anger. He ran to the blackboard and rubbed the word off with his hands. He then went to Pea and gave him a fierce slap on his cheek.

Question 3.
Who were Swaminathan’s friends? Who among them was the most powerful?
Answer:
Shankar, Pea, Somu, Mani and Raj am were Swaminathan’s friend. Mani was the most powerful among them.

Question 4.
What happened between Somu and Mani?
Answer:
A hot talk occurred between Somu and Mani. Suddenly Mani swing his hand and brought it down on Somu’s neck. Somu pushed it away with a heavy blow. And next moment they were fighting.

Question 5.
How did the Headmaster react when he was told about the fierce fight between Mani and Somu?
Answer:
He laughed it off at first. But then he became serious to see the boys’ excitement and seriousness. Immediately he called a peon and set off to the scene of action.

C
C.1. Dear children, it is Ms Roma’s birthday today. She has promised to sing a song from her favourite movie, The Sound of Music. Read the incomplete song. Complete the blanks as you listen to the tape script. [Textbook Page 22]

Listen to the audio CD, titled Listen & Comprehend (Class-V). After listening, answer the questions verbally. Thereafter, complete the song given below. The tape script is also given on Page No. 28.

My Favourite Things [Textbook Page 22]

Raindrops of roses and whiskers on kittens, White _ _ _ _ _ _ kettles and warm woollen m _ _ _ e _ _. Brown paper packages tied up with _ tr_ _ gs, These are a few of my favourite things.

Cream coloured ponies and crisp a _ _ _ e struddles, Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles.
_ _ ld geese that fly with a m _ _ n their wings, These are a few of my favourite things.

Girls in white ribbons and blue satin sashes, _ _ o _ f _ _ k _ _ that stay on my nose and eyelashes. Silver white winters that melt into _ p _ _ n _ s, These are a few of my favourite things.

When the dog bites, When the bee s _ _ _ _ _, When I am feeling _ a _, I just remember my favourite things, And then I don’t feel so bad!
Answer:
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, white copper kettles and warm woollen m it tens. Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favourite things.

Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple struddles, Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles. Wild geese that fly with a moon on their wings, These are a few of my favourite things.

Girls in white ribbons and blue satin sashes, snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes. Silver white winters that melt into springs.

These are a few of my favourite things. When the dog bites, When the bee slings, When I am feeling sad, I just remember my favourite things, And then I don’t feel so bad!
—by Maria

C.2. Class-V children in Ms Roma’s class are discussing their favourite things after listening to the song. One of the groups has written a very sweet little poem. Read it carefully.

mangoes on trees
with my hair moving in breeze
lots of nice toffees
and cups of coffee
playing in the garden
happily on swings
these are a few of my
favourite things.

C.3. Now get into groups of four. List your favourite things and complete the web chart.

Answer:

For the Teacher: Let the students brainstorm themselves to identify their favourite things in a set time frame. Encourage them to use these words to complete the activity that follows.

Add another stanza to the song by talking about your favourite things with your partner.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

D
D.1. Read it Yourself.
Read this poem where a child thinks what he wants to be when he grows up. I wish I were ……….. [Textbook Pages 26-27]

Summary of the Poem

The poet here describes what a child wants to be when he grows up. In the morning while going to school the child sees a hawker selling crystal bangles. He wants to become a hawker. It is because a hawker’s life is very smooth. He is never in hurry. He goes where he wishes to go. While coming back from the school in the afternoon, he comes across the gardener digging the ground.

The child now wants to become a gardener because he finds him better than him. He (gardener) does what he likes to do with his spade. At bed time the child saw through his open window the watchman walking up and down holding lantern in his hand. Now he tempt to become a watchman so that he may walk the streets all night, chasing the shadows with his lantern. Thus, the child wants to lead a carefree life.

Summary in Hindi

प्रस्तुत कविता में कवि वर्णन करता है कि एक बच्चा बड़ा होकर क्या बनने की इच्छा रखता है। सुबह के समय स्कूल जाते हुए वह एक फेरीवाले को काँच की चूड़ियाँ बेचते हुए देखता है। बच्चे की इच्छा होती है कि वह फेरीवाला बन जाए क्योंकि उसे लगता है कि फेरीवालों का जीवन बहुत ही सहज और सुकून देने वाला होता है। वह (फेरीवाला) कभी भी जल्दी में नहीं होता है। वह वहीं जाता है जहाँ उसकी मर्जी होती है। अपराह्न में स्कूल से लौटते समय जब वह माली को जमीन खोदते हुए देखता है तो वह माली बन जाना चाहता है।

उसे ( बच्चे को ) लगता है कि माली का जीवन उससे बेहतर है क्योंकि वह (माली) कुदाल से वही काम करता है जो वह चाहता है। रात में सोने जाते समय वह खिड़की से चौकीदार को हाथ में लालटेन लिए हुए गली में इधर से उधर घूमते हुए देखता है। अब बच्चा चौकीदार बन जाना चाहता है ताकि वह उसकी तरह पूरी रात हाथ में लालटेन लेकर गली में घूमता रहे। इस तरह बच्चा चिंता मुक्त जीवन जीना चाहता है।

Word – Meanings:

Gong = a metal plate that resounds when struck – घंटा,
Hawker = one who sells things from door to door – फेरीवाला
Crystal = high quality glass – काँच,
Bangle = bracelet – चूड़ी,
Gardener = one who looks after a garden – माली,
Spade = a tool for digging – कुदाल,
Soil (V) = make or become dirty – गंदा करना,
Lane = street – गली,
Giant = very big – बहुत बड़ा,
Chasing = running after – पीछा करते हुए,
Shadow = shade – छाया,
Lantern = a transparent case for holding and shielding a light – लालटेन ।

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Introduction:

Man has achieved new heights in every field. Film making is no exception. Read the following extracts from Limca Book of Records.

Given below are some titles. Select appropriate title for each of the tree extracts and write it in the space given.

Answer:

A
A.1.

To The Glacier Summary

In 1900, radios and movies were only invented but television did not exist. In 1895, a machine called cinematography
was invented by the two brothers named Louis and Auguste Lumiere. The first movie show was given in Paris in 1895 and cinema was born. It became so famous that now USA was the movie capital of the world. These pictures had no sound by that time. Very soon in 1927, a talking picture named ‘Jazz Singer was made. These films were shown in small theatres called Nickelodeons.

The first mechanical television was invented by John Logie Baird of Britain in 1926. The BBC also began giving regular T.V. broadcasts on television in 1936. But at that time quite a few people had television at their homes as it was very expensive. The satellite services were also started from 1962. By the help of satellites, the images filmed at one place could be shown all over the world. Television became so famous that according to one survey an average teenager used to spend 23 hours in front of television in a week. In order to compete with television the movie makers now have to spend large amount of money for creating special effects.

1900 में, रेडियो और सिनेमा का सिर्फ आविष्कार हुआ था लेकिन दूरदर्शन अस्तित्व में नहीं आया था। 1895 में सिनेमास्कोप का आविष्कार दो भाईयों लुइस और अगस्टे लुमेरे द्वारा किया गया था। 1895 में पहली बार पेरिस में सिनेमा शो दिखाया गया तत्पश्चात सिनेमा का जन्म हुआ। यह इतना प्रसिद्ध हुआ कि अमरीका को विश्व सिनेमा की राजधानी बना दिया गया। उस समय सिनेमा में किसी भी प्रकार की आवाज नहीं होती थीं। जल्द ही 1927 में आवाज वाली प्रथम फिल्म ‘Jazz Singer’ बनायी गई। इन फिल्मों को छोटे-छोटे सिनेमा घरों में दिखाया जाता था जिसे निकेलोडोन्स कहा जाता था।

पहली बार टेलीविजन का आविष्कार 1926 में जॉन लॉगी बेयर्ड द्वारा किया गया। बी.बी.सी द्वारा इसका प्रसारण नियमित रूप से 1936 में शुरू किया गया। लेकिन उस समय बहुत ही कम लोगों के पास टेलीविजन थे क्योंकि यह बहुत महँगा था। उपग्रह सेवाओं की शुरूआत 1962 में की गई । उपग्रहों की मदद से एक जगह फिल्माये गए चित्रों को पूरे विश्व में दिखाया जाने लगा। एक सर्वेक्षण के अनुसार, एक बच्चा एक सप्ताह में टेलीविजन के सामने 23 घंटों का समय व्यतीत करता था। टेलीविजन की प्रतिस्पर्द्धा में सिनेमा बनाने वालों को इसमें विशेष प्रभाव डालने के लिए अत्यधिक धन खर्च करना पड़ा।

Word – Meanings:

Entertainment = amusement people – मनोरंजन;
Spectacular = very impressive – शानदार;
Accompany = to go together with somebody – किसी के साथ-साथ जाना;
Invention = a thing that has been made by somebody for the first time – अविष्कार;
Amazing = surprising- भौचक्का, चकित |

A.2. On the basis of your reading, complete the following table.

Answer:

The Milestones
1895	The Lumiere brothers project moving images on to a screen.
1926	John Logie Baird of Britain gave first public demonstration of mechanical television.
1927	Jazz Singef the first talking picture was made.
1936	The BBC began its regular T.V. broadcasts from London.
1962	The live T.V. pictures were sent across the Atlantic ocean by a satellite.

A.3. Complete the statements given below:

(a) Cinema was born when _________________
Answer:
Cinema was born when in the year 1895, two brothers named Louis and Augste Lumiere invented a machine called, cinematograph which could project moving images onto a screen.

(b) The craze for motion pictures spread very fast and soon Hollywood _________________
Answer:
The craze for motion pictures spread very fast and soon Hollywood on the west coast of USA was the movie capital of the world.

(c) Live music from orchestra or piano was played _________________
Answer:
Live music from orchestra or piano was played to accompany moving pictures.

(d) Nickelodeons were early theatres _________________
Answer:
Nickelodeons were early theatres that usually accommodated less than 200 people.

(e) In the beginning, it was difficult to buy a T.V. set because _________________
Answer:
In the beginning, it was difficult to buy a T.V. set because it was very expensive.

(f) The satellite T.V. has made it possible to _________________
Answer:
The satellite T.V. has made it possible to watch the news and other programmes throughout the world at the same time it happens.

(g) Movie makers are ready to spend large sums of money for creating special effects as _________________
Answer:
Movie makers are ready to spend large sums of money for creating special effects as they have to face large competition with the television.

A.4. The names of some famous motion pictures are given below. Discuss what these films are famous for. Put them in the appropriate category and complete the chart. (Take help of your parents, teachers, elders, etc.)

Answer:

Musical	Science Fiction	Comedy
Sound of Music	Jurassic Park	Home Alone
My Fair Lady	Modern Times	Baby’s Day out
Wizard of Oz	ET	Star Wars

A.5. HOTS

Write a short review of your favourite film.
Answer:
Today, I am going to present review of the latest film, Sarabjeet.

This movie is based on a true story. It is about a man Sarabjeet who accidentally strays into Pakistani territory and is labelled as terrorist. He is tortured and forced to live in inhumane conditions. His sister runs from pillar to post to get him freed. The main actors in this firm are Randeep Hooda as Sarabjeet and Aishwarya Rai as his sister Dalbir Kaur. Randeep Hooda has done a commendable job. Aishwarya although has worked very hard but still at some places she merely seems to be shouting. Rest of the cast is fine. The director has done his job well. It is a good movie and should be seen by all.

A.6. Values

Movies are our favourite sources of recreation but there is more to the world of entertainment than just the glitz and glamour of cinema as there are films that strongly add up to our value system.

(a) Which is your favourite movie?
Answer:
My favourite movie is ‘Chak de India’.

(b) Enlist at least five values it promotes.
Answer:
Sportsmanship, Team work, Patriotism, Never give up, Work with zeal and dedication.

(c) Describe how it inspires you to be a better person.
Answer:
It taught me difficulties can delay your progress but they cannot stop you from succeeding.

A.7. Find out words from the passage which are opposite in meaning to the words given below.

(a) slowly (Para 2) ________
Answer:
quickly

(b) written (Para 3) ________
Answer:
talking

(c) failure (Para 3) ________
Answer:
success

(d) private (Para 6) ________
Answer:
public

(e) electrical (Para 6) ________
Answer:
mechanical

(f) ordinary (Para 8) ________
Answer:
spectacular

(g) deteriorate (Para 8) ________
Answer:
improve

A.8. Get into groups of four. Discuss the following points and jot them down.

1. For how many hours do you watch T.V. every day?
Answer:
I watch T. V. for an hour daily.

2. What are your favourite programmes and why?
Answer:
My favourite programmes are Our Earth and Discovery because I not only enjoy these programmes but also get a lot of information.

3. Do all the members of your family watch T.V. together?
Answer:
Yes, all the members of our family watch T. V. together.

4. Are you forced to watch some programmes? If yes, why and which ones?
Answer:
Yes, I am forced to watch some programmes like Our Earth. Because it enhances our knowledge.

B
B.1. Write the names of some present and past famous film-makers in the table given below.

Answer:

Of Present Times	Of Past Times
Sanjay Leela Bansali	Raj Kapoor
Karan Johar	B.R. Chopra
Ashutosh Gowarkar	Dev Anand
Mahesh Bhatt	Yash Chopra

B.2.

Making Movies Summary

In this extract the world famous film maker Satyajit Ray shares some of his experiences of shooting. ‘Pather Panchali’ was his debut film which received international fame. This film took over two and a half years to complete due to shortage of money and time. This film was shot by Mr. Satyajit Ray in holidays. For this film, a little boy for the role of Apu was required. One advertisement was given in the newspaper but all in vain.

No suitable boy was found through the advertisement. One day when Mr. Ray’s wife had gone to the roof, came down and told Mr. Ray to call the little boy who was playing on the roof of the next door house. This boy named Subeer Banerjee played the role of Apu in this film. The first shot had to be that at a place called Palsit in Kolkata by the side of a railway track. Here the field was filled with grass named Kash.

In this scene the two children Durga and Apu were shown to see the train for the first time. This scene took two days to be shot. After taking half of the shot they went back to Kolkata. When the unit returned after one week to shoot the rest of the scene, they found no Kash in the field. The people told them that the cows had eaten all the Kash flowers so they had to wait for new season for shooting when new Kash flowers would grow. For this scene three trains were used. In this film Mr. Ray has also featured a pet dog named Bhulo.

There is a scene in the film in which Apu’s mother Sarbajaya is feeding her son. But Apu wants to play with his bows and arrows. Apu’s mother throws the rice on a heap of rubbish and Bhulo ate them away. But due to lack of light and money the shot could not be taken. After six months when they came back they were told that Bhulo had died. Then another dog resembling Bhulo was searched and the shots were taken. But nobody could ever make out that the two dogs were different.

इस उद्धरण में विश्व के प्रसिद्ध निर्देशक सत्यजीत राय अपनी फिल्म की शूटिंग के दौरान हुये कुछ किस्सों का बयान करते हैं। ‘पाथेर पांचाली’ उनकी पहली फिल्म थी जो पूरे विश्व में बहुत प्रसिद्ध हुयी। इस फिल्म को पूरी करने में सत्यजीत राय को ढाई वर्षों से भी ज्यादा का समय लगा। उन दिनों सत्यजीत राय के पास पैसों और समय की कमी थी। इस फिल्म में उन्हें एक छोटे से पात्र अप्पू की भूमिका निभाने के लिए एक लड़के की आवश्यकता थी। इसके लिए उन्होंनें अखबारों में इश्तहार भी दिया लेकिन निरर्थक साबित हुए ।

लेकिन उन्हें इस पात्र के लिए कोई भी योग्य किरदार नहीं मिला। एक बार जब उनकी पत्नी अपने घर की छत पर गयी तो उन्होंने अपने पति को सुझाया कि अप्पू पात्र के लिए वे उस लड़के को बुलाऐं, जो पड़ोस की छत पर खेल रहा था। यह लड़का सुवीर बनर्जी था, जिसे फिल्म में अप्पू का किरदार निभाने के लिए चुना गया। पहला शॉट लेने के लिए सत्यजीत राय कोलकत्ता के निकट पेलसिट नामक जगह पर गये। यह शॉट उन्हें रेल की पटरी के निकट लेना था जिसमें यह दिखाया गया था कि अप्पू और दुर्गा ने रेल को पहली बार देखा है। वहाँ पर बहुत से खेत थे जो काश नामक घास से भरे हुये थे ।

इस दृश्य को पूरा करने में उन्हें दो दिन लग गये। दो दिनों के बाद आधा शॉट करके पैसे खत्म हो जाने के कारण उन्हें कोलकत्ता वापस जाना पड़ा। एक हफ्ते के बाद जब वे वहाँ पहुँचे तो गाँव वालों ने बताया कि सारी काश वाली घास वहाँ की गायें खा गयीं। नए काश के इन्तजार में सत्यजीत राय को पूरा एक साल इन्तजार करना पड़ा। इस फिल्म में तीन रेलगाड़ियों को दिखाया गया था। इस फिल्म में भूलो नाम के एक कुत्ता को भी दिखाया गया है। इस दृश्य में अप्पू की माँ उसे खाने की जबरदस्ती कर रही है; पर अप्पू खाना नहीं खाना चाहता । अप्पू अपने तीर कमान से ही खेलना चाहता है। गुस्से में आकर उसकी माँ खाने को कूड़े के ढेर पर फेंक देती है जिसे भूलो खा जाता है।

लेकिन पैसों और रोशनी की कमी के कारण वह उस शॉट को पूरा नहीं कर पाए। छह महीनों के बाद जब वे वापस आये तो उन्हें पता चला कि भूलो मर चुका है। गाँव वालों ने उन्हें बताया कि भूलो की ही शक्ल का एक और कुत्ता है। सत्यजीत राय ने उस कुत्ते को लेकर ही आगे की फिल्म पूरी की। किन्तु आज तक कोई भी यह नहीं बता पाया कि वह कोई दूसरा कुत्ता है।

Word – Meanings:

Suspicious = feeling that somebody has done something wrong – आशंकित, संदेहयुक्त;
Guardian = a person or institution that guards or protects somebody or something – संरक्षक;
Abundantly = plentiful – प्रचुर;
Courtyard = an area of ground without a roof – प्रांगण;
Faded = to lose colour – मुरझाना।

B.3. On the basis of your reading, complete the following flow-chart. (Selection of a suitable boy for young Apu’s role)

Answer:

An advertisement was placed in the papers to find a suitable actor for the role of the young Apu.

At Rashbehari Avenue a room was hired for interviewing the boys.

None of the boys appealed to Satyajit Ray for the role of Apu.

Shooting of the film had to be postponed due to this.

The next door boy subeer Benerjee appealed very much to Satyajit Ray for the role of Apu.

Ray’s wife spotted Subeer Banerjee for the role of Apu.

B.4. Complete the given statements by ticking (✓) the correct answer from the choices given.

(a) The remaining portion of Kash-filled meadows was shot after a year because-
(i) Ray didn’t have money.
(ii) the Kash was eaten away by cows.
(iii) it was a lengthy scene.
Answer:
(ii) the Kash was eaten away by cows.

(b) Three different trains were shot for the scene in which the children saw a train for the first time because-
(i) the trains were running on diesel.
(ii) the trains were coming from different directions.
(iii) too many shots of the train were required.
Answer:
(ii) the trains were coming from different directions.

(c) Ray used another dog that posed as Bhulo for same part of the film because-
(i) the original Bhulo didn’t follow the director’s instructions.
(ii) it was more friendly than Bhulo.
(iii) the original Bhulo had died.
Answer:
(iii) the original Bhulo had died.

(d) The film Pather Panchali took more than two and half years to complete because-
(i) Ray needed to raise money from time to time.
(ii) Ray didn’t like to shoot continuously.
(iii) the meadows took a year to be filled with Kash again.
Answer:
(i) Ray needed to raise money from time to time.

B.5. Write the character sketch of Satyajit Ray.
Answer:
Satyajit Ray is regarded as one of the greatest film maker of 20th century. He was born in Kolkata into a Bengali family. He directed 36 films, including films and documentaries. He also wrote short stories and literary works. His work is described as full of humanism and universality with deep underlying understanding of human character. He received many awards during his life time including 32 National film awards by Government of India. He is the second film personality after Chaplin to be awarded honorary doctorate by Oxford University.

B.6. Values

Ups and downs are part and parcel of life. Satyajit Ray faced many obstacles while making Pather Panchali but he remained diligent and persistent throughout. Thus, it is essential to possess such values that help us brave the odds of life.

Share an incident from your life describing how you successfully overcame a difficult situation and what qualities enabled you to do so.
Answer:
I would like to share an incident with you. I was in Class V. I had come from Bengarluru to Delhi as my father was transferred in mid-session. The books in my previous school were entirely different. Therefore, I couldn’t understand what was being taught in the classes. Neeti understood my problem and decided to help me out. She helped me in finishing my written work and also made me understand new’ concepts. She also told my teachers about my problem. I also started working with zeal and dedication. In this manner, I was soon able to catch up with other students of my class. I was able to overcome my problem with perseverance.

B.7. Read this sentence – When no suitable boy could be found even after placing the advertisement, we were almost ready to ‘give up’.
‘Give up’ is a phrasal verb and it means ‘ready to accept defeat’.

With the help of a dictionary, find the meaning of the phrasal verbs given below and complete the following trees.

Answer:

B.8. Making of a film/serial is a team work. This team consists of the director, editor, costume designer, music director, etc. Taking help from the given clues, find out the role of each of these persons in the making of a film/serial.

(a) Person who decides the dresses to be worn by different characters of the film. ________

Answer:
Costume Designer

(b) Person who draws cartoons for a T.V. programme / film. ________

Answer:
Cartoonist

(c) Person who divides the story into different scenes and writes dialogues for the film/serial. ________

Answer:
Script writer

(d) Person who gives music for the film. ________

Answer:
Music Director

(e) Person who puts together the different parts of the film/T.V. programme in a suitable sequence. ________

Answer:
Editor

B.9. When Ray wanted his first film ‘Pather Panchali’ to be screened, his friends helped him in promoting the film. They designed a poster for its publicity.

Answer:
See My English Reader, page 158.

B.10. Your school has decided to screen a film on coming Sunday, in the school auditorium to raise funds for CRY (CHILD RELIEF And YOU) organisation. The entry fee is ? 50/- per person. Choose any film of your choice, collect relevant information about it and make a poster to be put up in the school premises informing students about it.
Answer:

C
C.1. Stars draw crowds. People love them and glorify them. Their lifestyle is admired and copied by their fans. But only a few know how lonely or sad they sometimes are even in the middle of the thunderous applause and cheering!
(a) Consult a dictionary and write the meaning of ‘applause’.
Answer:
(a) Applause means praise.

(b) The poem ‘Applause’ very beautifully expresses the feelings and life of a famous personality who is admired and mobbed by the people.

Listen to the audio CD titled Listen & Comprehend (Class-VI). After listening, answer the questions asked in the audio CD verbally. Listen to the tape script once again and attempt the given question. The tape script is also given on page no. 166.
Answer:
For self-attempt.

C.2. Listen to the tapescript and complete the following passage as you listen.

Our stars lead a very superficial life. They are mobbed by ________ crowds. Their fans try to ________ them, ________ them and carry them on their ________. They treat them like ________. But not even a single person knows about the stars’ ________ or their ________.
Answer:
Our stars lead a very superficial life. They are mobbled by unruly crowds. Their fans try to hold them, touch them and carry them on their shoulders. They treat them like God. But not even a single person knows about the stars’ struggle or the failures.

C.3. Get into groups of four and discuss your favourite media personality and share with the whole class why you admire him/her.
Answer:
My favourite media personality is Sanjay Leela Bansali. The movies made by him are so wonderful and ideal for each age group, i.e. children, adult, and the old. His movies convey messages to the society and country. He has the capability to convey the matter in such a way that it looks very convincing.

C.4. Mr. X is a famous media personality. He is known for the kind of entertainment he provides to his audience. He receives a fan mail from a boy called Deepak. Read this fan mail given on the next page.
Answer:
See English Reader page 161.

C.5. You are Mr. X, who receives this mail from Deepak. Send him a reply thanking him for his admiration and advising him to concentrate on his studies at this stage. Also enclose your signed photograph.

Answer:
Dear Deepak

I am really thankful to you for tne mail you have sent to me. I really appreciate your concern. Being your well wisher I would like to advise you that since you are just twelve years old it is your time to concentrate on your studies. You should work very hard to achbieve your goal. I am sending you my signed photograph with this letter. I wish all the best for your future. My best wishes are always with you.

Yours
Mr. X

D

“I Wanted to be a Millionaire” Summary

This story is about a quiz show which was first produced in Britain. The quiz show ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ pulled out a large number of audience from various countries. The narrator used to watch the programme and commented on each of the participants. One day his wife Amy told if he so intelligent, he should also have participated in the programme. He dialled the number. He passed the first round and after that the final round of entering the quiz show. At last he was chosen among the first ten people who flew to New York City to participate in the show.

After two weeks they were taken for the competition. They were given a packed lunch there. After that the narrator cleared the fastest finger round and was at the-hot seat in front of Regis Phibin. All the participants were told that they would get three life lines during the show. As soon as Regis started questioning, the narrator was confused. The narrator, however, managed to win $ 64000.

Now for the next question if he could answer correctly he would have won $125000 and for the wrong answer he would have dropped to $ 32000. The narrator thought about the viewers who were watching him and saying that he should have gone for this question as he himselfused to say for the other participants. Anyhow the narrator didn’t have the courage to lose the amount. He decided to quit. Regis asked him to guess the answer for the last question. It was right but now nothing could be done.

यह कहानी एक ऐसे शो के बारे में है जिसे सबसे पहले ब्रिटेन में शुरू किया गया। इस शो का नाम Who wants to be a Millionaire’ रखा गया। इसने भिन्न-भिन्न देशों के दर्शकों का ध्यान अपनी ओर आकर्षित किया। लेखक भी इस शो को हमेशा देखता था और अन्य प्रतियोगियों के बारे में अपने विचार प्रस्तुत करता था। उसकी इन बातों से तंग आकर एक दिन उसकी पत्नी एमी ने उन्हें स्वयं इस शो में भाग लेने के लिए उकसाया। उसने फिर फोन करना शुरू किया । लेखक ने पहले सारे राउंड पार किये और अंतिम राउंड में प्रवेश किया। उसे अंतिम के दस प्रतियोगियों में चुना गया तथा न्यूयार्क भेजा गया। लगभग दो हफ्तों के बाद उन्हें प्रतियोगिता के लिए ले जाया गया। उन्हें भोजन प्रदान किया गया।

लेखक सारे राउंड पार करते हुए आखिर में रेगिस फिविन के सामने उनके उत्तर देने के लिए बैठा था। सभी से यह बताया गया कि खेल के दौरान वे तीन लाइफ लाइन की मदद ले सकते हैं। लेखक ने शुरू में ही तीनों लाइफ लाइनें प्रयोग कर ली। लेखक अब तक $ 64000 जीत चुका था। अब अगले प्रश्न का उत्तर देने के लिए उसे सोचना पड़ा। सही उत्तर देने पर उसे $ 125000 मिल सकते थे और गलत उत्तर देने पर वे $ 32000 तक पहुँच जाएंगें। लेखक ने सोचा कि वे सब वही कह रहे होंगे जो वह दूसरे प्रतियोगियों के बारे में कहता था । परंतु लेखक ने उस प्रश्न का उत्तर देने की हिम्मत नहीं की। उसने खेल से बाहर होने का फैसला कर लिया। रेगिस ने उसके बाद प्रश्न के सही उत्तर का अनुमान लगाने को कहा। यह बिल्कुल सही था परंतु अब कुछ नहीं हो सकता था।

Word – Meanings:

Punched = to hit somebody hard with closed hand – घूंसा मरना;
Malicious = to hurt other people – दुर्भावनाशील;
Fortune = luck – भाग्य;
Forehead = the face above the eyes – मस्तक;
Blurred = to make something less clear – धुँधला हो जाना।

Incorporating DAV Class 6 English Reader Book Solutions Pdf Chapter 5 Vacation Time into study routines can lead to better overall language proficiency.

My English Reader Class 6 DAV Solutions Unit 5 Vacation Time

DAV Class 6 English Reader Book Solutions Unit 5 Vacation Time

Introduction:

I. Finally, it is vacation time! So do not waste time watching television programmes or just playing. There are a number of ways to utilise your vacation more meaningfully.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

II. Read what these children say about holidays.

Discuss with your partner. Write down five things/activities you would wish to do during the vaction.
Answer:

1. Dance
2. Horse Riding
3. Swimming
4. Skating
5. Art and Crafts

A
A.1.

To The Glacier Summary

Once upon a time there were four boys who had set out to cover the last dak bungalow which was 10,000 feet above the sea level. The glacier was seven miles away from this bungalow. They had finished all the eatables brought with them. At such a height there was no human being. Only animals like snow bears were found there. They explored a snow field which looked like a valley of Gods. They all sat on rocks to rest for a while.

It was a sunny day and they all sat there to have a sun bath. Suddenly they heard the sound of thunder. All the boys rushed to find some shelter in a nearby cave. It started raining heavily there. Anil had a pocket knife with which all of them carved their names on the rocks of the cave. It was dark all around. The path became very slippery due to rain. They would have slipped in a hole but had a narrow escape due to the moonlight. So they all decided to go back to the cave.

The next morning they again started to climb up but as Kamal dared to take a few steps on the loose pebbles, the ground gave way. They had to grab him by the arms and shoulders. All were soon on the glacier. It was again very slippery there. The narrator also sprained his wrist and hurt his knee due to that. They climbed down back from the way as it was a very narrow passage which brought them back to the dak bungalow.

एक बार चार लड़कों ने डाक बंगले पर जाने का निश्चय किया जो समुद्री तट से 10,000 फीट की ऊँचाई पर था। वहाँ से हिमनद सात मील की दूरी पर था। अब तक वे अपने साथ लायी हुई खाने की सभी चीजें खत्म कर चुके थे । वे जिस ऊँचाई पर थे वहाँ केवल जंगली जानवर ही दिखायी दे रहे थे। ऊपर पहुँचकर जब उन्होंने सफेद रंग की बर्फ की चादर देखी तो उनकी हैरानी की सीमा नहीं रही। उन्हें लगा जैसे वे सब स्वर्ग में खड़े हों। वे वहाँ पर बने कुछ काले पत्थरों पर बैठ गये ।

उस दिन धूप बहुत तेज थी और वे वहाँ बैठकर धूप सेंकने लगे। तभी उन्हें तेज बिजली की गड़गड़ाहट सुनाई दी और वे पास की गुफा की ओर शरण लेने के लिए भागे और गुफा में पहुँचकर बारिश रुकने का इंतजार करने लगे । अनिल के पास एक चाकू था जिससे उन्होंने गुफा के पत्थर पर अपने नाम लिखे। बारिश रुकने पर वहाँ अंधेरा हो चुका था, किन्तु पूर्णिमा की वजह से रोशनी थी। इसी रोशनी के सहारे वे आगे चल पड़े, किन्तु बारिश की वजह से रास्ते में फिसलन बढ़ गई थी जिसकी वजह से वे गढ्ढे में गिरने से बाल-बाल बचे और उन्होंने गुफा में वापस पहुँचने का निश्चय किया।

अगली सुबह उन्होंने यात्रा शुरू की। कमल ने जैसे ही कुछ कदम कंकड़ों पर लिये वह फिसलन भरा था। उन्होंने उसे कन्धे और बाजू पकड़कर बचाया । इसलिए उन्होंने बहुत ही ध्यान से रास्ता अपनाया । लेखक को भी चलते-चलते बाजू में मोच आ गयी और घुटने में भी चोट लग गयी। वापस आने का रास्ता भी बहुत संकरा था, जिस पर होते हुये वे वापस डाक बंगले पर पहुँचे ।

Word – Meanings:

Cascade = water pouring down very fast – पानी का बहुत तेज़ बहाव;
Cradled = hanged – लटका हुआ;
Abode = a living place – रहने की जगह;
Void = a big hole – एक बड़ा गड्ढा;
Slither = to move by sliding from side to side – जमीन पर दाएँ-बाएँ फिसलते हुए चलना;
Gorge = a very narrow valley – संकरी खाई;
Pebbles = small stones – छोटे पत्थर ।

A.2. Complete the following statements with one or two words from the story.

(a) The four boys had set out to reach the ________ to be the first boys from the town to climb such a height.
Answer:
glacier

(b) The glacier was cradled between ________ that seemed to be ________ of gods.
Answer:
two peaks, abode

(c) Within half an hour, Bisnu and Ruskin were a ________ red.
Answer:
postbox

(d) As the rain came suddenly, the boys ran for shelter into a ________.
Answer:
cave

(e) On the smooth rock of the cave, the boys ________ their names.
Answer:
carved

A.3. Mark the following statements with a tick (✓) if true and a cross (✗) if false.

(a) The four friends were Ruskin, Bisnu, Anil and Kamal.
Answer:
✓

(b) The boys were well equipped for high altitude climbing.
Answer:
✗

(c) Anil used his pocket knife to cut apples.
Answer:
✗

(d) The last dak bungalow was situated at 10,000 feet above the sea level.
Answer:
✓

(e) Kamal slipped and fell a hundred feet down the gorge.
Answer:
✗

A.4. Read the last paragraph carefully. The author relates his experience on the glacier. Complete the ladder to show the different steps they used to cross the glacier.

Answer:

End Finally we reached the glacier.

We had another steep climb before we reached the path that Vishnu had spoken about.

I also sprained my wrist and hurt my knee.

After advancing several yards on the ice we would either be back or slither down.

Our progress was slow and awkward.

For every few steps forward we slid one step backwards.

We were soon at the glacier. Start

A.5. Suppose Bachendri Pal, the pioneer in mountaineering, comes to the school of Bisnu, Ruskin, Anil and Kamal, and the boys interview her. Read the questions the four boys ask her to conduct the interview.
After reading, try to answer the questions in pairs. At the end, compare your answers with those of other students in the class.
Answer:
Good Morning, Ms Bachendri Pal, you are welcome in our school.
Ruskin : We feel extremely elated to see you here and will like to share your experiences.
B.Pal : It’s pleasure to be here and I am really honoured.
Bisnu : When did you scale the Mount Everest?
B.Pal : I scaled the Mount Everest on May 23, 1984.
Anil : Did you join any training institute before climbing the highest peak?
B.Pal : Yes, I had to join a training institute.
Kamal : What equipment do we need for the climb?
B.Pal : During climbing a lot of equipment like rope, hook, oxygen cylinder, climbing shoes and other petty things are required.
Bishnu : What is the function of IMF?
B.Pal : The IMF plays a very significant role by helping financially to interested climbers.
Kamal : What type of food do we need to carry?
B.Pal : We need to cariy water, biscuits, chocolates and other dry foodstuffs.
Ruskin : How did you feel to become the first woman to climb the Mount Everest?
B.Pal : I really feel excited and different from the rest of the world.
Anil : Would you like to say anything to our friends?
B.Pal : Yes, I would like to say that hard work, self-confidence and never to lose heart by failure, are the main tools to get success.
The boys : Thank you very much Ms. Pal for giving your precious time to us.

A.6. HOTS

Continue working in pairs. Work out another set of questions to interview another famous person in the field of sports.
Answer:
Good morning Mr. Sachin Tendulkar. You are most welcome to our school.
Ruskin : We feel extremely elated to have you, the master blaster of Indian cricket team.
S.Tendulkar : Thank you very much. It’s my pleasure.
Bisnu : How do you feel after becoming so important member of Indian Cricket Team?
S.Tendulkar : Oh! It’s really a great feeling. It was only possible due to the team spirit and competent captain, Saurav Ganguli.
Ruskin : How do you rate the bowlers of the team?
S.Tendulkar : We have some of the greatest bowlers like Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Yusuf Pathan etc. in our team. There is nothing to look¬back.
Ruskin : Against whom do you really avoid batting?
S.Tendulkar : Of course, none other than Rawalpindi Express, Sohaib Akhtar, He is the finest bowler in the world.
Ruskin : When did you start playing? Had you ever thought that you will ever achieve such a milestone?
S.Tendulkar : I started playing from the age of 11 years. Yes, I always kept belief in myself and my potential.
Bisnu : How do you feel after becoming the highest run scorer in one day and test cricket?
S.Tendulkar : No doubt. It is a wonderful feeling. But I don’t play for my personal records. My century doesn’t matter if India loses a match.
The boys : Thank you very much for giving us your precious time. Best of luck.

A.7. Values

India has a rich heritage that includes incredibly beautiful monuments and archaeological masterpieces but it is plainful to note that some people deface them by inscribing on them their initials or names or some messages.

As a responsible citizen of the country, what is your role in protecting these national treasures? Discuss with your partner.
You may use hints given in the box below.

• Monuments – pride of the nation, epitome of glorious past
• Need of the hour – spread awareness
• Sensitise – the youth

Answer:
Very often we have seen that people are in the habit of defacing public monuments. Be it ‘Hawa Mahal’ in Jaipur or ‘Red Fort’ in Delhi – everywhere one can see red stains from betel (paan) spits defacing the walls. Tourists often want to write the dates and year also when they visited the monument. We are spoiling our own national heritage in this manner. Tourist from other nations come to see these monuments only. As a responsible citizen of India, I would like to create awareness about it through social media like Twitter. We can also put up posters and hoardings to educate Indian tourists.

A.8. All the four boys sat on the black rocks ‘to feast their eyes on the view’. ‘Feast one’s eyes’ is an idiomatic expression. It means to look with pleasure. Given below are some other expressions. Match them with their meanings.

Answer:

(a) Ringing us	surrounding us
(b) Hung open	surprised
(c) Get into one’s clothes	to wear one’s clothes
(d) To slither down	to slide down unsteadily

A.9. Imagine yourself as Kamal. Write a page in your diary sharing the thrilling and adventurous experience you had while mountaineering with your friends.
Answer:
Monday, 8 pm
10th March, 20XX

Dear Diary,

Today I came back from Shimla in the morning. I had gone there for a mountaineering expedition with my friends. We all enjoyed so much. We didn’t stay in a hotel but in a camp. It was a new experience for all of us. Then, we went for rock climbing, cycling, hiking and trekking. We had joined a reputed mountaineering club for this. Our instructor was a very friendly person. He taught us all these skills. Then, we also got a chance to go for rafting. None of us had done it before.

Next year also I am planning to join the same mountaineering club during my summer vacations.

Kamal

B
B.1. It is the month of April. Are you planning your vacation? Have you ever thought of discovering the talents in you? Let us have a look at the activities held at Summer Camps.

Read the advertisement given below. What, information does this advertisement provide? Discuss in groups of four.

Which camp would you like to join and why? Write in the space given below.

Answer:
This advertisement informs us that the Institute of Effective Communication and Leadership will organise summer camps so that the children can be able to explore their talents. Its Adventure Camp will be held at Y’ Campsite, Almora. Children between the age group of 12-16 years can register in it for the activities like hiking, trekking, camp fires, camp games, etc. On the other hand, Day Camp will be held at YMCA, Jai Singh Road. Children between the age group of 3-15 years can register their names for the activities like dancing, singing, karate, picnic, fun games, art, craft, etc.

I would like to join Day Camp because I love dancing and singing, I like to learn karate for my own safety and to help someone in need.

B.2. Let us imagine that you have become a member of Kids’ Own Parliament. You have to send them your views on some subject. Discuss in pairs and write your suggestions/views that you think should reach the Government authorities.

Answer:

B.3. CHILDREN SHOULD BE EDUCATED AT HOME!

The children in Aditi’s class were asked to present a viewpoint in the class. Aditi decided to talk about schools and why children should be educated at home. She made some notes first and then worked out the presentation. Read Aditi’s notes and her presentation.

In my opinion, children should be educated at home because—

1. The government would save a lot of money. It would not need to build schools, pay teachers, pa}’ electricity bills or pay for books and materials. The money
   saved could be spent on far more important things like feeding the homeless, medical research and improving hospitals.
2. Technology has improved so much; children can learn just as much at home from computers. Parents could be trained to use computers to help children to learn.
3. There would be no distraction at home. If children are working in a noisy room, they cannot learn much, but in their own homes they can learn a lot.
4. There would be no teasing. Some children get upset being teased by seniors. This would not be a problem at home.
5. Children would be safer at home. There would be no fear of traffic accidents on way to school or on way home. Parents would not have to worry about their children talking to strangers. —Aditi Guleria

B.4. Based on your reading of Aditi’s viewpoint, answer the following questions.

(a) How would the system of ‘education at home’ aid the government in saving money?
Answer:
Government would not have to build schools, pay the teachers, pay electricity bills, for books, etc.

(b) What role can technology play in facilitating it?
Answer:
Children can learn as much as possible through computers.

(c) Why, according to Aditi, would the children be able to concentrate better if they were educated at home?
Answer:
Yes, there would be less distraction, no teasing and safe environment.

(d) In what way would this system of education ensure greater safety for children?
Answer:
There would be no fear of accidents while going or coming back from school. Children would be safe from strangers also.

B.5. HOTS

Imagine you are Manav, Aditi’s classmate. You have been given the task to convince Aditi about the importance of the traditional way of education system. Write a dialogue between the two of you.
Answer:
Manav : Aditi, I respect your viewpoint but for children life would be quite dull. Aditi: How?
Manav : You see that children enjoy going to school talking and playing with one another.
Aditi : That can be done at home also.
Manav: Then, teachers not only teach subject matter but also help in counselling.
Aditi : Yes, but parents can always go the counsellors.
Manav : Besides, going to schools helps to polish your debating skills, speaking skills.
Aditi : Yes, but children can attend competitions.
Manav : But then who will organise these competitions?
Aditi : So, we can say that schools and teachers are very important to get good education.

B.6. Values

School is a temple of learning. It is like a second home for children, where they spend maximum time apart from their home.
The values taught in school undoubtedly go a long way in the right grooming of their character.
List ten values that you have learned in school.
Answer:

1. In school, I learnt to respect teachers.
2. I learnt team work.
3. I learnt to work with zeal and determination.
4. I learnt discipline.
5. I learnt cooperation.
6. I learnt empathy.
7. I learnt to work hard.
8. I learnt to respect time and deadlines.
9. School also taught me importance of social work.
10. School helped to hone my speaking skills.

B.7. You are Varun Sharma. Imagine that the system of education proposed by Aditi becomes a reality. Write a letter to your friend describing what it would be like to live and study in a world without schools.
Answer:
15th July, 20XX
20, Model Town
Delhi

Dear Alok,

I hope this letter of mine finds you in the best health and high spirits. In your previous letter you asked me about my school.

Well, we don’t have schools now. Government has shut them down. We all are learning through computers. It is very dull and boring. The joy of getting up early, going to school, gossiping with my friends is all lost. Chatting through computers is not the same.

Even classes seem to be very dull. Interacting with teachers was very inspiring. Now, you send a question and keep on waiting for reply, sometimes internet connection is not there which makes it more cumbersome.

I wish that government restarts the schools once again.

Yours friend
Varun Sharma

C
C.1. Have you ever thought how a school would look like without children? Perhaps you never thought of it.
Answer:
For self-attempt.

C.2. Given below is the summary of the poem. Complete it by writing suitable word(s) in the blank spaces.
Answer:
The speaker in the poem feels that the school house likes to be left alone. Now the wind is cool and sweet. The green grass is no more untrodden by careless.

There is no more noise. There is always silence in the hall. Sunlit leaves whisper as they rustle against the wall.

C.3. On the basis of your reading of the poem, answer the following questions:

‘I think……………..perhaps…………….it does, for now’.

(a) Who does ‘it’ refer to?
Answer:
It’ refers to the school.

(b) Who is ‘I’?
Answer:
‘I’ refer to the poet.

(c) Who do you think is on vacation?
Answer:
The children of the school are on vacation.

(d) Does ‘it’ like to be left alone?
Answer:
No, ‘I’ don’t like to be left alone.

(e) List four things which describe the atmosphere of the school house during vacation time.
Answer:
Four things which describe the atmosphere of the school hour during vacation time:
(i) silence
(ii) loneliness
(iii) cool
(iv) sweet.

C.4. Make a one-sentence statement of the theme of the poem.
Answer:
School is not a school without children. In the absence of children, it is very lonely.

C. 5. Suggest another title for the poem in consultation with your partner.
Answer:
‘A Body Without Soul’.

C.6. Life Skills

The era of cut-throat competition hardly leaves children with any leisure to pursue their interest, hobbies, etc. In the wake of such scenario, vacation is the best time to explore hidden talents or learn something new.
Pen down a few tips which one can follow to utilise the vacation productively.
Answer:

• Make a time table and follow it strictly.
• Start your day with a morning walk.
• Join some hobby classes.
• Keep your TV watching time limited (say 2 hours).
• Play for 2-3 hours in the evening.
• Visit some historical place or hill station.

Listen to the audio CD titled ‘Listen & Comprehend’ (Class-VI). After listening, answer the questions asked in the audio CD verbally. Listen to the tape script once again and attempt the given question. The tape script is also given on page no. 139.
Answer:
For self-attempt.

C.7. Listen to the radio advertisement that your teacher will play and find out what it has to offer you to make your vacation truly exciting. After listening, complete the following brochure:

Answer:

Revitalize your spirits
… Go Goa !!!

Also known as :

1. The Rome of the East
2. Tourist Paradise
3. Pearl of the Ocean

Coastline : 100 km

Famous for :

1. exotic beaches
2. fairs and festivals

Adventures :

1. Water skiing
2. Active fishing
3. Scuba diving
4. Exploring life underwater

Goa…. the complete health and wellness destination.

C.8. It is Imperative that students’ leisure is put to use In a way that does not burden them, yet fits In with their sense of adventure and fun.
Imagine you are Shourya. Your school Is organising hobby classes during the forthcoming vacation. Draft a notice In not more than 50 words Informing the students about the same. Give all the necessary details like dates, duration, charges, etc.
Answer:

DAV Public School
NOTICE

20th May, 20XX

JOIN HOBBY CLASSES

The school is organising Hobby Classes during summer vacations where children can learn painting, swimming, yoga, aerobics and fusion dance. The details are as follows:

Dates: 1 June to 20 June, 20XX
Time: 6:30 am to 9:30 am
Fees: ₹ 250 per class

A student can join two classes. Give your consent slip to your class teacher by 25th May, 20XX.

Shourya
Shourya
(School Head Boy)

D

Every Day is A Holiday Summary

Here the author is telling us about a few interesting holidays we celebrate throughout the world. The first one is the ‘World Hello Day’. On this day we have to say ‘hello’ to at least ten persons. It was started on third Sunday of November in 1973 after the end of a war in the Middle East to encourage world peace. This could be made possible only if people could come up and communicate with one another.

The McCormacks wrote letters in many languages and sent them to the leaders of many countries in the world telling them about the World Hello Day. Then McCormacks got a positive response and a holiday was declared every year on this day. McCormacks were congratulated by Pope John Paul II, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain for making such an effort to bring people together.

The second one is International Day of the Seal. This day is celebrated on 22 March. Many aquariums and marine research centres around the world celebrate this day on the third weekend of March. This holiday was declared to tell people about the dangers seals face from pollution, oil spills etc. Many exhibitions are put up which educate the people about how the seals live, preserve and rescue and again return to their habitats.

The third one is the Do it Day. This day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in September but it is celebrated as per our convenience. The founder of this day was Ethel Cook. She found this day to do all the pending work and to get every thing organised.

यहाँ लेखक कुछ रोचक अवकाशों के बारे में बताता है जिन्हें हम संसार भर में मनाते हैं। पहला अवकाश ‘वर्ल्ड हैलो डे’ के नाम से जाना जाता है। इस दिन हमें कम से कम दस लोगों को ‘हैलो’ कहना पड़ता है। यह मध्य – य-पूर्व में युद्ध की समाप्ति पर 1973 में नवम्बर के तीसरे रविवार को शुरु हुआ था। इसका उद्देश्य विश्व शान्ति को प्रोत्साहन देना था। ऐसा तभी संभव था जब लोग एक-दूसरे से आपस में मिलकर संवाद स्थापित करें। मेककारमेक्स ने कई भाषाओं में कई देशों के नेताओं को ‘विश्व हैलो डे’ के विषय में जानकारी देने के लिए पत्र लिखे। मेककारमेक्स को बहुत अच्छा अनुभव हुआ और हर वर्ष इस दिन को अवकाश घोषित कर दिया गया। मेककारमेक्स को पोप जॉन पॉल द्वितीय, अमरीकी राष्ट्रपति रोनाल्ड रीगन एवं ग्रेट ब्रिटेन की रानी एलिजावेथ द्वितीय से लोगों को करीब लाने वाले इस विशेष प्रयास के लिए मुबारकबाद के पत्र मिले।

दूसरा दिन अर्न्तराष्ट्रीय शील दिवस है। यह दिन 22 मार्च को मनाया जाता है। पूरे संसार में एक्वेरियम एवं जलीय शोध केन्द्र इसे मार्च की तीसरी सप्ताह को मनाते हैं। यह अवकाश लोगों को यह बताता है कि सील मछली को किस प्रकार प्रदूषण के प्रकोप से बचाया जाय। बहुत सी प्रदर्शनियाँ लोगों को शिक्षित कर यह बताती हैं कि किस प्रकार सील जिंदा रह सकते हैं और उन्हें किस प्रकार बचाया जाय।

तीसरा दिन ‘Do It Today’ है। सितम्बर माह के पहले बुधवार को इसे मनाया जाता है । परन्तु इसे सुविधानुसार किसी भी दिन मनाया जा सकता है। इस दिन की शुरूआत करने वाली महिला का नाम एथल कुक था। उन्होंने इस दिन को सभी अधूरे कार्य पूरे करने एवं हर वस्तु को व्यवस्थित करने का दिन कह कर संबोधित किया।

Word – Meanings:

Encourage = to give support – प्रोत्साहित करना;
Collision = an occasion when things or people collide – वस्तु या व्यक्तियों के बीच टक्कर;
Habitat = the natural home of a plant or an animal – पौधे या पशु का प्राकृतिक आवास;
Eventually = in the end, finally – अंत में|

Incorporating DAV Class 6 English Reader Book Solutions Pdf Chapter 4 Performing Arts into study routines can lead to better overall language proficiency.

My English Reader Class 6 DAV Solutions Unit 4 Performing Arts

DAV Class 6 English Reader Book Solutions Unit 4 Performing Arts

Introduction:

I. Look at the pictures in the film/photographic reel. What do they show? Discuss with your partner.

Answer:

II. Do you know?
Art refers to the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, dance, etc.

III. Classify the pictures given in part I into the following categories.

Answer:

Performing Arts	Fine Arts
Vocal Music, Ballet, Performing magic, Rock band, Classical Dance – Oddissi, Performing drama	Sketching, Sculpture, Painting

IV. Conduct a survey in your class to find out what your friends like in performiig arts. Talk to six students of your class and fill the required information. Some of you could include your teachers too!

Answer:

Name of the Student/Teacher	Name of the art they like	Artists whom they know	Male/Female
1. Sarthak	Boxing	Undertaker	Male
2. Parth	Acting	Kate Vinslet	Female
3. Shantanu	Singing	Udit Narayan	Male
4. Richa	Classical Dance	Sudha Chandran	Female
5. Nanay	Pop Music	Michael Jackson	Male
6. Kumud	Tabla	Zakir Hussain	Male

V. Pool the information collected by students in the class and find out the following:

(a) Are there any differences in the choices of girls and boys in your class?
Answer:
Yes, the choices of girls and boys are different in some cases.

(b) The most popular performing art in your class is _______
Answer:
dance.

(c) Is there any student in your class who would like to adopt any form of art as a means of livelihood?
Answer:
Yes, there are many students in my class who want to adopt their art as a means of livelihood.

(d) The budding artists of your class are _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______
Answer:
Sarthak, Parth, Richa, Shantanu and Pragya.

A
A.1. Read the following details about Vanessa-Mae who is an internationally renowned violinist.
Answer:
See My English Reader, page 84.

What do you understand by the phrase ‘Fusion Music*?
Answer:
The word ‘Fusion Music’ means the combination of classical and pop music which makes it more melodious and interesting.

A.2.

Twin Melodies Summary

This story is written by Phukan Mitra. The story is about a girl named Shruti whose dream was to become a member of Fusion Band and play at the concert. But her father Nabin Sharma was strictly against the western music. Shruti was the best violinist of the Sangeetika Music School. Her father Guru Nabin Sharma was the principal of the school. Guru Nabin Sharma had gifted Shruti a baby violin when she was just six years old and now after nine years she had been playing so well that the listeners always wanted more from her.

Shruti wanted to tell her father about her dream of playing in a Fusion Band and she decided to tell this tonight to her father. That night when Shruti, her father Nabin Sharma and her mother Leela Devi were having their dinner, Shruti told her father that she wanted to participate in the concert. Her father reminded her that she could not have a public performance more than once in six months and she has had her performance a few weeks ago. Nabin Sharma asked her about the concert. Shruti hesitatingly told her father that it was a fusion group and she wanted to play in that group. Nabin Sharma was very strict as he wanted his music to be as pure as possible.

Shruti told that she had lied to her mother that she was going to attend the science classes. In fact she was in her practice session and the whole group depended upon her for the concert. Nabin Sharma refused Shruti to take part in the concert. The next day she went to tell the members of her band who were in fact her friends that she could not take part in the concert. When she reached there everybody was practising for the concert. Shruti wanted to play once for the last time. As they finished up they heard a sound of applause. Shruti was astonished when she saw that her parents Nabin Sharma and Leela Devi were standing there and clapping to their performance.

Nabin was very excited that Shruti has kept the spirit of their raga alive. She has not mixed both the music. Everybody in Shruti’s band was very excited to hear their praise. Shruti wondered about change in her father’s mind. Nabin Master confessed before Shruti that it was her mother Leela Devi who reminded him that once Nabin Sharma himself had argued with his father to take up a western instrument just like Shruti. But now after listening to band Nabin Sharma was confident that their show is going to be a great success. He invited all the members of Shruti’s group to come and practice in their school as all his fears of losing Shruti were baseless.

यह कहानी फुकान मित्रा द्वारा लिखी गयी है। यह कहानी श्रुति नाम की लड़की के बारे में है जो Fusion Band का सदस्य बनना चाहती है। उसके पिता नवीन शर्मा पाश्चात्य संगीत के विरोधी थे। श्रुति संगीतिका स्कूल की बहुत ही अच्छी वायलिन वादक थी। उसके पिता नवीन शर्मा उसी स्कूल के प्रधानाध्यापक थे। नवीन शर्मा ने श्रुति को छह वर्ष की उम्र में ही वायलिन भेंट किया था और अब नौ साल के बाद वह इतनी कुशल हो चुकी थी कि श्रोता उसे सुनने के बाद पुन: सुनना चाहते थे।

आज वह अपने पिता को अपनी इच्छा के बारे में बताना चाहती है। उस रात जब उसके पिता नवीन शर्मा, माँ लीला देवी और श्रुति खाना खा रहे थे तब श्रुति ने उनके सामने सामूहिक संगीत में हिस्सा लेने की इच्छा व्यक्त की। इस बार उसके पिता याद दिलाते हैं कि वह छह महीने में केवल एक बार ही प्रदर्शन कर सकती है और कुछ हफ्ते पहले ही उसने संगीत प्रदर्शनी में भाग लिया था। नवीन शर्मा ने श्रुति से प्रदर्शन के बारे में पूछा। इस पर श्रुति ने बताया कि यह एक फ्यूजन समूह है जिसमें वह भाग लेना चाहती है।

श्रुति ने बताया कि वह बहुत हफ्तों से इसमें अभ्यास करने जा रही है। उसने नवीन शर्मा को यह भी बताया कि उसका पूरा समूह उस पर निर्भर करता है। नवीन शर्मा बहुत ही कठोर व्यक्ति थे। नवीन शर्मा ने श्रुति से उसमें भाग लेने से साफ इन्कार कर दिया। अगले दिन श्रुति ने फैसला किया कि वह अपने दोस्तों को बता देगी कि वह उनके समूह में हिस्सा नहीं ले सकती। जब वह अपने समूह के सदस्यों के बीच पहुँची तो उसने पाया कि सभी तन्मयता से अभ्यास कर रहे थे। उसने सोचा कि वह भी आखिरी बार वायलिन बजा ले। उसने तन्मयता से चिकारा बजाया ।

अभ्यास खत्म होने पर उन्होंने देखा कि नवीन शर्मा और लीला देवी तालियाँ बजाकर उनके प्रदर्शन की सराहना कर रहे थे। श्रुति को हैरान देखकर नवीन शर्मा ने बताया कि यह सब उसकी माँ लीला देवी के कारण हुआ है। लीला देवी ने उन्हें अहसास करवाया कि वे भी एक बार पाश्चात्य संगीत बजाना चाहते थे। अब नवीन शर्मा को इस बात का विश्वास था कि उनका प्रदर्शन जरूर सफल होगा। उन्होंने श्रुति के समूह के सभी सदस्यों को अपने संगीत विद्यालय में अभ्यास करने के लिए बुलाया। नवीन शर्मा श्रुति से बहुत प्रसन्न थे, क्योंकि अब उनके सभी तरह के भय खत्म हो चुके थे।

Word – Meanings:

Rendition = performance – प्रदर्शन;
Petered = loss of power gradually – धीरे-धीरे शक्ति क्षीण होना;
Dreadful = terrible – भयंकर;
Mingle = a mixture – मिला-जुला;
Dawdling = wasting time – समय बर्बाद करना;
Gratified = thankful – एहसानमंद;
Defied = disobeyed – अवहेलना करना ।

A.3. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

(i) ‘It seems to me that you should have got your gum ’s permission before committing yourself.’

(a) What do the words ‘me’ and “you’ refer to?
Answer:
‘We refers to Leela Devi — Shruti’s mother and ‘you’ refers to Shruti.

(b) Name the listener’s guru. How is he related to him/her?
Answer:
Nabin master. He was Shruti’s father as well as principal of the school in which Shmti studied.

(c) What had the listener committed herself to?
Answer:
Shruti had committed to play violin in an orchestra – a fusion group.

(ii) ‘I hope you won’t say no.’

(a) Who was expected an affirmative reply and from whom?
Answer:
Shruti was expecting a positive reply from her father.

(b) What would the listener possibly say a no to and why?
Answer:
Nabin master was a person who believed in keeping the tradition, of classical music as pure as possible.

(c) Describe the speaker’s feeling when the given statement was made by her.
Answer:
The speaker, i.e., Shruti was apprehensive about telling this tmth to her father. She had lain awake for many nights wondering how she would tell her father.

A.4. Find the hidden sentences.

There are seven sentences hidden in the grid given on the next page. See if you can find them. Write your answers in the given space to form the summary of the chapter. The first one is done for you.
Beginning of each sentence has been marked with a number.

Place your answers here
Answer:

1. Shruti Sharma was the best in the class of senior violinists of Sangeetika Music School.
2. Guru Nabin Sharma was the Principal of the school.
3. She told her father of her decision to play in a fusion band.
4. The father was very angry at Shruti’s decision.
5. Shruti’s father appreciated the efforts of the band.
6. Nabin Master invited Shurti’s friends to school for more practice of the band.
7. Nabin Sharma confessed that Shruti had kept the spirit of the raga alive.

A.5. Imagine you are Shruti and you have already made a commitment to play in the fusion band. How would you convince your father to give you permission for the same.
Answer:
As Shruti, I would try to convince my father that idea of fusion music is not that bad. I would request him to watch our show and then decide for himself if anything was wrong playing in a fusion band. I am sure that after listening to our music he would be convinced and allow me to go ahead with it.

A.6. In pairs, read the following statements made by Shruti, Nabin Master and Leela Devi in the context of the fusion band.

What do these statements tell us about the speakers? Write the correct words to decorate the kites.

Answer:

Nabin Master	Leela Dev	Shruti
Orthodox	Polite	Frank
Rigid	Considerate	Outspoken
Sarcastic	Wise Ad uisor	Flexible

A.7. Find synonyms of the following words from the text.

(a) greatly surprised, amazed _______
Answer:
astonished

(b) praise expressed by clapping _______
Answer:
applause

(c) recognisably different _______
Answer:
distinct

(d) smiling broadly _______
Answer:
beaming

(e) loving, warm-hearted _______
Answer:
affectionate

B
B.1. Read the advertisements given below.

Now work individually and complete the following:
Similarities in Advertisements A and B

(a) Both advertisements are about _______
Answer:
Both advertisements are about the dance classes.

(b) Both have a _______ number.
Answer:
Both have a telephone number.

(c) Both classes are meant for _______.
Answer:
Both classes are meant for children and adults

(d) Both have a/an _______ slogan.
Answer:
Both have a/an attractive slogan.

Differences in Advertisements A and B

(a) The dance classes mentioned in Advertisement A are meant for kids, teens and adults. In Advertisement B, the coaching caters to the age group 8 – 14 years.

(b) In Advertisement A, the number of venues mentioned are four whereas Advertisement B has only one venues.

(c) For dance classes in Advertisement A, the contact number is 2331900-05 while in Advertisement B the contact numbers are 022-26325041. and 26325620.

B.2.

My First Visit to The Ballet Summary

This is an interesting poem of a girl who went to see ‘the Ballet’ for the first time. At that time she was hardly ten. She went to the theatre with her friend Lyuba. They took their tickets and settled into their seats. The girl was very excited. She only wanted to see the ballet caring about nothing. She always had the desire of watching a ballet. Her dream was going to come true that day. She wanted to see a lovely fairy who would come on the stage wearing a golden crown and a white dress. She sat with her eyes wide, opened, holding the ticket very tightly in her hand.

Suddenly, the trumpets and drum started beating. Hearing this both of them fell down on their seats. The girl realised that she didn’t have the tickets in her hand. The fairies had already come on the stage. They were dancing but she didn’t look at them. She was only searching the tickets everywhere on the floor. She crawled on the floor to the seventh row. The people wondered about who is crawling on the floor. She found the ticket but by then the ballet was over. Every one was going outside saying that it was a lovely ballet. She also decided to say the same to the school girls who would ask her about the ballet.

यह एक लड़की के बारे में रोचक कविता है जो पहली बार नृत्य देखने गयी। उस समय वह सिर्फ दस वर्ष की थी। वह अपनी मित्र ल्यूवा के साथ थियेटर गयी। टिकटें खरीदकर वे अपनी सीटों पर बैठ गयी। लड़की नृत्य देखने के लिए बहुत उत्सुक थी। उसकी नृत्य देखने की इच्छा पूरी होने जा रही थी। टिकट को हाथ में पकड़कर वह अपनी आँखें खोलकर मंच पर आने वाली परी का इंतजार करने लगी जिसे सफेद कपड़ों एवं सुनहरे मुकुट में होना चाहिए था।

अचानक तुरही और ढोल बजने लगे जिसे सुनकर वे दोनों अपने सीट से नीचे गिर गयी। लड़की ने महसूस किया कि टिकट उसके हाथ में नहीं था। परियाँ मंच पर आ चुकी थी। वे नृत्य कर रही थी लेकिन उसने उनको नहीं देखा। वह केवल अपनी टिकट ढूंढ रही थी। वह रेंगकर सातवीं कतार तक पहुँच गयी। लोगों को आश्यर्च हो रहा था कि फर्स पर कौन रेंग रहा है। नृत्य समाप्त होने के बाद उसको टिकट मिली। सभी दर्शक बाहर निकलते हुये नृत्य की प्रशंसा कर रहे थे। उसने भी स्कूल में लड़कियों को ऐसा ही बताने का निर्णय किया कि नृत्य बहुत अच्छा था।

Word – Meanings:

Blared = sounded loudly – तेज आवाज करना;
Tripping = moving with quick, gentle steps – जल्दी परन्तु सहजता से कदम उठाना;
Rumbled = made a low heavy grumbling or rolling noise – किसी वस्तु के लुढ़कने से होने वाला शोर;
Cotillion = a sort of country dance – एक प्रकार का ग्रामीण नृत्य ।

B.3. Given below is the flow chart of sequence of events as explained in the poem. Complete the flow chart. The first and the last sentences have been done for you.

Answer:

B.4. On the basis of your reading of the poem, complete the following:

(a) Initially, the girl was excited to enter the theatre but the last part of the poem suggests that _______.
Answer:
Initially, the girl was excited to enter the theatre but the last part of the poem suggests that she was disappointed as she could not enjoy the ballet.

(b) ‘Fairies on the stage’ refers to _______.
Answer:
Fairies on the stage’ refers to the girls dancing on the stage.

(c) The speaker kept looking for _______
Answer:
The poetess kept looking for the tickets which she had dropped on the floor.

B.5. Solve this crossword puzzle with the help of the clues given below.

Across →
4. a kind of dancing that tells a story with music but no words
5. to make a long deep sound
6. to take a light, short step
7. a kind of country dance
8. to make a noise like a very long ‘s’; the sound made by a snake

Down↓
1. to make a loud, unpleasant noise
2. out of breath
3. foremost

Answer:

B.6. You must have heard and read about dance festivals held from time to time. When was the last time you went to a dance festival organised in school or in your town, etc.? Describe your experience in a few sentences and share it with the class.

Answer:
The last time I went to the dance festival when I was six years old.
I went with my parents arid my best friend.
There I saw a ballet.
I watched / listened to the music, drum and trumpets.
I thought it was an earthquake.
I enjoyed the festival a lot.

Listen to the audio CD titled ‘Listen & Comprehend’ (Class-VI). After listening, answer the questions asked in the audio CD verbally. Listen to the tape script once again and attempt the given question. The tape script is also given on page no. 115.

B.7. Listen to a beautiful, thought-provoking song by Michael Jackson. While you listen, complete the lines.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

B.8. Work in groups and discuss the following points.

(a) The need of healing the world.
Answer:
There is a great need to heal the world so that everybody can live peacefully.

(b) The different ways of healing the world.
Answer:
The different ways of healing the world are by loving each other and by living a selfless life.

(c) The contribution and dedication required.
Answer:
We should never get scared and let our spirit down. We should live like brothers. We should try to make everybody happy.

B.9. After the discussion, hold an actual class debate on the motion:
Answer:

HEAL THE WORLD – NEED OF THE HOUR

In today’s time, there is a great need to heal the world. We all should live with harmony and love. We should try to help each other in the hour of need. Today we all are so ignorant that we hardly bother about others’ ambitions and desire. We all are busy in fulfilling our ambition. We don’t know why people have become so single-minded. Why do they forget that by helping each other they can achieve their ambition properly. If we don’t understand each other’s problem then how we can expect that our next generation will help each other. I would like to say that this is not a right way to live. In this way we are only inviting frustration and mental stress. At last I will only say that in order to live peacefully and successfully we should help each other, love each other and support each other. Only then this world can become a better place to live in.

C
C.1. Work with your partner. Write down what your views are about magic as a performing art. Is it a reality or an illusion?
Answer:
If you ask me about magic, I am of the opinion that magic is nothing but an illusion. Magic is not a reality, it just creates a psychic balance with the environment which makes the audience think that the magician is doing a magic in reality. It is nothing but a science that controls our mind and will-power. But people think that the magician has some supernatural power which is not the reality. Thus magic is merely an illusion of the mind.

C.2. Below you can see a few cartoons on Great P.C. Sorcar. Match them with their details by writing the correct number in the space provided.

Answer:

C.3.

He Really is the World’s Greatest Magician Summary

P.C. Sorcar is a very famous magician who is known for his magic in the country and abroad. He was having a show in the New Empire Theatre, Calcutta. We changed our flight to see his show as we could not afford to miss the show. When we reached the theatre we saw that P.C. Sorcar was rehearsing on back stage. The rehearsal took him 40 hours. P. C. Sorcar made us sit in the box office where we saw that all the advance booking seats were full. We walked around the city and found that everybody knew P.C. Sorcar there.

On the opening night the house was full and all types of people from all the regions had come to see the show. The show was two and half hours long and was the best show we had ever seen in our lives. Sorcar has an ability to make people laugh even in the most unlikely situation which holds the audience for a long time. Water from India’ which is produced by Sorcar with a large number of assistants is also a beautiful show. In this, a priest, wearing an orange robe comes in with a silver pitcher on a tray and calls Sorcar that it was a water from India.

Sorcar then calls upon people from Indian region and fills up their glass. His ‘Broomstick’ is also mind blowing. In this, there is the scene of the street in the city. It is dawn and people are just moving round. There is a little boy who is sculling newspaper on crutches. Sorcar took the boys’ crutches and put the boy upon it. Then he took another boy’s hula hoop and put it over the boy. In the end, the same boy threw the crutches away and skipped off the stage. Such shows are beautifully presented by Sorcar. Everything Sorcar does is done by putting his best efforts into the show which makes his show the best in the magic world.

पी०सी० सरकार बहुत ही मशहूर जादूगर हैं जिन्हें उनके जादू के कारण देश तथा विदेश में जाना जाता है। इस बार उनका कार्यक्रम कलकत्ता के New Empire Theatre में था। उनका कार्यक्रम देखने के लिए हमने अपनी हवाई यात्रा में परिवर्तन किया, क्योंकि हम उनके कार्यक्रम को किसी भी तरह देखना चाहते थे। थियेटर पहुँचने पर हमने देखा कि वहाँ सभी लोग अपने काम में लगे हुये थे। जादूगर सरकार को अभ्यास करने में 40 घंटे लगते हैं। जब उन्होंने हमें बॉक्स ऑफिस में बैठने के लिए कहा तो हमने देखा कि सारी टिकटें बिक चुकी थी।

बाहर जाकर जब हमने लोगों से पी०सी० सरकार के बारे में पूछा तो पाया कि सभी लोग उन्हें जानते हैं। उनका शो देखने के लिए हर तरह के लोग भिन्न-भिन्न जगहों से आये हुये थे। सरकार में लोगों को विपरीत परिस्थितियों में भी हँसाने की क्षमता है और इसे देख कर दर्शक मंत्रमुग्ध हो जाते हैं। उनका पहला शो ढाई घण्टे का था। Water from India’ उनका एक खूबसूरत शो है जिसमें एक पंडित उनके पास एक चाँदी का लोटा लेकर आता है और सरकार को बताता है कि यह भारत का पानी है। इसके बाद भारत के विभिन्न क्षेत्रों से संबंधित लोग सरकार के द्वारा बुलाये जाते हैं और उनके खाली गिलास भरे जाते हैं।

उनका ‘Broomstick’ भी बहुत अच्छा शो है। इसमें शहर के किसी गली का दृश्य है । सुबह का समय है और लोग इधर-इधर घूम रहे है। इसमें एक छोटा-सा बालक बैसाखियों के सहारे अखबार बेचता हुआ आता है। सरकार उससे उसकी बैसाखियाँ लेकर बैठा देता है। वह दूसरे लड़के से उसका hula hoop लेकर उसके ऊपर डाल देता है। उसके बाद वह लंगड़ा लड़का बिना बैसाखियों के अपने पैरों पर चलता हुआ बाहर चला जाता है। सरकार अपना हर शो दिलोजान से करते हैं। यही कारण है कि उनका हर शो सफल होता है।

Word – Meanings:

Alley = a narrow passage – संकरी गली;
Orchestra = a band of musicians गाना बजाने वालों की मंडली;
Evidence = a sign or token – प्रमाण;
Automobile = motor car – मोटर कार ;
Pageant = a dramatic scene – तमाशा ।

C.4. Word Chop

The following words have been chopped in two pieces by the magician. Put them back together.

Place your answers here:

Answer:

1. Poised	5. Orchestra
2. Pageant	6. Alley
3. Personnel	7. Garb
4. Equipment	8. Theatre

C.5. Examine the newspaper headlines below. Expand each headline into a sentence or two so as to recover the full meaning.

1. Sawing Sorcar Alarms Viewers
England : _________________

Answer:
England : P.C. Sorcar arrives England today. All the people who believe in magic are really excited to know about his new magic.

2. An aircraft disappears in Hamamata
Japan : _________________

Answer:
Japan : Yet another milestone has been achieved by P.C. Sorcar by making an aircraft disappear in the city of Hamamata. Now the people are really confused about it’s reality.

C.6. Work in pairs to write short, eye-catching headlines for the following news items.

Remember:

• Be concise.
• Normally use the simple present tense.
• Headlines are not grammatically complete
• Use initials instead of names.

Answer:
1. Pirated CD’s Seized
Fourteen hundred pirated CDs were seized by the police from a house in Gali Wajivada, Darya Ganj on Friday evening. Two persons were held and a case has been registered under the Copyright Act. – HT

2. Ricky Kej Neela Vaswani Shine at Annual Grammy Awards.
India-based Ricky Kej’s collaborated album Winds of Samsara won the Best New Age Album trophy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards here.

Another Indian artist to make it big at the awards this year was Neela Vaswani. She won the trophy in the Best Children’s Album category for I Am Malala: How One Giri Stood Up for Education and Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai). – The Hindu

C.7. Below you can see two examples of posters. Read them carefully.

Answer:
See My English Reader, page 112.

C.8. Now tick (✓) the right options.

(a) A poster is a large notice or picture to advertise something. Yes/No
Answer:
Yes

(b) A poster is attractive and colourful. Yes/No
Answer:
Yes

(c) It is displayed in public places to attract attention. Yes/No
Answer:
Yes

C.9. You are Raman, the Secretary of the Cultural Club of your school. Your club has invited the famous magician P.C. Sorcar, Junior, for a magic show In your school. Design a colourful poster to be put up at different places In the clty/ town about the same. You may use slogans. [Do not exceed 50 words.] Mention the name of the magician, date, place, time and rates of tickets.
Answer:

D

Entertainment Summary

This poem is about a monkey show which is done for the entertainment of people. The monkey show is going on. A small girl is holding a string of the monkeys in one hand and a little baby in other hand. There are two tiny monkeys who are wearing red and purple coloured clothes. Their master starts the show beating the drums and calling various tricks to attract the crowd and gather money. As the show proceeds the crowd also increases. Everybody watches the show happily. The little baby starts crying and the game comes to an end. Now the time comes to collect the money but as the crowd realises that it is time for giving money, everybody starts moving. Only a few give a petty amount. Nobody is ready to part with their money.

यह कविता एक बन्दर के तमाशे की है जो लोगों के मनोरंजन के लिए आयोजित किया जाता है । बन्दर का तमाशा शुरू हो गया है। एक छोटी सी लड़की एक हाथ में बंदर की डोर पकड़े हुये है और दूसरे हाथ में एक छोटा सा बच्चा है। दो छोटे से बंदर लाल एवं बैंगनी रंग के कपड़े पहने हुये हैं। उनका मालिक दर्शकों को आकर्षित करने के लिए ड्रम बजाता है ताकि वे तमाशे को देखकर उसे कुछ पैसे दें। तमाशा शुरू होता है, भीड़ एकत्रित होती है। सभी लोग तमाशे को खुशी से देखते हैं। छोटे बच्चे के रोने के साथ तमाशा समाप्त हो जाता है। अब समय पैसे इकट्ठे करने का है। भीड़ को आभास हो जाता है। केवल कुछ लोग पैसे देते हैं और अन्य लोग वहाँ से निकल लेते हैं।

Word – Meanings:

Applause = to praise – प्रशंसा करना;
Ceremony = a formal public or religious event – सामाजिक समारोह या धार्मिक अनुष्ठान ।

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My English Reader Class 6 DAV Solutions Unit 3 Thrill in School Life

DAV Class 6 English Reader Book Solutions Unit 3 Thrill in School Life

Introduction:

I. Which of the statements below is the most thrilling for you and why? Discuss in pairs.

Answer:
For self-attempt.

II. Narrate to your partner any of your memorable experiences at school. Write the account in detail for an unknown friend, on the basis of the headings below.
Answer:
Starting Point: My first day in school

Account of what happened: As my father was in government job, he was transferred to a new town. My school also changed. I joined new school when I was in class III. My first day in the new school was full of new experiences. Everybody in the school was very kind, affectionate and helpful towards me. As it was my first day, I didn’t have my books. So I copied all the things that the teacher had taught. When the teacher asked my name I got nervous. I was not able to speak and at this everybody started laughing at me. On the first day only I made two friends and they are still very good friends of mine. Teachers of the school are also very polite and encouraging in nature.

Conclusion: Politeness and helpful nature always help the individual in becoming a good person.

A
A.1. Do you like your school? Are you proud of your school? Why? Discuss in groups of four.
Answer:
Yes, I like my school very much. All the teachers in my school are very helpful. They always treat every student as their own children. They are always ready in solving the problems of the children. My school has all the modern equipments that are essential for the better learning of the children like computer labs, sports equipments, musical instruments, swimming pool, etc.

Our school does not want that the children only excel in the field of education but it also gives equal weightage to the sports development. The coaches of the school are also very helpful and understanding. They do their best to teach the pupils in perfect way. That is why our school wins a number of awards every year. My friends are outstanding. They are always ready to help us. From time to time our school also organizes an educational trip for the students. Our school is impartial while dealing with students. I am proud of my school.

A.2. When did you take admission in the school? Was it difficult for you to get admitted in the school? Describe your experience.
Answer:
I got admitted to the school when I was three years old. Yes, it was very difficult for me and my parents to get me admitted to this school. This is the best school in the town. So there was a long queue of parents who were always interested in seeking admission of their wards to this school. My parents have really worked hard to get me admitted in this school as they had to stand in long queues to get only an admission form for me. After submitting the admission form, they were asked all sorts of questions. Another list of the selected children was displayed in which date and time were also mentioned for the interview of the children. There were a lot of students who were questioned one by one. Being a shy boy, my parents were really tensed whether I would give answers or not. But by the God’s grace and my parents’ hard work, I managed anyhow and I got admitted to the school.

A.3.

The Interview Summary

The play is about a boy named Ramu who was preparing for admission to a school. Ramu was seeking admission to class VI in a town named Tiruchi where his father had been transferred. The school in which Ramu wanted to take admission had only five seats and there were twenty aspiring candidates for those five seats. Ramu’s sister whom he
called Akka told him to prepare well for the interview as he should have answered each and every question the board would put up. He also told Ramu that it was going to be a tough competition for him but he was very confident about himself. When Ramu reached the school for interview, he saw many boys there. In the school, Ramu met his old friend Balu whose father had also been transferred to Tiruchi.

All the boys were called in one by one for the interview. Ramu was the last candidate to be interviewed. The clerk took him to the interview room where three men were sitting round a table. The headmaster told Ramu to have a seat. The first question which the headmaster asked Ramu was about his previous school and the reason as to why Ramu wanted to get admission to this school. Ramu told them that his father had been transferred here due to which he had to leave his previous school which he liked very much. The next question the headmaster asked was about the best thing of the town. Ramu promptly replied that the Uchipallayyar Kovil, the temple of Lord Ganesha from where one could have a grand view of the town, was the best thing of the town.

The headmaster quickly asked how many steps did he take to climb up the temple. Ramu quickly answered. He took the same number of steps to climb up, he had taken to come down. The next question was asked about his fun. The last question which was put up to Ramu was about his short height. Ramu replied without hesitation that nobody in the family was tall. He also told them that once when his father was put up the same question by his boss he replied that his legs were long enough to reach the ground. Hearing his smart reply, the headmaster him the form and told to gave deposit the fees.

यह नाटक रामू नामक लड़के के बारे में है जो कि विद्यालय की प्रवेश परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रहा था। रामू तिरूची नामक कस्बे में छठी कक्षा में प्रवेश लेने की तैयारी कर रहा था जहाँ उसके पिता का स्थानांतरण हुआ था। जिस स्कूल में रामू प्रवेश लेना चाहता था, उसमें केवल पाँच सीटें खाली थी और बीस लड़के उसके लिए परीक्षा देने आये थे। रामू की बहन जिसे वह अक्का कहकर बुलाता था, उसे अपनी तैयारी बहुत अच्छे से करने का सुझाव दिया, क्योंकि प्रवेश पाने के लिए रामू को उनके हर सवाल का जवाब आना चाहिए था। रामू को पूरा विश्वास था कि उसे विद्यालय में प्रवेश अवश्य मिलेगा। जब रामू विद्यालय पहुँचा तो उसने देखा कि बहुत से लड़के परीक्षा के लिए कतार में बैठे थे। वहाँ उसे अपना पुराना मित्र बालू मिल गया जिसके पिता का स्थानांतरण भी तिरूची में हुआ था।

सभी छात्रों को साक्षात्कार के लिए बारी-बारी से बुलाया गया। रामू साक्षात्कार के लिए अन्तिम छात्र था। जब वह साक्षात्कार कक्ष में पहुँचा तो उसे तीन लोग बैठे हुये दिखे। पहला सवाल रामू से प्रधानाध्यापक ने उसके पिछले स्कूल के विषय में किया। जिसके जवाब में रामू ने बताया कि उसे अपना पिछला विद्यालय अपने पिता के स्थानांतरण के कारण छोड़ना पड़ा। अगले सवाल में प्रधानाध्यापक ने तिरूची की सबसे अच्छी जगह के बारे में गणेश का मन्दिर तिरूची की सबसे अच्छी जगह है जहाँ से पूछा। रामू ने उन्हें बताया कि उचिपलायार कोविल भगवान पूरे कस्बे का नजारा लिया जा सकता है।

यह सुनते ही उन्होंने रामू से पूछा कि मंदिर तक जाने के लिए कितनी सीढ़ियों का प्रयोग किया गया। रामू ने उन्हें बताया कि ठीक उतनी ही, जितनी सीढ़ियों का प्रयोग उसने मन्दिर से उतरने में किया। अगला प्रश्न रामू से उसके मनोरंजन के बारे में पूछा गया। रामू ने उस प्रश्न का भी समुचित एवं सटीक उत्तर दिया। रामू से निर्णायकों ने अन्तिम प्रश्न उसके छोटे कद के बारे में पूछा। रामू ने बिना किसी झिझक के उत्तर दिया कि उसके परिवार में सभी लोगों का कद छोटा है। उसने उन्हें यह भी बताया कि एक बार उसके पिता के अधिकारी ने उनसे ठीक यही प्रश्न किया था। उन्होंने कहा कि उसके पाँव जमीन पर पहुँचने के लिए काफी हैं। उसकी हाजिर जवाबी को सुनकर प्रधानाध्यापक ने रामू को फार्म पकड़ा दिया और उसे अपनी फीस जमा करवाने के लिए कहा।

Word – Meanings:

Bleary eyed = red and watery eyes – आंक लाल होना;
Wreck = unhealthy or exhausted – बीमार, थका हुआ;
Eminences = highly respected – अत्यधिक सम्मानित;
Transferred = to move from one place to another – स्थानांतरित करना;
Majority = the largest number – अधिकांश;
Slaughter = the killing of farm animals for food – हत्या

A.4. Complete the following with one or two words only.

(a) Ramu calls Akka poor because she has spent her money on buying __________.
Answer:
a scarf

(b) Ramu is appearing for an interview to get __________ in one of the schools at __________.
Answer:
a seat, Tiruchi

(c) Ramu and Balu consider all those appearing in the interview as __________.
Answer:
fools

(d) According to Ramu, Tiruchi is famous for __________.
Answer:
Uchinallauuar Kovil, a temple

(e) Ramu has been told by his father that all the teachers are __________.
Answer:
of eminences

(f) Ramu and his father are __________ in height.
Answer:
short

(g) At the end of the interview Ramu __________ for his admission to the school.
Answer:
is selected

A.5. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

‘So the lamb to the slaughter is first offered a seat.’

(a) Who says these words?
Answer:
Ramu says these words.

(b) Who is the lamb here?
Answer:
Ramu himself is the lamb here.

(c) Who is going to slaughter the lamb? How?
Answer:
The three judges are going to slaughter the lamb by putting up different questions.

(d) ‘Lamb to the slaughter’ is a figurative expression.
(A figurative expression is one that conveys a meaning different from its literal meaning . What does this expression mean to you in the given context?
Answer:
It means that the boys who are called up for interview first are to be put a lot of questions by the board.

(e) Pick up some more figurative expressions from the play.
Answer:
(i) If wishes were horses!
(ii) I prefer a sharp knife to a dull one.
(iii) It is better to cut down in one stroke than to receive several blunt blows.

A.6. HOTS

1. Balu says, ‘The Board will have to see who among us are less foolish.’ What does he mean by this statement?
Answer:
Balu means to say that the children who will give the more correct answers to the questions asked by the Board will be less foolish.

2. Ramu was able to get admission in the school. The panel was really impressed with his answers during the interview.
Did he display wit or knowledge? Pick out instances from the play to support your answer.
Answer:
Ramu displayed his wit during the interview. For instances, when he was asked how many steps he had taken to reach the top, he instantly answered that he had taken the same number of steps that he had taken to come down. Moreover, when he was asked what was his idea of fun, he wittingly responded that both have their charms.

A.7. Life Skills

CONFIDENCE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

Ramu did well in the interview. He was a confident boy.
There are many ways to boost self-confidence. Some are listed below. Discuss with your partner and add a few more to the list.

Answer:

Think Positive	Be determined	Plan Ahead
Take help from experts	Set a Goal	Work hard
Read motivational books	Always have a smile on your face

A.8. During the reading of the play, you come across a number of words like scowl, growl, etc., generally written in brackets at the beginning of a dialogue, that express different emotions. Some such words are given in the bubbles. Write what emotion each word expresses.

Answer:

A.9. KNOW YOUR FRIENDS BETTER – A TALK SHOW

Present a talk show in your class.

Work in groups of four.
One of the group members can be the host and the other three the guests.
Ask the guests about their likes and dislikes, interests and hobbies.
Pep up your show by asking the guests to spell a few difficult words or make them say tongue-twisters.
Don’t forget to involve your audience.

Answer:
Dear friends, we are here to present a talk show. Let me first of all introduce you all to our guests: Mohsin, Renu and Rahul and I am your host for today – Vishal.
Vishai: Mohsin, I have heard that you are an avid book reader.
Mohsin: Yes, I love books. I spend all my money on books. I have read Enid Blyton, V.S. Naipaul, Harry Potter, and many more.
Vishal: Who is your favourite author?
Mohsin: I love books by Ruskin Bond. He is the best. His stories touch the core of my heart.
Vishal: What about you Renu?
Renu: I love playing guitar. I also love dancing. In my free time, I learn dancing.
Vishal: That’s very good. And Rahul?
Rahul: I love playing football. One day I want to become a national football player.
Vishal: That’s nice. So, it seems all of you spend your time in productive activities.
Mohsin: Yes, but we are equally good in studies.
Vishal: Oh! Let me test if you can say this tongue twister-
I saw sussie sitting in a shoe shine shop
Renu: Let me try first.
I saw sussie………….. Oh! I forgot.
Vishal: Or you try this one
peter piper picked a peck of picked peppers.
Mohsin: I can repeat this.
(He says it thrice.)

B
B.1. Friends are human assets. Complete the chart using adjectives that can best describe friendship.

Answer:

B.2. Work with your partner and write words for the phrases given below. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.
If you are unable to guess the words, find the correct answers from the story.

(a) Group of people g________
Answer:
gana

(b) Destruction w________
Answer:
wrecked

(c) Slight or brief mental pain t________
Answer:
twinge

(d) Unpleasant n________
Answer:
nastu

(e) Very tired e________
Answer:
exhausted

(f) Breathe with short quick breaths p________
Answer:
panting

(g) Saying ‘Yes’ a_________
Answer:
agreed

B.3.

Girl Gang Summary

This story is about the friendship of a group of girls. In this story the author shows how all of them help one another to find the solution of their problems. On one Saturday afternoon Alice was going for shopping in a train. She saw that her classmate Kirsty was also travelling in the same train. A ticket checker came to check the ticket. She told the checker that she might have lost the ticket and had no money to buy another ticket. The checker told her that she would be taken to authority in that case. Kirsty begged before him to forgive her but it was of no use.

One day after school when Alice was about to leave for her home Kirsty came running to her and told her if their geography teacher whom they called the Old Sour Breath comes asking about Kirsty, Alice should pretend that she had not seen her. When geography teacher Mr. Sawyer came and asked about Kirsty, she simply lied that she had not seen her. The teacher took her to the classroom to show what Kirsty had done to the class. All the maps and displays were torn into pieces and everything was lying on the floor. When she came out, she saw that Kirsty was waiting for her outside the school gate with her four friends.

Alice told Kirsty that she had told nothing to Mr. Sawyer. Kirsty told that it was a revenge on Mr. Sawyer as he took girls as inferior one. Next day when Alice opened her geography book she found a note from Kirsty to meet her urgently at 8 o’clock in the park at night. At night the girls assembled in the park. A girl named Sandra was their leader. They all gathered there to take revenge from the ticket collector. They had a bag full of apples which they bombarded on the conductor’s house and ran away. Kirsty told Alice not to utter a word about the incident in front of anybody. Now Alice was the new member of the girl’s power gang.

यह कहानी कुछ लड़कियों के समूह की दोस्ती के बारे में है । इस कहानी में लेखक ने बताया है कि किस तरह वे सब निकालती हैं। एक शनिवार को एलिस नाम की लड़की रेल एक-दूसरे की मदद करती हैं और अपनी समस्याओं का हल द्वारा कुछ खरीददारी करने बाज़ार जा रही थी। उसी रेलगाड़ी में उसकी कक्षा में पढ़ने वाली लड़की क्रिस्टी भी सवार थी । किन्तु वे दोनों आपस में बात नहीं करती थी। कुछ समय बाद वहाँ एक टिकट निरीक्षक निरीक्षण करता हुआ आया। जब उसने क्रिस्टी से उसकी टिकट माँगी तो उसने कहा कि शायद उसने अपनी टिकट खो दी है।

निरीक्षक ने उसे नयी टिकट लेने के लिए कहा तो क्रिस्टी ने कहा कि नयी टिकट लेने के लिए उसके पास पैसे नहीं हैं। निरीक्षक ने उसे अपने अधिकारियों के पास ले जाने को कहा। क्रिस्टी ने बहुत विनती की परन्तु निरीक्षक ने उसे क्षमा नहीं किया। एक दिन जब विद्यालय की छुट्टी के बाद एलिस घर जाने की तैयारी कर रही थी तो उसी समय क्रिस्टी ने उसके पास आकर कहा कि अगर उनके भूगोल के शिक्षक उसके बारे में कुछ पूछें तो उनसे कह दे कि उसने उसे नहीं देखा। थोड़ी ही देर में भूगोल के शिक्षक जिसे वे Old Sour Breath कहते थे वहाँ आये और क्रिस्टी के विषय में पूछताछ करने लगे । एलिस ने कहा कि उसने उसे नहीं देखा है।

यह सुनकर वे एलिस को अपने साथ कक्षा दिखाने के लिए ले गये। वहाँ जाकर एलिस ने देखा कि सभी मानचित्र कक्षा में इधर-उधर बिखरे हुये थे। जब ऐलिस बाहर आयी तो उसने देखा कि क्रिस्टी चार अन्य लड़कियों के साथ स्कूल के बाहर उसका इंतजार कर रही थीं। एलिस ने क्रिस्टी को बताया कि वह सब उसने Mr. Sawyer से बदला लेने के लिए किया क्योंकि वह लड़कियों को हीन समझते थे। अगले दिन जब ऐलिस ने अपनी कक्षा में भूगोल की किताब खोली तो उसमें क्रिस्टी का लिखा हुआ एक पर्चा पाया जिस पर क्रिस्टी ने ऐलिस को रात आठ बजे बहुत ही जरूरी काम के लिए बुलाया था।

रात को वहाँ पर पहले से बहुत सी लड़कियाँ एकत्रित थी । सान्ड्रा नाम की लड़की उनकी नेता थी। उन्होंने ऐलिस को बताया कि आज वे वहाँ उस निरीक्षक से बदला लेने के लिए जमा हुई थी जिसने रेल में क्रिस्टी की बात नहीं सुनी थी। उनके पास सेबों से भरा हुआ एक थैला था जिससे उन्होंने निरीक्षक के घर पर बमवारी की और वहाँ से भाग गयी। क्रिस्टी ने ऐलिस से यह सब किसी से भी न कहने का वादा लिया। इसके बाद उन्होंने ऐलिस को भी अपने समूह का सदस्य बना लिया।

Word-Meanings:

Panting = to breathe quickly – तेजी से सांस लेना;
Twinge = a sudden short pain – अचानक दर्द होना;
Impatiently = eagerly – अधीरता से;
Boomed = loud deep sound – गहरी आवाज;
Revenge = something that you do to punish somebody – बदला;
Exhausted = very tired – बहुत थका हुआ;
Exciting = full of eagerness – उत्सुकतापूर्ण ।

B.4. On the basis of your reading of the story, write who the following people are.

Answer:

Kirsty A powerful girl of the gang	Janice The Informer	Mr Dawson Library Incharge
Alice Kirsty’s friend	Sandra Leader of the girl gang	Old Sour – Breath The Geography Teacher

B.5. Write T for True and F for False statements.

(a) Alice was travelling without ticket.
Answer:
False

(b) Kisty enjoyed Geography classes in the school.
Answer:
False

(c) Alice felt a little sorry for Mr. Sawyer.
Answer:
True

(d) Sandra was senior to Alice.
Answer:
True

(e) The green house belonged to Mr. Sawyer.
Answer:
True

B.6. Complete the following statements.

(a) Kirsty couldn’t buy another ticket because __________
Answer:
she didn’t have money.

(b) The students referred Mr. Sawyer’s as __________
Answer:
Old Sour – breath

(c) Kirsty took revenge on Mr. Sawyer by __________
Answer:
destroying maps and displays in the class.

(d) Alice promised Sandra and other girls __________
Answer:
not to reveal what they had done to anyone.

B.7. Complete the following table.
The revenge taken by the Girl Gang.

Answer:

Against	By	At	Time	Because
1. Mr Sawyer	Tearing maps	School	After School	He underestimated the girl’s power.
2. Conductor	Throwing apples on the house	His house	At night	He was rude to Kirsty in the train.

B.8. HOTS

1. The Girl Gang allowed Alice to be a member of their groups because
Answer:
(a) she lied to the geography teacher that she had not seen Kirsty.
(b) she has kept all the secrets of girl gang.
(c) she has helped the gang in taking revenge from the conductor.

2. Kirsty and her gang wrecked Mr. Sawyer’s classrooms. Are their actions justified?
Answer:
No, their actions are not justified at all. Whatever the teacher did or said was part of their duty. Kirsty and her gang didn’t have to behave in this manner. Their behaviour can lead to expulsion from the school also.

B.9. Life Skills

ARE YOU A GOOD FRIEND?

Alice was supportive to Kirsty. This helped her make friends with her. What makes you a good friend?
Complete the web chart with the words that describe your personal qualities.

Answer:

B.10. Values

Kirsty and her gang indulged in unruly activities to assert their power. But, ‘Power is not about wilful behaviour, it is about righteous behaviour.’
What qualities and values should we try to inculcate in ourselves to make this society a better place to live in? A few have been enlisted below.

To make this society a better place to live in, we should have
Answer:
1. Patience
2. Love
3. Humanity

B.11. Here are a few words from the story, but the letters are jumbled. Using the hints given, unjumble the words to find the correct answer.

Answer:
(a) dramatically
(b) unpopular
(c) wreck
(d) assignment
(e) brilliant

B.12. School News

Be a Reporter

Collect information about the latest activities and happenings in your school. Prepare three news items and present them before the class in an interesting style.

You can use PowerPoint presentations or props to make your presentations effective.

C. Listen to the audio CD titled Listen & Comprehend (Class-VI). After listening, answer the questions asked in the audio CD verbally. Listen to the tape script once again and attempt the given question. The tape script is given on page no. 80.

Tape Script

Aerodynamic Mishap

I made a paper aeroplane
It really was the best,
I took my time to make it right
To that I can attest!

I’d planned it all so thoroughly,
I’d sketched from either side,
I knew that all would be amazed
To see it swoop and dive,

But its first flight was not too planned
Though it soared up high,
The teacher turned, it crashed and burned
And hit her in the eye!

My plane, screwed up, went in the bin,
All agreed it was a shame.
But my teacher’s got a big black eye,
And I’m the one to blame!
Answer:
Do it yourself.

C.1. It is said that school-time is the best time of one’s life. It is a wonderful mix of experiences—some really good, some funny, ribtickling ones and a few somewhat nightmarish. Let us listen to a thrilling incident from the speaker’s life. As you listen to the tape script, number the events in the order in which they happened.

The teacher got a black eye.
The plane soared high.
The plane was crushed and landed in the bin.
The speaker made a paper aeroplane.
Suddenly, the plane crashed and hit the teacher in the eye.
He was sure that the plane would swoop and dive beautifully.

Answer:
Do it yourself.

D

The Inside – Out Stocking Summary

Once upon a time there was a little unlucky boy named Rex. He always had some or the other reason for him being unlucky such as he would fall down while running or loose a pound from the hole of his pocket. Rex was very good at running races. Once a sports meet was being organised in his school, in which all the sports events such as running, obstacle race and other games were going to take place. Many schools were also taking part in the sports meet. Rex’s headmaster asked him to take part in running race. Then he told his headmaster about how unlucky he was.

He told his headmaster that on that day he would surely have something due to which he would not be able to take part in the race. Lucy, Rex’s sister was very concerned about her brother. She wanted her brother to take part in the race as she was confident that her brother would win the race if he took part. In their own town, there lived an old lady Mother Brown. Lucy visited her and asked how she could bring luck to her brother. Mother Brown suggested that a black cat would bring luck to him. But there was no black cat in their village.

Then Mother Brown told her if on getting up in the morning you put on one of your stockings inside out without noticing then it might make you lucky for that day. Lucy had an idea in her mind. She walked back home and just a night before the sports day she waited for Rex to fall asleep and turned one of his stockings inside out. In the morning Rex put on his stocking inside out without noticing. Lucy and Rex went to the school and Rex won all the races without any obstruction. He was very happy. Lucy thought that she will do the same thing always for his brother to make him lucky. After that Rex usually won all the games and had many lucky days.

एक बार रेक्स नाम का एक छोटा-सा बालक रहता था जो बहुत अभागा था। रेक्स हमेशा ही किसी भी वजह से हार जाता था, जैसे कि वह भागते समय गिर पड़ता था, झूला झूलते हुए गिर जाता था और उसकी जेब से पाउंड निकलकर गिर जाता था। रेक्स एक बहुत ही अच्छा धावक था । एक बार उनके विद्यालय में कुछ खेल – कूद प्रतियोगिता आयोजित की गयी इसमें बहुत से विद्यालयों से लोग उसमें भाग लेने आ रहे थे। रेक्स के प्रधानाध्यापक ने रेक्स से भी इसमें भाग लेने को कहा। इस पर रेक्स ने उन्हें बताया कि वह बहुत अभागा है और उस दिन उसके साथ कुछ-न-कुछ दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण होगा जिसमें वह भाग नहीं ले सकेगा।

लूसी, रैक्स की बहन अपनी भाई के लिए बहुत चिंतित थी। वह चाहती थी कि किसी भी तरह उसका भाई दौड़ में हिस्सा ले। उसे अपने भाई पर पूरा भरोसा था कि वह दौड़ जीत लेगा। उनके गाँव में मदर ब्राउन नाम की बहुत समझदार महिला रहती थी। लूसी अपने भाई को भाग्यवान बनाने का उपाय जानने के लिए उनके पास गयी। उन्होंने कहा कि काली बिल्ली उसके लिए भाग्यशाली साबित होगी। परन्तु उनके गाँव में कोई काली बिल्ली नहीं थी ।

मदर ब्राउन ने सुझाया कि अगर रेक्स सुबह उठकर बिना देखे उल्टा मौजा पहनकर प्रतियोगिता में चला जाय तो वह जीत जायेगा। लूसी ने रेक्स के सोने के बाद उसका एक मौज़ा उल्टा कर दिया। रेक्स ने उल्टा मौज़ा पहन लिया और वे दोनों स्कूल के लिए निकल पड़े। रेक्स ने उस दिन सारी प्रतियोगितायें बिना किसी बाधा के जीत ली। रेक्स उस दिन बहुत ही प्रसन्न था । लूसी ने मन ही मन सोचा कि वह हमेशा अपने भाई के लिए ऐसा ही करेगी। इसके बाद रेक्स के जीवन में ऐसे बहुत से भाग्यशाली दिन आये और उसने बहुत सी खेल प्रतियोगिता जीती।

Word – Meanings:

Swing = to move backwards and forwards – झूलना;
Marvellous = wonderful – अद्भूत;
Obstacle = hindrance – बाधा;
Measles = an infectious disease – चेचक;
Stockings = socks – पैर का मौजा;
Crept = to creep – रेंगना;
Cheered = pleased, to make glad – प्रशंसा करना।

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DAV Class 3 Hindi Bhasha Abhyas Solution Chapter 16 सवाली राम

प्रश्न 1.
कविता में से कोई तीन वाक्यों को छाँटकर लिखिए जिन वाक्यों में प्रश्नवाचक चिह्न लगा हुआ है-

उत्तर :
(क) सूरज-चाँद कहाँ सुस्ताते?
(ख) कौन फूल में गंध भरे जी?
(ग) पत्ते कैसे दिखें हरे जी?
(घ) मिट्टी में सोंधापन क्यों है?

प्रश्न 2.
समान अर्थ वाले शब्दों को मिलाइए-

उत्तर :
(क) सूरज – सूर्य
(ख) मेघ – बादल
(ग) प्रकाश – रोशनी
(घ) चाँद – चंद्रमा

प्रश्न 3.
शब्दों के आगे यदि हम अन्य कोई अंश जोड़ दें तो नया शब्द बना सकते हैं। जैसे-

इसी तरह आप भी नए शब्द बनाइए-
(क) ____ + हाल = _____
(ख) ____ + हाल = _____
(ग) ____ + हाल = _____
उत्तर :
(क) बद + हाल = बदहाल
(ख) बे + हाल = बेहाल
(ग) नि + हाल = निहाल

प्रश्न 4.
कविता ‘सवाली राम’ में से कोई तीन-तीन शब्द चुनकर लिखिए-

उत्तर :
नाम वाले शब्द – बबलू इंद्रधनुष सूरज
काम वाले शब्द – जाती आती खिलाते विशेषता बताने
वाले शब्द – जिज्ञासु अनगिन अटपटे

प्रश्न 5.
कभी-कभी आपके मन में भी कुछ ऐसे अटपटे या अनोखे सवाल उठते होंगे, जिसके जवाब मिलने आसान नहीं होते, उनमें से कोई तीन सवाल लिखिए-
(क) ___________________
(ख) ___________________
(ग) ___________________
उत्तर :
(क) तारे क्यों टिमटिमाते हैं?
(ख) दही कैसे जमता है?
(ग) सूरज में लाली क्यों है?

प्रश्न 6.
दिए गए शब्दों से एक अनुच्छेद लिखिए-(50-60 शब्द)

उत्तर :
शाम का समय है। सूरज डूब रहा है। नदी के किनारे एक पेड़ है। नदी में नाव है। फूल खिले हुए हैं। चारों ओर हरियाली है। पेड़ हरे-भरे है। चिड़ियाँ अपने घोंसले की ओर लौट रही हैं। यहाँ दो बच्चे आपस में बातें कर रहे हैं। एक बच्चे के हाथ में एक बॉल है, जिससे पता चलता है कि वे दोनों बॉल खेलने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं।

प्रश्न 7.
‘जल बचाएँ’ विषय पर एक पोस्टर बनाइए-
उत्तर :
छात्र/छात्राएँ स्वयं करें।

प्रश्न 8.
‘जल’ पर एक छोटी-सी कविता बनाइए-
उत्तर :
जल ही जीवन का संबल है
तब तक जीवन, जब तक जल है
आओ जल को खूब बचाएँ
किचित इसे न व्यर्थ गँवाएँ
जल-संरक्षण से वसुधा पर
कर दें नवजीवन का संचार।

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DAV Class 3 Hindi Bhasha Abhyas Solution Chapter 15 बुआ का पत्र

प्रश्न 1.
‘पत्र’ शब्द में ‘त् + र् = त्र’ है। पाठ ‘बुआ का पत्र’ में आए ऐसे शब्दों को छाँटकर लिखिए जिसमें ‘त्र’ अक्षर प्रयोग हुआ है

___________ __________ ___________ ___________
उत्तर :
चित्र – चित्रकला

प्रश्न 2.
पाठ में से तीन-तीन शब्द छाँटकर लिखिए-

उत्तर :

प्रश्न 3.
नीचे दिए गए शब्दों के वचन बदलकर लिखिए-

उत्तर :
(क) मूर्तियाँ
(ख) छुट्टी
(ग) मटकियाँ
(घ) पतंग
(ङ) बच्चे
(च) प्रतिमा

प्रश्न 4.
जिस प्रकार ‘दीपों के त्योहार’ को ‘दीपावली’ कहते हैं, इन त्योहारों के क्या नाम हैं, लिखिए-
(क) रंगों का त्योहार
(ख) पतंगों का त्योहार
(ग) नावों की दौड़ का त्योहार
(घ) फसलों का त्योहार
उत्तर :
(क) होली
(ग) ओणम
(ख) मकर संक्रांति, 15 अगस्त
(घ) बैशाखी

प्रश्न 5.
(क) दिए गए चित्र में से आप किन्हीं दस चीज़ों को पहचानकर, उनके नाम लिखिए-

उत्तर :

(ख) अब चित्र पर आधारित पाँच वाक्य लिखिए-(चित्र के लिए पेज 33 देखे)
उत्तर :
1. चित्र में दीपावली का त्योहार मनाया जा रहा है।
2. घर को सजाया गया है।
3. बच्चे पटाखे छोड़ रहे है।
4. मोमबत्तियाँ और दीये जलाये गये हैं।
5. एक औरत दूसरी औरत का आभिवाद्न रही है।

प्रश्न 6.
दीपावली के इस पोस्टकार्ड को शुभकामना पत्र बनाइए और रंगों से सजाइए-

उत्तर :
छात्र/छात्राएँ स्वयं करें।

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प्रश्न 1.
‘र’ के रूप का प्रयोग कर शब्द ठीक कीजिए-

उत्तर :

प्रश्न 2.
समान अर्थ वाले शब्दों को मिलाइए-
(क) अवसर – मूख
(ख) हुक्म – मौका
(ग) बेवकूफ़ – आदेश
(घ) सबूत – प्रमाण
उत्तर :
(क) अवसर – मौका
(ख) हुक्म – आदेश
(ग) बेवकूफ़ – मूख
(घ) सबूत – प्रमाण

प्रश्न 3.
ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए-
‘बुद्धिमान’ शब्द को ऐसे भी लिखा जाता है – बुद्धिमान
नीचे दिए गए शब्दों के लिखने के दोनों तरीकों पर ध्यान दीजिए और लिखिए-

उत्तर :
(क) शुद्ध
(घ) विद्या
(ख) बुद्ध
(ङ) क्रुद्ध
(ग) विद्वान
(च) बुद्धि

प्रश्न 4.
चित्र देखकर मुहावरा लिखिए-

उत्तर :
हाथ के तोते उड़ना
थाली का बैगन
नौ दो ग्यारह होना
अँगूठा दिखाना

प्रश्न 5.
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को सही शब्द से पूरा कीजिए-
(क) घोड़ा ________ दौड़ता है। (तेज़/तेज)
(ख) साधु के चेहरे पर ________ था। (तेज़/तेज)
(ग) अकबर ने चोर को ________ दी। (सज़ा/सजा)
(घ) राजा का महल ________ हुआ था। (सज़ा/सजा)
(ङ) मुझे ________ सी चीनी देना। (ज़रा/जरा)
(च) माँ दही _______ भूल गई। (ज़माना/जमाना)
(छ) आजकल ________ खराब है। (ज़माना/जमाना)
उत्तर :
(क) तेज़
(ख) तेज
(ग) सज़ा
(घ) सजा
(ङ) ज़रा
(च) जमाना
(छ) ज़माना

प्रश्न 6.
कहानी ‘सबसे बड़ा मूर्ख’ को अपने शब्दों में लिखिए-
उत्तर :
एक बार अकबर के दरबार में अरबी घोड़े का एक व्यापारी आया। अकबर को अरबी घोड़े काफी पसंद आए। वे उन सारे घोड़ों को खरीद लिए और कुछ और घोड़े लाने के लिए उसे एक हज़ार अशर्फियाँ दिलवा दिए। व्यापारी एक महीने का वादा करके चला गया। कुछ दिन बाद अकबर ने बीरबल से पूछा-क्या तुम बता सकते हो कि सबसे बड़ा मूख कौन है? बीरबल ने एक महीने बाद बताने का वादा किया। एक महीने बाद बीरबल ने एक कागज़ के टुकड़े पर कुछ लिखकर अकबर की ओर बढ़ाया। कागज़ का टुकड़ा पढ़ते ही अकबर गुस्से से लाल हो गए। अकबर ने कड़ककर पूछा, ” इसका कोई प्रमाण है?” बीरबल ने कहा जिस व्यक्ति ने एक अनजान व्यक्ति को एक हज़ार अर्श्रिया दिलवाई हों, उससे बड़ा मूर्ख भला कौन हो सकता है!

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प्रश्न 1.
पाठ के आधार पर लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी की कोई चार विशेषताएँ लिखिए-
(क) _______________
(ग) _______________
(ख) _______________
(घ) ________________
उत्तर :
(क) ज़िम्मेदार
(ग) ईमानदार
(ख) सच्चा
(घ) साहसी

प्रश्न 2.
शास्त्री जी ने देश को कौन-सा नारा दिया, लिखिए-
उत्तर :
जय जवान, जय किसान।

प्रश्न 3.
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों में से काम वाले शब्द छाँटकर लिखिए-

उत्तर :
(क) चहचहाती
(ग) हँसने लगा
(ख) खाएगी
(घ) लाई

प्रश्न 4.
(क) छात्र/छात्राएँ स्वयं करें।

(ख) मिलान कीजिए-

प्रश्न 5.
दिए गए अनुच्छेद में उपयुक्त स्थान पर विराम-चिह्न लगाइए-
श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री भारत के दूसरे प्रधानमंत्री थे उनमें देश प्रेम ईमानदारी और साहस की भावना कूट कूटकर भरी हुई थी उन्होंने जय जवान जय किसान का नारा दिया
उत्तर :
श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री भारत के दूसरे प्रधानमंत्री थे। उनमें देश प्रेम, ईमानदारी और साहस की भावना कूट-कूटकर भरी हुई थी। उन्होंने जय जवान, जय किसान का नारा दिया।

प्रश्न 6.
लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी के जीवन से हमें क्या प्रेरणा (सीख) मिलती है? अपने शब्दों में लिखिए-(50-60 शब्द)
उत्तर :
लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी के जीवन से हमें यह प्रेरणा मिलती है कि हमें वैसा कोई काम नहीं करना चाहिए जिससे किसी का नुकसान हो। व्यक्ति को सहनशील, सच्चा, ज़िम्मेदार और ईमानदार बनना चाहिए। लाल बाहदुर शास्त्री की तरह सदा जीवन, उच्च विचार रखना चाहिए। अपने काम को अच्छी तरह से करने का निश्चय करना चाहिए। जो भी काम हमें दिया जाता है, उसे पूरी लगन और ईमानदारी से करना चाहिए। लाल बहादुर शास्त्री की तरह हमें बहादुर बनना चाहिए।