NCERT Solutions for The Banyan Tree Class 6 Honeysuckle English
Book Solutions1 A
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The old banyan tree "did not belong" to grandfather, but only to the boy, because grandfather, at sixty-five, could no longer climb it.1 B
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The small gray squirrel became friendly when he found that the boy did not arm himself with a catapult or air gun.1 C
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When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit the squirrel he grew quite bold and was soon taking the morsels from the boy's hand.1 D
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In the spring, the banyan tree is full of small red figs, and birds of all kinds including the red-bottomed bulbul, parrots, mynas and crows would come there.1 E
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The banyan tree served the boy as a comfortable place where he could read peacefully.1 F
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The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree when it was not too hot.2 A
"It was to be a battle of champions."
(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.
(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?
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Mongoose |
Cobra |
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(a) ______ |
(a) ______ |
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(b) ______ |
(b) ______ |
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(c) ______ |
(c) _______ |
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Mongoose |
Cobra |
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(a) Superb fighter |
(a) Skillful |
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(b) Aggressive |
(b) Experienced fighter |
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(c) Clever |
(c) Swift |
(ii) The Cobra hissed defiance with his forked tongue darting in and out, he rose three of his six feet off the ground spreading his broad, spectacled hood.
The Mongoose, reacting to the situation, bushed his tail. As a result, the long hair on his spine stood up.
2 B
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The other two spectators were the myna and the jungle crow who arrived on the battle scene and settled down on the cactus to watch the outcome of the fight.
No, the two spectators did not just sit and watch but hurled themselves as the Cobra struck swiftly.
2 C
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(i) ceased to struggle |
(a) grabbed the snake by the snout |
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(ii) tried to mesmerize the mongoose |
(b) dragged the snake into the bushes |
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(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose |
(c) darted away and bit the cobra on the back |
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(iv) struck the crow |
(d) pretended to attack the cobra on one side |
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(v) struck again and missed |
(e) refused to look into the snake’s eyes |
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(vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack |
(f) sprang aside, jumped in and bit |
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(i) ceased to struggle |
(e) refused to look into the snake’s eyes |
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(ii) tried to mesmerize the mongoose |
(d) pretended to attack the cobra on one side |
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(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose |
(f) sprang aside, jumped in and bit |
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(iv) struck the crow |
(c) darted away and bit the cobra on the back |
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(v) struck again and missed |
(a) grabbed the snake by the snout |
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(vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack |
(b) dragged the snake into the bushes |
2 D
(i) What happened to the crow in the end?
(ii) What did the myna do finally?
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(i) The crow flung nearly twenty feet across the garden when the cobra struck the crow with great force.
At first, it fluttered about for a while but ultimately lay still in the end.
(ii) The Myna finally dropped cautiously to the ground. In the hope to see what was happening, it hopped about, peered into the bushes from a safe distance, and then with a shrill cry of congratulation, flew away.
1 A
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According to the story, the word 'round' refers to the different points of time during the fight between the cobra and the mongoose.1 B
Find five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.
Hari leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari's success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.
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Hari leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari's success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.|
Leaves, branch, fruit, root, and bark – all of these words are very closely associated with a tree and are very easily identifiable from a simple sketch of the same. |
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dived, gliding, sprang, darting, whipped…back, delving |
1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began ______ into my pockets for morsels of cake.
2. I saw a cobra _____ out of a clump of cactus.
3. The snake _____ hissed, his forked tongue ______ in and out.
4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose______ aside.
5. The snake ______ his head ______ to strike at the crow.
6. The birds _______ at the snake.
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1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began delvinginto my pockets for morsels of cake.
2. I saw a cobra glidingout of a clump of cactus.
3. The snake hissed his forked tongue dartingin and out.
4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose sprangaside.
5. The snake whipped his head back to strike at the crow.
6. The birds dived at the snake.
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Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.
1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout th___ing against its body.
2. The crow and the myna c__ll_____ in mid-air.
3. The birds dived at the snake, but b_____d into each other instead.
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1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout thuddingagainst its body.
2. The crow and the myna collidedin mid-air.
3. The birds dived at the snake, but bumpedinto each other instead.
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‘Would’ tells us what the author used to do, or what used to happen. |
‘Could’ tells us what the author was usually able to do, or grandfather is now not able to do. |
Choose would and could to replace the italicized words in the following sentences.
Grandfather says, in the old days,
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. ike 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.
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1. Elephants could fly 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.
2. because there was no electricity, he would get up with the sun, and he would go to bed with the sun, like the birds.
3. like the owl, he could see quite well in the dark. He was could tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.