West Bengal State Board Class 6 English Solution: Lesson 1 It All Began With Drip – Drip
Activity 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(a) The tiger took shelter near the house of (i) an old women (ii) an old man (iii) a neighbour.
(b) The old women was (i) soft-spoken (ii) ill-tempered (iii) sky.
(c) The tiger thought drip-drip was (i) the constant falling of rain (ii) the rain name of man (iii) a creature.
(d) Bholenath was a (i) farmer (ii) weaver (iii) potter.
Ans:-
(a) — (i)
(b) — (ii)
(c) — (iii)
(d) — (iii)
Activity 2
Rearranges the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done for your:
(1) She pushed her bed around the room to keep it dry.
(2) The tiger took shelter outside an old women’s hut.
(3) Bholenath was looking his donkey.
(4) A tiger was caught in a storm.
(5) Bholenath saw an animal huddled against the wall of the women’s hut.
(6) The old women was ill-tempered that night.
Solution:
(4) — (1)
(2) — (2)
(6) — (3)
(1) — (4)
(3) — (5)
(5) — (6)
Activity 3
Answer the following questions:
What do you think would Bholenath’ reaction be if he knew that animal ‘huddled in the dark’ was actually a tiger ?
Ans:-
Bholenath would have become speechless and motionless out of horror and disbelief.
Activity 4
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The tiger was frightened because ______________________
(b) Bholenath’s wife screamed in fear when _____________________
(c) Disturbed and confused by the people, the tiger ____________________
(d) Bholenath announced proudly that _____________________
Ans:-
(a) It mistook Bholenath as the terrible drip-drip.
(b) she discovered a tiger tied to a tree.
(c) chewed through the rope and ran away into the jungle.
(d) he caught the tiger last night and he even pulled its ears too.
Activity 5
Answer the following questions :
(a) Why did Bholenath bring the tiger home ?
Ans:-
Bholenath though he was bringing his lost donkey home.
(b) What made the neighbours come running out of their huts?
Ans:-
Scream of Bholanath’s wife made everybody come out of their huts.
(c) Why were the villagers relieved ?
Ans:-
Villagers were relieved when they saw the tiger ran away into the jungle.
(d) How did the king reward Bholenath for his bravery?
Ans:-
He made Bholenath commander –in-chief King’s army.
Activity 6
Write ‘T’ for and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:
(a) Bholenath did not know how to ride a horse.
____________________________________________
(b) The king sent Bholenath a magnificent elephant.
_____________________________________________
(c) The enemy soldiers were happy to see Bholenath.
_____________________________________________
Ans:-
(a) – True – because he was potter.
(b) False – the king sent him a stallion.
(c) False – soldiers were overcome with fear.
(d) False – Soldiers ran away without putting up a fight.
Activity 7
Answer the following question sentences:
(a) Why was Bholenath full of despair ?
Ans:-
Because he saw entrusted with the duty of protection his state against the neighbourning and he didn’t know how to do that.
(b) How did his wife him to overcome his trouble?
Ans:-
His wife tied him to the stallion with a tight rope.
(c) What made the enemy solders greatly scared?
Ans:-
Enemy soldiers were scared because they saw a wild-looking man tied to a fierce stilton, waving branches excitedly, coming straight towards them.
(d) Do you think Bholenath truly be called a legendary character? Give reasons for yours answer.
Ans:-
No, he couldn’t be called a legendary character. Because he was a liar. He didn’t known how to ride a horse, didn’t know how to fight and he was not brave too.
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