KSEEB Solution Class 6 English Second Language – How Do Bees Make Honey
Board | KSEEB |
Class | Six (6) |
Subject | English |
Language | 2nd Language |
Chapter | 3 |
Chapter Name | How Do Bees Make Honey |
How Do Bees Make Honey Class 6 English Karnataka Board Kannada
UNIT 3
PROSE
HOW DO BEES MAKE HONEY ?
1.) Look at the following pictures and their descriptions. Match them. (Draw lines)
1.) (b) Honeybee
2.) (d) Honey-making
3.) (a) Honeycomb
4.) (C) Beehive
(i) What is honey used for?
Answer: Honey is a natural sweetener. It is used to calm a cough and soothes a sore throat. It is also known for its ability to kill bacteria.
(ii) Where do bees collect nectar from?
Answer: Honey bees start the honey-making process by visiting flowers and collecting nectar. They use their long, tubelike tongues to suck the nectar out of the flowers.
C1.) A nswer the following questions in a word, a phrase or a sentence each :
1.) What does honey contain?
Answer: Honey has only about 14-18% water. It contains sugar, proteins, iron and
calcium.
2.) Why do bees fan honey?
Answer: To prepare for long-term storage, the bees fan their wings to evaporate and thicken the honey
3.) Where do bees store the honey?
Answer: The bees store the nectar in their stomachs (honey sacs) and carry it to the beehive. Then the bees then drop the honey into the honeycombs.
4.) What is a honeycomb?
Answer: A honeycomb is a hexagonal cell made of wax produced by the bees.
5.) How long does a honey bee live?
Answer: A honey bee doesn’t live long. It doesn’t live longer than a month.
6.) Read the lesson again and write two things that the bees do to produce honey.
Answer: 1. First, the honey bees visit flowers and collect nectar. They use their long, tube like tongues to suck the nectar out of the flowers. They store the nectar in their stomachs (honey sacs) and carry it to the beehive.
2.) The nectar is thus converted into honey. The bees then drop the honey into the honeycombs. Then to prepare for long-term storage, the bees fan their wings to evaporate and thicken the honey.
7.) Mention the work done by the house bees and field bees
Answer: The house bees keep the houses clean and well ventilated. They build new combs to store honey. Field bees go away from the house. Their job is to search for nectar.
C2.) Discuss the following questions in small groups and present your answers to the whole class:
1.) Do you think honey bees are hard working? Give reasons.
Answer: Yes, honey bees are hard working. They work hard to collect nectar. Also house bees keep the houses clean and well ventilated. Field bees go away from house and search nectar for the honey.
2.) Have you ever tasted honey? Have you seen a bee hive or a honey comb?
Answer: Yes, I have tasted honey. I love honey. Yes, I have seen a beehive near my friend’s house.
3.) What do we use honey for?
Answer: There are many benefits of honey. We use honey for treating sore throats and cough. It is also useful in treating skin problems and makes skin soft.
4.) Imagine that you are a honey bee. Explain how you make honey.
Answer: During the spring season, I visit flowers and plants to collect the nectar. I use my long, tube like tongues to suck the nectar out of the flowers. Then I store the nectar in my stomach (honey sacs) and carry it to the beehive. The nectar is inside my stomach for about half an hour, then it gets mixed with the proteins and enzymes which is produced by me. Then the nectar is converted into honey. Then I drop the honey into the honeycombs. I fan my wings to evaporate and thicken the honey for the long-term storage. Then finally when it is done, I cap the honeycomb with wax.
5.) Read the lesson carefully and find out the steps followed by bees in making honey. Then complete the flow chart given below.
Answer: The Honey-making Process :
1.) Bees feed on the flowers and plants
2.) Bees collect nectar from the flowers and plants
3.) They store the nectar in their honey sacs.
4.) The nectar gets mixed with the proteins and enzymes in the stomach of the bees and gets converted into the honey.
5.) The bees drop the honey in the honeycombs and fan their wings to evaporate the thicken honey.
6.) The bees cap the honeycomb with wax.
V1.) Write the actions that go with the given words.
Honey – Pour
Taste
Fill
Collect
Book – Open
Turn the page
Give
Take
Marking
Close
House – Build
Construct
Repair
Paint
Clean
Shift
V2.) Make meaningful phrases or sentences using the above words.
1.) I read a book yesterday.
2.) Rajesh has a beautiful house.
3.) I use honey for keeping my skin soft.
4.) We are going to shift in a row-house.
5.) Radhika has decided to paint her room.
Here are some sentences about how plants make food. Choose the correct word from the brackets and fill in the blanks.
Plants are (is/are) very important to us. All the foods people eat come(come/comes) directly or indirectly from plants. For example, apples come (come/comes) from an apple tree. The flour used to make bread comes (come/ comes) from a wheat plant. But what do plants eat (eat/ eats)? They make (make/makes) their own food!
Plants need (need/needs) several things to make their own food. They need (needs/need) chlorophyll (a green pigment found in the leaves of plants), light, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients and minerals. Plants make (make/makes) food in their leaves. The leaves contain (contain/contains) a pigment called chlorophyll, which colours the leaves green. Chlorophyll
can make food that the plant can use from carbon dioxide, water, nutrients, and energy from sunlight. This process is called photosynthesis. During the process of photosynthesis, plants release (release/releases) oxygen into the air. People and animals need (needs/need) oxygen to breathe.
APPLE MILKSHAKE RECIPE :
Use the following words and tell the class how to make apple milkshake (refer a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words given)
(put, grind, peel, mix, serve, cut, blend, pour)
Peel apple and cut in small pieces.
Now put milk, sugar and apple in a mixer.
Grind cardamom to a powder and put in the shake.
Now pour shake in the glasses.
Mix some crushed ice and serve it chilled.
Extended Activity :
Same sound
Pick out words which have the same sound (vowel) and write them below the box. Say them aloud/repeat after the teacher.
1.) Book – Poor
2.) Stop – Cot
3.) Tell – Well
4.) Take – Make
5.) Watch – Wash