Read the passage given below focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer
the questions given at the end as directed and write in your answer booklet.
5x1= 5
We (21) continued on our way and the tiger came out again and (22) it was growling and twitching
its tail. We stood still and (23) luckily the tiger (24) left the nullah. Being disturbed by the tiger, a
number of (25) jungle fowl rose cackling out of the dense scrub.
Answer the following questions as directed.
21. Write the opposite in meaning of the word underlined.
22. Give the plural form of 'it'.
23. What is the noun form of 'luckily'.
24. Write the present simple tense form of 'left'.
25. Write the synonym of 'jungle'.please say fast emergancy
Answers
Answer:
Soon the drum made of tamarind wood was ready. The courtiers as¬sembled outside the king’s door and the royal musician began to play. But instead of the thum thum thum that everyone expected, the Tamarind drum intoned, The raja has horns on his head. The raja has horns on his head.’ The court burst out laughing and the king cried with rage.
2 ‘I won’t stay in the palace a moment longer,’ he shouted. ‘I’ll go to the forest and live by myself.’ He tore the nightcap off his head and ran out of the palace, seizing the Tamarind drum on his way out.
3 The king lived for several years in the forest. He gradually learnt about the beauty of the world around him. He learnt to care for creatures smaller than himself. He grew strong and wise and selfless. His only companion was the Tamarind drum, and the drum, when he beat it, gave him all the advice and experience of the old tree. He learnt to play it so beautifully that even the spirits of the trees were charmed and they went to meet the god who had given him the horns.
4 ‘Forgive him’, they begged. ‘He has changed. Remove his horns and give him back his kingdom.
5 The god waved his hands and the horns disappeared
6 Next morning the king went down to a forest pool to drink water. While cupping his hands he saw his reflection, and his lean sun-tanned face looked back at him—without any horns! And, as he sat up in surprise, several horse-riders burst into the clearing, and he saw his courtiers. They knelt before him. ‘Your majesty, forgive us and come back. The kingdom needs you.’
7 The king went back to his kingdom. He kept his Tamarind drum beside him always and he ruled wisely. And yes, the barber kept his head, but lost his job !
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CBSE Class 6 English Unseen Passages Type II 1
CBSE Class 6 English Unseen Passages Type II 1.1
Read the statements given below and tick the correct option :
Question 1.
The king could not remain in the palace as
(i) he was cursed
(ii) he was not humble
(iii) everybody laughed at him
(iv) he was angry and ashamed
Question 2.
The king became better as
(i) he had to live alone in the forest
(ii) his companion taught him so
(iii) he grew strong, selfless and wise
(iv) he learnt to play the Tamarind drum
Question 3.
The appeal of the spirits to the God was
(i) to remove the king’s horns and restore his Kingdom
(ii) to make the king wise and humble
(iii) to give him emotional support
(iv) to open the eyes of the king
Question 4.
When the king was drinking water, he saw
(i) his ugly reflection
(ii) his ugly horns
(iii) that his horns had vanished
(iv) that he had turned dark and thin
Question 5.
The word ‘forgive’ means
(i) to pardon
(ii) to give for
(iii) to apologize
(iv) to forget sin
Answers:
1. (iv)
2. (iii)
3. (i)
4. (iii)
5. (i)
Explanation: