Class 6 English Chapter 1 –
Who Did Patrick’s Homework?
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Chapter 1 – Who Did
Patrick’s Homework?
Q./A.
Question 1: What did Patrick think
his cat was playing with? What was it really?
Answer: Patrick thought
that his cat was playing with a little doll. The cat was actually playing with
an extremely tiny man, who wore a woollen shirt with old fashioned britches and
a high tall hat.
Question 2: Why did the little man
grant Patrick a wish?
Answer:The little man
granted Patrick a wish because he wanted to escape from the cat.
Question 3: What was Patrick’s wish?
Answer: Patrick’s wanted the elf to
do all his homework till the end of the semester, for 35 days.
Question 4: In what subjects did the
little man need help to do Patrick’s homework?
Answer: To do
Patrick’s homework, the little man needed help in English, Maths and human
history.
Question 5: How did Patrick help him?
Answer: Patrick
helped him by working harder than ever. He even stayed up at nights.
Question 6: Who do you think did
Patrick’s homework — the little man, or Patrick himself? Give reasons for your
answer.
Answer: Patrick
himself did his homework. Since the elf did not know anything, Patrick stayed
up at nights and worked hard. As a result of this, he got A’s in his work and
his teachers were full of praise. Even his parents wondered as he kept his room
clean and had developed a new attitude. Therefore, it was Patrick who did the
homework, not the little man.
Question A:
A. Fill in the
blanks in the sentences below with the words or phrases from the box. (You may
not know the meaning of all the words. Look such words up in a dictionary, or
ask your teacher.)
out of luck
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mystery
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true to his word
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chores
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semester
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between you and me
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look up
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1. Some people
find household ______________ a bore, but I like to help at home.
2. Who stole the
diamond is still a _____________________.
3. This
_____________________ we are going to have a class exhibition.
4.
____________________, the elf began to help Patrick.
5. Can you
__________________ this word in the dictionary?
6. I started
early to be on time, but I was ________________. There was a traffic jam!
7.
She says she’s got a lot of books, but ________________ I think most of them
are borrowed.
Answer:
1. Some people find household chores a
bore, but I like to help at home.
2. Who stole the diamond is still
a mystery.
3. This semester we
are going to have a class exhibition.
4. True to
his word, the elf began to help Patrick.
5. Can you look
up this word in the dictionary?
6. I started early to be on time, but
I was out of luck. There was a traffic jam!
7.
She says she’s got a lot of books, but between you and me I
think most of them are borrowed.
Class 7 English Chapter 1 – Three
Questions
Chapter 1 – Three Questions
Page No 10
Question 1: Why did the king want to know answers to
three questions?
Answer: The king wanted to know the answers
to the three questions because he thought that he would never fail once he knew
the answers to the questions.
Question 2: Messengers were sent throughout the
kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv)
to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Answer: Messengers were sent throughout the
kingdom to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Question 3: Why was the king advised to go to
magicians?
Answer: The king was told that in order to
decide the right time for doing something, it was necessary to look into the
future. Since only magicians could do so, he was advised to go to magicians.
Question 2: In answer to the second question, whose
advice did the people say would be important to the king?
Answer: The second question also got varied responses. As
answer to this question, some said that the people most necessary to the king
were his councilors. Hence, their advice would be the most important. Others
said that the priests were the most important. A few others chose the doctors.
And yet others said that his soldiers were the most important.
Question 3: What suggestions were made in answer to
the third question?
Answer: In answer to the third
question, some said that the most important thing was science. Others said
fighting; and yet others chose religious worship.
Question 4: Did the wise men win the reward? If not,
why not?
Answer: No, the wise men did not win
the reward. As he got very different answers to his questions, the king was not
satisfied, and therefore, he chose not to give the reward to anyone.
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Question 5: How did the king and the hermit help the
wounded man?
Answer: When the king and the hermit
saw the large wound on the man’s stomach, the king washed and covered it with
his handkerchief. Since the blood did not stop flowing, he re-dressed the wound
until it stopped bleeding. When the man felt better, he gave fresh water to him.
Then, with the help of the hermit, he took the wounded man into the hut and
laid him on the bed. This is how they helped the wounded man.
Question 6: (i) Who was the bearded man?
Answer: (i) The bearded man an enemy of the king. The king
had put the man’s brother to death and had also seized his property. That is
why he wanted to take revenge on the king.
Question 6: (ii) Why did he ask for the king’s
forgiveness?
Answer:
(ii) He
had come with the intention of killing the king. When he left his hiding place,
the king’s bodyguard recognised him and thus, wounded him. He managed to
escape, but would have died if the king had not taken care of him and dressed
his wounds. Ironically, he was saved by the very person whose life he wanted to
take. That is why he asked for the king’s forgiveness.
Question 7: The king forgave the bearded man. What
did he do to show his forgiveness?
Answer: The king forgave the man. He showed
his forgiveness by telling him that he would send his servants and his own
doctor to look after him. He also promised to give back the man his property.
Question 8: What were the hermit’s answers to the
three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most,
and why?
Answer: In answer to the first question, the
hermit said that there is only one time that is important and that time is
‘Now’. It is the only time when one has any power to act.
The hermit answered the second
question by saying that the most necessary person is the person you are with at
a particular moment. This is because no one knows what will happen in the
future and whether we will meet anyone else.
The hermit’s response to the third
question was that the most important thing is to do good for the person one is
with. This is because all are sent into this world for that purpose alone.
All
the answers are linked to each other and have their own significance.
Question 1: Match items in List A with their
meanings in List B.
A
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B
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(i)
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wounded
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got up from sleep
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(ii)
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awoke
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give back
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(iii)
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forgive
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small patches of ground for plants
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(iv)
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faithful
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severely injured
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(v)
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pity
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pardon
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(vi)
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beds
|
loyal
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(vii)
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return
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feel sorry for
|
Use
any three of the above words in sentences of your own. You may change the form
of the word.
Answer:
–
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A
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B
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(i)
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wounded
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severely injured
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(ii)
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awoke
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got up from sleep
|
(iii)
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forgive
|
pardon
|
(iv)
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faithful
|
loyal
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(v)
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pity
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feel sorry for
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(vi)
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beds
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small patches of ground for plants
|
(vii)
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return
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give back
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Question 2:
Each of the following sentences has
two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the word given in
brackets.
(i) The ______________said that only
fresh evidence would make him change his _____________. (judge)
(ii) I didn’t notice any serious
___________________of opinion among the debaters, although they _________________from
one another over small points. (differ)
(iii) It’s a fairly simple question
to _________________,but will you accept my _____________as final? (answer)
(iv) It isn’t ___________________that
_______________should always be the mother of invention. (necessary)
(v) Hermits are
_____________________men. How they acquire their ____________no one can tell. (wise)
(vi) The committee has
__________________to make Jagdish captain of the team. The _______________is
likely to please everyone. (decide)
(vii)
Asking for ______________is as noble as willingness to______________. (forgive)
Answer:
(i) The judge said that
only fresh evidence would make him change his judgement.
(ii) I didn’t notice any serious difference of
opinion among the debaters, although they differed from
one another over small points.
(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to answer,
but will you accept my answer as final?
(iv) It isn’t necessary that necessity should
always be the mother of invention.
(v) Hermits are wise men.
How they acquire their wisdom no one can tell.
(vi) The committee has decided to
make Jagdish captain of the team. The decision is
likely to please everyone.
(vii) Asking for forgiveness is
as noble as willingness to forgive.
Class 8 English Chapter 1
The Best Christmas Present in the
World
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The Best Christmas
Present in the World
Q/A
Question 1: What did the author find
in a junk shop?
Answer:The author found
a nineteenth century roll-top desk in the junk shop. It was made of oak. It was
in a very bad condition. The roll-top was broken into several pieces. One of
the legs was clumsily mended and there were scorch marks down one side. The
author bought it in order to restore it.
Question 2: What did he find in a
secret drawer? Who do you think had put it in there?
Answer: The author
found a small black tin box in the secret drawer. There was a paper sello-taped
to its top. It said, ‘Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915. To be
buried with me when the time comes.’
Most
likely, it was put there by Mrs. Jim Macpherson, who was Jim’s wife. Her name
and address were on the envelope inside the box.
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Question 3: Who had written the letter,
to whom, and when?
Answer: Jim Macpherson
had written the letter to his wife Connie Macpherson on December 26, 1914
Question 2: Why was the letter
written−−what was the wonderful thing that had happened?
Answer: Jim wrote the
letter to tell his wife about a wonderful thing that had happened on Christmas
day. The British and the Germans were engaged in a war, yet on this day, both
the troops met in no man’s land. It was a thing of wonder because right in the
middle of a war, the warring soldiers were making peace.
Question 3: What jobs did Hans Wolf
and Jim Macpherson have when they were not soldiers?
Answer: Hans Wolf was
from Dusseldorf. He played the cello in the orchestra. Jim Macpherson was a
school teacher from Dorset.
Question 4: Had Hans Wolf even been
to Dorset? Why did he say he knew it?
Answer: No, Hans Wolf
had never been to Dorset. He had learned all about England from school and from
reading books in English.
Question 5: Do you think Jim
Macpherson came back from the war? How do you know this?
Answer: No, it is most
likely that Jim Macpherson did not come back from the war. The notepaper
sello-taped to the tin box mentioned the letter contained in the box to be the
“last letter” from Jim. This was perhaps the last that Connie heard from Jim.
While
celebrating Christmas in no man’s land, the British and German soldiers played
a game of football. Hans told Jim that he hoped the war would also be resolved
by a football match. To this Jim replied that he wasn’t very good at football,
but would be sure of winning if they played cricket. The match was won by the
Germans. This perhaps indicates that the Germans might have also won the actual
battle between the two troops.
Page No 15:
Question 1: Why did the author go to
Bridport?
Answer: The author
went to Bridport because that was the address where Mrs. Macpherson lived. He
wanted to give that letter back to her.
Question 2: How old was Mrs
Macpherson now? Where was she?
Answer: Mrs.
Macpherson was a hundred and one years old. She was in a nursing home in
Burlington House.
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Question 1: Who did Connie Macpherson
think her visitor was?
Answer: Connie
Macpherson thought that her visitor was her husband, Jim.
Question 2: Which sentence in the
text shows that the visitor did not try to hide his identity?
Answer: The sentence
which shows that the visitor did not try to hide his identity is, ‘I explained
about the desk, about how I had found it, but I don’t think she was listening.’
Question 1: For how long do you think
Connie had kept Jim’s letter? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: Connie must
have kept Jim’s letter for a long time. This is because she told the narrator
how she read it quite often every day so that she could feel that Jim was near
her.
Question 2: Why do you think the desk
had been sold, and when?
Answer: The desk
must have been sold when the house in which Connie Macpherson lived had caught
fire. She was taken to a nursing home. All the burnt up things must have been
sold by the neighbours after that.
Question 3: Why do Jim and Hans think
that games or sports are good ways of resolving conflicts? Do you agree?
Answer: Jim and Hans
thought that games or sports are good ways of resolving conflicts because
nobody dies in matches. No children are orphaned and no wives become widows.
Due
to these reasons, games are good ways for resolving conflicts. Wars only lead
to death and devastation.
Question 4: Do you think the soldiers
of the two armies are like each other, or different from each other? Find
evidence form the story to support your answer.
Answer: The soldiers
of the two armies were like each other. Both the troops celebrated Christmas
with each other. They shared each other’s food. All of them were smoking,
laughing, talking, drinking and eating. They even talked about the books they
liked. They agreed about everything. They also played a game of football for
which both Hans and Jim cheered, clapped hands and stamped feet. They also
exchanged carols at night. Moreover, they had the same view that wars only
brought death and destruction, and they hoped that each would be alive to see
his family. All these instances show that the soldiers of the two armies were
similar to each other.
Question 5: Mention the various ways
in which the British and the German soldiers become friends and find things in
common at Christmas.
Answer: The British
and the German troops celebrated Christmas with each other. They enjoyed each
other’s food. All of them were smoking, laughing, talking, drinking and eating.
Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson shared the cake Connie had baked. They talked
about Bathsheba, Gabriel Oak, Sergeant Troy and Dorset. They even talked about
the books they liked. They agreed about everything. Both the troops played a
game of football for which both Hans and Jim cheered, clapped hands and stamped
feet. They also exchanged carols at night. In this way, they celebrated
Christmas together, finding a lot in common between them.
Question 6: What is Connie’s
Christmas present? Why is it “the best Christmas present in the world”?
Answer: When the
narrator came to see Connie and gave her the box, she mistook him for her
husband Jim. She thought that Jim had come home for Christmas. This was
Connie’s Christmas present. It was the best Christmas present in the world for
her because Jim had written in the letter that he would come home on Christmas.
She had read that letter several times everyday to feel that he was near her.
Now that he was finally there with her, she was extremely happy.
Question 7: Do you think the title of
this story is suitable for it? Can you think of any other title(s)?
Answer: Yes, the title
of the story is suitable for it. The spirit of Christmas is the theme that
prevails throughout the story. It was on a Christmas day, in the middle of a
raging war, that two warring troops made peace. The moment of peace that the
soldiers shared with each other was the best Christmas present for them.
Again,
it was on a Christmas day that the narrator went to see Mrs Macpherson. He went
to return her husband’s letter to her. The letter was precious to her, but even
more precious was her delusion that the narrator was her husband Jim, who she
believed had returned as promised on a Christmas day. This was the best
Christmas present in the world for her.
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Question 1: (i) Read the passage
below and underline the verbs in the past tense.
A man got on the
train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her
gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24
hours and then freed him.
(ii) Fill in the
blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My little sister
is very naughty. When she __________ (come) back from school yesterday, she had
_________ (tear) her dress. We ________ (ask) her how it had _________
(happen). She _______________ (say) she ____________ (have, quarrel) with a
boy. She __________ __________ (have, beat) him in a race and he ________
_______ (have, try) to push her. She _____________ ____________ (have, tell) the
teacher and so he ______________ ______________ (have, chase) her, and she
____________ ____________ (have, fall) down and _____________
_____________(have, tear) her dress.
(iii) Underline
the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.
(a) My friends
set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had
seen them already.
(b) When they
arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that
time I had gone out to see a movie!
(c) So they sat
outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them.
(d)
By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!
Past
|
Earlier past
|
Answer:
(i)
A man got on the
train and sat down. The compartment was empty
except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours
later the police arrested the man. They held him
for 24 hours and then freed him.
(ii)
My little sister is very naughty.
When she came (come) back from school yesterday, she had torn (tear)
her dress. We asked (ask) her how it had happened (happen).
She said (say) she had quarrelled (have,
quarrel) with a boy. She had beaten (have, beat)
him in a race and he had tried (have, try) to push
her. She had told (have, tell) the teacher and so
he had chased (have, chase) her, and she had fallen (have,
fall) down and had torn (have, tear) her dress.
(iii)
(a) My friends set out to
see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because
I had seen them already.
(b) When they arrived at
the station, their train had left. They came back
home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie!
(c) So they sat outside
and ate the lunch I had packed for them.
(d) By the
time I returned, they had fallen asleep!
Past
|
Earlier past
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set out
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had seen
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stayed
|
had left
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arrived
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had gone
|
came
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had packed
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sat
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had fallen
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ate
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returned
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Question 2: Find these phrasal verbs
in the story.
burn out
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light up
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look on
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run out
|
keep out
|
Write
down the sentences in which they occur, consult a dictionary and write down the
meaning that you think matches the meaning of the phrasal verb in the sentence.
Answer:
(i) burn out
House number 12 turned out to be
nothing but a burned-out shell, the roof gaping, the windows
boarded-up.
(ii) light up
That was the moment her eyes lit
up with recognition and her face became suffused with a sudden glow of
happiness.
(iii) look on
Hans Wolf and I looked on and
cheered, clapping our hands and stamping our feet, to keep out the cold as much
as anything.
(iv) run out
The time came, and all too soon, when
the game was finished, the schnapps and the rum and the sausage had long
since run out, and we knew it was all over.
(v) keep out
Hans
Wolf and I looked on and cheered, clapping our hands and stamping our feet,
to keep out the cold as much as anything.
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Question 4: The table below contains
a list of nouns and some adjectives. Use as many adjectives as you can to
describe each noun. You might come up with some funny descriptions!
Noun
|
Adjective
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elephant
|
circular, striped,
enormous, multicoloured,round, cheerful, wild, blue, red, chubby, large,
medium-sized, cold
|
face
|
|
building
|
|
water
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Answer:
Noun
|
Adjective
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elephant
|
enormous, cheerful,
wild, large, medium-sized,
|
face
|
round, cheerful,
chubby
|
building
|
multi-coloured, blue,
red, large, medium-sized
|
water
|
blue, cold
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