Summer Friends| West Bengal board class 6 English solution|Model Activity tasks|question and answer

Activity 1

Tick the correct alternative:

(i) The swallow comes to the poet in (a) spring (b) summer (c) winter

Ans: (b) summer

(ii) Many young friends follow the behaviour of the (a) sparrow (b) pigeon (c) swallow

Ans: (c) swallow

(iii) The sparrow accompanies the poet in times of (a) snow and frost (b) rain and thunder (c) sunshine and warmth

Ans: (a) snow and frost

(iv) The poet wants a friend who will be like (a) swallow (b) sparrow (c) nightingale

Ans: (b) sparrow

Activity 2

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) The swallow chirps for weeks together when the weather is fine and warm. 

(b) In a cold day the swallow will fly away.

(c) Even when old friends are separated, their hearts remain close together. 

(d) The poet wishes for a bird that will sing in frost. 

Activity 3

Answer the following question:

Why do you think the swallow leaves the poet during the winter season?

Ans: The swallow leaves the poet during the winter season because it is a summer bird and it cannot tolerate cold weather. 

Activity 4

Fill in the following chart with information from the text:

Activity 5

Answer the following questions:

(a) What does the swallow do in summer?

Ans: The swallow chirps his notes for weeks together. 

(b) How is the behaviour of a "gay young friend" similar to that of the swallow?

Ans: The swallow flies away in winter season. In the same way 'a gay young friend' also leaves his friend alone in the time of difficulty. 

(c) What type of a friend does the poet want?

Ans: The poet wants a friend like the sparrow who never leaves him even in his misfortune. 

(d) Whom does the poet like-the swallow or the sparrow? Give reasons for your answer.

Ans: The poet likes the sparrow because the sparrow always remains with him .

Activity 6(a)

Read the following sentences. Identify Noun clauses, Adjective clauses and Adverb clauses and fill in the chart given below:

(i) I expect that I shall get a prize.

Ans: that I shall get a prize.(Noun Clause)

(ii) The umbrella which has a yellow handle is mine.

Ans: which has a yellow handle (AdjectiveClause)

(iii) When I was younger I used to fly kites.

Ans: When I was younger (Adverb Clause)

(iv) I remember the house where I was born.

Ans: where I was born. (AdjectiveClause)

Activity 6(b)

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

(i) The sailor said to us, "There will be a storm".

Ans: The sailor told us that there would be a storm. 

(ii) The teacher said to the student, "Did you come to school yesterday?"

Ans: The teacher asked the student if he had come to school the previous day. 

(iii) The tired guest said to the host, "Please give me a glass of cold water."

Ans: The tired guest requested the host to give him a glass of cold water. 

(iv) Rita said, "How happy I am!"

Ans: Rita exclaimed with joy that she was very happy. 

(v) My grandfather said, "May you live long!"

Ans: My grandfather prayed that I might live long. 

Activity 7

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:

(a) guest

(b) dreary

(c) narrow

(d) mischance:

Ans: Do it yourself. 

Activity 8(a)

Write a short story in about eighty words using the following hints. Give a suitable title to the story:

Hints [ farmer finds a snake almost dead with cold-brings it home-warms it-saves its life-the snake is about to bite the farmer's son-the farmer chases away the snake ]

Ans: