Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 6 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Talk to your partner and say whether the following statement is true or false.

Camels store water in their humps.

Why does Radha’s mother tell her that it is not suitable for girls to climb trees? Find points to agree with Radha or her mother. Plan what you will say by making notes like this:

• Girls should be able to climb trees if they wish
  1. ___________________________
  2. ___________________________
  3. ___________________________
• Girls should not be allowed to climb trees
  1. ___________________________
  2. ___________________________
  3. ___________________________

Now divide the class into two groups. Present to the rest of the class the opinion of Radha who thinks there is no harm in girls climbing trees and of her mother who thinks girls should not do this.

Sit in a circle so that you can see each other. Each one must talk to complete the following sentence in his own way. “What makes me very angry is …”. Remember to listen with respect and without comment to each person as he/she speaks.

Answer the following question.

How do desert animals survive without water?

Answer the following question.

How do mongooses kill snakes?

Answer the following question.

How does the hump of the camels help them to survive when there is no water?

With your partner, complete the following sentence in your own word using the ideas in the poem.
Do not let a thought shrivel and die because __________________.

With your partner, complete the following sentence in your own word using the ideas in the poem.
English is a __________________ with words that everyone can play.

With your partner, complete the following sentence in your own word using the ideas in the poem.
One has to match __________________.

With your partner, complete the following sentence in your own word using the ideas in the poem.
Words are the __________________ of thought.

In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.

(i) All that you do is match the words
To the brightest thoughts in your head

In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.

For many of the loveliest things
Have never yet been said

In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.

And everyone’s longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing

In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.

But only words can free a thought
From its prison behind your eyes

Multiple Choice Question:
The poet asks us to think and find proper words to_________.

Multiple Choice Question:
How is English a wonderful game?

Look at these sentences.

• Most snakes are quite harmless, but a few are poisonous.
• Most snakes lay eggs, but the rattlesnake gives birth to its young.

Now write five sentences like these using ‘most’ and the clues below.

1. (90% of) people are honest (10%) are dishonest.
________________________

2. (Lots of) fruit have plenty of sugar, (some) citrus fruit are low in sugar.
________________________

3. (Every soft drink except this one) has lots of ‘empty calories’.
________________________

4. (The majority of) films are romances, (a few) are on other topics.
________________________

5. (A majority of) people agree that he is a good leader, (just a few) disagree.
________________________

Multiple Choice Question:
How can we play the game of words?

Multiple Choice Question:
According to the poet, a lot is left unsaid because of _________.

Multiple Choice Question:
What does the word ‘groomed” here mean?.