The Shop That Never Was| West Bengal board class 6 English solution|Model Activity tasks|question and answer
ACTIVITY – 1
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the number in the given boxes. One is done for you:
(a) The shopman brought out a glass ball from his hair.
(b)It was a small shop, no so well-lit.
(c)Gip wanted to take the glass ball.
(d)Gip dragged his father to the magic shop. (1)
(e)Gip and his father were surprised.
(f)There were different kinds of magic mirrors in the shop.
ACTIVITY – 2
Fill in the blanks using words from the Help-Box.
Gip was _____ to enter the magic shop. The shop had many _____ balls. Gip’s father wanted to buy some ______ for his son. The shopman performed an ________ action.
[Help- Box : scratched, keen, unexpected, tricks, crystal ]
Gip was keen to enter the magic shop. The shop had many crystal balls. Gip’s father wanted to buy some tricks for his son. The shopman performed an unexpected action.
ACTIVITY – 3
Answer the following question:
Why did Gip find the shopman’s palm blank?
Ans:- Gip found the shopman’s palm blank because the shopman vanished the ball from
his palm by a magic trick.
ACTIVITY – 4
Write ’T’ for True and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answer:
a) The shopman drew out a business card from his hair. (F)
b) Gip found the magic box in his pocket. (T)
Supporting statement: It’s in your pocket,’ he said. Gip discovered the box with surprise.
c) The toy sword was a magic item. (T)
d) The narrator found his full name on the magic box. (F)
ACTIVITY – 5
Answer the following question:
(a) Why was Gip surprised?
Ans:- Gip was surprised because the shopman said that there was a magic box in his pocket and Gip discovered it there.
(b) Why did the narrator fail to find out the cost of the magic items?
Ans:- The narrator failed to find out the cost of the magic items because the shopman did not pay attention to the narrator’s queries about the cost of the magic items.
(c) What items did the shopman show to Gip?
Ans:- The shopman showed Gip a magic toy sword, magic trains that ran without steam, clockwork and a box of soldiers that came alive when ones said a magic word.
(d) What was the cause of the narrator’s amazement?
Ans:- The narrator was amazed because the shopman waved the box in the air and there it was, in brown paper, tied up and with Gip’s full name and address on the paper.
ACTIVITY – 6
Fill in the chart with information from the text:
ACTIVITY – 7
Answer the following questions in the complete sentences:
(a) What did the shopman do with the drum?
Ans:- The shopman made Gip stand on a stool and put the big drum over him.
(b) Why did the narrator think that his son would be frightened?
Ans:- The narrator thought that his son would be frightened because the shopman had put a big drum over Gip and the darkness inside the drum would frighten his son.
(c) Where did the narrator again find his son?
Ans:- The narrator again found his son in Regent street.
(d) What was the mental state of the narrator?
Ans:- For a second the narrator was at a loss. He was disturbed and damaged. His mental state was not normal.
ACTIVITY – 8
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles:
Last week I saw a one- day cricket match between India and Australia.
There is a university in our district
Brutus is an honourable man.
She arrived an hour late.
ACTIVITY – 9 (a)
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
Prevent :
Disappeared :
Started :
Parcel :
Ans:- Do it yourself.
ACTIVITY – 9 (b)
Find words from the text which are similar in meaning to the following:
Frightened = Scared
At a particular moment = instant
Showing = displaying
Relating to the mind = mental
ACTIVITY – 10 (a)
Suppose you see a strange object displayed on the window of a shop. You go in and ask the shopkeeper about the object. Write a paragraph within sixty words on what you learn about this strange object using the following hints:
The location of the shop – describing of the object – conversation you had with the shopkeeper – your feelings
Ans:-
One day I was returning home from school. At Station Bazar, Memari, I found a new toy shop. There were several kinds of toys displayed in the shop. But I found one of them calling the customers with a man’s voice. The toy looked like a robot. It had a smiling face. I went to the shop and asked the shopkeeper about it. He told me that it was run by battery. It costs one thousand rupees. I was greatly amazed by taking the Robot in my hand. I wished to buy it later.
ACTIVITY – 10 (b)
Write a paragraph in about sixty words on two of your wishes that you want fulfilled.
Ans:- I have simple wishes in life, but I believe when we wish sincerely, it would become true. My first wish is to write a book when I get big. I love reading. Each time I read a book, Even I think I should write something valuable for others to read I prefer to write detective novel. They are so interesting and thrilling.
I have another wish too, to be a Police officer, I always see the police man who help us from problem. They do their duty punctually and they serve the nation to far away from their family.
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