Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 4B The Naughty Boy Textbook Questions and Answers.
TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 4B The Naughty Boy
There was a naughty boy,
And a naughty boy was he.
He ran away to Scotland,
The people there to see.
There he found
That the ground
Was as hard.
That a yard
Was as long.
That a song
Was as merry,
That a cherry
Was as red,
That lead
Was as weighty.
That fourscore
Was as eighty,
That a door
Was as wooden
As in England.
So he stood in his shoes
And he wondered,
He wondered,
He stood in his shoes
And he wondered. – John keats
Questions & Answers:
1. Answer the following questions:
Question 1.
In the above poem ‘as hard as a yard’ is a simile. Pick out other similes from the poem.
Answer:
‘As long’ as a song ;
‘As merry as a cherry; and
As weighty as eighty are the other similes.
Question 2.
Find out the rhyming words from the poem.
Answer:
found – ground
he – see
harc! – yard
long – song
nwrry – cherry
red – lead
weighty – eighty
Question 3.
Why is the boy called naughty?
Answer:
The boy is always busy doing naughty things. When he wants to know about the people of Scotland, he immediately rushes to the country. So, the hoy is called naughty.
Question 4.
What did he find 0ut in Scotland?
Answer:
In Scotland he found out the ground as hard as a yard, the yard as long as a song, the song as merry as a cherry, the cherry being red, the lead as weighty as eighty and the door as wooden as in England.
Question 5.
What did the boy wonder about?
Answer:
The boy wondered about the things he saw in Scotland. They were the same as those of England.
Question 6.
What do you like about the, boy?
Answer:
I like about the boys curiosity to know about the new things around him.
Question 7.
What du you understand by “he stood in his shoes”?
Answer:
‘He stood in his shoes’ means (here) the boy was very excited and wondered at the things he saw in Scotland and is ready to leave the place.
Question 8.
Which lines are repeated ? Why? What was its effect on the poem?
Answer:
The lines There was a naughty boy’, ‘And he wondered’ and . ‘He stood in his shoes’ are repeated. They are repeated to strengthen the meaning of the lines. The repetition of the lines gives some rhythm to the poem.
Question 9.
What was the boy’s opinion about Scotland before and after visiting it ?
Answer:
The boy felt that the things in Scotland would be different from that of England before he visited Scotland. But after his visit to England, he realised that the things he found in Scotland were the same as those of England.
Question 10.
What do you think about countries or places you have never been in ? Which things there do you expect to be different ? Talk about them in your group.
Answer:
I think the countries or places which I have never been to should be different in all aspects from my place. I expect that the people who live there, their habits, their culture, the things they use, the roads, the machines, the computers and all other things too to be different.
Project:
Question.
Collect an adventurous story and present it to the class. Display the story on the wall magazine.
Answer:
An Adventurous Story :
The Stormy Sunday Night
It was a dark and stormy Sunday night. The air was filled with the deafening sound of thunder. Jack, a thirteen year old boy, got the chance to get out of his house as his parents were fast asleep. He couldn’t sleep. “Aah! I am bored of this life”, he exclaimed as he entered the street beside his house. He had ignored the sign on the entrance saying, “Don’t enter! This street is dangerous”. As he progressed on that street, “Help me!”, came a crackling voice. Jack quickly turned around and saw an old man in a shabby condition.
Jack replied, “Who are you? What do you want? ‘. “I am David”, he answered. “My house is at the end of this street. Can you please drop me that far?”, he continued. Ben nodded in affirmation. While they were walking, the old man asked, “What’s your name young boy?”. “Jack Dursley it is sir. Jack replied. All of a sudden a pack of dogs appeared out of nowhere and started barking at the old man. Jack got a bit suspicious about him. Suddenly, he heard some strange voices telling him to go away. “Did you hear that!?”, he shouted with fear. “No I didn’t, It is just your delusion”, Mr. David exclaimed.
After a while of walking down the strange street, Jack could sense the presence of someone, apart from the old man. He then heard the sound of footsteps approaching them. Scared to death, as he was about to turn around, he felt a hand on this, shoulder. Chills ran down his spine as he saw a terrifying lady dressed in white clothes. Her hair was all messed up, she had scary long nails and her feet were twisted. “Still you don’t get it? You shouldn’t have helped me you fool. We are the ghosts of this street! ”, the old man shouted and disappeared in the air. Shocked by all of this Jack collapsed.
Alarmed by the chirping of the birds and indistinct noises of the people, Jack flickered his eyes and was surprised to see multiple faces staring him. He was confused and couldn’t interpret the situation. “Where am I? Where is that terrible lady and that old man?” he gasped. His worried parents assured him that there was no one and he was safe now.
At home, his parents asked, “How did you get on that street?”. “It is a long story…”, said Jack in low voice.
The Naughty Boy Summary in English
Once a naughty boy went to Scotland to know about the People who lived there. He found the ground as hard as a yard, the yard as long as a song, the song as merry as a cherry, the cherry being red and the lead as weighty as eighty. the door as wooden as in England. So he was excited and wondered very much and stood in his shoes.
Glosssary:
naughty (adj) : behave badly
yard (n) : an enclosed area next to a building
merry (adj) : happy
fourscore (n) : eighty (4 × 20 = 80)