Activity Task Class 6 (2021/SEP)

 

Class VI

English September 2021

Activity 1

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

        'One Thousand and One Nights' is a collection of the Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as 'The Arabian Nights'. The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars across West, Central and South Asia and North Africa. The bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is occasionally used for songs and riddles and to express serious emotion. Some of the stories commonly associated with 'The Arabian Nights', in particular, 'Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp', "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves' and 'The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor' were not part of 'The Arabian Nights' in its original Arabic version. These stories were added to the collection by Antoine Galland and other European translators.

1. (a) Complete the following sentences with information from the text:      1 × 3 = 3

(i) 'The Arabian Nights' is a collection of 

Ans : -  the Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age.

(ii) In the text, verse is used for    

Ans : -   songs and riddles and to express serious emotion.

(iii) One of the famous translators of 'The Arabian Nights' is        

Ans : - Antoine Galland.

(b) Answer the following questions:          2 × 3 = 6

(i) When was 'The Arabian Nights' composed?

Ans : - 'The Arabian Nights' was composed during the Islamic Golden Age.

(ii) In which language was it originally written?

Ans : - It was originally written in Arabic.

(iii) How did the English translation of 'The Arabian Nights' differ from the original version?

Ans : -  Stories like 'Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp', "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves' and 'The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor' in the English translation of 'The Arabian Nights' were not part of its original version.

Activity 2

2. Identify the Assertive, Imperative, Optative, Exclamatory and Interrogative sentences: 1 × 5 = 5

(i) Hurray! We have won the match.

Ans : - Exclamatory Sentence.

(ii) What is your name?

Ans : - Interrogative Sentence.

(iii) Neeraj Chopra won gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

Ans : - Assertive Sentence.

(iv) Open the door.

Ans : - Imperative Sentence.

(v) May God bless you.

Ans : - Optatative Sentence.

Activity 3

3. Add Prefixes to the words given below and make opposites:  1 × 5 = 5

(i) respect    - disrespect

(ii) comfortable  - uncomfortable

(iii) fortune - misfortune

(iv) mature - immature

(iv) literate - illiterate

Activity 4

4. Develop the following outline into a story. Add a suitable title and a moral to your story:      6

Stag was drinking water – saw the image of his horns – admired them – disliked slender legs – chased by a pack of wolves – horns caught in thick bush – lamented

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Activity Task 6(2021/August)

Model Activity Task 2021

Class VI

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

        Once upon a time there lived a boy, named Tatai. His father, Mr. Chowdhury, worked at the nearby coal-mine. Everyday Tatai used to watch the roadside jewellery shop hardly three yards away from his scratched window pane. It displayed a sparkling diamond necklace in a glass box. One day, a rich old lady stepped out of a cab, bought the beautiful necklace and left the glass box blank. The shopkeeper put some cheap crystal jewellery to fill in the emptiness of the box.

ACTIVITY 1

1. Fill in the table with information from the passage:

Who	Did what
(i)  Tatai	used to watch the jewellery shop
(ii) The rich old lady	bought the beautiful necklace
(iii) The shopkeeper	filled the box with some cheap        crystal jewellery

 

2. Answer the following questions:

(a) What was the occupation of Tatai’s father?

Ans: Tatai's father used to work at the nearby coal-mine.

(b) How far was the jewellery shop from his house?

Ans: The jewellery shop was hardly three yards way from his house.
 

ACTIVITY 2

3. Fill in the blanks with verbs in agreement with the subject:

(a) Pepperoni and cheese is great on a pizza.

(b) Neither she nor I am going to school.

(c) The Director and Producer of the film is giving an interview.
 

ACTIVITY 3

4. Suppose you had been to Murshidabad with your parents. Write a paragraph (in about 60 words) about your experience in the historical place. You may use the following hints:
Hints: how you went there— mode of transport—historical sites you visited—description of what you saw—your feelings

A TRIP TO MURSHIDABAD

    It was a bright sunny morning. I along with my family members started our journey in a rented car. At around 10a.m. we reached the famous Kattra Masjid. We had a tiffin there. After that we visited Nashipur Rajbari, Kathgola Bagan, Pareshnath Mandir, House of Jagat Seth. From there we reached the famous Hazarduari Palace. We had our lunch there. At afternoon we went to the New Motijheel Park. Spending an hour we started our homeward journey in the evening. The journey enriched my mind a lot.

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