6th class-cbse english (A pact with the sun) chapter-9(What happened to the reptiles)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) In what way is Pambupatti different from any other village?

Ans1) The villagers of Pambupatti are friendly. They eat different kinds of food but they don’t hate one another. They pray to different Gods in a mosque or in a temple. But they don’t fight with one another. They live in peace. In this way Pambupatti is different from any other village.

Q2) Why is prem determined not to return to his village?

Ans2) People in prem’s village hate the people of another sect. They fight with one another. So, Prem does not want to return there.

Q3) Why did the Makara dislike tortoise, snakes and lizards? Write a little about each ?

Ans3) a) Makar disliked tortoise because they were slow and stupid. They carried their houses on their backs.

b) Makar disliked snakes because they were slimy, weird creatures and could kill anyone with their poison.

c) Makar disliked lizards because they had strange habits and could change their colors.

Q4) What went wrong when the tortoises, snakes and lizards left forest?

Ans4)Rats, frogs and insects grew in large numbers. They ate crocodile’s eggs and their babies. Crocodiles were sad now. The forest was full of bad smell of rotting fruit and animals.

Q5) Why do you think Prem want to tell the story of reptiles to the people of his village?

Ans5) Prem want to tell the story of reptiles to the people of his village so that people may learn a lesson. They should understand that everyone has a role to play in this world. We are interdependent and cannot live without others.

Q6) Where is Pambupatti situated?

Ans6) Pambupatti is situated on a cliff at the egde of the jungle.

Q7) Why did prem run away from his village ?

Ans7) The people of Pambupatti hated one another. They burnt down the houses and places of worship. So, prem ran away from there to save his life.

Q8) Where did Prem reach then ?

Ans8) Prem reached the village of Pambupatti.

Q9) Who looked after Prem at Pambupatti?

Ans9)  An old man looked after Prem.

Q10) Who lived in the forest of Pambupatti?

Ans10) Only reptiles lived there.

Q11) What type of crocodile was Makar?

Ans11 Makar was a strong, powerful and arrogant crocodile.

6th class -cbse english(A pact with the sun) chapter-8(A pack with sun)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) What did the Physicians ask Saeeda’s mother to do to get well? Did their advice help her? If not? Why not?

Ans1) The Physicians asked Saeeda’s mother not to take normal food. They also advised her to remain in her small and dingy room. The windows and doors should closed to stop sunshine and fresh air.

Q2) What did the specialist prescribe in addition to medicine?

Ans2) The specialist prescribed in addition to medicine to shift to a bigger room with open doors and windows. He also asked her to sit one hour daily in the sunshine and to breathe in fresh air.

Q3) What did Saeeda tell the sunrays to do?

Ans3) Saeeda told the sunrays to come next day with lots of warmth and brightness.

Q4) Why were the sunrays keen to go down to the earth the next day?

Ans4) The sunrays had promise to saeeda that they would come the next day. They feared that if hey failed to reach on time the people would call them liars.

Q5) What was Saeeda’s mother suffering from?

Ans5) Saeeda’s mother was suffering from fever, cough, body-ache and painful joints.

Q6) How did the rays reached the earth?

Ans6) Saeeda made a pact with the sun to bring warmth and sunlight to her mother to get well. There were dark clouds in the sky. But the pact had its effect. The sunrays focused their heat, pierced through the clouds and reached Saeeda’s courtyard.

6th class-cbse english (A pact with the sun) chapter-7(The wonder called sleep)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

 Q1) What is the most obvious advantage of sleep?

Ans1) It helps our body and brain to recover from fatigue.

Q2) What happens to our body when we sleep?

Ans2) a) Our muscles relax.

b) Our heart beat becomes slower.

c) Our temperature and blood pressure go down.

d) The activity of the brain slows down

Q3) Define a dream in your own words?

Ans3) A dream is a mental activity when we sleep.

Q4) Why did dreams important for us? Mention two reasons?

Ans4) a) Dreams help us sleep through noise and disturbances.

b) Dreams may reveal much about one’s problems and provide a key to their solution.

Q5) Why has sleep been called a wonder?

Ans5) Sleep recovers us from fatigue. It refreshes us from the day’s work. Dreams which we see in sleep help us in many ways.

6th class-cbse english (A pact with the sun) chapter-6(The monkey and the crocodile)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

  

Q1) The monkey was happy living in the fruit tree, but his happiness was not complete. What did he miss?

Ans1) The monkey missed a friend.

Q2) What did the two friends generally talk about?

Ans2) The two friends talked about birds, animals, nearby villages and villager’s difficulties.

Q3) Why was the crocodile unwilling to invite his friend home?

Ans3) The crocodile was unwilling to invite his friend home because his wife wanted to eat the monkey’s heart. But he did not like to kill his best friend

Q4) What did the crocodile tell the monkey mid stream?

Ans4) The crocodile told the monkeys that his wife wanted to eat his heart.

Q5) Why was the crocodile‘s wife annoyed with her husband one day?

Ans5) The crocodile‘s wife was annoyed with her husband one day because he came home late.

Q6) How did the monkey save himself?

Ans6) The monkey said that he forgot his heart on the tree. He asked the crocodile to swim back to bring the heart from there.

6th class-cbse english (A pact with the sun) chapter-5(Tansen)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Why did Swami Haridas say Tansen was talented?

Ans1) Tansen had imitated the exact sound of the tiger. Even Haridas failed to differentiate it. Therefore, he said that Tansen was talented.

Q2) Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court?

Ans2) Akbar asked Tansen to join his court because he was higly impressed with Tansen’s music.

Q3) How do we know that Akbar was fond of Tansen? Give two reasons?

Ans3) That Akbar was fond of Tansen is clear as

1) Akbar would call upon Tansen to sing at any time.

2) Often Akbar went to Tansen’s house to hear him practice.

Q4) What did the other courtiers feel about Tansen?

Ans4)  They felt jealous of Tansen. They wanted to destroy him.

Q5) What happens if Raga Deepak is sung property?

Ans5) If Raga Deepak is sung property the singer is burnt into ashes.

Q6)  Why did Tansen’s enemies want him to sing the Raga?

Ans6) They wanted to destroy Tansen.

Q7) Why did Tansen agree to sing Raga Deepak?

Ans7)  Tansen agreed to sing Raga Deepak because he could not disobey Emperor Akbar.

Q8) What steps did he take to save himself?  Did his plan work? How?

Ans8) He taught his daughter Sarawasti and her friend Rupawati to Sing Raga Megh when the lamps lighted up.

Yes, his plan worked. He started singing Raga Deepak. The air became hot. Flames shot up and lighted the lamp. Just then two girls began to sing ‘Raga Megh’. It rained and Tansen  was saved from being burnt.

Q9) Who was Tansen’s guru? How long did he teach him?

Ans9) Tansen’s guru was swami Haridas. He taught him music for eleven years.

Q10) How did Tansen   reach the court of Rani Mrignaini?

Ans10) Mohmmad Ghaus took Tansen to the court of Rani Mrignaini.

Q11) Where is Tansen‘s tomb? How do the musician’s look upon it?

Ana11) Tansen’s tomb is in Gwalior. For musicians it is a place of pilgrimage.

6th class-cbse english (A pact with the sun) chapter-4(The old –clock shop)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

 Q1) What made Ray think the visitor was not really a shopper?

Ans1) The visitor wore very unfriendly expression on his face. His companion stood at the door.

Q2) Why do you think he had come to the shop?

Ans2) I think he had come to the shop to rob Mr. Ray.

Q3) How did Ray communicate with him?

Ans3) Ray was deaf. So he used note-pad and a pencil. He wrote on the note-pad. The visitor also did like-wise.

Q4) What do you think the man said to his friend who waited at the door?

Ans4) I think the man told his friend that we should not rob him as he was deaf and dumb.

Q5) Ray was not a pawnbroker. Why then did he lend money to people in exchange for their old watches and clocks?

Ans5) Ray was a kind hearted person. He used to help the needy people. He did not make profit from his lendings.

Q6) Do you think the man would ever come back to pick up the watch ?

Ans6) I hope that the man would come back to pick up the watch. He was grateful to Mr. Ray

Q7) When did the “unfriendly face” of the visitor turn truly friendly?

Ans7) The visitor found that Mr. Ray was deaf and dumb but he was ready to help him. This turned the visitor’s face into truly friendly.

6th class-cbse english (A pact with the sun) chapter-3(The shepherd’s treasure)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Who visited the shepherd one day and why?

Ans1) The king of the country visited the shepherd one day. He wanted to meet him to know the truth.

Q2) The other governors grow jealous of the shepherd. Why?

Ans2) The other governors grew jealous of the shepherd because his fame as a fair and wise governor spread all over the country.

Q3) Why was the new governor called to the palace?

Ans3) The new governor was called to the palace because the king wanted to know the secret of the iron chest.

Q4)  What did the iron chest contain?

Ans5) The iron chest contained an old blanket.

Q6) Why did the shepherd always carry the iron chest?

Ans6)  The shepherd always carried the iron chest as it was his best friend. The blanket would protect him if the king took away new royal clothes.

Q7) Is it an example of the shephered‘s humility or wisdom or both?

Ans7) It was an example of the shepherd’s humility as well as wisdom.

Q8) How did the king reward the new governor?

Ans8) The king rewarded the new governor by making him the governor of a much bigger district.

6th class -cbse english(A pact with the sun) chapter-2(The friendly mongoose)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

  

Q1) The farmer brought a baby mongoose into the house. Why?

Ans1) The farmer brought a baby mongoose as a companion to his son.

Q2) Why did not the farmer’s wife want to leave the baby alone with the mongoose?

Ans2) She was afraid that the mongoose would harm her baby.

Q3) What was the father’s comment on his wife’s fears?

Ans3) The farmer said that the mongoose was a friendly animal. He would be a good friend of their son.

Q4) Why did the farmer’s wife strike the mongoose with her basket?

Ans4) The farmer’s wife strike the mongoose with her basket because she thought that the mongoose had killed her son.

Q5) Did she repent her hasty action?

Ans5) she repented her hasty action. She cried and wept.

Q6) How did the mongoose look when it grew up?

Ans6) The mongoose looked very beautiful with two shining eyes and a bushy tail.

6th class-cbse english (A pact with the sun) chapter-1(A Tale of two birds)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) How did the two birds get separated?

Ans1) A big storm separated them. The storm flew them away to the other side of the forest.

Q2) Where did each of them find a shelter?

Ans2) One of the birds found a home near a rishi‘s ashram. The other bird found a home near a robber’s cave.

 Q3) What did the first bird say to the stranger?

Ans3) The first bird said that there was someone under the tree. He must be robbed off his jewels and horse.

Q4) What did the second bird say to him?

Ans4) The second bird asked the king to make himself comfortable in the ashram. She welcomed the king.

Q5) The birds behaved in different ways. How did the rishi explain it?

Ans5)  The rishi explained that one is known by the company one keeps. Our company decides our behavior.

9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-5(The snake and the mirror)(Vaikom Muhammad Basheer)

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Describe the house where the doctor lived?

Ans1) The doctor lived in a small house. It was not electrified. It had only few things. The roof was tiled. Tiles were rested on the beam over the wall. The room had two windows with one wall facing the open yard.

Q2) What happened when doctor was sitting on his chair?

Ans2) One day the doctor was sitting in the chair and was thinking about his future. Suddenly a snake landed on his shoulder. It coiled around his left arm above the elbow. Its hood was spread and its head was just three or four inches away from the his face.

Q3) What was the doctor’s choice of woman for his marriage?

Ans3) Doctor thought about marrying a rich fat woman. So that, if he committed any silly mistake and wanted to run away she might not be able to run after him and catch him.

Q4) In the story “The snake and the Mirror” the snake has been compared to three objects. What are they?

Ans4) The snake is compared to three objects 1) a rubber tube. 2) a thick leaden rod, 3) a rod made of molten fire. The writer compares it with rubber tube because it falls with thud. It is compared to leaden rod because it looks like a rod. It is compared to rod made of molten fire it caused that sensation and burning in his arm and the whole body.

Q5) What two important decisions did the doctor take?

Ans5) The first important decision taken by doctor was that he would grow a thin moustache and keep an attractive smile on his face. So that he would look more handsome. Secondly he would marry a fat but rich woman doctor.

Q6) Why did the writer smile when death lurked four inches away?

Ans6) A snake coiled around doctor’s arm and death lurked four inches away. At that moment writer thought what medicine he would take if snake bite him. There was no medicine in the room. The narrator was a poor, foolish and stupid doctor. His thinking suddenly changed. He forgot his danger and smile feebly.

Q7) What was the similarity between the doctor and the snake?

Ans7) There was similarity between the doctor and the snake. Both of them were admirer of their own beauty. The doctor remained in his imagination. The snake was attracted towards the mirror. Both were carried by their beauty.

More Questions for practice

Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) When snake looked into the mirror what thoughts come to the narrator’s mind?

Q2) Why did the doctor live in the rented house?

Q3) Why did the doctor have mearge earnings?

Q4) How can you say that the doctor was a strong admirer of beauty?