FLY HIGH (English) - 6

1 My Best Friend
Intext Questions
Q. Whose face looked sincere and honest?
A. Vijaylakshmi’s face looked sincere and honest.
Q. Tell one line about the character of Vijaylakshmi.
A. Vijaylakshmi was a shy girl. Usually, she liked to hide in the class, happy for others
to get all the attention.
Q. To whom, here Blackies refers to?
A. Here, Blackies refers to Vijaylakshmi and her friend, Indira.
Q. According to you, what are the beautiful lines on friendship?
A. Friendship means doing things together. That’s what friendship does to you, it gives
you strength to be what you want and a little more too. It brings out the best in you.
Q. Is the friend about whom Viji has written imaginary or real?
A. The friend about whom Viji has written is imaginary.
Q. Why do you think Vijaylakshmi wrote an essay about an imaginary friend?
Justify your answer. [HOTS]
A. I think Vijaylakshmi wrote an essay about an imaginary friend because she was a shy
girl and she wanted a real friend who can understand her like the imaginary friend.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A. 1. Vijaylakshmi usually liked to hide in the class, happy for others to get all the
attention.
2. Vijaylakshmi was a shy girl, not used to such attention.
3. class 4. False
B. 1. (b) Indira
2. Indira wanted the children to call her and her friend by the names of Indi and
Viji respectively.
3. Blackies 4. False
5. (a) group -A small group of children waited outside the door.
(b) otherwise-Go at once, otherwise you will be late.
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c)
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. intelligent 2. shy 3. South India 4. favourite
IV. Answer the following questions.
1. Vijaylakshmi studied in class VI B. The name of her imaginary friend was
Indira.
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 2. Vijaylakshmi did not want to read out the essay to the class because she wrote
the essay about an imaginary friend, she did not have any friend in reality.
3. Nimmi was a confident and dashing girl. She was the most popular girl in the
class. She was favourite of everyone whereas Vijaylakshmi was a shy girl.
Usually, she liked to hide in the class, happy for others to get all the attention.
4. Vijaylakshmi secretly wished for a friend like her imaginary friend.
Vocabulary Bundle
V. Write one word from the box given below for the following.
1. catalogue, 2. antidote, 3. egotist, 4. inaudible, 5. cosmopolite,
6. draw, 7. monarchy, 8. bibliophile, 9. autocracy, 10. autobiography.
Beyond the Text
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VI. Listen to a short passage on Franklin D. Roosevelt and write whether the
following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. (T), 2. (F), 3. (F), 4. (T), 5. (F), 6. (T).
Reading Time
VIII. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. The girls do not speak angrily to Kumar. They speak politely to him.
2. A cow 3. False 4. (c) Kusuma
5. The cloth bags are better than plastic bags because they are reusable, decreasing
the need to use more materials for single use production.
6. (a) bad - good (b) clean - dirty
Pen Down
IX. Bama was born in 1958 as Faustina Mary Fatima Rani in a Roman Catholic family
belonging to the Paraiyar Community from Puthupatti in the then Madras state.
Later she accepted ‘Bama’ as her pen name. Her father, Susairaj was employed in
the Indian Army and her mother was named Sebasthiamma. Bama’s ancestors
were from the Dalit Community and worked as agricultural labourers. Bama had
her early education in her village, Puthupatti, Tamil Nadu. On graduation, she
became a school teacher for very poor girls, following which she served as a nun
for seven years. She finished her studies and joined as a teacher at a Catholic
Christian School. During her teaching experience, she found out that the Catholic
nuns oppressed the dalit children and teachers. This further added to her disdain
towards the convent. This was when she began writing. Her first novel Karukku
was published in 1992. Karukku was, however, critically acclaimed and won the
Crossword Book Award in 2000. Bama followed it with Sangati and
Kusumbukkaran.

2 The Fun They Had

Intext Questions
Q. What did Tommy find?
A. Tommy found a real book.
Q. What was the colour of the pages of the real book?
A. The colour of the pages of the real book was yellow.
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Q. What had the mechanical teacher been giving to Margie?
A. The mechanical teacher had been giving Margie test after test in Geography.
Q. Who was Margie’s teacher?
A. The computer was Margie’s teacher.
Q. What did Margie want to read?
A. Margie wanted to read about the funny schools.
Q. Where was Margie’s schoolroom?
A. Margie’s schoolroom was right next to her bedroom.
Q. What is the role of a teacher in the life of a student? How is a human teacher
better than a mechanical teacher? [HOTS]
A. Teachers play a very important role in the life of a student. They not only provide
bookish knowledge but also inspire their students to live a meaningful and successful
life. This can be done by a human teacher only. A mechanical teacher can provide
ample knowledge on various subjects but it cannot boost up their students to do
something distinguished.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (d) 2. (a)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. (a) Margie 2. Margie 3. False
4. The mechanical teacher had been giving Margie test after test in Geography.
5. (a) always - I will be there to help you always.
(b) worse - Your handwriting is worse than mine.
B. 1. (a) Inspector 2. Geography
3. The Inspector said that Margie’s progress was quite satisfactory.
4. True
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a)
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. real 2. yellow 3. little 4. patted 5. next
IV. Read the following sentences and replace the highlighted phrases with words
from the story.
1. Margie even wrote about it that night in her diary.
2. ‘I found it is my house’. He pointed out without looking ... in the attic.
3. Margie was scornful ‘School? What’s there to write about school? I hate
school’.
4. ‘I think the Geography sector was geared a little too quickly’.
5. She had been hoping that they would take the teacher away altogether.
V. Answer the following questions.
1. Margie wrote about the real book that Tommy found.
2. Margie hated her school because the mechanical teacher had been giving her
test after test in Geography.

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 3. Margie’s mother sent for the County Inspector because Margie had been
performing poorly in Geography. The repeated fall in her daughter’s
performance disappointed her. So, she decided to call a specialist, the County
Inspector, who could locate the problem and correct it.
4. When Margie went into the schoolroom, she was thinking about the old schools
they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. She was thinking
about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. She was thinking about
the fun they had.
5. I would like to have computers as teachers because in a mechanical school
I don’t have to carry books and it teaches me to fit my mind.
Vocabulary Bundle
VI. Use the clues to find an anagram of each of the following words.
1. study 2. dare 3. silent 4. gape 5. tear 6. laid
Beyond the Text
Ear In
VII. A collocation is a combination of words that are used together. We use these
collocations every day. Your teacher will read out a list of verbs. Put the
correct verbs into the blanks given below to complete the collocations.
1. do 2. pay 3. go 4. keep
5. make 6. catch 7. take 8. save
9. have 10. get
Pen Down
IX. Write a report on your visit to a book fair. You can write about the interesting
and not-so-interesting books you came across. Use the words given below to
help you as you write :
A Visit to a Book Fair
Yesterday, I visited the book fair in New Delhi, along with my parents. We were
surprised to see a huge crowd at the fair. The crowd, of course, mostly consisted of
school and college-going students. Nevertheless, there were a lot of children and
general public. There were thousands of books exhibited on stands and on tables,
arranged topic wise. There were many illustrated books, encyclopedias and
wonderful fat novels. There were also many books without any pictures. We
visited many stalls and went through many books. I was searching for my
favourite book. I asked to my parents to buy me a book for improving English
grammar skills and a book of Mathematics. My parents bought many big books
for me. I was happy as I bought my favourites.
Real Life Touch
X. You have invited some friends to your house for tea. Your mother needs your
help. She has made you responsible for making the sandwiches. What would
you do? Write the whole process step-by-step. Begin like this :
I went to the market and bought a loaf of fresh bread. I peeled the onions and cut
them into small pieces. Then, I washed the tomatoes and cut them into pieces.
Then, I cut the pieces of cheese and put the pieces of onions, tomatoes and cheese
in between the two slices of bread and added some salt and pepper. I put the
sandwiches in a plate and served to the guests.
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3 The School Boy
Intext Questions
Q. Why does the child hate going to school?
A. The child hates going to school because there he is under strict control of his teacher.
It pulls his happiness and joy.
Q. How does the child spend the whole day?
A. The child spends the whole day in sighing and dismay.
Q. How does child’s happiness turn into sorrowness?
A. The child rises in the fresh and delightful summer morning. He is very happy but his
parents force him to go to school where he spends his time in sorrowness. So, his
happiness turns into sorrowness.
Q. Why does the child compare himself to a plant? [HOTS]
A. The child compares himself to a plant as a tender plant if crushed at the bud stage,
won’t bear any flower or fruit in spring season. In the same way, if he is suppressed
too much, he fails to grow to full size.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. (a) In a summer morning
2. The child is talking about the company of the hunter who blows his clarion
from a distant field and sweet lullabies of skylark.
3. birds 4. False
B. 1. (b) Bird
2. The poet is comparing a child to a bird that is caged.
3. sing
4. False
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b)
III. Fill in the blanks using the correct words from the box.
1. rise, enjoy 2. entertain, clarion 3. rules 4. compares, cage
IV. Answer the following questions.
1. In the given line, ‘it’ refers ‘going to school in the summer morning.’
2. The child cannot sit pleasantly at his desk and take interest in his book.
3. A bird can never sing sweet song when it is caged. Similarly, a child if
remained under annoying fear and tension, he can never enjoy the natural
instincts of joy and playfulness. That’s why the poet compares the child to a
caged bird.
4. He asks his parents if a budding plant is picked and swept of in the early stage
of life, where there is no one to care for them how it could grow in a mature
plant.
5. Summer and winter in the poem symbolise happiness and sorrowness
respectively.

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Vocabulary Bundle
V. Given below are some common contranyms. Use them in sentences of your
own to bring out their contradictory meanings.
1. Oversight : monitoring—The FBI provided technical expertise and general
oversight to the investigation.
: failing to oversee — He had simply missed persons out by an
oversight.
2. Cleave : to adhere —The tribesmen cleave to their old belief even after
the European arrive.
: to separate—They just cleave the stone along the cracks.
3. Trim : to decorate— A pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur.
: to remove excess from — Trim the grass using a sharp mower.
4. Sanction : to approve — We received sanction to proceed with our plans.
: to boycott — A sanction was placed on importing kinder eggs.
5. Bolt : to secure — Bolt the chair to the floor.
: to flee — The runner bolts down the track.
6. Bound : heading to a destination — He is bound for New York.
: restrained from movement — They were bound and gagged.
7. Dust : to add fine particles — The baker added a dusting of sugar to the
cake.
: to remove fine particles — He dusted the dirty room.
8. Overlook : to supervise — The manager overlooked his employees from his
office.
: to neglect — The painter overlooked a spot on the wall.
9. Screen : to present — We went to an early screening of the movie.
: to conceal — A screen hid the wizard of OZ.
10. Wear : to endure — He was wearing a blue suit.
: to deteriorate — You need to make a deduction for wear and tear
on all your belongings.
11. Temper : to soften — To temper something, it should be rubbed nicely.
: to strengthen — The blade rapidly heats up and the metal loses its
temper.
12. Left : remained — Only one piece of pizza was left.
: departed — Everyone left the party.
Beyond the Text
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VI. Your teacher will read out a poem twice for you. Listen carefully and write
pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
1. live — give ; 2. shed — fed; 3. others — brothers ;
4. hand — land ; 5. can — man ; 6. world — curled.
Speak Out
VII. 1. Firstly, I will try to make him/her my friend and help him/her ins and outs of the
class.
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 2. At the end of the class, I will take sometime to show him/her our school. I will
show him/her the important locations in our school building. This tour will
bring some ease to the new student and will also give us some time to chat.
3. I will extend my welcome to the new student’s parents as well. Not only is the
student new to the school, but so are the parents!
Reading Time
VIII. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. (a) Butterfly lane
2. The word ‘perfectly’ means ‘completely’.
3. But there isn’t a cloud in the sky,
And the dust is blowing
Down butterfly lane
And everywhere’s perfectly dry.
4. False 5. tea
Pen Down
IX. Now, write the paraphrase of the following lines from the poem :
The speaker loves to rise in a summer morning, when the birds are singing on the
trees. The speaker gets entertained by the company of the hunter who blows his
horn from a distant field and sweet songs of skylark.

Grammar Bunch – 1
I. Write the singular or the plural of the given nouns.
Singular Plural Singular Plural
1. piano pianos 2. sheep sheep
3. luggage luggage 4. lorry lorries
5. trolley trolleys 6. match matches
7. calf calves 8. goose geese
II. Write suitable nouns or collective nouns for the following.
Collective Noun Collective Noun
Noun Noun
1. a flock of sheep 2. a band of musicians
3. a team of players 4. a bunch of keys
5. a fleet of ships 6. a gaggle of geese
7. a choir of singers 8. a stack of boxes
III. Use the words in the box given below to form at least six new nouns of your
own.
1. pathway, 2. head man, 3. postmaster,
4. waterbed, 5. seat cover 6. foot road
IV. Select a prefix from the box below and add it to the nouns given in the
brackets and use the new word so formed to fill in the blanks.
1. non-violence 2. untie 3. semicircle
4. autobiography 5. redecorate 6. mistrust
V. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the brackets :
1. were, 2. makes, 3. Has, 4. practises, 5. travel, 6. is, 7. was, 8. fit.
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 VI. Complete the web diagram with the correct form of the verb play.

play tennis.

plays tennis.

plays tennis.

plays tennis.

plays tennis.

4 Come! Meet Them

Intext Question
Q. With whom did Prateek speak?
A. Prateek spoke with an artist, Kamini Kaur.
Q. Did Kamini know any painter personally?
A. No.
Q. Who wrote the book ‘Adventure Stories’?
A. Radhika Menon wrote the book ‘Adventure Stories’.
Q. What was the name of the last book that Kamini did?
A. ‘Science in Our Lives’
Q. What was the name of the greatest painter who invented various machines?
A. Leonardo da Vinci
Q. What work did Manish do in the factory?
A. Manish worked on the power loom in the factory.
Q. Does Manish like his work as a ‘tandoorwala’?
A. Yes, Manish likes his work as a ‘tandoorwala.
Q. Does Manish a literate person?
A. No. He is illiterate.
Q. Who is Kundan?
A. Kundan is a bookseller.
Q. From where does Kundan get his books?
A. Kundan gets his books from various distributors who supply the books in the market.
Q. For how many years did Kundan study in school?
A. Kundan studied in the school for ten years.
Q. What do you mean by occupation? [HOTS]
A. Occupation refers to the profession that is followed by a person. Teaching, medicine,
engineering, writing are a few examples of different occuption.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b)
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Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. Some of her teachers encouraged Kamini’s work.
2. Kamini used to spend many hours at exhibitions of paintings.
3. school
4. False
B. 1. Five 2. ten 3. False
4. When the factory was closed, Manish gathered his little savings and set up a
dhaba in the city.
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b)
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. paint 2. College 3. power loom 4. dhaba 5. distributors
IV. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T
V. Answer the following questions.
1. Kamini gives away some of her paintings to be sold for some cause. It means
that the money from the sale of paintings does not come to her. It is used for
some activity or to people who need help.
2. Radhika Menon is a writer who wrote the book ‘Adventure Stories’.
3. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest painters. He was a brilliant scientist
too. He invented many machines.
4. Manish’s first job in the city was in a textile factory.
5. Manish did not take money from Sunita because he enjoyed talking with her.
She became his friend from that day.
6. Kundan, the bookseller was not highly educated.
7. Kundan likes the smells of books the most.
Vocabulary Bundle
VI. Write the names with the help of the clues.
1. A person who sells flowers. florist
2. A person who receives and pays out money. cashier
3. A person who designs machines, bridges, etc. engineer
4. A person who sells writing papers, pens, etc. stationer
5. A person who carves statues. sculptor
6. A person who gives advice on legal matters. advocate
7. A person who investigates crimes. detective
8. A person who studies plant life. botanist
Beyond the Text
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VII. Listen carefully to the exclamatory sentences that your teacher reads out.
Write what emotions do they express?
1. Sorrowful 2. Repentance
3. Surprised 4. Happiness
5. Surprised 6. Joyful
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Reading Time
IX. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. The family lived in a little house in a village at the bottom of a mountain.
2. At the top of the mountain was a great, grey castle made of granite.
3. (b) Seven 4. clouds
5. False 6. (a) great (b) grey (c) made of granite.
Pen Down
X. Write a short paragraph in your notebook on ‘‘What I would like to be, when
I grow up.’’
When I grow up, I would like to be a doctor. I will keep people healthy and make
them feel better. If they are sick, I will give them medicine. I will be very kind to
the poor and the needy people. I will not charge any fee from them. Helping the
helpless will be my duty and practice. I will always be ready to help the sick
people. I will never do illegal act to earn money like few doctors are doing these
days. I will abide my duties honestly. I will respect my profession.

5 Junk Food!
Intext Questions
Q. From where does young people pick up fast food?
A. Young people pick up fast food from malls, eateries and supermarkets.
Q. What do you understand by junk food?
A. Junk food is the food that is good to taste but high in calories and low in nutritional
value.
Q. What are the constituents of junk food?
A. The constituents of junk food are high quantities of white sugar, fats, salt and
artificial preservatives.
Q. Is junk food healthy or unhealthy?
A. Junk food is unhealthy.
Q. Which country is referred as World’s Diabetic Capital?
A. India is referred as world’s Diabetic Capital.
Q. Which type of food is healthy and good for us?
A. The food made at home is healthy and good for us.
Q. What is better for the whole family?
A. It is better for the whole family to share the cooking and clearing-up.
Q. What are the things that will help you to become smart and healthy?
A. Lots of water, lots of vegetables, lots of fruits, lots of whole grains and lots of
exercises will help you to become smart and healthy.
Q. How is food essential for living beings? [HOTS]
A. The food is essential for living beings as :
1. it provides them energy for doing all life activities.
2. it provides material for repair of damaged cells and to replace dead cells in the
body.
3. it provides materials needed for growth and reproduction.
4. it keeps them healthy and enables them to fight against infections.
5. it provides mental stimulus for thinking.

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Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. restaurant
2. Good food gives us protein, fibre and vitamins.
3. False
4. This place has a natural beauty.
B. 1. overcome
2. False
3. All of us will find it difficult to give up our favourite snacks.
4. I didn’t want to fall into the same snare again.
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c)
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. high, low 2. good 3. scores 4. Julia Roberts 5. fat, sugar
IV. Answer the following questions.
1. Now-a-days, the fast food is so popular because it is tasty, easily available and
it saves time.
2. People in the western world realised that obesity among children and teenagers
had become an epidemic and that was because of junk food culture. However,
the french fries and burger buns ended up expanding the waist lines of the
entire western world.
3. If we eat food that contains high level of sugar, salt or oil, it gives rise to
diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes and blocked arteries.
4. People in the western world have started implementing laws to protect the
health of their children. More and more people’s groups are asking their
governments to ban the promotion of food high in fat, sugar and salt on radio or
television, the selling of such food in school canteens and the endorsement of
such food by celebrities.
5. A home-cooked meal is better than eating out as it generally has a generous
portion of vegetables, lentils, curd and whole wheat chapatis. It gives us
protein, fibre and vitamins in addition to other things.
Vocabulary Bundle
V. Match the junk food items with the reasons why we should avoid them.
1. (e), 2. (d), 3. (a), 4. (b), 5. (c).
Beyond the Text
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VI. Your teacher will read out a short passage on ‘Cleanliness’. Listen carefully
and fill in the blanks.
1. Cleanliness helps in maintaining one’s health.
2. One should follow some basic rules of cleanliness.
3. A person should wash his/her hands before and after eating.
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 4. One should not throw garbage on the road.
5. Garbage should be put in the dustbins.
6. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a mission to keep the Indian cities, villages
and towns clean.
Reading Time
VIII. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. (b) weak eyesight
2. technological
3. Children often complain of backache and muscle pain due to continuous
watching of TV in the wrong posture.
4. True 5. prolonged
Pen Down
IX. The senior students of ten schools of Pune took out a silent procession to
highlight the dangers of junk food. Write a report on this event.
EAT WELL TO LIVE WELL
Ishan Gupta
Pune, 15 July, 2018
About three hundred students of neighbouring schools took out a silent procession
yesterday in order to highlight the dangers of junk food.
The procession started from our school till Indira Chowk. The students were
holding the banners with the quotations like ‘Say no to junk food’, ‘Eat Healthy
Be Healthy’, etc. They were accompanied by their teachers also. The students
were encouraged by the crowd. All the people were responding positively. So,
overall it was a good start.
Real Life Touch
X. What are the steps that you would take in order to be healthy? Complete this
web diagram.
Eat like a kid.
Be a picky eater.
Think positive and
Exercise daily.
focus on gratitude.

Get a good
Eat vegetables.
night’s sleep.
Avoid caffeine and
sugary drinks.

6 A Teacher for All Seasons

Intext Questions
Q. When does a good teacher encourage and lead students?
A. A good teacher encourages and leads students whenever they have doubts.

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Q. What does spring do with new green sprouts?
A. Spring nurtures new green sprouts.
Q. What is common between an ideal teacher and winter?
A. Winter is cold but the same winter protects animals, birds and trees. Winter sheds
leaves, send the animals to sleep in their furrows. Similarly, a teacher protects his/her
children during their hardest time.
Q. Why is the teacher needed for all seasons?
A. Human life undergoes various changes like happiness, failures, hardship and
dullness. For students, a teacher is their best guardian and guide toppers these
troublesome childhood days. A teacher is caring, motivating, warming and covering
throughout a child’s life.
Q. What does the phrase ‘a teacher for all seasons’ mean? [HOTS]
A. The phrase ‘a teacher for all the seasons’ means that the teacher plays various role
like the four seasons which undergoes various changes. Like these seasons the
teacher is caring, motivating, warming and covering throughout the students’ life.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. (a) Spring
2. The spring like teacher encourages and leads the students whenever they
have doubts.
3. sprouts 4. True
B. 1. (b) Fall
2. The Fall like teacher creates happy atmosphere by the methods to the point
and easy to understand.
3. True
4. the teacher creates a happy atmosphere 5. atmosphere
II. Answer the following questions.
1. This poem is about the admiration of a teacher.
2. The poet wrote this poem to express gratitude to a teacher for being a truly
perfect person.
3. Children are, no doubt, like spring-plants. Childhood is the beginning of life
and is the happiest childhood is wonderful and each child is beautiful and
innocent. That’s why children are called ‘new and green’.
4. A teacher’s bright and cheerful nature makes studying a pleasure.
5. The teacher is like spring because he/she offers little children his/her protection
against the elements of evil, guides them to the right path and nurtures them
tenderly. He/She is like summer because he/she is always good-tempered.
His/Her cheerful behaviour ensures that studying is fun. His/Her teachings
bring alive the bright colours and crispness of nature and in this manner he/she
is like fall. He/She is like winter because he/she makes sure that his/her
students are warm and comfortable in his/her company despite any troubles that
they may face.
6. A teacher plays an important role in our life. He plays the role of a guide who
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 the good and the bad, but also make us capable enough to tackle the
challenging situations in our life. He always guides us to walk on the right path.
Vocabulary Bundle
III. Tick (✓) the most suitable options to complete the meanings of the given
words/phrases.
1. (a), 2. (d), 3. (b).
IV. Circle the prefix that can be added to the words to make their opposites.
1. Pleasure (a) un (b) dis (c) mis (d) in
2. Clear (a) dis (b) pre (c) in (d) un
3. Place (a) im (b) none (c) un (d) mis
4. Comfortable (a) dis (b) in (c) un (d) im
V. Add the prefix ‘dis’ to these words to make new words. Put a (7) against the
words to which ‘dis’ cannot be added.
1. please displease 2. honest dishonest
3. upset × 4. order disorder
5. similar dissimilar 6. respect disrespect
7. satisfied dissatisfied 8. read ×
Beyond the Text
Ear In
VI. Your teacher will read a poem twice for you. Listen carefully and fill in the
blanks.
The Moon comes every night to peep
Through the window where I lie;
But I pretend to be asleep ;
And watch the Moon go slowly by,
—And it never makes a sound !
It stands and stares ! And then it goes
To the house that’s next to me,
Stealing by on tippy-toes;
To peep at fold asleep may be
—And it never makes a sound!
Reading Time
VII. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. The speaker went to play pool to be cool.
2. (a) on disobeying his mother
3. False
4. lost
5. (a) insane (b) pool
Pen Down
VIII. My favourite teacher is Mr Ankit Bharadwaj. He teaches us Maths. He is always
smiling and kind to the students. His friendly approach is very much liked by
everyone in the class. He teaches very well and makes us understand the subject
with fun learning. We are more involved in his class than any other subject class.
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 He is very enthusiastic to teach and clears all our doubts whenever we ask
questions in his class. He does not scold or beat us in the class unnecessarily. But
when we do wrong, he disciplines us and teaches us good behaviour. He is very
caring towards weak students and helps them in their studies even after class
hours. We like him very much.
Real Life Touch
IX. Given in the word search are twelve qualities and traits that help us become
better individuals. Circle them. One has been done for you.

Grammar Bunch – 2
I. Add suitable adjectives at the correct places in these sentences and rewrite
them.
1. The little girl laughed.
2. A fat lady came to our house.
3. A black dog barked.
4. The big house was empty.
5. The bus was full of young people.
II. Underline the adjectives in these sentences and circle the nouns they describe.
Identify the kind of adjective you have underlined.
1. Ishan is a tall boy . Descriptive
2. The referee made many mistakes . Adjective of Quantity
3. Twelve ladies were invited and each lady Twelve- Numeral; each-Adj. of
came in a red saree . Quantity; red-Descriptive
4. These boxes need to be put in the storeroom. Demonstrative
5. Elephants are huge but they dread the huge - Descriptive
minute ants . minute - Descriptive
6. Will you play one match with me? Numeral Adjective
7. Whose car is parked near the gate? Interrogative
8. The office will be closed on the second Numeral Adjective
Saturday of this month.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct options.
1. My mother’s office is more modern than my father’s.
2. The best story was published in the school magazine.
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 3. Are boys more careless than girls in their work?
4. Ashoka was the most powerful king during his time.
5. Ishan is the most reliable amongst all her sisters.
6. My younger sister is cleverer than my elder sister.
IV. Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below.
1. Please ensure that you water my plants while I am away. If they don’t get
enough water, they will die.
2. Lata : Where is the silver spoon? It should be in this drawer but it’s not here.
Nupur : It might be there. That’s the only other place it could be.
3. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I did not take it out of
this room. It might be lying around here somewhere.
Where would it be?
4. I would like to learn French and I can start my swimming classes after my
exams.
5. Oh no! Surjit’s pen is lying on the table.
He might have left it here last night.

7 Isaac Newton
Ready to Go
1. (f) 2. (a) 3. (e) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c)
Intext Questions
Q. Who was Issac Newton?
A. Isaac Newton was a shy, quiet boy.
Q. Name the designation of Isaac Newton at Cambridge University.
A. Maths Professor.
Q. Name the force which made the earth and comets go around the sun.
A. Gravity.
Q. By which thing, you are able to see many colours when the sun shines on it?
A. Prism
Q. What was the findings of Newton about sunlight?
A. The sunlight, which looks white in colour, is actually made up of many different
colours.
Q. How did Newton find the strength of the wind? [HOTS]
A. Newton found the strength of the wind by first jumping against the wind. According
to the length of his jump, he could calculate the force of a gentle breeze, a brisk gale
or a tempest.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (d) 2. (c)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. Isaac lived with his mother.
2. When the storm was coming, Isaac’s mother told him to shut all the doors
and windows.
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 3. Isaac
4. True
5. (a) With a strong kick he pushed the door open.
(b) They still had something mysterious and exciting to explore.
B. 1. Isaac was walking around his farm while coming back home one day.
2. upwards
3. True
4. Why these apples always fall down on the ground.
5. I wonder whether they will come.
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b)
III. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T
IV. Answer the following questions.
1. When Newton was a child, he was not a very good student. So, the people did
not pay much attention to him.
2. On the appearance of Halley’s comet, just when Edmund Halley had predicted
it using Newton’s ideas. It convinced people to accept Newton’s theories and
ideas.
3. Newton discovered that light is actually made up of many different colours.
4. Newton’s curious mind and doing experiments to know about new things
helped him discover so many things.
Vocabulary Bundle
V. Read the clues and solve the crossword :
1 2 3
P R E S E M B L E
4
A W E E

A L
5
R U S T L I N G O
6
A A D A
7
M N F I P

S T L O P
8
H A N N U A L

A M S A
9
C O M P O S E R U

K D D

L
10
E N C H A N T E D

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Beyond the Text
Ear In
VI. Your teacher will read out some information about Dr Abdul Kalam. Listen
carefully and tick (3) the correct answer.
1. (b), 2. (c), 3. (b), 4. (c), 5. (b).
Reading Time
IX. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. There was great excitement in the Chinese Emperor’s palace because the King
of Japan had sent a present to the emperor.
2. A beautiful mechanical nightingale was inside the parcel that the King of Japan
had sent.
3. (a) To wound the mechanical nightingale
4. beautiful handmade
5. False
6. (a) beautiful
(b) loved

8 The Diamond Necklace

Intext Questions
Q. Who was Matilda Loisel?
A. Matilda Loisel was one of those pretty, charming young ladies, born, as if through an
error of destiny, into a family of clerks.
Q. Why did Loisel not like to visit her rich schoolmate?
A. She did not like to visit her rich schoolmate because it hurt her so much when she
returned to her own poor apartment.
Q. How much francs had Matilda Loisel required to buy a simple dress?
A. Matilda Loisel had required four hundred francs to buy a simple dress.
Q. Who was Madame Forestier?
A. Madame Forestier was Matilda Loisel’s friend.
Q. How did Matilda Loisel change her lifestyle to pay the debt?
A. She learned the heavy cares of a household, the hateful work of a kitchen. She
washed the dishes and the soiled linen.
Q. Who said, “Oh, my poor Matilda ! The diamonds were false,” to whom?
A. Madame Forestier said to Matilda.
Q. What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that
she had lost her necklace? [HOTS]
A. If Matilda would have confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace, Matilda
would have known that the diamonds were fake. This would have avoided the
miseries that she and her husband had to face for so many years.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c)

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Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. (b) Matilda Loisel
2. great
3. All men noticed Madame Loisel at the ball because she was the prettiest of
all, elegant, gracious, smiling and full of gaiety.
4. False
5. He is a very gracious human being.
B. 1. (a) Diamond Necklace
2. The cost of the diamond necklace was forty thousand francs.
3. eighteen thousand
4. False
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b)
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. charming 2. petty clerk 3. shabby, worn, faded 4. sad, anxious
IV. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T
V. Answer the following questions.
1. Matilda was unhappy despite being pretty and charming, because she felt she
was born for all the fine, beautiful things of life, but instead she was suffering
from poverty.
2. She threw the invitation on the table and started weeping.
3. When the Loisels returned home after the ball, Matilda stood in front of the
glass for a final view of herself in her glory. Suddenly, she noticed that her
necklace was not around her neck. She turned towards her husband and told
him about it. They both looked in the folds of the dress, in the pockets,
everywhere but did not find it.
4. Loisel possessed eighteen thousand francs which his father had left for him. He
borrowed the rest to buy a new diamond necklace.
5. When Madame Forestier met Matilda after ten years, Matilda seemed old and
had become a downtrodden woman of a poor household. That’s why she
astonished.
6. Monsieur Loisel was a good husband to Matilda because he always tried to
make her feel happy. He gave her four hundred francs to buy a new dress and
when Matilda lost the necklace in the ball, he arranged the money to buy a new
necklace.
Vocabulary Bundle
VI. Underline the proverb in each sentence, and then tick (✓) their correct
meaning.
1. Although I was still mad at my cousin for losing my book, I decided to let
sleeping dogs lie and not mention it again.
(a) It is better not to restart and old argument. 3
(b) It is better to let your relatives’ pets sleep on the floor.
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 2. When Arnav asked his grandmother why she saved used wrapping paper, she
replied. ‘Waste not, want not’.
(a) If you carefully save things, you will not find yourself in need of things. 3
(b) If you don’t want anything, you are not a wasteful person.
3. I didn’t want to move to a different town, but every cloud has a silver lining;
I made lots of friends at my new school.
(a) You can find interesting shapes in every cloud in the sky.
(b) You can find something good in every unpleasant situation. 3
4. My mother keeps telling me, ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’.
(a) God loves people who are clean. 3
(b) You will find a special place in the temple.
5. My father gets up early morning to jog with me; actions speak louder than
words.
(a) It is the actions that display your intent. 3
(b) Those who keep quiet don’t acts as much.
Beyond the Text
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VII. How about lending this necklace to me? Could you please lend me this
necklace? These are informal and formal ways of asking for something.
Listen to your teacher read out some greetings/responses. Write ‘Formal’ or
‘Informal’ against them.
1. Informal 2. Informal 3. Formal 4. Informal
5. Formal 6. Formal 7. Informal 8. Informal
Reading Time
IX. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. Goldilocks was called so because of her golden hair.
2. She lived in a cosy little cottage in the forest with her mother.
3. (a) Flowers 4. False
5. Cosy little Cottage 6. (a) hug (b) skipped off
Pen Down
X.

Please be my guest at
MY BIRTHDAY!
We’re having a party
and hope you’re coming !
On ..................... (Date) at .................... (time)
At ........................................... (Place)

Cakes, Candies and Drinks !

Let’s have fun all together.

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9 Do It Now
Intext Questions
Q. What will happen if you delay in doing something?
A. If we delay in doing something, we will lose it.
Q. How does delay affect one’s work? [HOTS]
A. Delay in one’s work greatly results in the delayed completion of the work.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (b) 2. (c)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. When we get the job of our own choice, we should do that job quickly.
2. postpone
3. False
4. groan
B. 1. One should not shirk away from work because it can cause loss.
2. One is supposed to do the race in order to be useful.
3. bit
4. False
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a)
III. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F
IV. Answer the following questions.
1. Some people fail to achieve their goals because they do not do their work on
time. They are unsure about doing something.
2. Useful and diligent people do their work without delaying. They always ready
to face difficult situations.
3. Those people who put off work they never get success in the race of life.
4. It is not a good practice to linger over our work.
Vocabulary Bundle
V. Use the suffixes -ly, -al, -er, -ness or -ment to make new words.
1. beast beastly 2. amazing amazingly
3. happy happily/happiness 4. marvelous marvelously
5. terrible terribly 6. better betterment
7. music musical 8. person personal
Beyond the Text
Ear In
VI. Your teacher will read out some sentences with the words that you have learnt
in the poem. Listen carefully, locate and circle these words on this word grid.
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Reading Time
VIII. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. (b) Moon
2. The poet saw the moon over the sky.
3. flying so, toy balloon
4. True
5. frosty
Pen Down
IX. I postponed doing my homework on last Monday. It was the submission of the
homework and it totally skipped from my mind as I was busy in playing with my
cousins. The teacher asked for the homework submission and asked the students to
go out of the classroom who is not able to submit it.
As I forgot to complete my homework, I did not get the chance to attend the class
that day.

Grammar Bunch – 3
I. Underline the noun phrases in the following sentences.
1. The policemen just left the crime scene.
2. This bus is always crowded.
3. It is my favourite ice cream.
4. Some children don’t obey their parents.
5. Everyone likes a person with a big smile.
6. Eleven players are needed to play cricket.
7. The wicked man loves getting poor people into trouble.
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 II. Fill in the blanks with the noun phrases.
1. This doctor is the one who did the surgery.
2. We have a huge garden of colourful flowers.
3. These children seem to be doing very well.
4. All my friends were invited but only few turned up.
5 My cat is the best pet.
6. She bought a new car.
7. The poor man wanted to buy a new dress.
8. He refused the proposal.
III. Identify these groups of words as phrases or clauses. Write ‘P’ for Phrase or
‘C’ for Clause.
1. Why do I read them? C
2. The bowl of sprouts looks healthy. C
3. When we come back. P
4. These are relatively frequent occurrences. C
5. Look for something to do. P
6. After a sleepless night. P
IV. Underline the noun clauses in these sentences.
1. Meeta forgot where she left the house keys.
2. I am not sure who kept these books on the table.
3. My friends think that I can write well.
4. The manager does not know how long he will be away.
5. What made him tell a lie, is a mystery.
V. Are the underlined words adjective clauses? Write ‘True’ or ‘False’.
1. (True), 2. (True), 3. (False), 4. (True), 5. (False).
VI. Tick (3) the most suitable adverb clause that will complete each sentence.
1. (b), 2. (b), 3. (a).

10 Justice
Intext Questions
Q. Who was the chief’s guest?
A. Alexander the Great, was the chief’s guest.
Q. Who were Hashim and Qasim?
A. Hashim and Qasim were two tribesmen.
Q. Do you like the judgement of the chief?
A. Yes, I like the judgement of the chief because he gave right judgement.
Q. Why did the chief ask three strange questions to the great conqueror,
Alexander? [HOTS]
A. Because he was wondering why the sun shines and the rain falls in a country there is
no justice.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d)

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Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. (b) Hashim
2. Hashim found two bags of gold buried in the soil.
3. gold
4. False
B. 1. (a) Chief
2. The sun shone and the rain fell there for the sake of those gentle, harmless
animals.
3. False
4. Ram is a very gentle person.
II. Some events of the play are given below but they are in jumbled order.
Arrange these events in a sequence in which they occur in the play:
7 Alexander is amazed.
3 After they have finished their dinner, two tribesmen Hashim and Qasim
enter and stand in front of their chief.
1 The chief and his guest, Alexander the Great, are sitting together and having
dinner.
6 Hashim and Qasim go out happily.
4 Both tribesmen present their case before the chief.
2 Dates made of gold have been served on a plate to Alexander.
5 The chief gives a solution to Hashim and Qasim.

III. Answer the following questions.

1. The chief offered dates to Alexander which were made of gold.
2. The chief offered them to Alexander as he thought that a mighty conqueror like
him would not be satisfied with anything less than the dates of gold.
3. Hashim did not keep what he found while ploughing the land because he had
only bought the land and not the gold in it.
4. Qasim did not agree to take the gold because it did not belong to him.
5. The chief’s decision was that the gold should be given as a gift in the marriage
of Hashim’s son and Qasim’s daughter.
6. A man in Alexander’s country would hide if he found buried treasure. If the
government heard buried treasure had been found, they would take all of it and
punish the man who hid it.
7. Alexander learnt that it was not right to be proud and greedy. Rather, one must
rule a country with love and compassion.
Vocabulary Bundle
IV. Write ‘S’ for simile or ‘P’ for personification.
1. Snow had wrapped a white blanket over Mussoorie. P
2. The tree stood as solid as the ground we stand on. S
3. The tropical storm slept for two days. P
4. Sid and Sam are as different as chalk and cheese. S
5. Anubhuti is as tall as a bean pole. S

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Beyond the Text
Ear In
V. Listen to a short passage on Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya. Then,
choose the correct options to fill in the blanks.
1. (b), 2. (c), 3. (a), 4. (b), 5. (b).
Speak Out
VII. What would you say in the following situations? Work in pairs. Use the
help-boxes below to ask and answer questions.
1. What’s the matter, Rahul ?
I fell and twisted my ankle.
Let me help you to get up.
Thank you. That’s very kind of you.
2. What’s the matter, ma’am ?
I need somebody to help me with the shopping.
Let me help you.
Thank you. That’s very kind of you.
3. What’s the matter, sir ?
I need somebody to help me in carrying these bags and books.
Let me carry these bags and books for you, sir.
Thank you. That’s very nice of you.
Reading Time
VIII. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. The mother duck laid a clutch of six beautiful little eggs.
2. The mother duck found an another egg that was much, much bigger than her
own eggs.
3. (c) An ugly duckling
4. clutch
5. (a) tumbled out (b) amazement
Real Life Touch
IX. Read the situations below and decide how you would react. Tick (3) one of
the choices or write your own.
1. (b), 2. (b).

11 End of Schooldays
Intext Questions
Q. Which ideas influenced David’s boyish mind?
A. Unclear ideas of being an independent young man and his importance, of the
wonderful things that he can see and do and the wonderful ways in which he can
impress society influenced David’s boyish mind.
Q. Why couldn’t aunt forgive Peggotty?
A. Aunt couldn’t forgive Peggotty for having a strange name like that.
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Q. Who looked a little disappointed?
A. Mr Dick looked a little disappointed.
Q. Who didn’t care for his opinion on any subject?
A. The chambermaid didn’t care for his opinion on any subject.
Q. What did he order to the waiter?
A. He ordered a veg cutlet and potatoes to the waiter.
Q. If David had the opportunity and means, what kind of life might he have
considered suitable? [HOTS]
A. If David had the opportunity and means, he would have sailed a ship and travelled
the world to make a great discovery, he might have considered that a suitable life.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (c) 2. (d)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. Trot’s aunt gave him a generous sum of money, a portmanteau with a loving
goodbye.
2. himself
3. False
5. I promised her that I won’t tell anyone her secret.
B. 1. He decided to go and see a play.
2. He saw Julius Caesar and the new Pantomime at the theatre.
3. delightful
4. False
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a)
III. Complete the following statements based on the story.
1. David had many serious discussion with his aunt about his life.
2. David’s aunt gave him a generous sum of money, a portmanteau and a loving
good bye.
3. David went to the Golden Cross at Charing Cross, then to an old inn in a
crowded neighbourhood.
4. After dinner, being in a pleasant mood, the decided to go and see a play.
IV. Answer the following questions.
1. David desired to persue something that wouldn’t require his aunt to spend too
much money. He also desired to do well in it, whether it turned out to be.
2. David’s aunt decided to send him on the trip alone because she wanted to keep
Mr Dick to take care of her.
3. David’s aunt advised that since her wish was that he should take care of himself
and think for himself, he should stay a few days in London if he wanted it. She
also said he could do it either on his way to Suffolk or when returning.
4. When David set off on his journey, the main concern on his mind was to appear
as old as possible to the coachman and to speak in a brusque manner.
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Vocabulary Bundle
V. Read the clues and complete these binomials.
1. high, 2. part, 3. precise, 4. downs, 5. bustle, 6. hem.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the binomials you formed in Exercise V. Add ed where
required.
1. hemmed and hawed, 2. ups and downs, 3. high and dry,
4. hustle and bustle, 5. part and parcel, 6. long and precise.
Beyond the Text
Ear In
VII. Your teacher will read out some information about David Copperfield. Listen
carefully and fill in the blanks.
1. Blunderstone, 2. Clora Peggotty, 3. lodge, 4. wine merchant; London,
5. Dover, 6. great aunt; ‘Trot’
Reading Time
IX. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. (c) Knitting
2. Granny knitted so fast that sometimes it seemed as though the knitting needles
sparkled in the fire light.
3. False
4. Granny
5. Granny had a smiling face and kind eyes.
6. (a) peek inside (b) sparkled
Pen Down
X. Write a letter to the Principal of your school, voicing your concern over the
great number of hawkers who crowd outside the school gate. You could
mention these points.
The Principal
ABC Junior High School
Mumbai
5 April, 20XX
Subject : Application of concern about the hawkers who crowd at the school gate
Sir/Madam
With due respect, I want to show my concern over the hawkers who crowd outside
the school gate. The hawkers jostle for space with the school van drivers, rickshaw
pullers and parents who come to pick up their children. Vehicles bump into each
other lead to arguments. All this disrupts the quiet atmosphere of the school.
I request to your good self to look into the matter. There should be strict action
against those who encroach on roads. These hawkers should be assigned particular
spaces. I hope you will respond to my request.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
XYZ
Class-VI-A
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12 Bridges of Love
Ready to Go
Do you know about the qualities of a good person. Given below are some of the
qualities of a good person. But they are in jumbled letters. Arrange these letters in
correct order to make words.
1. T E R I T Y I N G INTEGRITY
2. L T A O Y L Y LOYALTY
3. T N E S H O Y HONESTY
4. S P A I N O C M S O COMPASSION
5. I R A F S E S N FAIRNESS
6. N E K I N D S S KINDNESS
Intext Questions
Q. Which people are free from daily worries?
A. Those people who work for daily food, are free from daily worries.
Q. What vow should we take?
A. We should take a vow to build bonds of love between man and man in the whole
world.
Q. How can we achieve success in life? [HOTS]
A. To achieve success in life, we need to be determined and dedicated towards our
dreams. It would help if we were focused and must find the path to success.
Competency Based Questionnaire
1. (c) 2. (d)
Grasp the Nettle
I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.
A.1. We should eat less and think more to achieve good life.
2. work 3. True 4. work
B. 1. The earth is hard for the idlers.
2. The active and strong people live their life free from worries.
3. worries 4. True
5. Rope was strong enough to pull the weight from bottom.
II. Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. (c), 2. (b), 3. (c).
III. Pick out the pieces of advice from the poem and put them in bubbles below.

build bridges of love Eat less, and think

more

Be hopeful Toil today and trust

tomorrow

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 IV. Answer the following questions.
1. The secret of happiness and success is to eat less, think more and work hard
sincerely.
2. It conveys that we should always be hopeful and think that the nature is
generous to all of us.
3. The life is hard for the lazy people because they don't work even to earn their
daily bread, so they always remain worried.
4. The poet means by the phrase ‘bridges of love’ that it is our moral duty to love
all human beings irrespective of caste, religion and nationality.
Vocabulary Bundle
V. The sentences given below have homonyms underlined. Use them in your own
sentences to bring out their other meanings appropriately.
2. They lifted the aircraft from its watery grave.
3. His views on morality are very sound.
4. It was her express wish to get her son married to a poor girl.
5. Tiger stalks in order to get his food.
6. The hunters followed their quarry into the thick forest.
Beyond the Text
Ear In
VI. Your teacher will read out a ‘Homonym Poem’ twice for you. Listen carefully
and note down as many homonyms as you can.
1. address, 2. bank 3. fire, 4. exact, 5. bolt, 6. arms.
Speak Out
VII. Discuss with your partner.
1. A bridge is made so that people can go across a river.
2. The poet likes bridges because they create love between different people.
3. Yes, we sometimes need to build a bridge between two people also. Such a
bridge can be built by removing differences between them.
Pen Down
VIII. On the basis of the hints given in the box below, complete the letter to your
friend, Shivam discussing the points that divide mankind.
Dear Shivam,
It pains me greatly to see the present state of affairs. Man has become the enemy
of man. These differences are based on caste, colour of the skin, status, country,
race and religious faith, etc. The people of higher caste do not like the people of
lower caste. Rich people do not like poor people. In the same way, the policy of
social discrimination is adopted by some people. In my opinion, there should be
no discrimination on the basis of caste, religion or race. There is no such
discrimination in the eyes of God. These differences create enmity between
different societies and make the world environment unsafe for our existence. To
create a better world environment, we must get rid of these differences and love
each other. I hope you will agree with me.
Yours sincerely
Mukesh

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Grammar Bunch – 4
I. Complete the blanks with correlative conjunctions.
1. Either come here or go there.
2. He neither wrote nor read the chapter.
3. They were both rich and humble.
4. My mother not only cooks but also cleans the house.
5. She is both intelligent and beautiful.
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate coordinating conjunctions.
1. My mother and I will attend the meeting this afternoon.
2. The carpenter is poor but he is always ready to help everyone.
3. I wanted to leave early so that. I could go for the late night show.
4. I am not feeling too well so please help me.
5. He wasn’t a very good leader however people liked him.
III. Fill in the blanks with suitable subordinating conjunctions.
1. I must meet you after the holidays.
2. He did not return home till dark.
3. Keep on working while I am away.
4. Stay here until I return.
5. The market opened after the rain stopped.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.
1. Somebody knocked at my door at mid-night.
2. I shall reach the temple in ten minutes.
3. There is a picture on the wall.
4. All the workers have left for home.
5. There is an outlet between the window and door.
6. I received his message on Monday at 9 a.m.
7. There will be a power cut from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m.
8. You can always find me in the market in the evening.
V. Change the following sentences from active to passive voice.
1. A brick wall is being built by the mason.
2. A beautiful picture was painted by Antara.
3. Traditional dresses are preferred by many Indians.
4. The walls were decorated with balloons by us.
5. The car door is being held for Mr baker by the chauffeur.

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