{"id":7576,"date":"2021-07-23T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T08:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcq-questions.com\/?p=7576"},"modified":"2022-03-02T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T04:53:20","slug":"ncert-solutions-for-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcq-questions.com\/ncert-solutions-for-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-10\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 10 The Banyan Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English<\/a><\/p>\n

The Banyan Tree NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 10<\/h2>\n

The Banyan Tree NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

The Banyan Tree Working with the text<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. Complete the following sentences.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nThe old banyan tree \u201cdid not belong\u201d to grandfather, but only to the boy, because…
\nAnswer:
\nhis old grandfather could no longer climb it.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nThe small gray squirrel became friendly when…
\nAnswer:
\nhe found that the boy did not have a catapult or an air gun.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhen the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel…
\nAnswer:
\nbegan taking pieces of food from the boy\u2019s hands itself.<\/p>\n

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Question 4.
\nIn the spring, the banyan tree…, and… would come there.
\nAnswer:
\nwas full of small red figs; birds of all kinds.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nThe banyan tree served the boy as a…
\nAnswer:
\ntree library.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nThe young boy spent his afternoons in the tree…
\nAnswer:
\nreading and looking down below at whatever was happening<\/p>\n

B. Answer the following questions.<\/p>\n

Question 1.
\n\u201cIt was to be a battle of champions. \u201d<\/p>\n

i. What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.
\nAnswer:
\nMongoose: superb fighter; clever; aggressive Cobra: swift; skilful; experienced<\/p>\n

ii. What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?
\nAnswer:
\nHissing defiance, the snake darted in and out his forked tongue. He spread his broad, spectacled hood. The mongoose bushed his tail and the long hair on his spine stood up.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWho were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?)
\nAnswer:
\nThe other two spectators were a jungle crow and a myna. They sat on a cactus plant and tried to hurl themselves at the snake twice. They tried to join the fight, but were no match to the cobra.<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\nRead the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Snake<\/strong><\/td>\nMongoose<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ii. tried to mesmerize the mongoose<\/td>\nrefused to look into the snake\u2019s eyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi. struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack<\/td>\npretended to attack the cobra on side<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
v. struck again and missed<\/td>\nsprang aside, jumped in and bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iv. struck the crow<\/td>\ndarted away and bit the cobra on the back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iii. coiled itself around the mongoose<\/td>\ngrabbed the snake by the snout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
i. ceased to struggle<\/td>\ndragged the snake into the bushes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Question 4.
\ni. What happened to the crow in the end?
\nAnswer:
\nThe crow was finally flung by the cobra twenty feet across the garden. The cobra had struck him with his venom and he died in the end.<\/p>\n

ii. What did the myna do finally?
\nAnswer:
\nFinally, the myna dropped cautiously to the ground, hopped about, peered into the bushes from a safe distance, and then, with a shrill cry of congratulation, flew away.<\/p>\n

The Banyan Tree Working with language<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. Question 1.
\nThe word \u2018round\u2019 usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?
\nAnswer:
\nThe word \u2018round\u2019 in the story denotes the division of the fight between the mongoose and the cobra. In sports, matches are often divided between rounds. The author has used the term to indicate that he was watching a match between the two as an audience.<\/p>\n

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Question 2.
\nFind five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.
\nAnswer:
\nHari leaves<\/span> for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch<\/span> of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari s success is really the fruit<\/span> of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root<\/span> cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark<\/span> every day.<\/p>\n

B. The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began delving<\/span> into my pockets for morsels of cake.<\/li>\n
  2. I saw a cobra gliding<\/span> out of a clump of cactus.<\/li>\n
  3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue darting<\/span> in and out.<\/li>\n
  4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose sprang<\/span> aside.<\/li>\n
  5. The snake whipped<\/span> his head back<\/span> to strike at the crow.<\/li>\n
  6. The birds dived<\/span> at the snake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    C. Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout thudding<\/span> against its body.<\/li>\n
    2. The crow and the myna colliding<\/span> in mid-air.<\/li>\n
    3. The birds dived at the snake, but bumped<\/span> into each other instead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      D. Choose would and could to replace the italicized words in the following sentences.<\/p>\n

      Grandfather says, in the old days,
      \n1. elephants were able to fly in the sky, like clouds. They were also able to change their shapes. They used to fly behind clouds and frighten them. People used to look up at the sky in wonder.
      \n2. because there was no electricity, he used to get up with the sun, and he used to go to bed with the sun, like the birds.
      \n3. like the owl, he was able to see quite well in the dark. He was able to tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.
      \nAnswer:
      \n1. elephants could in the sky, like clouds. They could also change their shapes. They would fly behind clouds and frighten them. People would look up at the sky in wonder.
      \n2. because there was no electricity, he would get up with the sun, and he would go to bed with the sun, like the birds.
      \n3. like the owl, he could see quite well in the dark. He could tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.<\/p>\n

      The Banyan Tree Speaking<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Both Zeba and Rani are taller than Ruby. But Zeba is as tall as Rani.<\/li>\n
      2. Akshay is as heavy as Vijay. Anwar is taller than both of them.<\/li>\n
      3. Shimla is as cold as Gangtok. Srinagar is colder than both these places.<\/li>\n
      4. Romi\u2019s pencil is as long as Raja\u2019s pencil. Mona\u2019s pencil is longer than both of their pencils.<\/li>\n
      5. Nagpur is as hot as Delhi. Chennai is not as hot as any of them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Banyan Tree Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Read again the paragraphs of the story in which the author describes the banyan tree, and what he used to do there. Is there a place in your house, or in your grandparents \u2019 or uncles\u2019or aunts \u2019 houses, that you specially like? Write a short paragraph about it, saying<\/p>\n