The Magic Fish Bone| West Bengal board class 6 English solution|Model Activity tasks|question and answer

Activity 1

Tick(✓) the correct alternative:

(a) Alicia looked after- (i) the fishmonger (ii) her brothers and sisters (iii) the old lady

Ans: (ii) her brothers and sisters

(b) The queen's father had been a- (i) medical man (ii) postman (iii) tailor

Ans: (i) medical man

(c) The king wanted to buy salmon weighing- (i) a pound (ii) a pound and a half (iii) two pounds

Ans: (ii) a pound and a half 

(d) The old lady had been visible to- (i) the queen's father (ii) the king (iii) the fishmonger's boy

Ans:  (iii) the fishmonger's boy

Activity 2

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes:

(1) The old lady had been invisible to the king.(6)

(2) He bought salmon. (2)

(3) The errand boy came running after him. (4)

(4) The king stopped at the fishmonger's shop. (1)

(5) The errand boy asked if the king had seen the old lady. (5)

(6) He left the shop. (3)

Activity 3

Answer the following question:

"The king was, in his private profession, under the government."

Is this king similar to the stories of other kings that you have read so far?

Ans: No, the king is not similar to the stories of other kings that I have read so far. A king rules his own kingdom but this king works under a government.

Activity 4

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) The old lady was dressed in shot-silk of the richest quality.

(b) King Watkins was the father of Alicia.

(c) The fish bone was a magic present from Grandmarina to Alicia.

(d) Princess Alicia took care to dry the fish bone and to rub it and to polish it till it shone like mother- of-pearl.

Activity 5

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

(a) Why did the king think that the old lady was a fairy?

Ans: The King thought that the old lady was a fairy because she knew everything about him. She knew his name, his daughter's name and about his job.

(b) What was the message given by Grandmarina?

Ans: The message given by Grandmarina was that the fish bone was a magic present which could be used only once and it would bring her what she wished for - provided she wished for it at the right time.

(c) When did Grandmarina vanish?

Ans: After giving her message, Grandmarina vanished.

(d) What did the king do in his office?

Ans: In his office the king wrote and wrote until it was time to go home.

Activity 6

Write 'T' for true statements and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:

(a) One morning Alicia found the king to be very happy. 

Ans: (F)

supporting statement: He was sighing heavily and seemed low-spirited.

(b) Alicia had kept the magic fish bone in the drawer of her room.

Ans: (F)

supporting statement: So she took out  from her pocket the magic fish bone ...

(c) The king's problem was solved by the magic fish bone.

Ans: (T)

supporting statement: And immediately the king's salary came rattling down the chimney and bounced into the middle of the floor.

(d) In the end Alicia handed over the fish bone to the old fairy.

Ans: (T)

supporting statement: So she took it from the hand of the princess Alicia ..

Activity 7

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

(a) Why was the king feeling miserable?

Ans: The King was feeling miserable because he was poor and he had no money.

(b) What was to Alicia the right moment for asking help from others?

Ans: When they had done their very best and that was not enough, then, to Alicia, it was the right moment for asking help from others.

(c) How did the king get his salary?

Ans: When Alicia kissed the fish bone and wished for a salary day, the king's salary came rattling down the chimney and bounced into the middle of the floor.

(d) Why did Grandmarina wish to make an end of the fish bone?

Ans: Grandmarina wished to make an end of the fish bone because it could be used for only once at the right moment.

Activity 8 (a)

Use the words to make sentences in the form of a statement:

(i) east, the, in, rises, sun, the

Ans: The Sun rises in the east.

(ii) meat, the, dog, eats

Ans: The dog eats meat.

Activity 8 (b)

Use the words to make sentences in the form of a question:

(i) are, where, going, you

Ans: Where are you going?

(ii) this, not, book, is, your

Ans; Is this not your book?

Activity 8 (c)

Identify which of the following sentences are Assertive and which are Interrogative:

(i) He spent many years of his life in a village.

Ans: Assertive sentence 

(ii) Where do you live?

Ans: Interrogative sentence 

(iii) Nobody was absent today.

Ans: Assertive sentence 

(iv) Did you not hear the bell?

Ans: Interrogative sentence 

Activity 9 (a)

Replace the underlined words with their antonyms:

(i) I helped a poor girl yesterday.

Ans:I helped a rich girl yesterday.

(ii) He came sooner than expected.

Ans:He came later than expected.

(iii) I saw a little plant by the roadside.

Ans: I saw a big plant by the roadside.

(iv) She read the conclusion of the novel.

Ans: She read the introduction of the novel.

Activity 9 (b)

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:

flashed :

present :

message :

directed :

Ans: Do it yourself.

Activity 10(a)

Read the following passage and fill in the chart with information from the passage:

Salmon is a fish that lives along the coast. Salmon is born in fresh water and migrates to the ocean. A salmon returns to fresh water to lay eggs. After coming out from the egg, a baby salmon stays for six months to three years in fresh water. A salmon can make long journeys, sometimes moving hundreds of miles upstream against strong current.

Ans: