Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 4A An Adventure Textbook Questions and Answers.
TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 4A An Adventure
Look at the picture and discuss the questions that follow :
Question 1.
What do you see in the picture?
Answer:
I saw a girl receiving the Bravery Award from an officer.
Question 2.
Why do you think the girl was given the Bravery Award?
Answer:
The girl might have saved someone’s life courageously. So she was given the Bravery Award for her act of bravery.
Oral Discourse:
Description – Describe/Talk about the picture.
Answer:
The picture is about a brave girl. She is being given ‘Bravery Award’ at a school function. She is a 12-year-old girl. She is studying in Class VI.
One day she was returning home from school. She saw a boy drowning in a pond. Immediately, she jumped into the pond and rescued the boy. The passers-by gathered there and appreciated her courage and resourcefulness.
Next day congratulations poured in. A meeting was held at school to felicitate the girl. The headmaster patted the girl and admired her act of bravery. The police officer who was invited as a chief guest also appreciated her courage and presented her the ‘Bravery Award’. Her classmates felt very proud of her. They looked at her with respect. They clapped their hands in delight.
Comprehension:
I. Answer the following questions :
Question 1.
What kind of a town was Vishnupur ?
Answer:
Vishnupur was a small, quiet town surrounded by green hills and some ancient ruins. There was an old temple in a fort nearby.
Question 2.
What did Seema find ? Where was the secret passage ?
Answer:
Seema found a piece of torn, crumpled paper on the ground at the entrance of the cave. It had letters CLP written on.
The secret passage ws near the Meena Bazaar, which was once a popular market for royal ladies, but all that remained now is just a few crumbling walls. The secret passage is connected to the market.
Question 3.
How did the children know that someone was in trouble?
Answer:
Seema found a torn piece of paper on which the letters CLP were written. When she showed that to Arun, he imagined that the letters could be ELP. Then Seema realised that the Letters could be HELP and the piece of paper on which the letter H was written might have gone missing. Then the children knew that someone was in trouble.
Question 4.
What do you think is the turning point in the story ? Give reasons.
Answer:
I think the turning point in the story is that Seema’s finding out the torn piece of paper. When she found that, the children realised that somebody might be in danger and went in search of him. Finally the man was saved by them.
Question 5.
Where was the secret passage?
Answer:
The secret passage was near the Meena Bazaar, which was once a popular market fr royal ladies. but all that remained now is just a few crumbling walls. The secret passage is connected to the market.
Question 6.
What would have happened if the police had not arrived on time?
Answer:
If the police had not arrived on time, anything would have happened. The gang of smugglers would have caught the police officer again; or the police officer would have caught them.
Question 7.
Do you think the children took a risk ? If so, what could it be?
Answer:
Yes, I think the children took a risk in saying the police officer. If the smugglers happened to see them while they were saving the police officer, their lives would also be at risk.
II. Write whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false statements.
Question 1.
The man whom the children found near the secret passage was a smuggler. ( )
Answer:
False
Correct statement : The man whom the children found near the secret passage was a police officer.
Question 2.
The man advised the children not to call the police. ( )
Answer:
False
Correct statement : The man advised the children to call the police.
Question 3.
Seema and Arun rescued the man from danger. ( )
Answer:
True
Question 4.
The children ran back to their grandparents house with the man. ( )
Answer:
True
Question 5.
The children are not brave. (False)
Answer:
False
Correct statement : The children are brave.
III. Tick the correct answer for the following questions:
Question 1.
Seema and Arun went to Vishnupur on ……. [ ]
(a) a study tour
(b) a vacation
(c) an adventure
Answer:
(b) a vacation
Question 2.
At the entrance to the cave, Seema found ……….. [ ]
(a) Arun.
(b) a piece of paper.
(c) a man.
Answer:
(b) a piece of paper.
Question 3.
The man Seema and Arun helped was ………….. [ ]
(a) their uncle.
(b) a smuggler
(c) a police officer
Answer:
(c) a police officer
Vocabulary:
I. Read the following :
He was following a gang of smugglers who had caught him and tied him up.
The word gang is a group noun. Here it refers to an organized group of criminals.
Match the group nouns in Column A with what they refer to in Column B.
Answer:
| A | B | |
| mob | (5) | 1. a number of players |
| board | (7) | 2. a number of people listening to a concert or lecture |
| troupe | (9) | 3. a number of judges |
| army | (8) | 4. people collected without any specific purpose |
| bench | (3) | 5. some people gathered for destructive purpose |
| crowd | (4) | 6. a number of people watching a match or somethingelse |
| audience | (2) | 7. a number of directors of a company |
| team | (1) | 8. a number of soldiers |
| spectators | (6) | 9. a number of artists, dancers, acrobats |
II. Read the following :
They particularly loved going for walks and spent hours exploring the old temple in a fort nearby. Sometimes they pretended to be rulers of an ancient kingdom. At other times, they plaved hide-and-seek.
The underlined words in the above paragraph are “verbs. ” Look at the nouns corresponding to these verbs.
| Verbs | Nouns |
| loved | love |
| pretended | pretension |
| played | play |
Supply the noun forms of the verbs underlined in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
1. I don’t know what you are thinking about.
I don’t know what your thoughts are.
2. I saw an old man who was begging in the street.
I saw an old beggar in the street.
3. It is not possible to succeed without hard work.
Success without hard work is not possible.
4. You are not allowed to enter the theatre without a ticket.
Without a ticket your entry into the theatre is not allowed.
5. I have corrected all your homework.
I have made all corrections in your homework.
6. Vishnumurthy knows everything.
I wonder how he acquired that much knowledge.
Grammar:
I. Direct Speech & Indirect Speech :
We will report what a person said in two ways. They are:
1. The exact words of the speaker (Direct Speech) and
2. The substance of what the speaker said (Indirect Speech)
e.g.: 1) The teacher said, ” The boy is lazy.” (Direct Speech)
The teacher said that the boy was lazy. (Indirect Speech)
2) “Children, it is time for lunch, ” said Granny. (Direct Speech)
Granny told us that it was time for lunch. (Indirect Speech)
We should remove the inverted commas in Indirect Speech.
In sentence 1, “The teacher said” is called the Reporting Speech. “Said” is the Reporting Verb.
“The boy is lazy” is called the Reported Speech and “is” is Reported Verb.
Notice how the verb changes and how different connectors are added,
e.g.: 1) Ram said to Sita, ” I like swimming”. (DS)
Ram told Sita that he liked swimming. (IDS)
In the above sentence (in DS) ‘said to’ becomes told, the connective that’ comes between Reporting Speech and Reported Speech, T becomes he’ and like’ becomes ‘liked’ when we report it.
(i) The change in person is based on the person of the subject and object in direct speech.
e.g.: 1) Ram said to Sita, ” I like swimming and Gopal likes badminton.” (DS)
Ram told Sita that he liked swimming and Gopal liked badminton. (IDS)
2) He said to her. “You are brave.” (DS)
He told her that she was brave. (IDS)
3) She said, ” They are playing.” (DS)
She said that they were playing. (IDS)
In the above three sentences, I person pronoun is changed as per the subject in the Reporting Speech II person pronoun is changed as per the object in the Reporting Speech. III person pronoun remains unchanged.
(ii) Change of tense :
If the verb in the reporting clause is in the present tense or in the future tense, the tense of the reported verb will remain unchanged.
e.g.: 1) Ram says to Sita, “I like laddu” (DS)
Ram tells Sita that he likes laddu. (IDS)
In the above sentence, the reporting verb is in the present tense; so the verb in the reported speech ‘like’ is not changed.
2) They will again say, “We want more marks.” (DS)
They will again say that they want more marks. CDS)
In the above sentence the verb in the Reporting Speech is in the future tense; so the verb in the Reported Speech remains unchanged.
(iii) If the verb in the Reporting clause is in the past tense, the verb between the quotes will also be in the corresponding past tense form,
e.g.: Ram said to Sita, “I like swimming.” (DS)
Ram told Sita that he liked swimming. (IDS)
(iv) An exception to this past tense rule is when the reported clause is a universal truth or a scientific fact.
e.g.: 1) Ram said, “Wood floats on water.” (DS)
Ram said that wood floats on water. CDS)
2) The teacher said, “Water boils at 100° C” (DS)
The teacher said that water boils at 100° C. (IDS)
Now change the following into Indirect Speech.
Question 1.
“Sindhu is my daughter,” said Ramakrishna Reddy. (DS)
Answer:
Ramakrishna Reddy said that Sindhu was his daughter. (IDS)
Question 2.
‘I’ll catch you in a minute,” replied Seema. (DS)
Answer:
Seema replied that she would catch him in a minute. (IDS)
Question 3.
“Shyam has eaten my choclolate,” says Arun. (DS)
Answer:
Arun says that Shyam has eaten his chocolate. (IDS)
Question 4.
“The smugglers will be back,” the man said. (DS)
Answer:
The man said that the smugglers would be back. (IDS)
Question 5.
Seema will say,’It is a wonderful adventure!” (DS)
Answer:
Seema will say that it is a wonderful adventure. (IDS)
Editing :
Read the following passage. There is an error in each sentence. Identify and edit it.
One day a group of hunter trapped the lion. The poor lion roared to help. The mouse heard the cries and come there. It cut the net with its sharp teeths. The lion came out but they became good friends.
Answer:
One day a group of hunters trapped the lion. The poor lion roared for help. The mouse heard the cries came and there. It cut the net with its sharp teeth. The Lion came out and they became good friends.
Writing:
I. If you were Seema, how would you narrate your adventure to your classmates? Write a paragraph about your adventure.
Wow ! What a wonderful adventure we. had the other day ! Arun and I were playing hide and seek near the old temple in Vishnupur. At the entrance of the cave, I saw a piece of paper with the letters ‘CLP’ on it. On careful observation, we guessed it must be ‘HELP’. So, we understood someone was in trouble. We at once entered the cave. There we found a man with legs and hands tied. There was a gag in his mouth. We freed him. He told us he was a police officer. He was after some smugglers. They caught him and tied his legs and hands. He said that the children’s timely help saved his life. It sounded unbelievable but was a fact.
II. Prepare a poster showing dos and don’ts to help road accident victims.
Answer:
Study Skills:
Read the following passage about the origin of the Bravery Awards and the coura-geous children who displayed’ their bravery at different situations.
The origin of the Bravery Award dates back to 2 October 1957. When India s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance at Delhi’s Ramlila grounds, at the Red Fort, a fire broke out in a shamiana (decorated tent) due to a short circuit. Then Harish Chandra, a 14-year old scout, promptly took out his knife, and ripped open the burning shamiana, saving the lives of hundreds of trapped people, this incident inspired Pandit Nehru to initiate the awards.
He asked the authorities to constitute an award to honour brave children from all over the country, and the tradition has continued since then. Harish Chandra became the first recipient of the award. In 2001, a commemorative book titled “Brave Hearts ‘ was released featuring winners of the National Bravery Awards.
The 2008 Bravery Awards were given by the Vice-President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari instead of the Prime Minister. For the first time the real name of a 2008 award winner, 12-year-old Balloon seller, “Rahul” was withheld, as he had identified the men who planted bombs on Barakhamba Road in New Delhi, during 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings.
He helped the police make sketches of the suspects. Amongst 21 bravery awards for 2009, two posthumous awards are included. These are the awards given to three girls, Rekha Kalindi (11), Sunita Mahato (11), and Afsana Khatun (12), who revolted against child marriage.
Work in groups. Transfer the information given above into a table. The following questions help you in deciding on what should go into the table.
- Who received the award?
- What are his/her personal details?
- When was it received?
- Who gave the award?
- What was the act of bravery?
- Also, included the details of the latest bravery awards.
Answer:
Listening and Speaking:
I. Your teacher will read the story “To Catch Some Thieves”. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.
To Catch Some Thieves
One evening Ali was cycling home after a cricket match. It was getting dark and there was no moonlight. He was in a hurry to get home. He took the shortest way home and happened to pass by his uncle’s watch factory.
There was a lorry outside the factory and the gate was open. The night watchman was not there.
“This is very strange,” Ali thought to himself. “I must find out more.”
He got off his bicycle and hid it behind a big tree. As he did this, he heard heavy footsteps. He quickly went behind the tree and looked around. He saw four men carrying boxes to the lorry, “Ah, these watches will get all of us a lot of money for the coming New Year,” one of them said in a low voice.
Ali knew at once that the men were thieves. He kept very still and quiet. He was a little afraid and his heart went thud-thud-thud. He waited until the thieves had gone back into the factory to get some more watches. Then he ran to the lorry and let out the air from all the tyres. After that, he got on to his bicycle and cycled at top speed to the police station about a kilometre away.
When Ali reached the police station, he was out of breath. He told the police inspector, “Please, Sir, thieves! thieves!”
“Slow down, young man,” the inspector said with a smile. “Catch your breath first and then talk. Now, where?”
“My uncle’s factory in Vikhroli,” answered Ali. “Four of them. I’ve let out the air from all the tyres of their lorry.
“Very good,” said the inspector. “We’ll go there at once. You can come with us if you like.” Ali got into the police car with the inspector. They drove off and another police car followed them. Ali was very excited. This was the first time he had travelled in a police car, and with the siren on!
Soon they reached the factory. The thieves were taken completely by surprise. They tried to run away but the policemen caught them and took them to the police station.
The inspector took Ali home in his car. He told Ali that his men would bring his bicycle to him later. Ali’s father and mother were glad to see their son. They had been afraid that something had happened to him. When the inspector told them what Ali had done, they were very happy and proud.
On the New Year’s Day, Ali’s uncle presented him with a new bicycle.
Questions & Answers :
Question 1.
What did Ali do to get home soon ?
Answer:
Ali took the shortest way to get home soon.
Question 2.
Whom did Ali see from behind the tree?
Answer:
Ali saw four men carrying boxes to the lorry.
Question 3.
’Ah! These watches will get us a lot of money for the coming year.” Who said this? What did Ali think they were ?
Answer:
One of the thieves said this. Ali thought that they were thieves.
Question 4.
How did Ali feel, when he was taken in a police car with the siren on ?
Answer:
Ali was very excited when he was taken in a police car with the siren on.
Question 5.
Who was the uncle’s gift to Ali on the New Year s Day ?
Answer:
The uncle presented Ali with a new bicycle on the New Year’s Day.
Question 6.
Do you think Ali was a brave boy ? Give your reasons.
Answer:
Yes, I think Ali was a brave boy. Although the thieves were four in number, he wasn’t afraid of them. He let the air from all the four tyres of the lorry out and cycled to the police station to report the matter. If Ali was an ordinary boy, he wouldn’t dare risk his life. So, I think that Ali was a brave boy.
II. Collect a neus item involving an adventure from newspapers and speak about it in your group. Focus on what, where, when and how.
Answer:
Dear friends,
Have you gone through the news item which is an amazing one which has been published in today s dailies. An 11-year-old boy, Savanth of Hyderabad saved a baby yesterday. When a dog was dragging the little baby, Savanth chased it. The dog, suddenly, kept the baby on the roadside and attacked Savanth. He darely faced the dog and beat it down. The dog ran away speedily. Thus Savanth saved that little baby with his courageous effort.
An Adventure Summary in English
Seema and Arun, the cousins, went to Vishnupur for a vacation with their grand parents. It was a small, quiet town surrounded by green hills and some ancient ruins. They used to explore the old temple in a fort nearby. Other times they pretended to be rulers of an ancient kingdom and played hide-and-seek.
One day Seema and Arun were playing hide-and-seek. It was the turn of Seema so that she began searching for Arun. He was not there in the temple and so Seema reached a cave to find him out. There she found a torn piece of paper on which the letters CLP were written. She showed it to Arun and he told that the letters might be ELP. Then Seema thought that it could be HELP. They understood somebody might be in danger.
They went towards the secret passage which was connected to Meena Bazaar. There they found a man who was tied up. They removed the gag in his month and freed him. Then they knew that he was a police officer and he was captured by a gang of smug¬glers. He told them that they would attack the smugglers and catch them along with other police men. The police officer thanked Seema and Arun for saving him.
Glossary:
1) towards (prep) : someone moves in the direction of some other
She is coming towards me.
2) vacation (n) : a period of the year when schools or collegs are closed
In summer vacation, we planned to visit Srisailam.
3) ancient (adj) : old
There was an ancient monument in our village.
4) ruins(n) : collapsed and decayed buildings
We visited the ruins of the Khilla at Kondapalli.
5) explore(v) : to search or travel through
Scientists are exploring for oil.
6) pretend (v) : to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not
She is not sleeping ; she is just pretending.
7) hide (v) : to keep somebody in a place where they can’t easily be seen
She hid behind a bush.
8) crumbling (v) : breaking / cracking into pieces
He kept the crumbled pieces of paper in his pocket.
9) passage (n) : a long narrow way through
She walked down a narrow passage to reach the secret place.
10) excite (v) : to make someone feel happy, interested or eager.
They were very excited when they won the match.
11) smuggler (n) : person involved in moving goods illegally in or out of a country
Mr. Habib is a notorious smuggler.
12) gag (n) : a piece of cloth put in a person’s mouth to prevent him from speaking
They put a gag in his mouth.
13) pant (v) : breathe with short quick breaths
He ran very fast, so he was panting.
14) gang (n) : an organized group of criminals
A gang of thieves entered the temple and looted the idols’ jewels.