NCERT
Solutions for class 6 English
Chapter 2 – How the Dog Found Himself a New
Master!
Working With
The Text (Page no 21)
A Discuss these questions in pairs before you
write the answer.
1. Why did the dog feel the need for a master?
Answer: The
dog felt the need for a master because he was sick and tired of wandering about
alone in search of food and also he did not feel safe. He was afraid of those
were stronger than him.
2. Who did
he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master?
Answer: The dog first chose a big, strong and fierce
wolf as his master, but once the dog saw that the wolf was afraid that the bear
would eat then up. Since the dog wanted to serve only the strongest, and that
is the reason he left the wolf.
3. Who did
he choose next?
Answer: (The dog) He chose the bear to be his next
master because he felt he is the strongest of all animals.
4. Why did
he serve the lion for a long time?
Answer: (The
dog) He served the lion for a long time because he found there was no more powerful
and stronger than lion in the forest. The dog had no complaint against him, he
felt safe and secure. So no one dared to
touch the dog lived happily by serving the lion for a long time.
5. Who did
he finally choose as his master and why?
Answer: He (The
dog) finally chose man as his master because one day he realized that even lion
was afraid of man. As he wanted to serve someone who was the most powerful and
stronger than anyone on the earth, he convinced that man was the strongest
creature on the earth so he chose man as his master.
A. A summary
of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks to complete it taking
appropriate phrases from the box. (Page no 21, 22)
|
A dog stronger
than anyone else the strongest
of all wolf the bear afraid of man his own master a lion |
This is the story of _____, who used to be ___________.
He decided to find a master _______________. First he found _______, but the
wolf was afraid of ________. The dog thought that the bear was ___________.
After some time the dog met _______, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with
the lion for a long time. One day he realized that the lion was ___________ .
To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.
Answer: This
is the story of a dog, who used to be his own master. He decided
to find a master stronger than anyone else. First he found a wolf,
but the wolf was afraid of the bear. The dog thought that the bear was the
strongest of all. After some time the dog met a lion, who seemed the
strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realized that
the lion was afraid of man. To this day, the dog remains man’s best
friend.
Working
WithLanguage
A Each word
in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example. A herd of
cows” refere to many cows.
Complete
each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box.
School fleet
brood bundle bunch
pack flock herd
1. a _______
of ships
2. a ______ of flowers
3. a _______
of chicks
4. a _______
of cattle
5. a _______
of sticks
6. a _______
of sheep
7. a _______
of fish
8. a _______
of wolf
Answers:
1. a fleet of ships
2.
a bunch of flowers
3. a brood
of chicks
4. a herd of
cattle
5. a bundle of sticks
6. a flock
of sheep
7. a school
of fish
8. a pack of
wolf
B Make noun from the words given below by
adding –ness or –ity {From some word we need t o add just –ty, or –y}
1. honest
honesty
2.
kind—kindness
3. cruel ---
cruelty
4.
calm—calmness
5. sad ---
sadness
6. active –
activeness
7. creative
--- creativity
8. sincere
---- sincerity
9. cheerful
----cheerfulness
10. bitter
--- bitterness
11.
sensitive --- sensitivity
12. great
--- greatness