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Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 2 Prose Chapter 2 Trip to Ooty Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 2 Prose Chapter 2 Trip to Ooty

6th English Guide Trip to Ooty Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 112)

Work in groups. Look at the pictures. Describe them. (Text Book Page No. 112)

1. In the first picture we see a family is rowing in a boat we also see birds flying at a distance above the water. It looks a very beautiful scene.

2. In the second picture there are school students playing on the ground. It seems that they are spending their time very happily.

3. A small picnic is painted in the third picture. A lady is sitting on a mat and is drinking tea. Father and son are playing a ball game.

4. The fourth picture is a seacoast at Mahabalipuram. There are children playing on the sand. Some are lying and sitting on the sand children are looking at the sea.

Now discuss the following questions in pairs and share your ideas with the class.

1. Where would you like to go for a picnic?
Answer:
I would like to go to Vandalur Zoo for a picnic.

2. Would you like to go with your friends or parents?
Answer:
I would like to go with my parents.

3. How do you prepare yourself for a picnic?
Answer:
Picnic is a short visit to a place like Vandalur Zoo. So we would take lunch and snacks with us and a few bedsheets to spread on the land. We would take a few water bottles and a binocular to see the animals and birds, which are at a long distance.

4. Why do we arrange an educational trip to schools?
Answer:
We visit industrial places to see how things are produced in industries like cement, cloth, biscuits etc. We visit historical places like Mahabalipuram and Tanjore and know the ancient arts and culture. All these things are related to what we actually study in the class. We gain knowledge and get inspiration through such educational trips in schools.

Section – I

Textual Questions (Text Book Page No. 114)

Read the following questions and answer them:

1. Where did the boys and girls go?
The boys and girls went to Ooty.

2. Why did Muthu say that he could walk along its side?
Answer:
The train was moving very slowly. So Muthu said that he could walk along its side.

3. Why did the girls snigger?
Answer:
The teacher asked Muthu in a firm voice to go back to his seat at once. So the girls sniggered

Section – II

Textual Questions (Text Book Page No. 115)

Discuss and answer the following questions. (Text Book Page No. 115)

1. Why did the girl scream?
Answer:
There were monkeys racing all along the tracks. One of the monkeys tried to snatch a banana that a girl had in her hand. So she screamed.

2. Why did Muthu and his friends step out of the train?
Answer:
Muthu and his friends stepped out of the train to know why the train stopped suddenly.

3. Describe the beauty of the blue mountain?
Answer:
The scene outside was beautiful with the purple-blue mountains. They formed a lovely backdrop to the green fields and tea estates.

Section – III

Textual Questions (Text Book Page No. 118)

Think and Answer: (Text Book Page No. 118)

1. What made the trip a memorable one?
Answer:
The baby elephant sitting on the track was coaxed by the engine driver but it did not move. Muthu went up to the baby with a bunch of bananas. It moved to eat it. But Muthu moved backward. Now the baby elephant was out of the track. This event made the trip a memorable one.

2. What does the phrase ‘presence of mind’ mean? Explain the phrase using Muthu’s action.
Answer:
The phrase ‘presence of mind’ means that the ability to take the right action at the time of critical moment. Muthu with his ‘presence of mind’ made the baby elephant get out of the track.

3. What is the difference between this toy train and a normal train?
Answer:
A normal train rushes very fast and so we can’t see and enjoy the scenery and the landscape. The toy train moves very slowly. So we are able to notice the wide, wind-swept tea estates, cloud-covered mountains, or the swaying trees.

Textual Exercises

A. Choose the most appropriate option.

Read and Understand

1. Merlin was thrilled when the school arranged the trip because
a) Geetha madam arranged the trip
b) she had heard about the beautiful journey by the toy train
c) she wanted to visit Ooty
d) she loved to go with her friends.
Answer:
b) she had heard about the beautiful journey by the toy train

2. The teacher asked the children to take their seat because
a) the children had to take their breakfast
b) she wanted to check whether all the children were present
c) the train was about to move
d) the train was about to stop
Answer:
c) the train was about to move

3. Geetha madam couldn’t stop the children from running out of the train because they
a) wanted to relax
b) wanted to see what had happened
c) were getting bored sitting inside the train
d) wanted to enjoy the beauty of nature.
Answer:
b) wanted to see what had happened

4. The people were making all kinds of sounds because
a) they wanted to move the baby elephant out of the track
b) they were afraid
c) they were confused
d) someone stopped the train.
Answer:
a) they wanted to move the baby elephant out of the track

5. We do not really see the landscape from a normal train because the
a) train travels along with the city
b) train never passes through such places
c) windows are closed
d) train travels too fast.
Answer:
d) train travels too fast

B. Recall Merlin’s memories and complete the story map. (Text Book Page No. 120)

Answer:

C. Narrate the story based on the story map.

Merlin’s class teacher arranged a trip to Ooty. They travelled by the toy train. On the way, monkeys were racing all along the tracks. A monkey snatched a banana from a girl. She let out a scream. Suddenly the train stopped. There was a baby elephant sitting on the track. Muthu, a student cleverly made the baby elephant move out of the line track.

It was a memorable trip for everyone. On a normal fast train one couldn’t see the scenery of the landscape. We will never forget the wide, wind-swept tea estates, cloud covered mountains, and swaying trees.

D. Write the story in your own words.

Geetha madam arranged a trip to Ooty. Twenty girls and boys from class six went on the trip. They travelled by the toy train. The students were all seated on the wooden chairs. Fatima had brought parotta and delicious chutney. She said that the train was so beautiful.

The train started with a jerk. It moved slowly leaving the station with a long hoot. Everyone clapped to express their joy. The train went snaking up the steep hillside. Muthu said that he could walk along its side. Geetha Madam asked him in a firm voice to go back to his seat. The girls sniggered. Monkeys were racing all along the tracks. A monkey snatched a banana from a girl. She let out a scream and moved back. Merlin and Fatima saw a pretty bluebird that had such a lovely crown. Just then the train stopped with a thud.

Everyone got out of the train and went to see what had happened. There was a baby elephant sitting on the track and the mother elephant was standing and trumpeting nearby. People tried to drive away from the baby elephant from the track. But their attempt ended in vain. Muthu, a naughty boy played a trick to get the baby off the track. He showed bunches of bananas to the baby. On seeing it, the baby started moving to eat it. The mother elephant stopped trumpeting. Now the baby was out of the track. Muthu was like a hero. The train started moving slowly.

It was a fantastic trip for the students. Merlin said that she would never forget the wide, wind-swept tea estates, cloud-covered mountains, or the swaying trees. It was enchanting to listen to the murmur of streams and waterfalls and musical bird calls.

Vocabulary

E. Complete the words by reading their meaning.

1. s_e_ta_u_ar – eye-catching
Answer: Spectacular

2. _x_i_e – thrilled
Answer: excited

3. d_l_c__s – tasty
Answer: delicious

4. s_re__ – shout
Answer: scream

5. f_i_h_e_d – afraid
Answer: frightened

F. Now, try splitting each of these words into syllables. (Text Book Page No. 121)

Answer:

Wonderful	won-der-ful
Behind	be-hind
Bananas	Ba-na-nas
Excitement	Ex-cite-ment
Snatch	Snatch
Windows	Win-dows
Thud	thud
Everyone	Eve-ry-one

Listening

G. Listen to your teacher reading a passage on Udhagamandalam-the Queen of Hill Stations. Tick the appropriate answer. (Text Book Page No. 121)

1. Udhagamandalam is located in the Western Ghats zone at an altitude of ……………………….
a) 2045 m
b) 2240 m
c) 2234 m
d) 2040 m
Answer:
b) 2240 m

2. Centuries ago Udhagamandalam was called ……………………….
a) Ooty
b) Otacamund
c) Oththai-Kal Mandu
d) Mund
Answer:
c) Oththai-Kal Mandu

3. The maximum summer temperature of Udhagamandalam is ……………………….
a) 10°c
b) 21°c
c) 5°c
d) 20°c
Answer:
b) 21°c

4. Udhagamandalam was inhibited by tribals called ……………………….
a) Toda
b) Irula
c) Mund
d) Britons
Answer:
a) Toda

5. Ooty was the Summer Capital of the ……………………… during the British Rule.
a) British
b) Todas
c) Tourists
d) Madras Presidency
Answer:
d) Madras Presidency

Speaking

H. Travelling can help a person to understand and appreciate different places. Discuss in groups and talk about places you have visited recently. Present your experiences to the class.

Text for listening is on page number: 140
We find in the picture that there is a festival going on in a village. There is a temple, people are pulling the Temple ‘ Radha There are musicians singing and dancing. Children are busy buying icecreams. There is a giant wheel. There are small vendors selling different things. We find loudspeakers also. As a whole, there is a festivity in a happy atmosphere.

I. Look at the picture of a village festival carefully. Talk about the activities that are going on by using the hints given in the help box.

About the place and the people – what is happening what do the children and the adults do? Kind of shapes – performances.

Answer:
This picture shows people celebrating a native festival. They are pulling the temple car along the road. The temple car carries their God. People and children are enjoying the day. There is a giant wheel for children. There is a temple in the middle of the village. It is beautifully decorated and painted. Children are buying icecreams. There are trees, clouds, and birds. The entire people and children look in a jovial mood. We have a lot of information at a glance at the pictures. Pictures help self-learning.

J. Read the sentences given below. Does the action happen every day or is it hap pening at this moment?

Answer:

1.	Deepa waters the plants every morning.	every day
2.	A triangle has three sides.	every day
3.	Sandhya is writing a letter.	happening at this moment
4.	The children are playing in the garden.	happening at this moment
5.	I go to school regularly.	every day

K. Read the sentences given below and circle the verbs appropriately.

1. Children (like)/likes ice-creams.
Answer:
like

2. Birds is flying / (are flying) in the sky.
Answer:
are flying

3. The doctor (is treating)/are treating the patient.
Answer:
is treating

4. Our school is commencing /(commences) at 9.00 in the morning.
Answer:
commences

5. The florist sell/(sells) flowers on the street.
Answer:
sells

L. Vimala and Srinath have met after a long time. Read the conversation given below and complete the dialogue. Role-play the situation with your own words.

Vimala: Hello Srinath, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Where are you rushing off?
Srinath: V m rushing to the hospital.
Vimala: Why are you going to the hospital? Are you ill?
Srinath: No, I go to see my friend.
Vimala: Oh! What happened to him?
Srinath: He got his lee fractured.
Vimala: Are you free tomorrow?
Srinath: Yes, I am free.
Vimala: You are in a hurry, meet you tomorrow. Take care.
Srinath: Ok! Bye.

M. Sinduja is getting ready to sleep. She starts writing her diary. Help her complete it by using the verbs given in brackets.
(start to eat have finished go reach)

1. I got up at 7 o’clock.
Answer:
ate

2. I ……………………. breakfast.
Answer:
what

3. I ……………………. to the office by car.
Answer:
started

4. I ……………………. to work.
Answer:
had, 1. p.m.

5. I ……………………. lunch at ……………………..
Answer:

6. I ……………………. my task at 7 p.m.
Answer:
finished

7. I ……………………. home at 8 p.m.
Answer:
reached

N. Read the sentences carefully and fill in the blanks with a suitable tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The doorbell rang, while I ……………………. (do) my homework.
Answer:
was doing

2. We saw an elephant, while we ……………………. (go) on a trip to Ooty.
Answer:
were going

3. Mary fell asleep while she ……………………. (read) a book.
Answer:
was reading

4. The television was on but nobody ……………………. (watch) it.
Answer:
was watching

5. Baskaran hurt his hand while he ……………………. (cut) mangoes.
Answer:
was cutting

Writing

O. Read the informal letter given below. Now write a reply to Mangai.

Sender’s Address	150, Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Chennai – 52.
Date	20th July 2018.
Salutation	Dear Mangai,
Body of the letter	I’m fine. I am happy to hear that you are now in a new lovely house. You have written about a boy called Sundar living next door. You have expressed your desire to become a writer. Once you have chosen a career. You should always think about it. You should have hope and courage. You will achieve your aim. Please send me the story you are writing now.
Subscription	Yours lovingly,
Signature	Rosy.

Creative Writing

P. The Pooja holidays are about to start. Prasanth and Deepak are friends. Both their families have planned to go on a trip to Munnar. Develop a conversation on how they plan for their trip.
Plan:
How many days for the trip?
Answer:
We have planned four days for the trip.

What mode of transport to use?
Answer:
We have decided to go by travel Minibus.

Which route to take?
Answer:
We have planned to take the route via Theni and Bodi.

Which hotel to book for the stay?
Answer:
We have booked at Munar’s Restaurant for our stay.

What are the tourist spots to be visited?
Answer:
The tourist spots to be visited are Atukkal waterfalls, Echo point, Pothamedu viewpoint, and many more.

What are the things to be packed for the trip?
Answer:
We will take dresses, bedsheets, snacks, woollen coats, and all other necessary things for the stay and travel.

Trip to Ooty Summary in English

Merlin writes a letter to Malli about her trip to Ooty With her friends. Their class teacher Geetha madam arranged this trip Merlin was so excited when she stepped into the toy train. The train moved with a Jerk. As it moved, they saw monkeys racing along the tracks. A monkey tried to catch a banana from a girl. She let out a scream and moved back. The train stopped suddenly because there was a baby elephant on the track. It was a memorable trip for everyone. Muthu, one of the boys, acted wisely by getting the baby elephant off the track. All were excited about this trip to Ooty.

Trip to Ooty Summary in Tamil

மெர்லின் தனது நண்பர்களுடன் ஊட்டிக்கு தனது பயணம் குறித்து மல்லிக்கு ஒரு கடிதம் எழுதுகிறாள். அவர்களின் வகுப்பு ஆசிரியை கீதா அவர்களை இந்தப் பயணத்தை ஏற்பாடு செய்திருந்தார். மெர்லின் பொம்மை ரயிலில் நுழைந்தபோது மிகவும் உற்சாகமாக இருந்தார். ரயில் ஒரு குலுங்கலுடன் நகர்ந்தது. அது நகர்ந்தபோது குரங்குகள் பாதையைத் தொடர்ந்து ஓடிக்கொண்டிருந்தன. . ஒரு குரங்கு ஒரு பெண்ணிடம் இருந்து ஒரு வாழைப்பழத்தை பறிக்க முயன்றது. அவள் அலறிவிட்டு பின்னால் சென்றாள். பாதையில் ஒரு குட்டி யானை இருந்ததால் ரயில் திடீரென்று நின்றது. இது ஒரு அனைவருக்கும் மறக்க முடியாத பயணம். சிறுவர்களில் ஒருவரான முத்து, குட்டி யானையை பாதையிலிருந்து விலக்கி புத்திசாலித்தனமாக செயல்பட்டாள். ஊட்டிக்கு இந்தப் பயணம் குறித்து அனைவரும் உற்சாகமாக இருந்தனர்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 3 Poem 1 Indian Seasons Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 3 Poem 1 Indian Seasons

6th English Indian Seasons Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 81)

Discuss in pairs, pick out the words related to seasons from the grid and write them in the blanks.

Answer:
Snow, sky
Monsoon, sunny
dry, leaves
Rainwind Thunder, sun

What day is it?

1. We feel thirsty on a …………………..
2. We use an umbrella on a …………………..
3. We sail paper boats on a …………………..
4. We fly kites on a …………………..

Answer:

1. hot day
2. rainy day
3. beginning day of the harvest season
4. windy day

Textual Exercises (Text Book Page No. 82)

B. Which season am I? Read the poem, understand and solve the riddle.

1. I make the feet dusty.
Answer:
summer

2. Frogs and toads will visit when I am there.
Answer:
rainy season

3. I am pretty short and sweet.
Answer:
spring

4. I make your garden smell sweet.
Answer:
spring

5. Leaves will wither because of me.
Answer:
Autumn

Read and Understand

C. Read the lines and answer the questions given below:

1. Summer comes
in a blaze of heat with
sunny smiles
and dusty feet

a. Does the poet welcome the summer? How do you know?
Answer:
The poet does not welcome the summer because it comes with flame or fire.

b. Which line tells you that there is no rain in summer?
Answer:
The line “sunny smiles and dusty feet” tells us that there is no rain in summer.

2. Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
when you can smell the grass
from your garden seat

a. How does the poet describe the spring season?
Answer:
The poet describes the spring season as short and sweet.

b. Which line tells you that the garden is fresh?
Answer:
When you can smell the grass” tell us that the garden is fresh.

c. Who does ‘you’ refers to?
Answer:
You refer to the viewer.

3. Autumn is English.
in red, yellow and brown
Autumn is Indian
Whenever leaves fell down
a. How is autumn in India?
Answer:
In India, no one can distinguish the Autumn season.

b. Compare the English autumn with the Indian autumn.
Answer:
It is Indian autumn whenever the leaves fall down. In English autumn leaves become red, yellow, and brown before they fall down.

D. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write them in the table.

Answer:

Stanza -1	Stanza – 2	Stanza – 3
comes smiles	roads toads	sweet seat

E. Find examples of alliteration and write them in the blanks.

1. in ablaze of heat –
with sunny smiles
Answer:
sunny, smiles

2. to muddy roads monsoons and mangoes
Answer:
muddy, monsoons, mangoes

3. Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
Answer:
spring, short, sweet

F. Work in pairs, find answers for the questions, and share in the class.

1. Name the seasons mentioned in the poem?
Answer:
The seasons mentioned in the poem are summer, rainy, spring, and autumn.

2. What does the summer bring?
Answer:
The summer brings heat and dust.

3. Which word refers to ‘rain’?
Answer:
The word ‘Monsoon’ refers to ‘rain’.

4. Why does the poet say the ‘Spring is pretty’?
Answer:
The spring is pretty because we find trees with green leaves and sweet-smelling grass all over.

5. When is it autumn in India? Why does the poet say this? Is there an autumn season in India?
Answer:
When the leaves fall down, it is autumn in India. The poet says this because in India, leaves rarely change colours. Only when the trees shed their leaves, we know that it is autumn in India. Yes, there is an autumn season in India during the months of September, October, and November.

G. How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.

In India, the summer is very hot. The sun shines brightly from the morning to the evening. The road is full of dust. In the rainy season we find muddy roads we see frogs jump up and food. Spring is very beautiful but it is short and sweet. During the autumn season, the leaves turn red, yellow, and brown. But whenever leaves fall down it is Indian autumn.

6th English Guide Indian Seasons Additional Appreciation Questions

Poem Comprehension and poetic devices:
1. Then seasons change
to muddy roads
monsoons and mangoes
leapfrogs and toads
a) What is the season mentioned here?
Answer:
The rainy season is mentioned here.

b) Why are roads muddy?
Answer:
The roads become muddy because of heavy rains.

c) What do you mean by the word ‘leap’?
Answer:
‘Leap’ means ‘Jump’.

d) Pick out the alliterated words in the third line.
Answer:
‘monsoons and mangoes’ are alliterated words.

Indian Seasons Summary in English

Summer comes in a flame with hot and dust. Then seasons change to rainy season so roads become muddy. Frogs and toads leap into rainwater. Spring is graceful but it is short in period and has sweet weather conditions. At the time of spring, you can smell the grass from your garden seat. Red, yellow and brown colours of leaves show the Autumn in England. Whenever leaves fall down, it shows the Autumn in India.

Indian Seasons Summary in Tamil

கோடை வெப்பம் மற்றும் தூசியுடன் ஒரு சுடரில் வருகிறது. பின்னர் பருவங்கள் மழைக்காலங்களாக மாறுகின்றன. எனவே வாசிப்புகள் சேரும் சகதியுமாக மாறும். தவளை மற்றும் தேரை மழைநீரில் பாய்கின்றன. வசந்தகாலம் அழகாக இருக்கின்றது. ஆனால் இது குறுகிய காலம் ஆகும். மேலும் இனிமையான வானிலையைக் கொண்டுள்ளது. வசந்தகாலத்தில், உங்கள் தோட்ட இருக்கையில் இருந்து புல் வாசனை வரலாம். இலைகளின் சிகப்பு, மஞ்சள் மற்றும் பழுப்புநிறம் இங்கிலாந்தில் இலையுதிர்க் காலத்தைக் காட்டுகிறது. இலைகள் எப்பொழுது கீழே விழுகின்றனவோ அப்போது இந்தியாவின் இலையுதிர்க் காலத்தைக் காட்டுகிறது.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 3 Poem 2 A Tragic Story Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 3 Poem 2 A Tragic Story

6th English A Tragic Story Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 106)

Pin the tail on the donkey.

Scan here to get the picture of the donkey.
Get the tail of the donkey cut off from the picture.

Textual Exercises (Text Book Page No. 107)

A. Answer the following:

1. What made the sage upset?
Answer:
The sage was upset, as his pigtail hung behind him.

2. Why did the sage spin all day?
Answer:
The sage span all day to change the Pigtail’s place.

3. What solution did he arrive at for the mystery that he found?
Answer:
He thought that if turned him round, he can change the position of his pigtail.

4. Was he finally succeeded in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.
Answer:
No, he was not successful finally in changing his pigtail’s position. ‘The Pigtail hangs behind him’.

5. Did something dreadful happens? How would you describe the events in the Poem- comedy or tragedy?
Answer:
No, nothing dreadful happened. The events in the poem are humorous. The illogical behaviour of the sage creates humour throughout the poem.

B. Read the poem lines and answer the questions given below: (Text Book Page No. 107)

1. But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him.
a) What was he wondering about?
Answer:
He was wondering about the pigtail.

b) What does the word ’it’ refer to here?
Answer:
‘It’ refers to the Pigtail here.

2. And though his efforts never slack And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! Still faithful to his back
The pigtail hangs behind him.
a) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines and give the rhyme scheme for the same?
Answer:
Rhyming words: sack – tack – back
Rhyme scheme: a a a b

b) Did he quit his trying? How can you say?
Answer:
No, he did not quit his trying. The lines ‘And though his efforts never slack. And though he twists and twirls and tacks” shows that he did not stop his trying.

3. ‘He mused upon this curious case’
what is the figure of speech used in this line?
Answer:
Personification.

4. Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up quite different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between appearance and reality.

Can this poem be called an ironic poem? Justify your answer.

Yes, this poem is an ironic poem because the word ‘sage’ is used in an ironic sense to refer to a person who is dull-witted. It insists on how learned men lack practical sense.

This poem can be called an ironic poem. The character in this poem is a wise man. He has a handsome Pigtail. Naturally, it will hang behind the person. In spite of being wise, he decides to change his position. He knows it well. But he tries to change its position. He wants it to hang on his face.

How funny the idea is! The ways he follows to changes its place are full of irony. He turns him round and round, out and in, he spins all day. It all ends in vain. But he does not want to give up his trying. The poet ends the poem by saying. The Pigtail remains faithful to his back. So the poem ends with irony.

C. Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time. (Text Book Page No. 108)

D. The summary of the poem is given. But there are some words missing. Fill in the blanks with the help of the box given below. (Text Book Page No. 108)

Once upon a time, there lived a sage He had a handsome pigtail He was worried and pondered over his pigtail’s place. He wanted to change its place. He wanted it hanging on his face. He didn’t like it hanging there behind him. So he turned right and left and roundabout, up and down and in and out but it still hung behind him. However he tried, his efforts were in vain. But he didn’t slack in his efforts. Nevertheless, his pigtail hung faithfully behind him.

6th English Guide A Tragic Story Additional Appreciation Questions

1. He mused upon this curious case And swore he’d change the pigtail’s place
a) What did he think upon?
Answer:
He thought upon ‘this curious case’.

b) What did he swear?
Answer:
He swore that he would change the pigtail’s place.

2. And swore he’d change the pigtail’s place,
And have it hanging at his face
Not dangling there behind him.
Pick out the alliterated words.
Alliterated words:
Answer:
Pigtail’s – place
have – hanging – his

3. Says he, ” The mystery I’ve found-
Says he, ” The mystery I’ve found.
a) Who speaks here?
Answer:
The sage speaks here.

b) What was the mystery he had found?
Answer:
The mystery he had found was how to change the pigtail’s place.

4. Then round and round, and out and in,
All-day the puzzled sage did spin; In vain.
a) What did the sage do?
Answer:
The sage span round and round and out and in.

b) Did he succeed in his trying?
Answer:
No, he did not succeed in his trying.

5. ‘Alas! still faithful to his back,
The pigtail hangs behind him.’
a) Who does hang behind him?
Answer:
The pigtail hangs behind him.

b) Who is faithful?
Answer:
The pigtail remains faithful to his back.

A Tragic Story Summary in English

A sage lives a long ago, He had a handsome pigtail it. He felt sad as well as happy because it hung behind him so He was not able to see it. He wanted to change the pigtail is the place from the back to the front of his face. So he tried to change and round and out and in but in vain. The pigtail hung behind him. But he did not give up. Alas! The pigtail hangs behind him.

A Tragic Story Summary in Tamil

| ஒரு முனிவர் முன்பு வாழ்ந்தார். அவருக்கு ஒரு அழகான சடை இருந்தது. அவருக்கு சோகமாகவும் | மகிழ்ச்சியாகவும் இருப்பதாக உணர்ந்தார். ஏனென்றால் அவருக்குப் பின்னால் தொங்கியதால் அவரால் அதைப் பார்க்க முடியவில்லை. அவர் சடையில் இடத்தை பின்புறத்தை தனது முகத்தின் முன்னால் மாற்ற விரும்பினார். எனவே அவர் அதை சுற்றினர் உள்ளே, வெளியே ஆட்டினர். ஆனால் அவரது முயற்சி பலனளிக்கவில்லை. சடை அவருக்குப் பின்னால் தொங்கியது. ஆனால் அவர் விடவில்லை. ஐயோ! சடை அவருக்குப் பின்னால் தொங்குகிறது.

A Tragic Story About the Author in English

William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly. Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

A Tragic Story About the Author in Tamil

வில்லியம் மேக்பிஸ் தாக்கரே 18, ஜூலை 1811-24 டிசம்பர் 1863) 19ஆம் நூற்றாண்டின் ஆங்கில நாவலாசிரியர் ஆவார். அவர் தனது நையாண்டி படைப்புகளுக்கு குறிப்பாக பிரபலமானவர். வேனிட்டி ஃபேர் ஆங்கில சமுதாயத்தின் பரந்த உருவப்படம்.

 

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 2 Prose Chapter 1 Sports Stars Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 2 Prose Chapter 1 Sports Stars

6th English Guide Sports Stars Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 82)

MIRRORING

The teacher selects three pairs. The pairs are made to stand facing each other. The teacher whispers a game to each pair. One person makes a movement, the other tries to mirror the movement or copy it exactly. Then they change roles. When both have played both roles, try to coordinate movements with each other, so that both become player and mirror at the same time. Then the rest of the class have to find out which sport they are mirroring.
eg: Passing the ball, kicks for karate, bowling the ball, batting etc…,

Section -I

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 84)

Put a (✓) for the correct and (✗) for the incorrect statements:

1. A school-going girl writes a diary account. (✗)
2. The boy was so inspired by Mithali that he was happy for his sister to play cricket. (✓)
3. Mithali Raj is happy to be recognised as Tendulkar of Indian Women’s Cricket. (✓)
4. Women should not be compared with men in cricket, says Mithali. (✗)
5. Mithali Raj was not encouraged to play cricket by her family members.
6. Mithali is one of the women players to score seven consecutive 50’s. (✓)
7. Mithali’s mother tongue is Telugu. (✗)

Section -II

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 85)

Answer the following briefly:

1. When did Usha Rani start playing Kabaadi?
Answer:
When she was a schoolchild Usha Rani started playing Kabaadi.

2. What did she sell to support her family?
Answer:
She sold flowers to support her family.

3. Find out the idiom that relates to ‘whatever the circumstances’, from the first paragraph.
Answer:
‘Rain or shine’ is the idiom that relates to ‘whatever the circumstances’.

Identify and write the sport’s name respectively.

 1. Kabaadi

2. Shuttle cork

3. Cricket

4. Relay Race

Every person who achieves success in life has to work hard with dedication and determination. One can always leam something from another person’s story. No opponent is too big to defeat. So believe in yourself and follow your passion.

Section -II

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 89)

Complete the mind map given below.

Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 90)

I. Identify the sports and the sports personalities from the lesson and fill in the table:

Answer:

II. Read the questions related to the three sports stars you have read about and tick the appropriate boxes.

Answer:

III. Think and answer:

1. Women / Men can achieve anything, provided they put their heart and soul into it. Discuss in the class. Do you think being a man or a woman makes a difference?
Answer:
Both women and men can achieve anything in any field. No one is superior to the other. We find men and women in all fields. Women are on par with men in cricket, kabaddi, badminton, etc., They have been proving their mettle equally with men. So I think that there is no difference between men and women.

2. How can you balance your academic goals and your passion for sports or arts?
Answer:
If a school student is a player he has to balance his academic goals and his passion for sports or arts. We all know that there is time for play and time for study. So only by time management, we can balance our academic goals and our passion for sports or arts.

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 91)

A. Match the sport and the equipment:

1. Football	Bow and arrow
2. Tennis	Club
3. Golf	Net
4. Volleyball	Racquets
5. Archery	Helmet

Answer:

1. Football	Helmet
2. Tennis	Racquets
3. Golf	Club
4. Volleyball	Net
5. Archery	Bow and arrow

B. Find the names of twelve sports and games from the grid.

Answers:

1. Kabaddi
2. Tennis
3. Chess
4. Golf
5. Table Tennis
6. Swimming
7. Skating
8. Kite flying
9. Carrom
10. Hockey
11. Relay
12. Cricket

C. Tick the meaning of the italicized word.

1. Being compared to Sachin is an absolute privilege.
a) Honour
b) Right
c) Favour
d) Disadvantage
Answer:
a) Honour

2. The boy was taken by surprise when he learned about Mithali Dorai Rai.
a) Affected
b) Moved
c) Amazed
d) Upset
Answer:
c) Amazed

3. Usha Rani had to struggle all through her life.
a) Fight
b) Duel
c) Fun
d) Work hard
Answer:
d) Work hard

4. Usha Rani is an expert at giving leads.
a) Clumsy
b) Sharp
c) Skilled
d) Bad
Answer:
c) Skilled

5. No opponent is too big to defeat.
a) Competitor
b) Rival
c) Helper
d) Enemy
Answer:
b) Rival

D. Fill in the blanks with the opposites of the words given in brackets. (Text Book Page No. 92)

1. We should learn from our …………………… (success).
Answer:
failure

2. Children don’t like to read …………………… (interesting) books.
Answer:
boring

3. Be …………………… (general) when you are telling us what you need.
Answer:
particular

4. The teacher asked the children to …………………… (start) talking.
Answer:
stop

5. The new boss decided to …………………… (appoint) the lazy workers.
Answer:
dismiss

Listening

E. Listen to your teacher and number the pictures accordingly.

Answer:

Write ‘T’ if the statement is True and ‘F’ if the statement is False.

1. Himachal Pradesh is an ideal place for paragliding. (T)
2. Skiing offers opportunities to delve into oceans. (F)
3. Paragliding is also a recreational adventure sport. (T)
4. Scuba Diving has a huge following all over the world. (F)
5. The most suitable period for skiing is from March to June. (F)

Speaking (Text Book Page No. 93)

F. Look at these images of different kinds of sports. Identify and name as many as you can with your partner.

Present your sport to the class in four to five sentences.
These phrases will help you.
I Like to play cricket.
I play it regularly with my friends.
It is an outdoor game.
The Cricket requires eleven players.
The game has required this equipment.
It is generally played on the ground.
I enjoy playing the game.

Use Grammar (Text Book Page No. 94)

G. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1. There is a …………………. ground in my school.
Answer:
large

2. The …………………. sky looks beautiful at night.
Answer:
dark

3. The tray has …………………. vegetables.
Answer:
fresh

4. It is a …………………. day
Answer:
rainy

5. The girl gave her friend a …………………. smile.
Answer:
sweet

H. Put the words in the correct order and rewrite each sentence. (Text Book Page No. 95)

1. They have a post-box. (Red, Small, Rectangular)
Answer:
They have a red small rectangular post box.

2. I have stuck. (Long, Two, Brown)
Answer:
I have two long brown sticks.

3. Find me the brushes. (New, Five, Yellow)
Answer:
Find me the five new yellow brushes.

4. Mahesh is a boy. (Thin, Tall, Clever)
Answer:
Mahesh is a tall, thin, and clever boy.

5. It is a plate. (Round, Pink, Small)
Answer:
It is a round small pink plate.

I. Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and circle the odd one.

Writing (Text Book Page No. 96)

J. Imagine that you are the sports captain of your school. Write a formal letter to the sports Captain of another school inviting her/ his team for a friendly match. You may choose any sport. Give details of time and place.

From S. Raghul, Sports captain, Bharathi HSS, Madurai – 2. To Mr. Mohan, Sports captain, Edward HSS, Annanagar, Madurai – 20. Dear Mohan, We are indeed happy to know that your school has a strong cricket team. It will be a great thing for us to play with your team. We kindly invite you to pl^y with our team a friendly match in cricket. We can have the match on 3rd September at 3 p.m. on our school grounds. We hope you will also be happy to play with us. Please send us your acceptance immediately. Madurai                                                                                                                                              Your’s loving, August 8,20                                                                                                                                                S.Raghul. Sports Captain

Creative Writing (Text Book Page No. 97)

K. Make a diary entry on the impact of a sports personality who is an inspiration to you.

I have recently read about Usha Rani a kabaddi player. Her life impressed me very much. She has come from a poor town. She became determined to become a kabaddi player to fulfill her mother’s dream. She joined a club to be trained as a kabaddi player. She started playing kabaddi at the National level in the Sub-junior category.

She sold flowers to support her parents. She had been struggling until she got a job in the Karnataka State Police Force.

Usha participated in national events every year without a miss. She is skilled in giving leads, raiding opponents, and consistently playing an important role in the Indian kabaddi team. Now she is working hard and practicing every day to win the Gold medal at the Asian Games in 2020.

My joy knew no bounds when I read her biography. I’m sure that if a woman wants to achieve anything in life, she can succeed in it. I’m proud of a woman.

Sports Stars Summary in English

Section -I
Mithali is an Indian woman cricketer. She started to play cricket at the age of 10. She was selected for the Indian team at the age of 17. The first player to score seven consecutive 50’s in the International arena. She is compared to Sachin. She felt it a privilege. But she wants people to know her for her own Identity. The government of India conferred on her the Padma Shri Award for her contribution to India.

Section – II
Usha Rani is a cup and Kabaadi champion rose from Shantytown. She sold flowers to support her parents until she got a job in the Karnataka State Police Force. At 29, she won a gold medal in Kabaadi. She is a role model to other fellow sportspersons.

Section – III
P.V.Sindhu, a famous Badminton player, won Bronze in the 2012 Olympics, she won silver in the 2016 Olympics. She started to play Badminton at the age of 8. She travelled at a distance of 56 km from her residence to the coaching camps. Her commitment and hard work never-say-die- spirit made her succeed in her life.

Sports Stars Summary in Tamil

பகுதி – I
மிதாலி ஒரு பெண் கிரிக்கெட்டர். அவர் தனது பத்து வயதில் கிரிக்கெட் விளையாடத் தொடங்கினார். அவர் தனது 17 வயதில் இந்திய அணிக்கு தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டார். சர்வதேச அளவில் தொடர்ச்சியாக ஏழு 50 ரன்கள் எடுத்த வீராங்கனை. அவர் சச்சினுடன் ஒப்பிடப்படுகிறாள். அவள் அதை சிறப்புரிமையாக உணர்ந்தார். ஆனால் அவருடைய சொந்த அடையாளத்திற்காக மக்கள் அவரை அறிய வேண்டும் என்று விரும்புகிறார். இந்தியாவிற்கு அவள் செய்த பங்களிப்பிற்காக பத்மஸ்ரீ விருதை இந்திய அரசு அவருக்கு வழங்கியுள்ளது.

பகுதி – II
உஷாராணி ஒரு காவலர். கபடி சாம்பியன் ஏழ்மையான பகுதியிலிருந்து வந்தவர். கர்நாடக மாநிலம் காவல்துறை படையில் வேலை கிடைக்கும் வரை பெற்றோருக்கு ஆதரவாக பூவை விற்றார். இருபத்தொன்பது வயதில், கபடியில் தங்கப் பதக்கம் வென்றார். அவர் மற்ற விளையாட்டு வீரர்களுக்கு ஒரு முன் மாதிரியாக உள்ளார்.

பகுதி – III
பிரபல பேட்மிண்டன் வீராங்கையான பி.வி. சிந்து 2012 ஒலிம்பிக்கில் வெண்கலம் வென்றார். 2016 ஒலிம்பிக்கில் வெள்ளி வென்றார். அவர் தன் எட்டு வயதில் பேட்மிண்டன் விளையாடத் தொடங்கினார். அவர் தனது இல்லத்தில் இருந்து 56கி.மீ தூரத்தில் பயிற்சி முகாம்களுக்கு பயணம் செய்தார். அவருடைய அற்பணிப்பும் கடின உழைப்பும், கைவிடாத ஊக்கமும்தான் அவரை வாழ்க்கையில் வெற்றி பெறச் செய்தன.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 3 Prose Chapter 1 Who Owns the Water? Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 3 Prose Chapter 1 Who Owns the Water?

6th English Who Owns the Water? Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 72)

Look at the pictures, discuss in pairs, share your answers with the class.

1. During which season do you see a peacock dance?
Answer:
During Rainy season.

2. In which season can you see trees without leaves? Name the country where your can find this season.
Answer:
In Autumn, In Canada.

3. Which season is shown in this picture? What are the people doing?
Answer:
Winter season. The people are warming themselves by lighting a fire.

4. Which season is shown in this picture? How do you know?
Answer:
Summer season is shown in this picture. On seeing the hot Sun, people who drink the tender coconut water and a man who takes ice cream under his umbrella, I know this.

Section – I

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 74)

Put a (✓) for the correct and (✗) for the incorrect statements:

1. A tiny bird looked for a place to lay her eggs. (✓)
2. The land was wet and green. (✗)
3. The little bird found a shallow hollow in the ground. (✓)
4. The eggs hatched and the babies flew away. (✓)
5. The pit was comfortable for the wild boar to sleep in. (✗)
6. The wild boar got up from its day bed because it was disturbed by another boar. (✗)

Section – II

Textual Exercise

Complete the sentences given below with words/phrases. (Text Book Page No. 75)

1. The wild dogs came to the spot to catch ………………….
Answer:
wild boar

2. The rain came and poured ………………….
Answer:
for the three days and three nights

3. The whole earth smelled ………………… and ………………….
Answer:
wet and fresh

4. The hole in the ground was filled ………………….
Answer:
with rainwater

5. The buffalo ………………… in the hole.
Answer:
wallowed

6. The hole became ………………… and ………………….
Answer:
widened and little watering hole

Section – III

Textual Questions

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences: (Text Book Page No. 76)

1. Why did the farmer have to travel far?
Answer:
The father had to travel far to get water for his thirsty crops.

2. What sight made the farmer thankful?
Answer:
The sight of the verdant bowl made the farmer thankful.

3. Name the tools the farmer brought out. What did he do with them?
Answer:
The tools the farmer brought out were pickaxe and spade. He dug the earth with them.

4. Why did the crowd gather by the side of the pond?
Answer:
The crowd gathered by the side of the pond to see the priest furrow his brow and chant.

5. When did the richest farmer get upset why?
Answer:
The richest farmer got upset when things took place that he was not invited to see it. He came there to claim the pond his own.

Read and Understand

A. Choose the correct answer and write it in the blank. (Text Book Page No. 77)

1. The little bird broadened the hole with her
a) beak
b) claws
Answer:
b) claws

2. The wild boar settled down scraping the hole into a to have a good sleep.
a) pit
b) hollow
Answer:
b) hollow

3. The poor farmer’s crop was
a) meagre
b) surplus
Answer:
a) meagre

B. Tick the correct answer.

1. The boar slept until the fading sun told him it was time to get up. What does the phrase until the fading sun mean?
a) until evening (✓)
b) until sun fades in colour ()
Answer:
a) until evening

2. The farmer was thankful at the sight of the verdant bowl because
a) it was a pond of water (✓)
b) he wanted green grass ()
Answer:
a) it was a pond of water

3. They all stood around the little jewel of blue means
a) They stood around the pond (✓)
b) They stood around the jewel which was blue ()
Answer:
a) they stood around the pond

4. The dry earth soaked up the moisture as a hungry puppy laps UP milk. It means
a) The puppy was very hungry ()
b) The dry earth absorbed the water very quicky (✓)
Answer:
b) the dry earth absorbed the water very quicky

C. Answer the following questions:

1. Pick out the line which tells you about seasons (in Sec II). Which seasons are mentioned?
Answer:
Both rainy and summer seasons are mentioned.

2. What happened to the hole in the ground after the rain?
Answer:
The hole collected the rain water and around its edges there grew green grass.

3. Identify a sentence and a phrase which tells us that the story took place in summer.
Answer:
The dry earth soaked up the moisture.

Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 78)

D. Fill in the blanks with words given in the box to make compound words.

1 . We use rain ………………. on a rainy day.
Answer:
raincoat

2. The toy ………………. boat danced on the
Answer:
sailboat

3. We must drink tender ………………. water in summer.
Answer:
tender coconut

4. We can see a ………………. bow after summer showers.
Answer:
rainbow

5. Clean the ashes out of the ………………. place
Answer:
fireplace

E. Complete the following using their group names.

1 . A ………………. of wolves went hunting in the forest.
Answer:
pack

2. She bought a new ………………. of shoes for her birthday.
Answer:
pair

3. A ………………. of fish swam past our boat.
Answer:
shoal

4. A ………………. of bees had settled on a mango tree.
Answer:
swam

5. I ate a ………………. of grapes.
Answer:
bunch

Listening (Text Book Page No. 79)

F. Listen to the weather report. Read the questions given below, then listen to the weather report again and fill in the blanks. (Listening text is on page -130)

1. Which season does the weather report show?
Answer:
Spring

2. What kind of a day is it?
Answer:
It is a clear day with blue skies

3. What is the temperature stated in the report?
Answer:
15° C

4. Tomorrow it may probably
Answer:
rain

5. The weather report suggests using
Answer:
umbrella

Speaking

G. Imagine that you and your friend have decided to spend a day together in your house. You have planned your schedule from morning till night. Discuss in pairs and speak about it in the class. You can start like this.
I like to go for a walk but my friend wants to work out in the gym.

A Day spent by two friends

I like to go for a walk but my friend wants to go swimming. Finally, we went for swimming. It was very pleasant to swim in the cold water. We felt fresh throughout the day. After finishing our breakfast we went to the cricket field and stayed there watching the match till 1 p.m. Again we returned home and finished lunch. We took rest for one hour. In the evening we went to the beach and enjoyed the scene happily. We were very happy throughout the day. We will never forget the day.

Use Grammar (Text Book Page No. 80)

H. Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words or conjunctions.

1. Our team played well ……………….. won the game, (but, because, and)
Answer:
and

2. She slipped badly ……………….. she did not hurt herself, (but, and, or)
Answer:
but

3. The box .was heavy ……………….. he could not lift it. (so, because, and)
Answer:
so

4. Rani was late to school ……………….. she missed the bus. (because,so,and)
Answer:
because

5. You can use a pen ……………….. a pencil for writing, (but, and, or)
Answer:
or

I. Join the sentence of Column A with B using the words given in the box.

Answer:

1. The clouds moved away and the sun came out.
2. Velu thanked his friend because he helped Velu in time.
3. It rained heavily but the match continued.
4. Eat slowly or you will get choked.

Writing

J. Write a short paragraph on ‘summer’ using the hints given.

You can begin like this

I live in Chennai. The weather is ………………

I live in Chennai. Usually, the weather in Chennai is hot in the day and the night will be cool because of the sea breeze. But anyway the summer is hot. We cannot go out during the day. We will often feel thirsty. We have to take some kind of drink to quench our thrist and prevent dehydration. During summer we must wear cotton clothes. We must avoid eating non-vegetarian food. In the evening we can spend our evenings on the beach. Our body will lose heat and we will have to get sleep comfortably.

Creative Writing

K. Trees can help you recognize seasons. How do the trees look different in each season? Write a short paragraph with the clues given below.

• Summer – Trees stretch their leafy branches towards the sun.
• Spring – Branches are full of new green leaves.
• Rain – Trees absorb water and look green.
• Autumn – Trees shed their leaves.

During the summer season, most of the trees stretch their leafy branches towards the sun but spring comes after summer. So branches are full of new green leaves and they are followed by sweet-smelling flowers. During the rainy season, the trees get wet and absorb rainwater and look green. Autumn season is an empty season. It means that no leaves are seen in the trees. Trees shed their leaves and wait to welcome the summer.

Who Owns the Water? Summary in English

A tiny bird looked for a nesting place in the outskirts of a village. She finds a shallow depression. She decided to lay her eggs in the depression. She broadened the hole by using her claws. A wild boar who happened to pass by the hole decided to rest for a while in it. He scraped and dug making the hole wider for accomodating his body. After taking a rest, the boar left the place. A pack of wild dogs dug at the small hole where wild boar rested. Many buffaloes trampling the soil and made the place a little watering hole. One day a farmer found the water so close to his land. People gathered there The richest farmer in the village announced the watering hole was his own. A germ of an idea is to dig and make bigger, you can get water.

Who Owns the Water? Summary in Tamil

ஒரு சிறிய பறவை ஒரு கிராமத்தின் வெளிப்புறங்களில் கூடுகட்டும் இடத்தை தேடியது. அவள் ஒரு ஆழமற்ற பள்ளத்தை காண்கிறாள். அவள் பள்ளத்தை முட்டையிட முடிவு செய்தாள். அவள் நகங்களைப் பயன்படுத்தி துளையை அகலப்படுத்தினாள். துளை வழியாகச் சென்ற ஒரு காட்டுப்பன்றி அதில் சிறிது ஓய்வெடுக்க முடிவு செய்தது. அவர் தனது உடலை தக்கவைத்துக் கொள்வதற்காக துளையிட்டார். ஓய்வெடுத்த பிறகு பன்றி அந்த இடத்தை விட்டு வெளியேறியது. காட்டுப்பன்றி ஓய்வெடுத்த சிறிய துளைக்குள் ஒரு காட்டு நாய்கள் கூட்டம் துளையை தோண்டின. பல எருமைகள் மண்ணை மிதித்து அந்த இடத்தை ஒரு சிறிய நீர்ப்பாசன துளையாக மாற்றின. ஒருநாள் ஒரு விவசாயி தனது நிலத்திற்கு அருகில் தண்ணீ ரைக் கண்டார். மக்கள் அங்கு கூடினர். கிராமத்தின் பணக்கார விவசாயி நீர்ப்பாசன துளை தனக்குச் சொந்தம் என்று அறிவித்தார். துளையை தோண்டி துழாவி பெரிசாக்கும் யோசனையில் நீங்கள் தண்ணீரைப் பெறலாம். துளையை தோண்டி அதனை அகலப்படுத்தியது.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 3 Spices of India Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 3 Spices of India

6th English Guide Spices of India Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 153)

A. Answer to following questions.

1. Why do we add spices to food?
Answer:
We add spices to food to balance nutrition and to keep us healthy.

2. Which spices are used a lot in Indian food?
Answer:
Spices like cumin, mustard, pepper, cloves, fennel, cinnamon, and turmeric are used a lot in Indian food.

3. Which parts of a plant are collected as spices?
Answer:
Flowers, leaves, roots, bark, seeds, and bulbs.

4. What are the uses of spices?
Answer:
When cooked with rice, meat, fish, or vegetables, the spices give the dish a special savoury taste. It makes us want to eat more.

5. What happened after Columbus discovered America?
Answer:
After Columbus discovered America, he got chilli.

B. Choose the best option.

1. People say curry comes from a Tamil word ‘Kari’ which means
a) soup
b) sauce
c) sambar
Answer:
b) sauce

2. Pepper is also known as
a) liquid gold
b) black gold
c) white gold
Ans: b) black gold

3 wrote about cinnamon in 2700 BC (BCE).
a) Chinese
b) Indians
c) Japanese
Answer:
a) Chinese

4. The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians all bought cinnamon from
a) Japan
b) South America
c) India
Answer:
c) India

Project

C. Compare the travel maps of vasco da Gama and Columbus.

Fill in the table with the prompts. Frame sentences with the help of the table. (Text Book Page No. 154)

Answer:

Sailor		Vasco da Gama		Columbus
Year of travel		1497-99		1492-1504
Started from		Portugal		Portugal
Reached		Calicut		South America
Explored		Pepper		Pepper & Chilli
Taken away		Pepper		Chilli

Connecting to Self (Text Book Page No. 154)

D. Look at the table carefully. Then Complete the points below.

1. The paddy plants are given manure after thirty-five days.
2. The plants take thirty days in the ripening phase.
3. It takes 10 days to harvest the rice.
4. The rice grains have to be dried and then stored.
5. We soaked the grains for three days before boiling.

E. Talk in groups. Then share your thoughts with the class.

Do you usually eat all the food served to you? If not, what are the reasons? When you eat lunch at school, which are the dishes you don’t eat or waste?
Answer:
Yes, I usually eat all the food served to me. I eat lunch at 1.00 p.m. at school. The tiffin items are the dishes I don’t eat.
Why do you avoid certain food items?
Answer:
I don’t have any taste in taking certain food items.

Can you think of ways to reduce the amount of food wasted in your school?
Answer:
Yes, I can.

Have you seen or known anyone in need of food? Have you helped them? How?
Answer:
Yes, I have seen someone in need of food. I have helped them by giving him a part of my lunch.

Take a pledge in your group not to waste food.
Answer:
We the students of this school take a pledge that we will not waste food anyway and any longer.

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 155)

1. Four of the following five are alike in certain ways and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a. Garlic
b. Sesame
c. Mustard
d. Olive
e. Com
Answer:
e) Corn

2. In a certain code language if KBOVBSZ is the code word for JANUARY, what is the code word for OCTOBER?
a. PDUBCFS
b. PDUPCFS
c. BDUPCFB
d. PDUPCFM
Answer:
b) PDUPCFS

Spices of India Summary in English

In India, spices are the soul of food. Many of the spices in our food are added to balance nutrition and to keep us healthy. Many voyages were made to conquest the spice trade. In 1492, Columbus went to find India and pepper but ran into America and found the chilli. Vasco da Gama, six years later to reach Kozhikode, found pepper. Spices were always important to India’s trade. Spices were traded with Mesopotamia, China, Sumeria, Egypt, and Arabia as far back as 7000 years ago. The Romans sent 120 ships from Egypt to trade with India and bring back enormous quantities of pepper.

Spices of India Summary in Tamil

இந்தியாவில் நறுமணப் பொருட்களே நம் உணவின் ஆன்மாவாகும். நமது உணவின் பல நறுமணப் பொருட்கள் ஊட்டச்த்தை சமப்படுத்தவும் ஆரோக்கியமாக வைத்திருக்கவும் சேர்க்கப்படுகின்றன. நறுமணப்பொருள் வர்த்தகத்தை கைப்பற்ற பல பயணங்கள் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டன. 1492-ஆம் ஆண்டில் கொலம்பஸ் இந்தியாவையும், மிளகையும் கண்டுபிடிக்கச் சென்றார். ஆனால் அமெரிக்காவிற்கு சென்று ஓடி மிளகாயைக் கண்டுபிடித்தார். வாஸ்கோடகாமா ஆறு ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு கோழிக்கோட்டை அடைந்து, மிளகை கண்டுபிடித்தார். நறுமணப்பொருட்கள் எப்போதும் இந்தியாவின் வர்த்தகத்தில் முக்கியமானது. மெசபடோமியா, சீனா, சுமேரியா, எகிப்து மற்றும் அரேபியா ஆகியவற்றுடன் நறுமணப் பொருட்கள் ஏழாயிரம் ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு வரை வர்த்தகம் செய்யப்பட்டன. ரோமானியர்கள் எகிப் திலிருந்து 120 கப்பல்களை இந்தியாவுடனான வணிகத்திற்கு அனுப்பி பெருமளவில் மிளகை எடுத்துச் சென்றனர்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 2 The Apple Tree and The Farmer Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 2 The Apple Tree and The Farmer

6th English Guide The Apple Tree and The Farmer Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 128)

A. Read the following statements. Say True of False. (Text Book Page No. 128)

1. The farmer had spent his childhood playing under the tree.
Answer:
True

2. The farmer felt the space could be used to build a house.
Answer:
False

3. The apple tree requested the farmer not to cut it.
Answer:
False

4. All the little animals were happy about the farmer’s decision.
Answer:
True

5. The apple tree was home for all the little animals.
Answer:
True

B. Identify the speaker/character. (Text Book Page No. 129)

1. Please don’t cut the tree.
Answer:
Farmer’s daughter and her friends

2. You can enjoy the shade when you become old.
Answer:
Farmer’s daugher’s friends

3. I promise that I will never cut this tree.
Answer:
Farmer

C. Choose the right option.

1. The animals became worried because
a) there was heavy rain
b) the farmer began to chop the tree
c) the farmer chased them away
d) the tree became old
Answer:
b) the farmer began to chop the tree

2. The farmer’s daughter and her friends came out because
a) they wanted to play under the tree
b) they heard the commotion of the creatures
c) the farmer called them
d) they heard the farmer’s voice
Answer:
b) they heard the commotion of the creatures

3. The farmer promised that he would
a) grow more trees
b) provide shelter to all the little animals
c) not cut the tree
d) be thankful to the children
Answer:
c) not cut the tree

D. Read the passage and answer the following.

All of a sudden, the farmer noticed a small fruit hanging from a branch. It was an apple and looked as delicious as the ones he ate as a boy. He plucked it and bit into the juicy fruit. The memories of the fun he had had as a boy came rushing back. When his daughter saw the changed expression in her father’s face, she started pleading harder.

1. What did the farmer notice?
Answer:
The farmer noticed a small fruit hanging from a branch.

2. What made him recall his childhood?
Answer:
The farmer noticed a small apple hanging from a branch. He plucked it and bit the juicy fruit. This made him to recollect his childhood.

3. Why did his daughter start pleading?
Answer:
His daughter started pleading for not cutting the tree.

E. Rearrange the jumbled sentences.

1. He did not listen to their cries.
2. The farmer continued cutting the tree.
3. His childhood memories made him realize his mistake.
4. He decided to cut the tree thinking that it was useless.
5. The taste of the apple brought back his childhood memories.
6. The farmer had an old apple tree in his garden.
7. All the little animals in the tree pleaded with him.
8. He spent all his childhood playing under the apple tree.
Answer:
6. The farmer had an old apple tree in his garden.
4. He decided to cut the tree thinking that it was useless.
7. All the little animals in the tree pleaded with him.
1. He did not listen to their cries.
2. The farmer continued cutting the tree.
5. The taste of the apple brought back his childhood memories.
8. He spent all his childhood playing under the apple tree.
3. His childhood memories made him realize his mistake.

Think and answer.

1. Which part of the story do you like? Why?
Answer:
I like the last part of the story because the farmer realizes his mistake and puts down his axe. He understands that the tree was home to many lovely animals and provided them so many things.

2. If the little animals become homeless what will happen?
Answer:
If the little animals become homeless, they will have to leave the place in order to find shelter and food. Some of them would die.

3. What made the farmer realize his mistakes?
Answer:
The memories of the fun, he had had as a boy came rushing back when the farmer ate a juicy apple, which was hanging from a branch. This made the farmer realize his mistakes.

Project

G. Look at the table. Read any story. Then fill the table. (Text Book Page No. 130)

Title of the story	The Night of the Scorpion
Name of the author	Nissim Ezekiel
No of characters	four
The character you like the most	Mother
Main points	Mother loves children Father is an anti-rationalist

Step to Success

I. For each item write the word that has the same relationship as the pair on the left.
Example: desert : dry :: valley : fertile

1. creeper : tendril :: tree : ?
a) leaf
b) bough
c) flower
d) Suit
Answer:
b) bough

2. river: flow :: mountain : ?
a) beautiful
b) high
c) trees
d) still
Answer:
d) still

3. breeze: gentle :: storm : ?
a) violent
b) wind
c) sea
d) rain
Answer:
a) violent

4. mango: sweet :: lime: ?
a) fruit
b) sour
c) tree
d) juice
Answer:
b) sour

5. bark: timber :: flower: ?
a) branch
b) plant
c) fruit
d) stem
Answer:
c) fruit

The Apple Tree and The Farmer Summary in English

A fanner had a huge farm. When he was a little boy, he really loved playing with an apple tree. At that time, the tree gave him apples. But now it stopped to give apple fruits. So, the farmer decided to cut the tree and making some furniture with the wood. He forgets that he spend his childhood lay climbing a tree and eating apples. The apple tree is home to some animals now. The children of his daughter begged the farmer not to cut the tree. He saw a small fruit hanging from a branch. He plucked it and ‘bit it. The memories of the fun he had as a boy came rushing back. He changed his mind. Put down his axe. He said to his daughter that we will never cut this tree. You and your friends will have your tree.

The Apple Tree and The Farmer Summary in Tamil

ஒரு விவசாயி, ஒரு பெரிய வேளாண் நிலம் வைத்திருந்தார். அவர் சிறுவனாக இருந்தபோது ஒரு ஆப்பிள் மரத்துடன் விளையாடுவதை அவர் மிகவும் விரும்பினார். அதே நேரத்தில் மரம் அவருக்கு ஆப்பிள்களைக் கொடுத்தது. ஆனால் இப்போது அது ஆப்பிள் பழங்களை கொடுப்பதை நிறுத்தியது. எனவே, மரத்தை வெட்டவும் மரத்தால் சில தளவாடங்கள் தயாரிக்கவும் விவசாயி முடிவு செய்தார். அவர் தனது குழந்தை பருவத்தில் மரம் ஏறியதையும் ஆப்பிள்களை சாப்பிட்டதையும் மறந்து விடுகிறார். ஆப்பிள் மரம் இப்போது சில விலங்குகளின் வீடாக இருக்கிறது. மரத்தை வெட்ட வேண்டாம் என்று அவரது மகளின் குழந்தைகள் அவரிடம் கெஞ்சினர். ஒரு சிறிய பழம் கிளையில் தொங்குவதைக் கண்டார். அதைப் பறித்து தின்றார். அவர் சிறுவனாக இருந்தபோது, அவர் சுவைத்தும், நகைத்தும் மகிழந்த நினைவுகள் அவருடைய மனதில் வேகமாக வந்தன. அவர் மனம் மாறினர். அவரது கோடாரியை கீழே போடு. இந்த மரத்தை நான் ஒருபோதும் வெட்ட மாட்டேன் என்று அவர் தனது மகளிடம் கூறினார். உங்களுக்கும் உங்கள் நண்பர்களுக்கும் நான்கு மரம் இருக்கும்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 2 Poem 2 From a Railway Carriage Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 2 Poem 2 From a Railway Carriage

6th English Guide From a Railway Carriage Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 128)

What do you think the poem is about?
Answer:
The poem is about a train journey.

Have you been on a train?
Answer:
Yes, I have been on a train.

Close your eyes and think about the moving scene outside a train window?
Answer:
Trees, fields, cattle, houses, rivers, teleposts etc.

Take turns in class to describe one image that crossed your mind:
Answer:
Image 1: A green field full of Paddy plants swaying in the wind.

Image 2: The flight of birds in ‘V’ shape was full of thrill.

Image 3: A wide river flooding with, branches of trees and making a small waterfall when hiting a huge rock

Textual Exercises

Read And Understand

A. Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
1. Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges.and houses, hedges and ditches;
a) What is faster than fairies and witches?
Answer:
Train is faster than fairies and witches.

b) Why does the poet mention ‘bridges and houses, hedges and ditches? Where are they?
Answer:
The poet mentions bridges and houses, hedges and ditches because the train crosses all the above things.

2. Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles;
a) Where do you think the child is?
Answer:
The child is outside the train,

b) What does ‘gathering brambles’ mean?
Answer:
It means collecting blackberry.

3. And ever again, in the wink of an eye
Painted stations whistle by.
a) ‘In the wink of an eye’ means quickly. Explain ‘painted stations whistle by’?
Answer:
The train runs fast the stations painted in a particular colour. It crosses the station whistling by.

4. Each a glimpse and gone forever;
a) What is ‘each’ over here? Why is it gone for ever?
Answer:
‘Each’ refers to every sight seen by the passengers. The train ran fast every sight. So it is gone

B. Answer the following questions.

1. What does ‘charges along like troops in a battle’ mean?
From a Railway Carriage Summary in TamilIt means that the train seems to be charging along like the troops marching in a battle.

2. What word could best replace ‘charges’ in the poem – marches, rushes or pushes?
From a Railway Carriage Summary in Tamil’rushes’.

3. Why does the child clamber and scramble?
From a Railway Carriage Summary in TamilThe child clambers and scrambles to collect black berries.

C. Think and Write. (Text Book Page No. 130)

1. Write a paragraph about 50 words describing the scenes that the poet passed by.
Answer:
The poet shares his experience of a Railway Journey with us. He says that the train runs faster than the fairies and witches. The bridges, houses, rows of thorny plants, and ditches pass by in a moment. It rushes through common grasslands where horses and cattle are grazing. Painted stations, a child gathering blackberries a homeless person who stares at the train, garlands of daisies, a loaded cart, a river, and a mill all pass by in a very short moment.

2. There is a connection between the rhyming words and rhythms of the train. Present your views about it.
Answer:
There is definitely a connection between the rhyming words and rhythms of the train. We hear rising and falling the sounds of rhythms while the train is running.
Eg: Faster than fairies, faster than witches Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches.
We hear rhythms in the above two lines while reading them.

D. Fill in the blanks to complete the summary.

Ever since their introduction, the sentences and their unique rhythms have attracted poets. In this poem, the poet shares his experience of the train track with us. He presents natural scenes seen from the window of a railway carriage. The sound is regular and steady but the scenes from the window of the train are constantly changing. The poem’s rhythm and phrases bring the joy of a railway journey. The poet looks out of the window at the passing images outside. Every line we see here is a quick account of something seen for a moment. The line that best sums up is the final one: “Each a glimpse and gone forever!”.

Vocabulary

E. Find me in the poem.

Answer:

1. I can help you to cross the river – bridge
2. I can border your garden – hedges
3. I can alert you – whistle
4. I can carry you – cart
5. You can ride on me – horse
6. You can climb on me – scramble
7. You can lay down on me – meadow
8. You can play with me – child

Appreciation Questions

F. Work in pairs:

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes explicitly use connecting words such as ‘like’ and ‘as’.
eg.‘as cool as’, ‘like a child’

1. Discuss with your partner and pick out the similes used in the poem. Which one do you like the most? Why?
Answer:
The similes are,

• like troops in a battle.
• as thick as driving rain.

2. Discuss with your partner and pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
Answer:

• Rhyming words:
• witches – ditches
• scrambles – brambles
• battle – cattle
• gazes – daisies
• plain – rain
• road – load
• eye – by
• river – forever

Creative Writing (Text Book page No. 131)

G. Pick out the nouns from the poem. Write as many cinquain poems as you can.

Tramp	Cart
poor, roaming, carching, lugging, gagging, wanderer	small, fast, lumping, running, loading, milkman and load vehicle
cart, small, fast, lumping, running, loading, milkman and load vehicle

6th English Guide From a Railway Carriage Additional Appreciation Questions

1. Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
a) Who is moving faster than fairies and witches?
Answer:
The train is moving faster than fairies and witches.

b) What is the rhyming scheme used here?
Answer:
The rhyming scheme is ‘aabb’

2. And charging along like troops in a battle.
a) What is charging along?
Answer:
The train is charging along.

b) What is the train compared with?
Answer:
The train is compared with troops in a battle.

3. All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain
a) What are the sights mentioned here?
Answer:
The sights of the hill and the plain are mentioned here.

b) What does “driving rain” mean?
Answer:
‘Driving rain’ means chasing, rain. People run fast when the rain chases them.

4. Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles:
a) What does the child do?
Answer:
The child clambers and scrambles to gather blackberries.

b) Is the child alone?
Answer:
Yes, the child is alone.

5. Here is a tramp who stands and gazes:
a) Who is a tramp?
Answer:
A tramp is a person who travels from place to place on foot.

b) What does he look at?
Answer:
He looks at the running train.

6. Here is a cart run away in the road,
Lumping along with man and load.
a) What is the sight described here?
Answer:
The sight described here is a cart.

b) What does ‘Lumping’ mean?
Answer:
Lumping means carrying with difficulty.

From a Railway Carriage Summary in English

The poem is about the author of his childhood on a railway journey. This poem is seen through the eyes of a young child. The poet compares the speed of the train with the way the fairies fly and the movement of the witches. The movement of the train seems as if the soldiers are marching on the battlefield. The train everything behind itself and moves on its track. He concludes that the scenes which he had seen from the window of the train would never come back to him.

From a Railway Carriage Summary in Tamil

இந்த கவிதை கவிஞரின் இளமைப்பருவ ரயில் பயணத்தைப் பற்றியது. ஒரு சிறிய குழந்தையின் கண்களால் காணப்பட்டது இந்தக் கவிதை. கவிஞர் இரயிலின் வேகத்தை தேவதைகள் பறக்கும் விதம் மற்றும் மந்திரவாதிகளின் இயக்கத்துடன் ஒப்பிடுகிறார். இரயிலின் இயக்கம் போர்க்களத்தில் வீரர்கள் போரிடுவதைப் போல் தெரிகிறது. இரயில் தனக்கு பின்னால் உள்ள எல்லாவற்றையும் அதன் பாதையை நகர்த்தும். அவர் ரயிலின் ஜன்னலில் இருந்து பார்த்தக் காட்சிகள் தன்னிடம் வராது என்று அவர் முடிவு செய்கிறார்.

From a Railway Carriage About the Author in English

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson ( 13 Nov 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician, and travel writer. His famous works are ‘Treasure Island’, ‘Kidnapped’, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde’ and ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’.

From a Railway Carriage About the Author in Tamil

ராபர்ட் லூயிஸ் பால்பர் ஸ்டீவன்சன் (13 நவம்பர் 1850 – 3 டிசம்பர் 1894) இவர் ஒரு ஸ்காட்டிஷ் நாவலாசிரியர், கவிஞர், கட்டுரையாளர், இசைக்கலைஞர் மற்றும் பயண எழுத்தாளர் ஆவார். அவரது புகழ்பெற்ற படைப்புகள் ‘Treasure Island’, ‘Kidnapped’, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll மற்றும் Mr. Hyde’ மற்றும் ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’ ஆகும்.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 2 Poem 1 Team Work Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 2 Poem 1 Team Work

6th English Guide Team Work Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Warm Up (Text Book Page No. 89)

What is the most essential quality required to win the game given below?
Answer:
Unity is the most essential quality to win the game.

Textual Exercises (Text Book Page No. 99)

A. Read the poem aloud and fill in the wheel with its rhyming pair. Also, try giving your own rhyming word. One is done for you.

Answer:

B. Fill in the table:

Contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe

Answer:

C. Answer the following questions:

1. What qualities are needed to play a game?
Answer:
Planning, coordination with your teammates, the true spirit of the team, setting your mind and will on the goal in front of you, fighting for the team, and helping them to score are the qualities needed to play a game.

2. What helps one to win the game?
Answer:
The spirit of the team helps one to win the game.

3. How is team spirit created?
Answer:
Team spirit can be created by recognizing the team players, who drive success within any team, treating all of them fairly, trusting them at all times, and creating the right environment for them.

D. Read the lines and answer the questions given below:

1. It’s helping your fellow man to score
When his chances hopeless seem;
It forgetting self till the game is more
And fighting for the team.
a) What does ‘it’ stand for here?
Answer:
It stands for the team spirit here

b) Write the rhyme scheme for the above lines.
Answer:
The rhyme scheme used here is abab.

2. They may sound your praise and call you great,
They may single you out for fame,
But you must work with your running mate
Or you’ll never win the game;
a) Who do ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
‘They’ refers to the people working with the team.

b) Which line talks about team spirit?
Answer:
The line that talks about team spirit is “But you must work with your running mate”.

c) Pick out the rhyming words from the given lines.
Answer:
The rhyming words: great – mate fame – game.

E. Pair work. Discuss with your partner and list out any five team games.
Answer:

1. Cricket.
2. Hockey.
3. Volleyball.
4. Basketball.
5. Kabaadi.

6th English Guide Team Work Additional Appreciation Questions

1. It’s all very well to have courage and skill
And it’s fine to be counted a star,
But the single deed with its touch of thrill
Doesn’t tell the man you are;
(1) What is fine to be counted?
Answer:
It is fine to be counted as a star.

(2) Does your single act tell who you are?
Answer:
No, your single act doesn’t tell the man you are.

2. For there’s no lone hand in the game we play
We must work in a bigger scheme.
And the thing that counts in the world today
Is, How do you pull with the team?
(1) What is the meaning of the first line?
Answer:
The first line means that there can’t be a single man in the game we play.

(2) What is the thing that is counted?
Answer:
The thing that is counted is how you work with the team.

(3) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines,
Answer:
play – today.
scheme – team.

3. Oh, never the work of life is done
By the man with a selfish dream,
For the battle is lost or the battle is won
By the spirit of the team.
(1) What is responsible for a battle to win or lose?
Answer:
The spirit of the team is responsible to win or lose a battle.

(2) What happens to a man of a selfish dreams?
Answer:
His work of life is never done.

4. You may think it fine to bepraised for a skid,
But a greater thing to do
Is to set your mind and set your will On the goal that’s just in view.
(1) What is ‘fine’ you think?
Answer:
To be praised for skill is fine you think

(2) What does ‘a greater thing’ refer to?
Answer:
Setting your mind and will on the goal in view is a greater thing.

Team Work Summary in English

The poet explained the true meaning of victory. He said that everyone wants to win, to be at the top. In that stress of being at the top, we did not see around and care about other people that are in our team. He states that it matters how we stand up as a team. Either we succeeded or defeated, it matters how we pull our team with us. The other people might judge you and praise you as a single, but you will win at that time when you care for your fellowmen and worked together as a team.

Team Work Summary in Tamil

வெற்றியின் உண்மையான அர்த்தத்தை கவிஞர் விளக்கினார். ஒவ்வொருவரும் வெற்றி பெற விரும்புகிறார்கள். முதலிடத்தில் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று கூறினர். மேலே இருக்கும் அந்த மன அழுத்தத்தில் நாங்கள் சுற்றிப் பார்க்கவில்லை. எங்கள் அணியில் உள்ள மற்றவர்களைப் பற்றியும் கவலைப்படாமல் இருக்கிறோம். ஒரு அணியாக நாம் எவ்வாறு எழுந்து நிற்கிறோம் என்பது முக்கியம் என்று அவர் கூறுகிறார். ஒன்று நாம் வெற்றி பெற்றோம் அல்லது தோற்கடிக்கப்பட்டோம், எங்களுடன் எங்கள் அணியை எவ்வாறு இழுக்கிறோம் என்பது முக்கியம். மற்றவர்கள் உங்களை தீர்ப்பளித்து, உங்களை தனியாக புகழ்ந்து பேசக்கூடும். ஆனால் நீங்கள் சக மனிதர்களை கவனித்து ஒரு அணியாக ஒன்றிணைந்து பணியாற்றிய நேரத்தில் நீங்கள் வெல்வீர்கள்.

Team Work About the Author in English

Edgar Albert Guest began his illustrious career in 1895 at the age of fourteen when his work first appeared in the Detroit Free Press. His column was syndicated in over 300 newspapers, and he came to be known as “ The Poet of the People”. Guest was made Poet Laureate of Michigan, the only poet to have been awarded the title. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.

Team Work About the Author in Tamil

எட்கர் ஆல்பர்ட் கெஸ்ட்டின் முதல் பகுப்பு 1895இல் டெட்ராய்ட் ஃப்ரீ பிரஸ் என்ற அச்சகத்தின் மூலமாக அவருடைய முதல் படைப்பு, வெளியானபோது, பதினான்கு வயதிலேயே தன்னுடைய முதன்மைச் சிறப்பு வாய்ந்த கவிப்பணியைத் தொடங்கினார். அவருடைய பத்தித் தலையங்கப் படைப்பு 300க்கும் மேற்பட்ட செய்தித் தாள்களில் உரிமைக் குரலாக வெளியிடப்பட்டு, அவர் ‘மக்களின் கவிஞர்’ என்று அறியப்பட்டார். மிக்ஸிகனின் அரசவைக் கவிஞராக ஆக்கப்பட்ட கெஸ்ட், அந்தச் சிறப்புப் பட்டத்தால் கௌரவிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரேயொரு கவிஞர் ஆவார். அவருடைய கவிதைகள் அன்றாட வாழ்வின் ஆர்வக் கிளர்ச்சியைத் தூண்டுவனவாகவும், நேர்மறை நோக்கம் கொண்டவையாகவுமே பெரும்பாலும் அமைந்தன.

Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Guide Pdf Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 1 Owlie Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes.

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th English Solutions Term 1 Supplementary Chapter 1 Owlie

6th English Guide Owlie Text Book Back Questions and Answers

Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 106)

A. Identify the character/speaker.

1. Owlie’s gone!
Answer:
PayaitoMom

2. She opened one eye and then the other.
Answer:
The author

3. Don’t panic.
Answer:
MomtoPayal

B. Choose the correct answer from the options given.

1. The owlet was ……………….. (brown and grey/white and grey)
Answer:
brown and grey

2. In Payal’s family, they were all ……………….. (non-vegetarian/vegetarian)
Answer:
vegetarian

3. The cage was shifted to the ……………….. (library/living room)
Answer:
library

C. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Payal and her mother started talking bravely about where to bury Owlie. Just then, Owlie opened one eye and then the other. She got onto her feet and quietly climbed the perch! Payal leamt later that falling on her back and pretending to be dead was Owlie’s way of defending herself against danger.

1. Why did Payal and her mother want to bury Owlie?
Answer:
Payal and her mother thought that Owlie was dead so they wanted to bury her.

2. What did Owlie do then?
Answer:
After some time Owlie opened one eye and then the other.

3. What did Payal learn from Owlie’s pretence?
Answer:
Payal leamt from Owlie’s pretence that it was the way of defending herself against danger.

D. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences in the correct order.

– Payal’s house was a home for abandoned animals.
– It was a small ball of brown and grey.
– She found an owlet in one comer.
– Payal’s mother picked her up gently.
– Payal’s mother opened the carton.
– One day they got a carton.
Answers:
1. Payal’s house was a home for abandoned animals.
2. One day they got a carton.
3. Payal’s mother opened the carton.
4. She found an owlet in one corner.
5. It was a small ball of brown and grey.
6. Payal’s mother picked her up gently.

E. Discuss in pairs. Then write the answers.

1. What kind of a girl was Payal? What did she like? How did she behave with animals and people?
Answer:
Payal was a kind girl to all. She like abandoned birds and animals. She behaved with animals and people kind-heartedly.

2. Do you think Owlie was happy to be with Payal? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:
Yes, Owlie was happy to be with Payal. Payal looked after the Owlie. She gave food to her on time. One day Owlie flew away from the cage. At that time Payal cried so much and searched every nook and comer. After some time Owlie returned to her, she scolded Owlie and put it into the cage. This incident showed both were kind to each other.

Project (Text Book Page No. 106)

F. Listen to the teacher read the passage. Watch this website:https: II sstcn.org / Then write a paragraph on Students’ Turtle walk Chennai 2017.

Listening text is on page – 155

The Students’ Sea Turtle Conservation Network beaches (SSTCN) is a voluntary group mainly comprising students who have been working in the beaches of Chennai since 1987 trying to conserve and create awareness about the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle. They nest on our beaches at night, between January and March every year. During this season we walk on the beaches every night looking for their eggs which we collect and relocate to a safe place. When the turtle hatchlings emerge after 45 days, we release them safely into the sea. On Friday and Saturday nights we conduct a walk for interested people. We use this opportunity to interact with them and create awareness about the plight of an endangered species and the state of the environment. The walks are not for entertainment.

Connecting to Self (Text Book Page No. 107)

G. Write a caption for these pictures. One is done for you.

Answer:

Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 107)

H. Find their group name and write them in the blanks. One is done for you.

eg: elephant, tiger, lion, monkey – Land animals

1. eel, seal, walrus, seahorse
Answer:
sea/aquatic animals

2. pearl, coral, conch, oil
Answer:
sea products

3. submarine, ship, yacht, ferry
Answer:
sea vehicles

4. kite surfing, scuba diving, parasailing
Answer:
sea games

5. albatross, penguin, pelican, fish hawk
Answer:
sea birds

Owlie Summary in English

An Owl named Owlie who is rescued by Payal and her mother. The Owlet was brought to Payal’s by a neighbour. They gave minced meat to the Owlet. Payal took over the job of looking after the owl. In order to make the owl learn to fly, she was kept in the library with the cage open and all other doors closed. But one day, she was nowhere to be found in the library, as the garden gate was also found open. After a long time of grieving over the missing owl, Payal, in order to forget about the Owl, wanted to read a book, when she came to shelf, she noticed a curio. Suddenly the curio opened its eyes, the Owl was pretending to be a curio. She excitedly shouted to her mom that the Owl has returned back.

Owlie Summary in Tamil

பாயல் மற்றும் அவரது தாயால் மீட்கப்பட்ட ஆந்தை. ஆந்தை அவ்லி ஓர் அண்டை வீட்டாரால் கொண்டுவரப்பட்டது. அவர்கள் துண்டுதுண்டாக வெட்டப்பட்ட இறைச்சியை கொடுத்தார்கள். பாயல் ஆந்தையை கவனிக்கும் வேலையை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். ஆந்தை பறக்க கற்றுக்கொள்வதற்காக கூண்டு திறந்த நிலையில் நூலகத்தில் வைக்கப்பட்டு மற்ற கதவுகள் அனைத்தும் மூடப்பட்டன. ஆனால் ஒரு நாள், தோட்டவாசலும் திறந்தநிலையில் காணப்பட்டதால், நூலகத்தில் அவள் எங்கும் காணப்படவில்லை. காணாமல் போன ஆந்தை குறித்து நீண்ட நேரம் துக்கமடைந்த பிறகு ஆந்தை பற்றி மறக்க பேயல் ஒரு புத்தகத்தை வாசிக்க விரும்பினார். அவர் அலமாரியில் வந்தபோது ஒரு விந்தையான பொருளைக் கவனித்தார். திடீரென்று விந்தையான பொருள் கண்களைத் திறந்தது. ஆந்தை ஒரு விந்தையான பொருளாக நடித்தது. ஆந்தை திரும்பி விட்டதாக அவள் அம்மாவிடம் உற்சாகமாக கத்தினாள்.