Model Activity Task Class 6 English Part 6 September 2021, Question and Answer N E W
MODEL ACTIVITY TASK
CLASS – VI
ENGLISH
ACTIVITY 1
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 Won- derful 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.
A. Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 1x 3 = 3
(i) "The Arabian Nights" is a collection of ________________________________ .
Ans:- "The Arabian Nights" is a collection of middle eastern folk tales.
(ii) In the text, verse is used for ________________________________ .
Ans:- In the text, verse is used for songs and riddles and to express serious emotion.
(iii) One of the famous translators of The Arabian Nights' is ________________________________ .
Ans:- One of the famous translators of The Arabian Nights' is Antoine Galland .
B. Answer the following questions: 2 x 3 = 6
(i) When was 'The Arabian Nights' composed?
Ans:- ‘The Arabian Night's’ was composed during Islamic golden age.
(ii) In which language was it originally written?
Ans:- It was originally written in Arabic language.
(iii) How did the English translation of "The Arabian Nights' differ from the original version?
Ans:- Some of the stories commonly associated with the Arabian Nights in particular, Aladdin's wonderful lamp, AliBaba and the forty Thieves, The seven voyages of sindbad the sailor were not part of"The Arabian Nights" in its original Arabic version.
ACTIVITY 2
Identify the Assertive, Imperative, Optative, Exclamatory and Interrogative sentences: 1 x 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:- Optative sentence.
ACTIVITY 3
Add Prefixes to the words given below and make opposites: 1x 5 = 5
respect, comfortable, fortune, mature, literate
Ans:- respect — disrespect.
comfortable — uncomfortable.
fortune — misfortune
mature — immature.
literate — illiterate.
ACTIVITY 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
Ans:-
The story of a stage
Once a stag was drinking water in a pool. He saw the reflection of his horns in the water. He felt proud and admired them. But when he saw his own slender legs he did not like it. Suddenly a group of wolves chased him. He run very fast and went a long way. But his beautiful big horns were caught in the thick bushes. He got more stuck trying to get out. He lamented for his wrong thoughts.
Moral : Useful things should not be neglected for beautiful things.
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