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1. Why did Swami Haridas say Tansen was ‘talented’?
Ans: Tansen, as a child, learnt to imitate the calls of birds and animals. One day he roared like a tiger in the forest. He intended to frighten the travellers. Swami Haridas was impressed by the skill of the boy. So he called Tansen ‘talented’.

2. Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court?
Ans: Tansen learnt music from Swami Haridas for eleven years. He himself be­came a famous singer. Sometimes he sang before Emperor Akbar. Akbar was so impressed that he asked Tansen to join his court in 1556.

3. How do we know that Akbar was fond of Tansen? Give two reasons.
Ans: Tansen became the favourite of the Emperor. Akbar used to visit Tansen’s house to hear him practise music. He asked Tansen to sing whenever he had the mood. He also gave Tansen many presents.                                                                                        .

4.What did the other courtiers feel about Tansen?
Ans: Tansen’s popularity made other courtiers jealous of him. They made up their mind to ruin Tansen somehow.

5. (i) What happens if Raga Deepak is sting properly?
(ii) Why did Tansen’s enemies want him to sing the Raga?
Ans: (i) If Raga Deepak was sung properly, the air became so hot that the singer was burnt to ashes.
(ii) The courtiers who were Tansen’s enemies, wanted the singer to sing Raga Deepak and die of heat.

6.Why did Tansen agree to sing Raga Deepak?
Ans: Tansen agreed to sing Raga Deepak because he dared not disobey the Em­peror. Secondly, he wanted to prove his ability.

7.(i) What steps did he take to save himself?
(ii) Did his plan work? How?
Ans: (i) Tansen was a little worried as well as afraid. He took two steps for his safety. He requested the king to give him some time. Next, he taught his daughter and her friend to sing Raga Megh.
(ii)Yes, Tansen’s plan worked. His singing made the environment hot. Flames shot up and lighted the lamps. Just then, the two girls started singing Raga Megh. The rains came down suddenly and saved Tansen’s life.

I. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1.What was Tansen famous for?
Ans: Tansen was famous for his singing talent. He was the greatest musician India has ever produced.

2. It is said that Tansen was a naughty child. What prank did he play?
Ans: Tansen, as a child, used to play in the forest. He learnt to copy the calls of birds and animals. Once he frightened Swami Haridas and his pupils by producing the roar of a tiger.

3.What do you know about Tansen’s life before he joined Akbar’s court?
Ans: Tansen was the son of Mukandan Misra and his wife. The family lived near Gwalior. His talent was spotted by Swami Haridas. He lived with his guru for eleven years. He joined Mohammad Ghaus who took him to the court of Rani Mrignaini. Tansen married Hussaini. He impressed Emperor Akbar with music.

4. How did the jealous courtiers of Akbar plan to ruin Tansen?
Ans: Shaukat Mian had a bright idea. The courtiers made Tansen sing Raga Deepak. If the Raga was sung properly, it made the air hot and even burnt the singer to ashes.

5. Why was Tansen afraid of singing Raga Deepak?
Ans: Tansen could sing the Raga all right. But his fear was that the song would give off a lot of heat. It would set the lamps alight and would also burn him to ashes.             ,

II.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. What do you know about Tansen and his family? What quality was he gifted with?
Ans: Tansen is remembered as the greatest musician of India. His father was also a singer. The family lived in Gwalior. He learnt to copy the calls of birds and animals. Swami Haridas noticed his talent and taught him music for eleven years. He became a great favourite of Emperor Akbar. Some of the jealous courtiers made a vain attempt to ruin Tansen.

2. How did the jealous courtiers plan to harm Tansen? How did the great musician save his honour as well as official position?
Ans: Tansen was a talented musician. He came to the notice of Emperor Akbar. Tansen was honoured with a place in Akbar’s court. The jealous courtiers decided to ruin him. They demanded that Tansen should sing Raga Deepak. They knew that the Raga would bum him to ashes. However. Tansen accepted the challenge. He trained two girls to sing Raga Megh to bring rain and put out the fire. Tansen was thus saved wisely.

1. What made Ray think the visitor was not really a shopper?
Ans: Ray was deaf and dumb, but a good judge of men. His old wise eyes told him that the new visitors to his shop at that late hour, was not a shopper or customer. There was no friendliness in his eyes.

2. Why do you think he had come to the shop?
Ans: The visitor had not come to the shop to buy anything. Perhaps his intention was to loot the owner of his cash. He was in dire need of money.

3. How did Ray communicate with him?
Ans: Ray could neither speak nor hear. So he communicated with his customer by writing his message on a notepad. The visitor also wrote his reply on paper.

4. What do you think the man said to his friend who waited at the door?
Ans: The older man pointed to his ears and shook his head from side to side. Thus he conveyed to his younger companion that the shop owner could neither hear ‘ nor speak.

5. Ray was not a pawnbroker. Why then did he lend money to people in exchange for their old watches and clocks?
Ans: Ray was not a pawnbroker, a person who lends money on security of some item. He did not lend money on interest. He was, however, kind and helpful. He could n’t say ‘No’ to the needy people.

6. “The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers.” In what sense did it have ‘great powers’?
Ans: The watch was just ordinary. But it had the power to pull a person out of a bad situation. The older man got the money he needed without hurting Ray. The generous shopkeeper also escaped physical injury. In this sense the watch had great powers.

7. Do you think the man would ever come back to pick up the watch?
Ans:No, it is very unlikely that the older man would ever come back to pick up his watch. He had, after all, got a price higher than the watch was worth for.

8. When did “the unfriendly face” of the visitor turn truly friendly?
Ans: The unfriendly face of the visitor turned friendly when he got a fifty dollar note for his ordinary watch. He felt obliged and happy.

I. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Who was Ray? What was his handicap?
Ans: Ray was the owner of an old-clock shop. He was deaf and dumb. He communicated with his customers by writing on a notepad.

2. Who were the two last-minute shoppers to Ray’s shop?
Ans: The two persons came to Ray’s shop just before the shop closed. One was young, the older one was nearly fifty. They had an evil plan to rob Ray of his cash.

3. What was the problem of the two shoppers? What were they going to try?
Ans: The two persons visiting Ray’s shop were in dire need of money. They were ready to take away Ray’s cash by force.

4. How did Ray tackle the evil-minded shoppers?
Ans: Ray hid his growing fear. He noticed that the older man was unfriendly and he carried a gun. But he kept cool. He paid fifty dollars in exchange for an old watch. This pleased the man. He said ‘Merry Christmas’ to Ray before he walked out of the shop.

5. What message did the old clocks spread as they chimed ‘Merry Christmas’ together?
Ans: The old-clocks and timepieces in Ray’s shop chimed all together. They spread ‘the message of peace on earth and goodwill towards all’.

II.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Sketch the character of Ray in about 80 words. What qualities of Ray do you admire most?
Ans: Ray was an old and deaf owner of an old clock-shop. He repaired and sold old clocks. He communicated with his customers using pen and paper. But he was wise with long experience. Anger boiled within him when he noticed a gun in the man’s pocket. But he remained cool. He was generous and helpful also. He overpaid his visitors in need. He sent away the unfriendly visitors quite happy.

2. How did the old clock give a timeless message through Ray?
Ans:Ray was an old and deaf dealer in old clocks. He also used to pay to the needy customers against the security of their old clocks. Two visitors came to his shop when he was going to pull the shutters down. He doubted their intentions. But he kept his cool. He offered them fifty dollars for an old clock. He did so as a gesture of goodwill and peace. The timepiece rang out a musical message filled with hope. All the three persons who stood in the shop heard the timeless message of peace on earth and goodwill towards all.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6th English Chapter 3 The Shepherd’s Treasure

1. The shepherd had n’t been to school because
(i)he was very poor.
(ii)there were very few schools in those days.
(iii)he wasn’t interested in studies.
Choose the right answer.
Ans: (ii) There were very few schools in those days.

2.Who visited the shepherd one day. and why?
Ans:  The shepherd soon became famous for his wisdom and friendly nature. The king of Iran heard about him and visited him. He was riding a mule and dressed like a shepherd.

3.Why did the other governors grow jealous of the shepherd?
Ans: The common shepherd was appointed the governor of a small district. He was loved and honoured by the people. His fame spread far and wide. So the governors of other provinces grew jealous of him.

4.Why was the new governor called to the palace?
Ans: The jealous governors poisoned the king’s ears against the new shepherd-governor. They reported that the new governor was dishonest, and he always carried his ill-gotten treasure in an iron chest. So the king called him to the palace to see that treasure.

5. Why was everyone delighted to see the iron chest on the camel’s back?
Ans: Those who were present in the palace, thought that the iron-box contained valuables. If their report proved true, the king would dismiss the shepherd. So they were delighted. They waited anxiously to see the contents of the box.

6. (i) What did the iron chest contain?
(ii)Why did the shepherd always carry it?
(iii)Is it an example of the shepherd’s humility or wisdom or both?
Ans: (i) The iron chest contained only an old blanket.
(ii)The shepherd always carried his blanket in the box because it was his oldest and time-tested friend. It would protect him in case the king took away his post and power.
(iii)Yes, it is an example of the shepherd’s humility as well as wisdom.

7. How did the king reward the new governor?
Ans:The king was highly pleased with the new governor’s humility and honesty. He rewarded him with a promotion. He made him the governor of a much bigger province the same day.

I.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. What were the notable qualities of the shepherd?
Ans: The shepherd was poor and uneducated. But he was wise and friendly. He lived in a cave. ‘

2.What led the king of Iran to the cave of the shepherd?
Ans: The stories of the wisdom and friendly nature of the shepherd led the king of Iran to his cave.

3. What impressed the king when he spent a night in the cave?
Ans: The king was greatly impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and wise talks.

4. The king rewarded the shepherd twice. How and why?
Ans: The king was greatly pleased with the shepherd’s gentleness and intelligence. So he appointed him the governor of a small district. Later on, the king rewarded the shepherd for his honesty, humility and wisdom. He made the shepherd the governor of a much bigger district.

5.Why did the shepherd always carry his old blanket with him?
Ans: The old blanket was the shepherd’s oldest and the best friend. It could protect him when the king wished to take away his position, power and cloaks.

6.What is the moral/message of the story?
Ans: The moral of the story is that honesty, humility and wisdom are great virtues. These are recognised and rewarded by everybody sooner or later.

II.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Give a character sketch of the shepherd. What qualities pleased the king?
Ans: The poor shepherd lived in a village in Iran. He was illiterate. But he was wise, and noble. He helped the people in trouble. He solved their problems with courage and common sense. The king was impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and gentleness. He appointed the humble shepherd the governor of a district.The new governor always carried an iron-box. The jealous governors thought that there was gold inside the chest. The king examined the box and found only an old blanket in it.

2. How did the other governors try to humiliate the new governor (the shepherd)?
Ans: The shepherd was poor but humble, honest and hospitable. The king was pleased with the shepherd’s goodness and wisdom. His wisdom, common sense and above all, honesty were his real wealth. But wherever he went, he carried with him an iron chest. The envious governors poisoned the king’s ears against him. The king agreed to see for himself the jewels in the iron-box. But he found only an old and ordinary blanket. That was his only treasure. This inci­dent enhanced the shepherd’s dignity. The other governors felt embarrassed.

1. Why did the farmer bring a baby mongoose into the house?
Ans: The farmer had a small son. He wanted to have a pet to give company to his child. So he brought home a baby mongoose to play with the child.

2. Why didn’t the farmer’s wife want to leave the baby alone with the mongoose?
Ans:The farmer’s wife did not trust even her pet mongoose. She did n’t want to leave her son alone with an animal.

3. What was the farmer’s comment on his wife’s fears?
Ans: The farmer understood why his wife was afraid of leaving the baby alone with the mongoose. Therefore, he tried to remove her fear. He said that the mongoose was a friendly animal, as sweet and gentle as their own baby.

4. Why did the farmer’s wife strike the mongoose with her basket?
Ans: The farmer’s wife returned home with a heavy basket. She noticed blood on the face and paws of the mongoose. She had no doubt that the mongoose had killed her son. So in anger she hit the animal with the basket. The poor mongoose died on the spot.

5. Did she repent her hasty action? How does she show her repentance?
Ans: The farmer’s wife saw the snake tom into pieces. Her own son was safely asleep. She realised her mistake. She felt very sorry. She touched the mongoose and cried. She saw the painful result of her hasty action.

I.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1.Why did the farmer think of having a pet?
Ans: The farmer loved his only son very much. He wanted the boy to have a companion when he grew up. So he decided to bring home a pet to give his son company.

2.What is in general, the relationship between a mongoose and a snake?
Ans: The two are sworn enemies.

3 .How did the mongoose prove his friendly nature?
Ans: The mongoose saved the life of the farmer’s son from a deadly cobra. He killed the snake. He sacrificed his life. He was killed by the farmer’s wife due to misunderstanding.

4.What was customary for the mongoose?
Ans: The mongoose used to ran to the door to welcome the farmer’s wife when she returned home. He sat outside the house waiting for her. It was customary.

5.What made the farmer’s wife blind with rage?
Ans: The sight of blood on the face and paws of the mongoose made the farmer’s wife mad with anger. She took for granted that the mongoose had killed her son.        .

6.What did the farmer’s wife regret?
Ans: She regretted and repented her hasty action. But it was all too late.

II.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. How did the mongoose oblige its master? What was the reward of his ser­vice?
Ans: A farmer lived in a village with his wife and a small son. In order to give company to the child, the farmer brought with him a small mongoose. It became a good friend of the infant. One day the mother went to the market. The child was left in the company of the mongoose. A snake was going to bite the baby. But the mongoose killed it. The mother after she came back home saw blood on the animal’s face. In anger she killed the mongoose. Soon after she discovered how the mongoose had saved the child’s life. She wept bitterly.

2. What made the farmer’s wife first kill the mongoose and then repent soon after?
Ans:  The farmer’s wife had gone to the market. She left the baby to the care of her pet, the friendly mongoose. She came back home and saw blood on the face of the pet. Blind with anger, she killed the mongoose. Soon she discovered that . her baby was all right: the mongoose had killed a snake. And thus saved the baby’s life. She repented and wept. But it was too late.

1. How did the two baby-birds get separated?
Ans: The two baby birds lived in a tall tree with their mother. One day a big storm blew. The tree came down. The mother bird was killed. The strong wind blew the two chicks away to the other side of the forest at a little distance from each other. Thus they got separated from each other.

2.Where did each of them find a home?
Ans: One of the young birds came down near a cave. A gang of robbers lived there. The other bird landed outside the ashram of a rishi at a little distance.

3.What did the first bird say to the stranger?
Ans: The first bird saw the stranger (the King). He called the robbers to hurry up and rob the man of his jewels and his horse. Indirectly he asked the stranger to leave the place at once.

4. What did the second bird say to him?
Ans: The second bird welcomed the king to the ashram. He requested the stranger to drink water, take rest and make himself comfortable. He added that his brother lived in the company of robbers, so he talked like them.

5.’ How did the rishiexplain the different ways in which the two birds behaved?
Ans: The king told the rishi about the different behaviour of the two birds. The rishi explained that the first bird repeated the words of the robbers. The second bird repeated what he had always heard at the ashram. Their different ways were the results of their company.

6. Which one of the following sums up the story best?
(i) A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
(ii)One is known by the company one keeps.
(iii)A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Ans: (ii) One is known by the company one keeps.

I.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1.How did different company affect the character and behaviour of the two birds?
Ans: The two birds were brothers. But they got separated when a storm blew. One came down near a cave where robbers lived. The other landed outside a rishis ashram. The former learnt the language of the robbers. The latter learnt to welcome the strangers sweetly. Thus, their company shaped their behaviour.

2.What amazed the king as he stood near the cave?
Ans: The king heard a big brown bird on the tree, calling out to the robbers to come and loot the stranger.

3.How did the other bird greet the king?
Ans: The other bird welcomed the king to the ashram. Gently he requested the king to make himself comfortable in the ashram.

II.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Narrate the tale of two birds in your own words.
Ans: Once there lived a mother bird in a forest. She had two new-born chicks. One day a storm came with thunder and lightning. The mother bird was killed. But the baby birds were blown away to the other end of the forest. One lived in the company of robbers. The other stayed with a rishi. One day a king heard them speak. The one asked the robbers to loot and kill the king. The other noble bird welcomed him sweetly in the ashram. They behaved differently because of the company they kept.

2. How did the king reach the rishi’s ashram? Why did the two birds behave with the king differently?
Ans: The king came to the forest to hunt a deer. He rode after the game and lost his way. Tired, he stood near a cave. One bird informed the robbers to rob the traveller of his jewels and his horse. The king sensed danger and rode away. Soon he came to a rishi’s ashram. He sat down in a tree’s shade. He was amazed to hear another bird’s voice. It requested him to enter the ashram and rest. The two birds were real brothers, but one became crook in the company of robbers. The other became gentle in the company of the rishi. The holy man told the king that one’s good or bad company makes one noble or wicked.

What If NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

What if Working with the poem (NCERT Page 122)

Question 1.
(i) Who is the speaker in the poem?
Answer:
Shel Silverstein is the speaker in the poem.

(ii) With your partner list out the happenings the speaker is worried about.
Answer:
The speaker was worried about the following things

• If she fails in the examination.
• If she gets sick and dies.
• If nobody likes Jier.
• If she becomes dumb.
• If she does not grow taller.
• If her parents get separated.
• If she gets beaten up.

(iii) Why do you think she/he has these worries? Can you think of ways to get rid of such worries?
Answer:
She has these worries because she thinks a lot. Most of these worries are born due to baseless fear. One can get rid of such worries with a strong will power and developing positive attitude towards life.

Question 2.
Read the following line.
Some What ifs crawled inside my ear.
Can words crawl into your ear? This is an image. The poet is trying to make an image of what she/he experiences. Now with your partner try and list out some more images from the-poem.
Answer:
Some other images are

• And pranced and partied all night long.
• What if the wind tears up my kite?
• What if green hair grows on my chest?
• And sang their same old Whatif song.

Question 3.
In groups of four discuss some more ‘whatifs’ that you experience in your day-to-day life and list them out.
(i) …………
(ii) …………
(iii) …………
(iv) …………
(v) …………
(vi) …………
(vii) ………..
(viii) …………
(i) Whatif I wake up late in the morning?
(ii) Whatif I arrive late in the school?
(iii) Whatif the teacher does not allow me to enter into the class?
(iv) Whatif I am punished in the class?
(v) Whatif I meet with an accident?
(vi) Whatif I am alone at night in a big house?
(vii) Whatif I lose my memory?
(viii) Whatif somebody steals my books?
And now write a poem of five or six lines with the ‘whatifs’ that you have listed.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

What If Extra Questions and Answers

Whatif Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type

Question 1.
What was the reason behind the child’s fear in the poem?
Answer:
The child was worried about his future because any mishap can happen anytime in life. There seems to be lack of security in child’s mind.

Question 2.
When did strange things hit the child’s mind?
Answer:
Strange things hit the child’s mind when she was lying on her bed the last night.

Question 3.
What do you understand by ‘Whatif song’?
Answer:
The ‘Whatif song’ in the poem means what will happen in case such a change takes place in the child’s life.

What if Extra Questions Short Answer Type 

Question 1.
Do you think the child’s fear was unnecessary?
Answer:
Yes, the child’s fear was unnecessary because she was only assuming things. Nobody is sure about future and it is a mystery for everyone. Thinking too much about future is needless and waste of time.

Question 2.
What happened the next morning when the child wakes up?
Answer:
The child wakes up the next morning and everything was fine. She was afraid of many things last night, but felt good in the morning, but soon started thinking what will happen if those terrifying moments appear again in her mind. The child is in habit of worrying unnecessarily.

Question 3.
What does the poem Whatif talk about? Give a few examples of some of the child’s worries or cynical fears.
Аnswer:
Children in general have some fears and worries. Their thinking can’t be rational or probable. The speaker gives a long list of some unusual situations or mishaps. These fears haunted her in sleep. She wondered what would happen if she lost her power to speak or got beat up, or got sick and died. Moreover, she might fail/miss the test, or her hair grew green or she was struck by lightning, or a war broke out, and her parents got divorced. By morning she became normal again.

Questions 4.
Who is the speaker in the poem Whatif? What is she worried about? Can you suggest ways to get rid of silly fears?
Аnswer:
The speaker in the poem is a girl. She is haunted by fears and worries. These are related to her safety. There is no sequence or substance in her fears. Such baseless and absurd fears trouble us when we go to bed. These are like frightening dreams, only a cowardly or weak minded person entertains such fears. One can get rid of them if one tells oneself firmly to shed all worries.

What if Extra Questions Long Answer Type

Question 1.
What kind of fears and doubts arise in the child’s mind?
Answer:
The child was worried what will happen if she loses the power to speak or if her school closes the swimming pool. She was anxious if she gets beaten up or if somebody puts poison in her cup. The child might fall sick and die. She might get hit by lightning and she might stop growing in height. There can be other bad situations such as wind might tear up her kite or a war breaks out. It is possible that her parents might get separated and her teeth can grow irregularly., She might not be able to learn dance and tear her pants.

Question 2.
What is being an optimist or pessimist?
Answer:
For a person, being always optimistic is very much essential to lead a happy and healthy life. It is important to understand that life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes we are happy and sometimes sad. There may come different kinds of problems in our life. Instead of being monotonous it is preferred to face the issues and try to find the solution for the same. Optimism always helps to find a key for any kind of problem. If a person continues to be pessimistic, it becomes difficult to live a peaceful life. The person never gets strength to survive in difficult time. Thus, it is always important to be an optimist rather than a pessimist.

What if Extra Questions Extract Based Type

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Last night, while I lay thinking here,
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I’m dumb in school?
Whatif they’ve closed the swimming-pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there’s poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?

Question 1.
What came inside the child’s mind?
Answer:
Fears and doubts about life came into the child’s mind.

Question 2.
Do you think the child is afraid of death?
Answer:
Yes, the child was afraid of death as she thinks what will happen if somebody puts poison in her cup or what will happen if she falls ill

Question 3.
The speaker suffers from
Answer:
The speaker suffers from a dense of insecurity.

Question 4.
Write antonym for the word ‘close’.
(a) Shutdown
(b) Dumb
(c) Inside
(d) Open
Answer:
(d) Open

Question 5.
Find synonym for the word‘flunk’.
(a) Fail
(b) Mute
(c) Silent
(d) Rise
Answer:
(a) Fail

Question 6.
Give a word which rhymes with the word ‘long’,…………….
(a) Test
(b) Song
(c) Chest
(d) Dumb
Answer:
(b) Song

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

What if a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don’t grow taller?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won’t bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don’t grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance? Everything seems swell and then.
The night-time Whatif strikes again!

Question 1.
Who might get divorced in the poem?
Answer:
The child was afraid that her parents might get divorced in future.

Question 2.
What made the child worried for the second time?
Answer:
The child became worried for the second time when she thought what will happen if those terrifying moments strike her again.

Question 3.
What are these doubts and worries called?
Answer:
The doubts and worries are called as cynical.

Question 4.
Give superlative degree of the word ‘taller’.
(a) Tall
(b) Tallest
(c) Long
(d) Length
Answer:
(b) Tallest

Question 5.
Write antonym for the word ‘start’.
(a) Begin
(b) Resume
(c) Continue
(d) End
Answer:
(d) End

Question 6.
Find synonym for the word ‘late’.
(a) Delayed
(b) Early
(c) Again
(d) Before
Answer:
(a) Delayed

What if Summary in English

The narrator is a young girl. Her mind is sometimes filled with doubts and fears. At night such unpleasant situations haunt her. She wonders what will happen if she loses her power to speak, or if the school closes the swimming pool, or if she gets beaten up, or if somebody puts poison in her cup. It is also possible that she may get sick and die, or fail in the examination, or stop growing in height, or is hit by lightning. The other such bad situations are that the wind may tear up the kite, or a war breaks out, or her teeth grow irregularly, or she may never learn to dance. When she wakes up next morning, everything looks fine and normal. But her fears return at night again.

What if Summary in Hindi

लेखक एक युवा बालिका है। उसके दिमाग में कभी-कभी संशय और भय भर जाते हैं। रात को ये दुखदायी स्थितियाँ उसके दिमाग को मथती रहती हैं।उसे हैरानी है कि क्या परिणाम होगा यदि वह अपनी वाक्शक्ति खो बैठे, अथवा उसका स्कूल स्विमिंग पूल के इस्तेमाल पर पाबन्दी लगा दे, अथवा कोई व्यक्ति उसकी धुनाई कर दे अथवा उसके प्याले में विष घोल दे। यह भी संभव है कि वह स्वयं बीमार पड़कर भगवान को प्यारी हो जाये, अथवा वह परीक्षा में फेल हो जाये अथवा उसका कद बढ़ना थम जाये अथवा उस पर आकाशीय बिजली गिर जाये। अन्य ऐसी बुरी स्थितियाँ हैं कि पवन उसकी पतंग फाड़ दे, अथवा विश्व में युद्ध छिड़ जाये अथवा उसके दाँत टेढ़े-मेढ़े उगे अथवा वह कभी भी नृत्यकला न सीख पाये।जब वह अगली सुबह उठती है तो सब कुछ ठीक-ठाक और सामान्य पाती है। पर उसके भय पुन: रात को उसे तंग करने लगते हैं।

What if Hindi version of the poem with comprehension

1. Last night, while I lay thinking here,
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And Sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I’m dumb in School?
Whatif they’ve closed the swimming-pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there’s poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatlif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
What if nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don’t grow taller?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?

पिछली रात जब मैं यहाँ लेटी हुई सोच-विचार कर रही थी, कुछ प्रश्न मेरे कानों में प्रवेश कर गये – ‘कहीं ऐसा हो तो क्या हो’? वे सारी रात उछलकूद और मस्ती करते रहे। और वे अपना पुराना गीत ‘ऐसा हो तो क्या हो।’ गाते रहे। कहीं मैं स्कूल में गूँगी हो जाऊँ, अथवा स्वीमिंग पूल में प्रवेश बंद कर दें, अथवा मुझे कोई पीट दे, अथवा मेरे चाय के प्याले में कोई विष घोल दे अथवा मैं रोना-धोना शुरू कर दूँ, अथवा मैं बीमार पड़कर स्वर्ग सिधार जाऊँ, अथवा मैं परीक्षा में फेल हो जाऊँ, अथवा मेरी छाती पर उगने वाले बाल हरे रंग के हो जायें, अथवा सभी लोग मुझे नापसन्द करन लगें अथवा आकाशीय बिजली मुझ पर आ गिरे अथवा मेरी लम्बाई यहीं रुक जाये, अथवा मेरा सिर छोटे आकार का होने लगे, तो फिर क्या हो?

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
When do strange questions strike the poet?
(a) In the morning
(b) In the afternoon
(c) In the evening
(d) In the night.
Answer:
(d) In the night.

Question 2.
What does she mean by What if song?
(a) What will happen if she loses her power to speak
(b) The song means what will happen in case such a change takes place
(c) What will happen if she gets beaten up
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(b) The song means what will happen in case such a change takes place

Question 3.
The ‘Whatif song haunts the speaker……….
(a) only once
(b) again and again
(c) only twice
(d) every moment.
Answer:
(b) again and again

Question 4.
What does the poem reveal about the speaker?
(a) She is bold
(b) She is timid
(c) She is filled with doubts and fears
(d) She is confident.
Answer:
(c) She is filled with doubts and fears

Question 5.
What does the expression Whatif mean?
(a) What will happen in case these happen
(b) What will happen the next moment
(c) What will happen if the earth gets dry
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(a) What will happen in case these happen

2. Whatif the fish uwon’t bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don’t grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems swell, and then
The night-time Whatif strikes again!

कहीं यदि मछलियाँ काटना बंद कर दें, पवन मेरी पतंग को फाड़ दे, लोग युद्ध छेड़ दें, मेरे माता-पिता तलाक ले लें, बस आने में देर हो जाये, मेरे दाँत सीधे सामान्य न होकर टेढ़े-मेढ़े हो जायें, मैं अपनी पैंट फाड़ दूँ, मैं कभी भी नृत्य न सीख पाऊँ, तो फिर क्या होगा? हर चीज दिन में ठीक-ठाक लगती है, पर रात में वही प्रश्न मुझे पुन: तंग करने लगते हैं।

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
Which of the fears is not applied to the speaker?
(a) What will happen in case the fish stops biting
(b) What will happen in case her parents get divorced
(c) What will happen in case she gets poor marks
(d) What will happen in case a war breaks out.
Answer:
(c) What will happen in case she gets poor marks

Question 2.
Such silly questions are baseless, still…..
(a) they trouble the speaker every time
(b) they create havoc in the speaker’s life
(c) they develop negative aptitude in the speaker
(d) none of the above.
Answer:
(d) none of the above.

Question 3.
What are these doubts and worries called?
(a) Cynical fears
(b) Inborn fears
(c) Habitual fears
(d) Baseless fears.
Answer:
(a) Cynical fears

Question 4.
What type of people do entertain such fears?
(a) Strong-minded people
(b) Haughty people
(c) Weak-minded people
(d) Mature people.
Answer:
(c) Weak-minded people

Question 5.
What does the word ‘swell’ in the extract mean?
(a) Deformed
(b) Spoiled
(c) Short in size
(d) Large and wonderful in size.
Answer:
(d) Large and wonderful in size.

Vocation NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

Vocation Working with the poem (NCERT Page 110)

Question 1.
Your partner and you may now be able to answer these questions.
(i) Who is the speaker in the poem? Who are the people the speaker meets?What are they doing?
Answer:
The speaker in this poem is a school-going child. Every day he happens to meet the hawker selling bangles, the gardener digging away at the garden, and the watchman walking the street all night.

(ii) What wishes does the child in the poem make? Why does the child want to be a hawker, a gardener, or a watchman? Pick out the lines in each stanza which tell us this.
Answer:
The little child is innocent. He watches the people keenly around him. He is sick of checks on his movement. He wants to enjoy the same freedom as do the hawker, the gardener, and the watchman. They do what they like. The child says:

1. I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in the road.
2. I wish I were a gardener, digging away at the garden.
3. I wish I were a watchman walking the street all night.

(iii) From the way the child envies the hawker, the gardener and the watchman, we can guess that there are many things the child has to do, or must not do. Make a list of the do’s and don’ts that the child doesn’t like. The first line is done for you.

The child must
get his clothes dirty in the dust.
………………….
…………………..

The child must not
come home at a fixed time.
……………………….
………………………..
Now add to the list your own complaints about the things you have to do, or must not do.
Answer:

                       DO’s                                                                     Donʼts

(i) Obey his elders                                                             Be late for school.
(ii) Do his homework regularly.                                          Eat junk food.
(iii) Be truthful and honest.                                                Be rude or ill-mannered.

(iv) Like the child in the poem, you perhaps have your own, wishes for yourself. Talk to your friend, using “I wish I were…”
Answer:
For self-attempt

Question 2.
Find out the different kinds of work done by the people in your neighbourhood. Make different cards for different kinds of work. You can make the card colourful with pictures of the persons doing the work.
Answer:
Do yourself.

Vocation Extra Questions and Answers

Vocation Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type 

Question 1.
Where did the child meet a hawker?
Answer:
The child met a hawker on the road when he was going to his school in the morning.

Question 2.
When did the child see a gardener?
Answer:
The poet saw the gardener outside his house in the afternoon after returning from his school.

Question 3.
Why did the child want to be a gardener?
Answer:
The child wanted to become a gardener so that he could dig the ground and nobody could stop him.

Question 4.
How did the child see a watchman?
Answer:
The child was told to sleep when he saw the watchman through an open window.

Vocation Extra Questions Short Answer Type 

Question 1.
What did the child mention about the hawker?
Answer:
The poet said that the hawker was not in a hurry. There was no specific road which he must take. There was no fixed time for him to return his home.

Question 2.
Describe the activity of the watchman.
Answer:
The watchman was walking on the dark and lonely lane with his lantern. He was following his shadow at one side. He never went to bed in his life, according to the child.

Question 3.
What kind of life is led by the hawker, watchman and gardener?
Answer:
The hawker, watchman and gardener are performing vocational tasks. They are leading their life the way they wants to. There is no restrictions on them.

Question 4.
What activities are dear to little children? Who does the child envy and why in the poem Vocation?
Аnswer:
Children by nature love freedom and fun. They are too young to foresee the consequences of their hasty action. They are adventure loving also. Tagore in his poem “Vocation’ gives voice to the natural desires of a child. The child first sees a hawker, selling bangles. He goes by his whim and enjoys freedom of movement. The child too wishes to become a hawker. In the afternoon he saw a gardener working with his spade and soiling his clothes. There is nobody to check or chide him. Lastly the child feels like becoming a watchman who walks the street all night. The child envies them all.

Vocation Extra Questions Value Based Type

Question 1.
Why did the child find others’ life interesting?
Answer:The child found others’ life more interesting because he was under strict control of his family. He was not allowed to move anywhere and return home anytime. He was fed up with his life due to restrictions imposed on him. He thought that the hawker, gardener and watchman were very happy as they could do things at their own wish. They can go anywhere at any time. Nobody restricts them and they are free to enjoy their life. So, the child wants to exchange his life with that of a hawker, a gardener and a watchman.

Vocation Extra Questions Extract Based Type

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

When the gong sounds ten in the morning and
I walk to school by our lane,
Every day I meet the hawker crying, “Bangles,
crystal bangles!”
There is nothing to hurry him on, there is no
road he must take, no place he must go to, no
time when he must come home.
I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in
the road, crying, “Bangles, crystal bangles!”

Question 1.
Who used to cry “bangles, crystal bangles”?
Answer:
A hawker used to cry “bangles, crystal bangles” every morning on the road.

Question 2.
What was the routine of the hawker?
Answer:
The hawker was seen in the morning and was never in a hurry. He can take any road, go anywhere and return his home anytime.

Question 3.
Why did the child want to be a hawker?
Answer:
The child wanted to become a hawker, so that he could spend his entire day on the road.

Question 4.
Write synonym for the word ‘hurry.’
(a) Hawker
(b) Rush
(c) Walk
(d) Child
Answer:
(b) Rush

Question 5.
Give one word substitute for a person who sells goods by moving on roads.
(a) Teacher
(b) Cobbler
(c) Gardener
(d) Hawker
Answer:
(d) Hawker

Question 6.
The hawker passes time
(a) tensely
(b) quarrling
(c) happily
(d) bored
Answer:
(c) happily

Extract 2
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 -6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

When at four in the afternoon
I come back from the school,
I can see through the gate of that house
the gardener digging the ground.

He does what he likes with his spade,
he soils his clothes with dust,
nobody takes him to task,
if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet.
I wish I were a gardener digging away at the
garden with nobody to stop me from digging.

Question 1.
Who was digging the ground?
Answer:
The gardener was digging the ground with his spade outside the house.

Question 2.
What did the child notice about the gardener?
Answer:
The child noticed that the gardener has spread soil all over his clothes and nobody punished him for getting baked under the Sun.

Question 3.
Name the poet of the above lines.
Answer:
The poet of the above lines is Rabindranath Tagore.

Question 4.
Give synonym for the word ‘bake.’
(a) Burn roast
(b) Garden
(c) Sun
(d) Stop
Ans.
(a) Burn roast

Question 5.
Write antonym for the word ‘ wet.’
(a) Move
(b) Continue
(c) Soaked
(d)Dry
Answer:
(d) Dry

Question 6.
Who is the speaker of the above lines?
(a) A small boy
(b) An adult man
(c) A hawker
(d) An old man
Answer:
(a) A small boy

Vocation Summary in English

The child walks to his school at ten in the morning, Everyday he meets a bangle-seller. The man goes about at ease all day long. The child is tempted to adopt the vocation of that happy hawker.In the afternoon the child comes back from the school. He sees a gardener working with spade in a kothi. The gardener is his own master. He soils his clothes and gets wet in the rain. But nobody scolds or punishes him. The child wishes he too were a gardener, free to do what he liked. At night the child sees the watchman on duty. The lone man carries a lantern and keeps walking in the lane all night. The child envies the watchman. He too wants to go about freely and do what he likes.

Vocation Summary in Hindi

बच्चा प्रात: दस बजे स्कूल के लिये निकल पड़ता है। हर दिन वह एक चूड़ी विक्रता को देखता है। वह व्यक्ति सारा दिन मौज से घूमताफिरता है। बच्चे की भी इच्छा होती है कि उस सुखी फेरी वाले का धंधा अपना ले। दोपहर बाद बच्चा स्कूल से घर लौटता है। वह एक कोठी में किसी माली को फावड़ा चलाते देखता है। माली अपनी मर्जी का मालिक स्वयं होता है। वह अपने वस्त्र भी गंदे कर लेता है और वर्षा में गीले कर लेता है। पर कोई भी व्यक्ति उसे न डाँटता है, न दण्ड देता है। बच्चे की तमन्ना होती है कि काश वह भी माली बन जाये और अपनी इच्छानुसार काम स्वतंत्र रूप से किया करे।

रात को बच्चा चौकीदार को ड्यूटी देते देखता है। वह अकेला व्यक्ति हाथ में लालटेन लिये सारी रात गली में घूमता रहता है। बच्चे को चौकीदार से भी ईष्य होने लगती है। वह कामना करता है कि वह स्वच्छन्द विचरण करे और अपनी इच्छानुसार काम करे।

Vocation Hindi version of the poem with comprehension

1. When the gong Sounds ten in the morning and I walk to School by Our lane,
Every day I meet the hawker Crying, “Bangles, crystal bangles!”
There is nothing to hurry him on, there is no road he must
take, no place he must go to, no time when he must comehome.
I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in
the road, crying, “Bangles, crystal bangles!”

प्रात: दस बजे जब घंटा बजता है और मैं अपनी गली से गुजरकर स्कूल जाता हूँ तो हर दिन मैं एक फेरी वाले को देखता हूँ जो ऊँची आवाज में चिल्लाता रहता है, ‘चूड़ियाँ, काँच की चूड़ियाँ।’ उसे कोई जल्दी नहीं होती, वह किसी भी सड़क पर जा सकता है, उसे किसी निश्चित स्थान पर नहीं पहुँचना है, उसके घर लौटने का समय भी कोई निश्चित नहीं है। काश, मैं भी एक फेरी वाला होता। अपना दिन मैं सड़क पर घूमते बिताता और आवाज करता, ‘चूड़ियाँ, पारदर्शी काँच की चूड़ियाँ !”

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
What is the hawker selling here?
(a) Toys
(b) Bangles
(c) Watches
(d) Glasses.
Answer:
(b) Bangles

Question 2.
The hawker passes time…..
(a) leisurely
(b) tensely
(c) with great difficulty
(d) happily.
Answer:
(a) leisurely

Question 3.
The child wants to become……..
(a) a bangle-seller
(b) a green grocer
(c) a hawker
(d) a shopkeeper.
Answer:
(c) a hawker

Question 4.
The child wishes so because……….
(a) It will make him a sensible man
(b) It will give him opportunity to work hard
(c) It will give him enough money
(d) It will give him full freedom of action.
Answer:
(d) It will give him full freedom of action.

Question 5.
What does the word ‘gong in the passage mean?
(a) A type of cage
(b) A metal object which makes a loud sound when one hits it
(c) A large boat
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(b) A metal object which makes a loud sound when one hits it

2. When at four in the afternoon I come back from the school,
I can see through the gate of that house the gardener
digging the ground.
He does what he likes with his spade, he soils his
clothes with dust, nobody takes him to task, if he gets
baked in the Sun or gets wet.
I wish I were a gardener digging away at the
garden with nobody to stop me from digging.

शाम चार बजे जब मैं स्कूल से लौटता हूँ मैं उस घर के गेट के अन्दर एक माली को जमीन खोदते देखता हूँ।
वह अपना फावड़ा चलाकर जो मर्जी होती है करता है, वह अपने वस्त्र धूल में गंदे कर लेता है, यदि वह धूप में तप जाता है अथवा वर्षा में भीग जाता है तो भी उसे कोई डाँटता नहीं। मेरी भी तमन्ना है कि मैं कोई माली होता, बगीचे में मिट्टी खोदता और मुझे इस काम से रोकने वाला कोई नहीं होता।

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
Who is the speaker?
(a) An adult man
(b) A hawker
(c) A small boy
(d) An old man.
Answer:
(c) A small boy

Question 2.
What does he see the gardener doing?
(a) Cutting the trees
(b) Cleaning the garden
(c) Digging the earth with his spade and soiling his clothes
(d) None of the above.
Answer:
(c) Digging the earth with his spade and soiling his clothes

Question 3.
What does the phrase “take to task in the above passage mean?
(a) Order
(b) Rebuke
(c) Praise
(d) Honour.
Answer:
(b) Rebuke

Question 4.
Here the child wants to become…….
(a) a hawker
(b) a gardener
(c) a grown-up man
(d) a shopkeeper.
Answer:
(b) a gardener

Question 5.
What does the word ‘bake’ in the above passage mean?
(a) Feel comfortable
(b) Feel guilty
(c) Feel proud
(d) Feel very hot.
Answer:
(d) Feel very hot

3.Just as it gets dark in the evening and my mother sends me to bed,
I can see through my open window the watchman walking up and down.
The lane is dark and lonely, and the street-lamp stands
like a giant with one red eye in its head.
The watchman swings his lantern and walks with his
shadow at his side, and never once goes to bed in his life.
I wish I were a watchman walking the street all
night, chasing the shadows with my lantern.

जैसे ही शाम को अँधेरा होने लगता है, मेरी माँ मुझे बिस्तर पर जाने को कहती है। मैं खुली खिड़की से पहरेदार को गली में गश्त लगाते देखता हूँ। गली अंधेरी और सुनसान है और सड़क का लैंप किसी दैत्य की भाँति दिखता है जिसके सिर पर एक ही लाल आँख हो। पहरेदार अपनी लालटेन झुलाता रहता है, उसका साया एक ओर उसके साथ-साथ रहता है, वह कभी भी सोता नहीं। काश, मैं भी पहरेदार होता, सड़क पर सारी रात घूमता, अपने साये का लालटेन की रोशनी में पीछा करता रहता।

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
What is the job of a watchman?
(a) To walk up and down the street all night for the safety of the people
(b) To supervise the people’s activities during nights
(c) To whistle during nights
(d) To save people from criminals during nights.
Answer:
(a) To walk up and down the street all night for the safety of the people

Question 2.
What does he carry in his hand?
(a) A whistle
(b) A torch
(c) A lantern
(d) A big stick.
Answer:
(c) A lantern

Question 3.
The Street lamp has been compared to a ………
(a) ship
(b) giant
(c) witch
(d) magician.
Answer:
(b) giant

Question 4.
The lane is dark and lonely because ………
(a) there is no street lamp there
(b) it is a holiday
(c) it is very cold
(d) it is night.
Answer:
(d) it is night.

Question 5.
What does the word ‘chasing in the extract mean?
(a) Running fast
(b) Moving backward
(c) Going after
(d) Staring at someone.
Answer:
(c) Going after

The Wonderful Words NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

The Wonderful Words Working with the poem(NCERT Page 83)

Question 1.
With your partner, complete the following sentences in your own words using the ideas in the poem.

1. Do not let a thought shrivel and die because ________________.
2. English is a _______________ with words that everyone can play.
3. One has to match _________________ .
4. Words are the _______________ of thought.

Аnswer:

1. you don’t know how to say it.
2. wonderful game.
3. the words to the brightest thoughts in one’s head.
4. food and dress.

Question 2.
In groups of four discuss the following lines and their meanings.

1. All that you do is match the words
To the brightest thoughts in your head

2. For many of the loveliest things
Have never yet been said

3. And everyone’s longing today to hear.
Some fresh and beautiful thing

4. But only words can free a thought.
From its prison behind your eyes

Аnswer:

1. You need to look for proper and accurate words to convey your thoughts beautifully.
2. It is wrong to think that all that was worth saying has already been said earlier. There are numerous lovely things waiting to be said.
3. If you have got some original and striking thing to say, you will find thousands of eager listeners.
4. Mind is a treasure house of wonderful ideas and plans. They are like captives in your head. Only proper words can liberate those thoughts from the prison.

The Wonderful Words Extra Questions and Answers

The Wonderful Words Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type 

Question 1.
Why did the poet say that “English is a wonderful game”?
Answer:
English is a wonderful game because we can play with words and frame them in such a way as to convey desired message.

Question 2.
Who can liberate thoughts from our mind?
Answer:
Words can liberate thoughts from our mind. Thoughts and ideas are being held captive in our mind.

Question 3.
What has not been said yet according to the poem?
Answer:
Many lovely things have not been said yet and they need to be conveyed in a beautiful way.

Question 4.
Where can we find a new surprise?
Answer:
We can find a marvelous new surprise in our mind.

The Wonderful Words Extra Questions Short Answer Type

Question 1.
Do you think words are the food and dress of thought? Give a reason to support your answer.
Answer:
Yes, words are the food and dress of our thoughts because without them thoughts have no identity and meaning. Only words can express our feelings which we can convey to others. Thoughts will remain captive in mind in the absence of words.

Question 2.
What does the poet say about human thoughts?
Answer:
The poet says that one must not let his thoughts die if he does not know how to express them. One should always express his thoughts with the help of appropriate words. One should always convey his feelings clearly and truly without least hesitation.

Question 3.
What does the poet tell you about the world of words? Do you agree with him?
Answer:
Words are wonderful means of communication with their use. We express our thoughts and feelings while speaking or writing English. You try to match the words to the thoughts in your head. Words are the food and dress of thought. They allow your thought to move out freely from the prison of mind. And there is no dearth of wonderful new ideas.

Question 4.
Why does Mary O’ Neill call English “a wonderful game’?
Answer:
Mary calls English a wonderful game because it is so interesting to find right words to put your thoughts properly and correctly. Mind is a factory for your lovely thoughts. You can free them from the prison of your mind through words. You can also dress them decently to impress the listener. Just possible your new idea may take the world by surprise.

The Wonderful Words Extra Questions Value Based Type

Question 1.
Justify the title The Wonderful Words’!
Answer:
The title of the poem is justifiable because the poet has given the importance of words which are vital in order to convey messages or thoughts. They are the best means to express thoughts and to take out them from our mind. In order to convey though in a beautiful way there is a need to look for proper and accurate words. Thousands of thoughts which are imprisoned in the mind can find way only through the magic of language. Hence, they are wonderful, amazing.

The Wonderful Words Extra Questions Extract Based Type

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Extract 1

Words are the food and dress of thought They give it its body and swing And everyone’s longing today to hear Some fresh and beautiful thing But only words can free a thought From its prison behind your eyes May be your mind is holding now A marvelous new surprise!

Question 1.
What do people want to hear?
Answer:
People want to hear fresh and beautiful thoughts. They have a desire to hear such things.

Question 2.
What did the poet want to convey through this poem?
Answer:
The poet wants to convey the importance of expressing our thoughts with the help of appropriate words.

Question 3.
What does the poet want to say through “prison behind your eyes”?
Answer:
The poet wanted to refer to our mind. She said that only words have the power to liberate thoughts from our mind.

Question 4.
Give synonym for the word ‘prison’.
(a) House
(b) Jail
(c) Class
(d) Mind
Answer:
(b) Jail

Question 5.
Write antonym for the word ‘new’.
(a) Old
(b) Word
(c) Longing
(d) Surprise
Answer:
(a) Old

Question 6.
People always want
(a) to hear beautiful things
(b) to be sad
(c) to transform others
(d) to fight with others.
Answer:
(a) to hear beautiful things

Extract 2

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Never let a thought shrivel and die For want of a way to say it For English is a wonderful game And all of you can play it. All that you do is match the words To the brightest thougths in your head So that they come out clear and true And handsomely groomed and fed- For many of the lovelist things Have never yet been said.

Question 1.
What kind of a language is English according to the poet?
Answer:
According to the poet, English is a wonderful language.

Question 2.
What is the poet not asking us to do?
Answer:
Poet is not asking us to let our thoughts die, she is asking us to say whatever we have in our mind.

Question 3.
What does the poet mean by ‘English is a wonderful game’ and all of you can play it?
Answer:
The poet here means that ‘English is a wonderful language and everybody can use this language.

Question 4.
Write the antonym for ‘wonderful’.
(a) Horrible
(b) Beautiful
(c) Graceful
(d) Scary
Answer:
(a) Horrible

Question 5.
Write the synonym ‘shrivel’.
(a) Shrink
(b) Shed
(c) Shave
(d) Sink
Answer:
(a) Shrink

Question 6.
Write the meaning for ‘prison behind your eyes’.
(a) Mind
(b) Eyes
(c) Brain
(d) Mouth
Answer:
(a) Mind

The Wonderful Words Summary in English

All people think as well as speak. It is God’s special gift to man. Every person speaks at least one language to express his thoughts.The poet advises us to master a language, at least, our mother tongue. We must not let a great or good thought die because we don’t know how to say it.English is a wonderful and rich language. One can express one’s thoughts in this language effectively. What we need is to look for proper words to put forth our ideas clearly. It is wrong to think that there are no lovely thoughts left to be expressed.Words are a wonderful medium to communicate. If you have some new and beautiful thing to say, everyone is willing to hear it.Every thought is like a prisoner in our mind. We can set that idea free with the help of words. It is just possible that the thought may be marvellous.

The Wonderful Words Summary in Hindi

सभी मनुष्य सोचते और बोलते हैं। यह परमात्मा की मानव को विशेष देन है। हर व्यक्ति कम से कम एक भाषा तो अपने विचार व्यक्त करने हेतु बोलता ही है।कवि हमें सलाह देता है कि हम कम से कम अपनी मातृभाषा में निपुणता हासिल कर लें। हमें अपने किसी महान या सुन्दर विचार को केवल इस कारण मरने नहीं देना चाहिये कि हम उसे प्रगट करने की शैली नहीं जानते। अंग्रेजी एक अद्भुत तथा समृद्ध भाषा है। व्यक्ति इस भाषा में अपने विचारों को प्रभावोत्पादक तरीके से व्यक्त कर सकता है। हमें जरूरत इस बात की होती है कि हम उसके लिये उपयुक्त शब्द खोज लें ताकि हमारी बात स्पष्ट हो जाये। यह सोचना गलत है कि अब कोई भी सुमधुर विचार कहने के लिये बचे ही नहीं।शब्द, संचार के अद्भुत साधन हैं। यदि आपको कोई नयी और सुन्दर बात कहनी है तो उसके लिये श्रोताओं की कमी नहीं है। हर विचार हमारे मस्तिष्क में एक कैदी की भाँति होता है। शब्दों के सहारे हम उस विचार को मुक्ति दे सकते हैं। नितान्त संभव है कि वह विचार बहुत उच्च कोटि का हो।

The Wonderful Words Hindi version of the poem with comprehension

1. Never let a thought shrivel and die
For want of a way to Say it
For English is a wonderful game
And all of you Can play it.
All that you do is match the words
To the brightest thoughts in your head
So that they come out clear and true
And handsomely groomed and fed –
For many of the loveliest things
Have never Jet been Said.

अपने किसी भी विचार को इस कारण मुरझाने या मरने मत दो क्योंकि तुम्हारे पास उन्हें कहने के लिये उपयुक्त तरीका नहीं है, या सही शब्दों का अभाव है। कारण यह कि अंग्रेजी ऐसा विस्मयकारी खेल है जिसे तुम सभी खेल सकते हो। तुम्हें बस यही करना है कि अपने मन के उत्कृष्ट विचारों को व्यक्त करने के लिये उपयुक्त शब्दों को खोज लो ताकि जब वे तुम्हारी कलम से निकलें तो स्पष्ट और सच्चे हों तथा उन्हें भलीभाँति पालिश किया गया हो और वे सारगर्भित हों क्योंकि असंख्य सुन्दरतम बातें या विचार अभी तक व्यक्त नहीं किये जा सके हैं।

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
The poet asks us to think and find proper words to…………
(a) express our ideas clearly
(b) write a beautiful essay
(c) speak fluently
(d) reply the questions.
Answer:
(a) express our ideas clearly

Question 2.
How is English a wonderful game?
(a) It is liked by all
(b) It is rich in vocabulary
(c) It encourages people to express themselves
(d) It is, easily spoken.
Answer:
(b) It is rich in vocabulary

Question 3.
How can we play the game of words?
(a) By dividing the children into several groups
(b) By using our presence of mind and talent
(c) By looking for suitable words/phrases to express our ideas
(d) By learning more and more English words.
Answer:
(c) By looking for suitable words/phrases to express our ideas

Question 4.
According to the poet, a lot is left unsaid because of………
(a) man’s slackness
(b) lack of knowledge
(c) lack of courage
(d) lack of expression.
Answer:
(d) lack of expression.

Question 5.
What does the word ‘groomed” here mean?
(a) Made meaningful
(b) Polished
(c) Prepared
(d) Combed.
Answer:
(b) Polished

2. Words are the food and dress of thought
They give it its body and Suing
And everyone’s longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing
But only words can free a thought
From its prison behind your eyes
May be your mind is holding now
A marvellous new surprise.

शब्द ही विचारों का भोजन और वस्त्र या कलेवर होते हैं। शब्द ही विचारों को एक रूप और गति प्रदान करते हैं। हर व्यक्ति कुछ नया ताजा और सुन्दर कथन सुनने को लालायित है, पर केवल शब्द ही तुम्हारी आँखों के पीछे मस्तिष्क में बन्द विचारों को कैद से मुक्ति दिला सकते हैं। संभवत: तुम्हारे दिमाग में इस समय भी कोई अति सुन्दर नया विस्मयकारी विचार कुलबुला रहा हो।

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
How are words related to ideas?
(a) Both words and ideas play important role in life
(b) Without ideas words are meaningless
(c) Every thought/idea is expressed in words
(d) With the increase in vocabulary our ideas increase.
Answer:
(c) Every thought/idea is expressed in words

Question 2.
What are the people always eager to hear?
(a) A good speaker
(b) A good story
(c) A good leader
(d) Devotional songs.
Answer:
(a) A good speaker

Question 3.
How are thoughts like prisoners?
(a) Thoughts are dependent on words
(b) Thoughts are shut-up in the prison house of the mind
(c) Thoughts cannot be expressed
(d) Thoughts always remain hidden.
Answer:
(b) Thoughts are shut-up in the prison house of the mind

Question 4.
What can liberate thoughts from the prison?
(a) Proper guidance
(b) Thinking habit
(c) Proper words
(d) Good listeners.
Answer:
(c) Proper words

Question 5.
What does the word “marvellous’ mean?
(a) Very good
(b) Very dull
(c) Very naughty
(d) Very labourious.
Answer:
(a) Very good

Where Do All the Teachers Go NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers

Where Do All the Teachers Go Working with the poem(NCERT Page 68)

Question 1:
Answer these questions.
(i) Why does the poet want to know where the teachers go at four o’clock?
Аnswer:
The poet thinks that his teachers are not ordinary persons. He looks upon them as super or special human beings. So he wants to know where they go and what they do after the school hours.

(ii) What are the things normal people do that the poet talks about?
Аnswer:
Normal people return to their home, change their clothes, wash their faces and become fresh. They also rest for a while. Some of them go for shopping or help the children with their homework.

(iii) What does he imagine about
(a) where teachers live?
(b) what they do at home?
(c) the people with whom they live?
(d) their activities when they were children in school?
Аnswer:
(a) The boy imagines that teachers live in joint families.
(b) They wash their socks, change into pyjamas and then watch TV.
(c) They live with their parents.
(d) When they were at school going age, they too spelt the words incorrectly, chewed chocolates in the class and were punished.

(iv) Why does the poet wonder if teachers also do things that other people do?
Аnswer:
The boy regards his teachers as special persons. They are his ideals, perfect in every respect. So he wonders if they also do things that other people do.

(v) How does the poet plan to find out? What will he do once he finds out?
Аnswer:
The poet plans to get first hand information about his teacher. He plans to follow one of his teachers and find out what he/she does. Then he will record his findings in a poem for the benefit of other children.

Question 2.
What do you think these phrases from the poem mean?

• punished in the corner.
• leave their greens.

Аnswer:

• The teacher keeps an eye on all the students. In case he notices a boy eating chocolates in the classroom or making spelling mistakes, he asks the boy to stand in the corner as punishment.
• Some of the children don’t eat their lunch in full. They leave cooked green vegetables here and there or throw them into the dustbin.

Question 3.
What does the child think about his/her teacher?
Аnswer:
For the child, the teacher is an extraordinary or mysterious person.

Question 4.
What does he want to know about his teacher? Why?
Аnswer:
The child is inquisitive or curious to know about the routine of his teacher.

Question 5.
How does the child compare his own daily activities with that of his teacher?
Аnswer:
The child goes back home in the afternoon, changes his uniform, picks his nose, watches T.V. and lives with his parents.

Question 6.
What makes him envy his teacher?
Аnswer:
The child is mischievous. He spells the words wrongly. He is punished if he ever steals a chocolate. He scribbles on the desk and soils his jeans. His teacher is free from such an unpleasant life.

Question 7.
How does the child finally decide to observe his teacher’s activities at home?
Аnswer:
The child plans to follow his teacher to his home and find out what he does. He will then write it in a poem for all children to read and understand.

Where Do All the Teachers Go Extra Questions and Answers

Where Do All the Teachers Go Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type

Question 1.
What does the poet think about his/her teachers?
Аnswer:
The poet thinks that his teachers are not ordinary people. They are very special for him. His teachers are perfect and possess many qualities.

Question 2.
What did the poet want to know about his teachers?
Аnswer:
The poet wanted to know the schedule of his teachers and their routine after the school hours.

Question 3.
Why did the poet want to follow one of his teachers?
Answer:
The poet was curious to know about the daily routine of his teachers after the school hours so he wanted to follow one of his teachers.

Question 4.
What is the theme of the poem?
Answer:
The theme of the poem is to show the curiosity of a child to know about his/her teachers private life. For a small child, a teacher is not a simple person like others but a very special and ideal.

Where Do All the Teachers Go Extra Questions Short Answer Type 

Question 1.
How does an ordinary person live in a house?
Answer:
An ordinary person has-to wash his socks, wear pyjamas and live with his mother and Practice father in a house. They watch TV and clean their nose with the little finger.

Question 2.
What kind of mistakes kids commit during their childhood?
Answer:
Children lose their hymn books, leave green vegetables and throw them in a dustbin during their childhood. They also scribble on their desks tops and wear dirty clothes.

Question 3.
What does a little child think of his/her teacher? What does the child decide to explore?
Аnswer:
For a child a teacher is some important or special person. He cannot think of his/her teacher as an ordinary being. He becomes curious to know how his teacher lives in his house or spends his time or wears casual dress. He wonders whether the teacher has his parents or he too was once a school going child. He also wants to know whether the teacher was also naughty who made mistakes and was punished. He decides to find out the truth by going to the teacher’s home.

Question 4.
What is the mystery about the child’s school teacher? How does it plan to discover the truth?
Аnswer:
For a little kid his teacher is an ideal and mysterious person. He compares his own way of living with that of the teacher. He wants to know whether the teachers too live in houses, wash their socks and watch TV. Further if the teacher too used to make spelling mistakes, do mischief and was punished at school. The wondering child decides to go to the teacher’s home to discover how he lives. Then he plans to put all his information in a poem

Where Do All the Teachers Go Extra Questions Value Based Type

Question 1.
Do you think the poet considers his teachers to be like an ordinary man? Give reasons to support your answer.
Answer:
The poet does not think that his teachers are like ordinary people. He wonders whether his teachers live in their houses and wash their socks. He wonders if they wear pyjamas. The poet is not sure whether they watch TV and clean their nose with the little finger like other people.The poet wonders if his teachers live with their mother and father. He wonders if his teachers were punished for making mistakes.He thinks that his teachers have never lost their books. He thinks that his teachers are perfect human beings.

Where Do All the Teachers Go Extra Questions Extract Based Type

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 -6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Where do all the teachers go When it’s four o’clock?
Do they live in houses And do they wash their socks?
Do they wear pyjamas And do they watch TV?
And do they pick their noses The same as you and me?

Question 1.
What did the poet ask himself?
Answer:
The poet asks himself whether his teachers behave like an ordinary person and lead a life like a simple person.

Question 2.
Do you think the poet was curious to know about his teachers? Give a reason to support your answer.
Answer:
Yes, the poet was curious to know about his teachers that’s why he kept asking many questions to himself.

Question 3.
What kind of comparisons being drawn by the poet?
Answer:
The poet compared his teachers with an ordinary man and wondered if teachers wear pyjamas and watch TV like common men.

Question 4.
Give synonym for the word ‘wash’.
(a) Clean
(b) Kind
(c) Good
(d) Select
Answer:
(a) Clean

Question 5.
What is the meaning of ‘pick their nose’?
(a) Remove the nose
(b) Use fingers to remove dirt from the nose
(c) Cut the nose
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b) Use fingers to remove dirt from the nose

Question 6.
For the child his teacher is
(a) very cruel
(b) very talented
(c) very kind
(d) a special person
Answer:
(d) a special person

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Do they live with other people Have they mums and dads?
And where they ever children And were they ever bad?
Did they ever, never spell right Did they ever make mistakes?
Were they punished in the corner If they pinched the chocolate flakes?

Question 1.
What kind of mistakes are being committed by students?
Answer:
The students can commit mistakes by writing wrong spellings and eating chocolates in the class.

Question 2.
Do you think the teachers were once children?
Answer:
Yes, the teachers were once children because everybody has to pass that stage to become an adult.

Question 3.
What kind of punishment is given to a student in a class?
Answer:
Teachers punish students by making them stand in the corner of a class.

Question 4.
Give one word substitute for a person, who teaches in a school.
(a) Student
(b) Gardene
(c) Driver
(d) Teacher
Answer:
(d) Teacher

Question 5.
Write synonym for the word ‘mistake’.
(a) Correct
(b) Error
(c) Pinch
(d) Bad
Answer:
(b) Error

Question 6.
Who are referred as ‘they’?
(a) Parents
(b) Children
(c) Teachers
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c) Teachers

Where Do All the Teachers Go Summary in English

For a little child, his/her teacher is special, not an ordinary person. So he wonders where the teachers go after the school hours.He wants to know if they live in houses and also wash their clothes. He wonders if they feel relaxed at home, wear pyjamas and watch TV. He is also eager to know if the teachers have their parents at home, and if they too were naughty at school, spelt the words wrongly, ate chocolates in the class, and were told to stand in the corner as punishment. The child compares his own habits with those of the teachers in their childhood. They too must have lost their prayer book, wore dirty jeans and scribbled on the desktops.The child plans to follow his teacher to find out what he/she does at home. He will then record that in a poem. The teacher will read that poem to other children as a fun.

Where Do All the Teachers Go Summary in Hindi

एक छोटे बच्चे के लिये उसका शिक्षक कोई साधारण व्यक्ति नहीं, विशेष व्यक्ति होता है। उसे हैरानी होती है कि स्कूल की छुट्टी होने के पश्चात शिक्षक जाते कहाँ हैं।वह जानना चाहता है कि शिक्षक भी क्या घरों में रहते हैं तथा अपने वस्त्र स्वयं धोते हैं। वह सोच नहीं पाता कि क्या शिक्षक घर पर सहज हो जाते हैं, पैजामा पहन कर टी.वी. देखते हैं। वह यह जानना चाहता है कि क्या उनके भी माता-पिता घर पर होते हैं, क्या वे भी अपने विद्यार्थी जीवन में शैतानी करते थे, शब्द गलत लिखते थे, चाकलेट कक्षा में चबाते थे, तथा उन्हें दण्ड स्वरूप कक्षा के एक कोने में खड़ा कर दिया जाता था।बच्चा अपनी आदतों की तुलना शिक्षक के बचपन की आदतों से करता है। हो सकता है शिक्षक भी अपनी प्रार्थना पुस्तिका खो देते हों, गंदी जीन्स पहनते हों तथा डेस्क के ऊपर कुछ लकीरें खींचते हों। बच्चा योजना बनाता है कि वह शिक्षक के पीछे उसके घर तक जाकर उनकी गतिविधियों की जानकारी लेगा। फिर वह जानकारी को कविताबद्ध कर देगा। शिक्षक उस पुस्तक को मजा लेने के लिये दूसरे बच्चों को पढ़कर सुनायेगा।

Where Do All the Teachers Go Hindi version of the poem with comprehension

1. Where do all the teachers go
When it’s four o’clock?
Do they live in houses
And do they wash their socks?
Do they wear pujamas
And do they watch TV?
And do they pick their noses
The same as you and me?.

Word-Notes: Four o’clock-the time when the school breaks up for the day, Socks(here) clothes कपड़े। Pick their noses-clean their nose with the little finger ऊंगली से  नाक साफ करना।

बालक सोचता है कि स्कूल जब सायं 4 बजे बंद हो जाता है, तो उसके शिक्षक कहाँ चले जाते हैं? क्या वे सामान्य घरों में ही रहते हैं और अपने वस्त्र भी स्वयं धोते हैं? क्या वे कपड़े बदलकर पैजामा पहन लेते हैं और फिर आराम से टी वी देखते हैं? क्या वे भी उसी प्रकार से नाक साफ करते हैं जैसे आप और हम करते हैं?

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
What is the significance of four o’ clock?
(a) The teachers go to the market
(b) The teachers give tuitions to their students
(c) The school closes for the day and the teachers go to their homes
(d) The school starts for second shift.
Answer:
(c) The school closes for the day and the teachers go to their homes

Question 2.
What is the child curious about?
(a) He wants to know how the teachers live at home
(b) He wants to know about the ways of the world
(c) He wants to know what teachers used to do as students
(d) He wants to know why teachers get angry.
Answer:
(a) He wants to know how the teachers live at home

Question 3.
For the child, his teacher is ……
(a) a special person
(b) very cruel
(c) very kind
(d) very talented.
Answer:
(a) a special person

Question 4.
What does the phrase pick their noses’ mean?
(a) Clean their noses with handkerchief
(b) Clean their noses with water
(c) Hurt their noses with sharp nails
(d) Clean their noses with the little finger.
Answer:
(d) Clean their noses with the little finger.

Question 5.
What does the word ‘watch’ mean here?
(a) To measure
(b) To see
(c) To supervise
(d) To control.
Answer:
(b) To see

2. Do they live with other people
Have they mums and dads?
And were they ever children
And were they ever bad?
Did they ever, never spell right
Did they ever make mistakes?
Were they punished in the corner
If they pinched the chocolate flakes?

Word-Notes: With other people-in a joint family संयुक्त परिवार। Mums and dads-parents, माता – पिता। Bad-naughty नटखट।

क्या शिक्षकगण अन्य व्यक्तियों की भाँति संयुक्त परिवार में अपने माता-पिता के साथ ही रहते हैं? क्या कभी वे भी बच्चे थे और साथ ही शैतान भी थे। क्या वे कभी शब्द लिखने में गलती भी किया करते थे? क्या कक्षा में बैठकर चाकलेट चबाने पर उन्हें दण्डस्वरूप एक कोने में खड़ा कर दिया जाता था?

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
Who does they refer to here?
(a) Children
(b) Teachers
(c) Teachers and children
(d) Non-teaching staff of the school.
Answer:
(b) Teachers

Question 2.
The child wants to make sure whether his teacher also had………
(a) The same pleasant experience as a school boy
(b) The same unpleasant experience as a school boy
(c) a house to live in
(d) many classmates during his school days.
Answer:
(b) The same unpleasant experience as a school boy

Question 3.
The child in this poem seems to be……….
(a) sincere
(b) talkative
(c) naughty
(d) simple.
Answer:
(c) naughty

Question 4.
What does the expression “They pinched the chocolate-flakes’ mean?
(a) They ate chocolate
(b) They touched chocolate
(c) They stole chocolate
(d) They purchased chocolate.
Answer:
(a) They ate chocolate

Question 5.
Which of the following words means opposite to punished’?
(a) Given
(b) Praised
(c) Hurt
(d) Rewarded.
Answer:
(d) Rewarded.

3. Did they ever lose their hymn books
Did they ever leave their greens?
Did they scribble on the desktops
Did they wear old dirty jeans?
I’ll follow one back home today
I’ll find out what they do
Then I’ll put it in a poem
That they can read to you.

Word-Notes: Hymn books -a collection of devotional songs भजानों की पुस्तक। Leave their green-spread about cooked green vegetables, हरी सब्जियाँ फैलाना। scribble-scrawl घसीट कर लिखना। Follow-go after पीछे – पीछे जाना।

बालक हैरानी से सोचता है कि क्या उसके शिक्षक गण भी अपने विद्यार्थी जीवन में भजनमाला पुस्तक खो देते थे और क्या वे हरी सब्जियों को न खाकर इधर-उधर फेंक देते थे? क्या वे भी अपनी डेस्क पर कुछ शब्द खरोचकर लिख देते थे और क्या वे गंदी जीन्स पहनकर स्कूल जाते थे? मैं आज ही एक शिक्षक के पीछे-पीछे चुपके से उसके घर जाकर पता लगाऊँगा कि वे घर पर क्या करते हैं। फिर मैं उनके क्रियाकलापों को कविता में लिख दूँगा जिसे वे तुम्हें पढ़कर सुना देंगे।

Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Question 1.
What are hymn books”?
(a) A collection of patriotic songs
(b) A collection of short stories
(c) A collection of folk songs
(d) A collection of devotional songs.
Answer:
(d) A collection of devotional songs.

Question 2.
What does the expression leave their greens’ mean?
(a) Spread about green vegetables
(b) Throw green vegetables on floor
(c) Buy green vegetables
(d) Eat green vegetables.
Answer:
(a) Spread about green vegetables

Question 3.
Which one of the following mistakes the child does not make?
(a) He makes spelling mistakes
(b) He scratches on the desk top
(c) He beats his classmates
(d) He soils his clothes.
Answer:
(c) He beats his classmates

Question 4.
What does the child finally decide?
(a) To follow his teacher
(b) To live with his teacher
(c) To study sincerely
(d) To leave all the bad habits.
Answer:
(a) To follow his teacher

Question 5.
What does the word ‘scribble’ mean?
(a) Cry
(b) Scrawl
(c) Jump
(d) Make dirty.
Answer:
(b) Scrawl