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DAV Class 6 English Practice Book Solutions Pdf Chapter 11 Reading for Understanding
Read the passage given below.
See English Practice Book, page 147.
Question 1.
State whether the following statements are true or false.
Answer:
(i) Jumping spiders are called so because they keep on jumping and catch their prey by leaping on it.
(ii) Jumping spiders use their silk
(a) saving themselves while jumping.
(b) making tent like shelter.
(iii) Jumping spiders need good eyesight for catching their prey.
(iv) Jumping spiders have five eves.
Read the passage given below.
See English Practice Book, page 148.
Question 2.
Complete the following:
Answer:
(i) The author’s new experience about birds is that some Australian birds have started imitating electronic noises.
(ii) List four electronic devices whose sound is imitated by the birds.
(a) Alarm clock
(b) Homs of cars
(c) Motor bike engines
(d) Clicks of cameras
(iii) Name four birds which imitate electronic sounds.
(a) Drongos
(b) Butcher bird
(c) Starlings
(d) Lyre bird
(iv) The imitation of electronic sounds by birds is demonstrated by birds that live in war residential areas or parks.
(v) ‘A new experience has come to light that is both amusing and alarming.’
The new experience is amusing because it is a funny experience. It is alarming because sweet bird song is in danger.
Read the passage given below.
See English Practice Book, page 149
Question 1.
Complete the following statements:
Answer:
(i) Bunol, a town in Spain, holds a war of tomato annually.
(ii) The festival originated in the year 1944.
(iii) The festival is celebrated on last Wednesday in August.
Question 2.
Answer the following questions:
(i) What precaution do the participants take on the day of the festival? Tomatoes must be squashed in the hand before throwing.
(ii) What do the participants do after the festival is over?
(a) They clean themselves.
(b) They also clean up the streets of the town.
Read the passage given below.
See English Practice Book, page 150.
Answer the following:
Question 1.
Complete the following statements:
Answer:
(i) Red pandas belong to bear family.
(ii) Red pandas are famous for their agility.
Question 2.
Complete the table:
Answer:
| Body part of Red Panda | Appearance |
| Woolly Coat Tail Face |
reddish brown light coloured white with a reddish brown strip on each cheek |
Question 3.
Complete the following :
Answer:
(i) Red pandas eat
(a) Fruits
(b) Bamboo leaves
(c) Insects
(d) Eaas of birds.
(ii) They protect their young ones by keeping them safely in the hollows of hard wood trees.
Read the passage given below.
See English Practice Book, page 151.
Question 1.
Complete the following statements:
Answer:
(i) The koel generally sings in the spring season.
(ii) The koel is different from the crow in two ways. It has
(a) slender body.
(b) longer tail.
Question 2.
Complete the table:
Answer:
Appearance of the Male koel
| Male koel | Appearance |
| Colour | black |
| Bill | yellowish green |
| Eyes | red |