NCERT Solutions A Game of Chance Class 6 Honeysuckle English
Book Solutions1
Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given in brackets.
1. ________ was held at the time of the Eid festival. (A big show, A big fair, A big competition)
2. Tradesmen cane to the village with all kinds of goods ______ .(to display, to buy, to sell)
3. Uncle told me _______ while he was away. (not to buy anything, not to go anywhere, not to talk to anyone)
4. The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everybody present ______. (to play the game, to win a prize, to try their luck)
5. The first time I took a chance I got ______. (a bottle of ink, two pencils, a trifle)
6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made _______. (a fool of me, a good profit, friends with many people)
Answer
1. A big fair
2. to sell
3. not to buy anything
4. to try their luck
5. two pencils
6. a fool of me.
2 A
Answer
Rasheed's uncle knew that many tradesmen and shopkeepers made a fool of the gullible people, thus asked Rasheed not to buy anything in his absence.2 B
Answer
The shop had a game for the people to try their luck and win prizes if they were lucky enough and won the game. So, the shop was called 'Lucky Shop'.2 C
Answer
The old man won a clock after paying 50 paisa for the discs and playing. He sold it back to the shopkeeper at 15 rupees. Thus, he made 14 rupees and 50 paisa.2 D
Answer
The boy won four prizes. They were a comb, a fountain pen, a wrist watch and a table lamp.2 E
Answer
Rasheed was upset because he did not win any prize. All his money was lost in playing at the 'Lucky Shop'.2 F
Answer
The old man and the boy won big prizes making Rashid feel that he can win too. In fact, they were the shopkeeper's friends and were acting as genuine players. Rasheed lost the game when he played a got his money. In this way, the shopkeeper made a fool of Rasheed.1 A
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) The two teams have ______ three matches already. (play)
(ii) The last day's ______ was excellent.
Answer
(i) played
(ii) play
1 B
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) She has a lovely ______. (face)
(ii) India ______ a number of problems these days.
Answer
(i) face
(ii) is facing
1 C
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) He made his ________ in essay- writing. (mark)
(ii) Articles _______ 'sold' are reserved.
Answer
(i) mark
(ii) marked
1 D
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) The police are ______ the area to catch the burglars. (comb)
(ii) An ordinary plastic ______ costs five rupees.
Answer
(i) combing
(ii) comb
1 E
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) He gave a _______ in answer to my questions. (smile)
(ii) We also _______ to see him smile.
Answer
(i) smile
(ii) smiled
1 F
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) He said he _______ to be invited to the party. (hope)
(ii) We gave up _______ of his joining the party.
Answer
(i) hoped
(ii) hope
1 G
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) The boys put up a good athletic ______ (show)
(ii) The soldiers ______ great courage in saving people from floods.
Answer
(i) show
(ii) showed
1 H
The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.
(i) You deserve a ______ on the back for your good performance. (pat)
(ii) The teacher ______ the child on the cheek to encourage her.
Answer
(i) pat
(ii) patted
2
Notice the use of 'there' in the following sentences.
- There was a big crowd at the fair.
- There were many things I'd have liked to buy. Now rewrite the following sentences using 'there' in the beginning. Look at the following examples.
- I can do nothing to help you.
- There is nothing I can do to help you.
- A man at the door is asking to see you.
- There is a man at the door asking to see you.
1. This park has beautiful roses.
2. Your story has no fun in it.
3. We have no secrets between us.
4. My village has two primary schools.
5. This problem can be solved in two ways.
Answer
1. There are beautiful roses in this park.
2. There is nothing funny in your story.
Or
There is no fun in your story.
3. There are no secrets between us.
4. There are two primary schools in my village.
5. There are two ways to solve this problem.
Or
There are two ways in which this problem can be solved.
3
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huge, big, foolish, interesting, tiny, unlucky, fast |
Answer
(a) big
(b) tiny
(c) huge
(d) last
(e) interesting
(f) foolish
(g) unlucky
1
Answer
One day my uncle, Bhaiya (our domestic help) and I went to see the Eid fair. It was held in our own village. My uncle led us through the thick crowd. When some of his friends met him, my uncle went with his friends. Bhaiya and I looked around the fair. We went from shop to shop. My uncle returned soon after. He bought a beautifulumbrella, biscuits, sweets and some other gifts for me. Then we returned home.1
Some words are given below. Listen carefully to the word from the list the teacher speaks, and write against it another word that has the same pronunciation but different spelling.
The first is an example.
fair fare
(a) buy ____
(b) one ____
(c) which ____
(d) two ____
(e) no ____
(f) here ____
(g) see ____
(h) there ____
(i) hare ____
(j) nun ____
Answer
(a) bye
(b) won
(c) witch
(d) too
(e) know
(f) hear
(g) sea
(h) their
(i) hair
(j) none.