It All Began With Drip- Drip | Alka Shankar And Sharleen Mukundan | Class 6 | Lesson – 1 | Activity Task Question Answer | WBBSE

It All Began With Drip – Drip is a lesson of Blossoms Textbook approved by West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Class 6 students. Here you will get all the activity answers.

ACTIVITY – 1

Tick (√) the correct alternative:

1.The tiger took shelter near the house of –  i) an old woman ii) an old man iii) a neighbor.

Answer: The tiger took shelter near the house of – (i) an old woman

2. The old woman was – i) soft-spoken ii) ill-tempered iii) shy.

Answer: The old woman was – (ii) ill-tempered

3. The tiger thought drip- drip was – i) the constant falling of rain ii) the name of a man iii) a creature.

Answer: The tiger thought drip- drip was – (iii) a creature

4. Bholenath was a – i) farmer ii) weaver iii) potter.

Answer: Bholenath was a – (iii) potter

ACTIVITY – 2

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done for you:

1. She pushed her bed around the room to keep it dry. (4)
2. The tiger took shelter outside an old woman’s hut. (2)
3. Bholenath was looking for his donkey. (5)
4. A tiger was caught in a storm. (1)
5. Bholenath saw an animal huddled against the wall of the woman’s hut. (6)
6. The old woman was ill-tempered that night. (3)

ACTIVITY – 3

Answer the following question:

What do you think would Bholaneth’s reaction be if he knew that the animal ‘huddled in the dark’ was actually a tiger?

Answer: If Bholenath knew that the animal ‘huddled in the dark’ was actually a tiger then he would scream in fear and run away.

ACTIVITY – 4

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

1. The tiger was frightened because he thought Bholenath must be the terrible creature Drip Drip.
2. Bholaneth ‘s wife screamed in fear when she discovered the tiger tied to the tree in the morning.
3. Disturbed and confused by the people, the tiger had chewed through the rope and ran away to the jungle.
4. Bholenath announced proudly that he captured the tiger last night and pulled its ears also.

ACTIVITY – 5

Answer the following questions:

1.Why did Bholenath bring the tiger home?

Answer: Bholenath brought the tiger home because in the dark he thought that the tiger was his lost donkey.

2. What made the neighbours come running out of their huts?

Answer: Bholenath’s wife screaming in fear made the neighbours come running out of their huts. 

3. Why were the villagers relieved?

Answer: The villagers were relieved because the tiger ran away to the jungle.

4. How did the king reward Bholenath for his bravery?

Answer: The King rewarded Bholenath for his bravery by making him the Commander in chief of his army and also gave a huge house to live in.

ACTIVITY – 6

Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:

1.Bholenath did not know how to ride a horse. [T]

Supporting Statement: I don’t even know how to ride a horse.

2. The king sent Bholenath a magnificent elephant. [F]

Supporting Statement: The king sent Bholenath a magnificent stallion.

3. The enemy soldiers were happy to see Bholanath. [F]

Supporting Statement: The enemy soldiers wee astonished to see Bholenath.

4. Bholenath defeated the enemy soldiers single-handedly. [T]

Supporting Statement: Everyone was amazed that he had defended his state all by himself against eight thousand enemy soldiers.

ACTIVITY – 7

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1.Why was Bholenath full of despair?

Answer: Bholenath was full of despair because the King made him the commander in chief and given the duty of protecting the state but he didn’t even know how to ride a horse.

2. How did his wife help him to overcome his trouble?

Answer: His wife helped him to overcome his trouble by securely tying him to the horse with a rope.

3. What made the enemy soldiers greatly scared?

Answer: The enemy soldiers were greatly scared to see a wild- looking man  tied to a fierce stallion waving ranches excitedly.

4. Do you think Bholenath could truly be called a legendary character? Give reasons for your answer?

Answer: No, Bholenath could not be called a legendary character because all of the things happened with him by fortune even though he didn’t know how to ride a horse as well as he was not brave too.

ACTIVITY – 8 (a)

Read the following sentences. Underline the Nouns which indicate either a state of being or a quality of mind:

i) The king is known for his kindness.

Answer: The king is known for his kindness.

ii) The beauty of the flower attracted me.

Answer: The beauty of the flower attracted me.

iii) Childhood is fun.

Answer: Childhood is fun.

iv) India attained freedom in 1947.

Answer: India attained freedom in 1947.

ACTIVITY – 8 (b)

Form abstract nouns from the following words:

1. Dark : Darkness
2. Amaze : Amazement
3. Confuse : Confusion
4. Adult : Adulthood
5. Disturb : Disturbance
6. Sweet : Sweetness

ACTIVITY – 8 (c)

Underline the words that indicate a group of people, animals or things taken as a whole:

i) I saw a crowd in the front of the shop.

Answer: I saw a crowd in the front of the shop.

ii) A herd of cattle is passing by.

Answer: A herd of cattle is passing by

iii) Our school cricket team has won.

Answer: Our school cricket team has won.

iv) A bunch of flowers was kept in the verse.

Answer:  A bunch of flowers was kept in the verse.

ACTIVITY – 8 (d)

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate collective nouns given in the Help Box. One is done for you:

1. A posse of policemen marched by.
2. I bought a bunch of grapes from the market.
3. A flock of sheep was grazing in the field.
4. I saw a swarm of bees buzzing around.
5. The class is very noisy.

Help Box : flock, posse , swarm, bunch, class

ACTIVITY – 8 (e)

Underline the words in the following sentences that can be counted. Circle the words that cannot be counted:

i) I am reading a book.

Answer: I am reading a book.

2) Iron is a useful metal.

Answer: Iron is a useful metal.

3) Snowy is his pet dog .

Answer: Snowy is his pet dog.

4) She has long hair.

Answer: She has long hair.

ACTIVITY 8 (f) 

Read the sentences carefully and put the underlined words in the correct columns:

1. Milk is good for health.
2. The door is closed.
3. I bought a kilo of sugar from the market.
4. Children play with toys.

Countable Nouns	Uncountable Nouns
Door	Milk
Market	Sugar
Children
toys

ACTIVITY – 9

Find words from the text nearest in the meaning to the words given below:

1. Kingly = Royal
2. Sorrow = Despair
3. Surprised = Astonished
4. Afraid = Frightened

ACTIVITY – 10 (a)

Imagine you are caught in a storm while returning home one night. Write a short paragraph in about sixty words describing your experience. Use the following hints:

returning from aunt’s place – sky darkened – wild wind – rain – no one around – how you reached home

Answer: Last Sunday I was returning home from my aunt’s house. Suddenly the sky was covered with dark clouds. At this time there was heavy wild wind. The rain came just a moment later. I was afraid because there was no one on the road. But fortunately I saw a house near the road side, I stayed there till the rain stopped. When the rain stopped I quickly ran home.

 

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