Rip Van Winkle|Washington Irving|wbbse class 6|blossoms text book solution|model activity questions and answers
Activity 1
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes:
(1) Rip had to leave his group eventually.
(2) On one of these days Rip had gone high up to the Kaatskill Mountains.
(3) Rip used to sit and talk with his friends.
(4) He heard a voice from the distance calling, "Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle."
(5) His wife complained that his friends encouraged his idle habits.
(6) Poor Rip was reduced almost to despair.
Ans:-
1– (3)
2– (5)
3– (1)
4– (6)
5– (2)
6– (4)
Activity 2
Fill in the blanks with words from the Help Box. There is one extra word:
Rip ______ children at their sports. He always helped others in their _________. His wife _________ about his idle habits. One day Rip went _________up the Kaatskill Mountains.
Help Box: high, complained, assisted, encouraged, work
Ans:- Rip assisted children at their sports. He always helped others in their work . His wife complained about his idle habits. One day Rip went high up the Kaatskill Mountains.
Activity 3
Answer the following question:
How do you think Rip felt when he heard a voice from the distance calling?
Ans:-
Activity 4
Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:
(a) The stranger wanted to assist Rip.
Ans:-[F]
Supporting statement:- He made signs for Rip to assist him with the load.
(b) All the strangers had beards.
Ans:-[T]
Supporting statement:- They all had beards of various shapes and colours.
(c) Rip felt very thirsty.
Ans:-[T]
Supporting statement:- Feeling thirsty, he had several drinks himself.
(d) Rip saw that his village had become smaller.
Ans:-[F]
Supporting statement:- He saw his village was now larger, with more people
Activity 5
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
(a) How did the stranger look?
Ans:- The stranger looked peculiar. He was a short old man with thick bushy hair and a beard.
(b) What happened after Rip had drunk the liquid?
Ans:- After drinking the liquid Rip fell into a deep sleep.
(c) Why was Rip surprised when he came near the village?
Ans:- Rip was surprised when he came near the village because he met many people he had never seen before.
(d) What did Rip suddenly notice?
Ans:- Rip suddenly noticed that his beard had grown to a foot long.
Activity 6
Ans:- i) His appearance attracted the attention of the people.
ii) Rip learnt that Nocolas Vedder had died and he found himself alone in the world.
iii) He understood that the fellow was his son Rip.
iv) A young woman said that Rip Van Winkle was her father.
Activity 7
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
(a) What attracted the attention of the people when Rip entered the village?
Ans:- The appearance of Rip with his long beard and peculiar dress attracted the attention of people.
(b) What did Rip learn about Nicolas Vedder?
Ans:- Rip learnt that Nocolas Vedder had died eighteen years ago.
(c) Who looked exactly like Rip's previous self?
Ans:- Rip's son looked exactly like Rip's previous self.
(d) How long did twenty years seem to Rip?
Ans:- Twenty years seemed to Rip as one night.
Activity 8
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from those given in brackets:
(i) A hundred rupees _________ too much for this item (is/are)
Ans:- is
(ii) The accountant and the cashier _______ absconded.(has/have)
Ans:- have
(iii) Time and tide _______ (wait/waits) for none.
Ans:- wait
(iv) Either he or I ________ mistaken. (is/am)
Ans:- am
(v) The ship with its crew ________ delayed.(was/were)
Ans:- was
Activity 9
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
hollow :
fearful :
ruins :
gaze :
Activity 9(b)
Identify the types of sentences given below:
(i) Rip's sole follower was the dog Wolf.
Ans:- Assertive sentence
(ii) What was to be done?
Ans:- Interrogative sentence
(iii) All was silence.
Ans:- Assertive sentence
(iv) Sure enough! It is Van Winkle!
Ans:- Exclamatory sentence
Activity 10(a)
Write a short story in about sixty words using the hints given below. Add a title to it:
you went on a tour with your friends - stayed the night in a house inside a forest-slept in separate rooms - when you woke up your friends were all gone - your feelings - how you returned home
Ans:
Activity 10(b)
Imagine that you have a very lazy brother who is always late in getting up from sleep. Write an imaginary conversation between you and your brother on the usefulness of early rising.
Ans:
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