Class 6 - L11 - Left in Charge

11. Left in Charge

Word Meanings

Put on (पुट ऑन) = पहनना, धारण करना, चढ़ाना  

Town (टाउन) = नगर

Field (फील्ड) = मैदान, खेत

Parent (पेरेंट) = माता-पिता

In charge (इन चार्ज) = काम सौंपना, प्रभार देना  

Calf (काफ) = बछड़ा (गाय का बच्चा)

Kid (किड) = मेमना (बकरी का बच्चा)

Chicks (चिक्स) = चूजे (मुर्गी के बच्चे)

Cattle (कैटल) = मवेशी, पशु

Advised (एड्वाइस्ड) = सलाह दिया

Take care (टेक केयर) = देखभाल करना

Charcoal (चारकोल) = कोयला

Bullock cart (बुलक कार्ट) = बैलगाड़ी

Cot (कॉट) = खटिया, चारपाई  

Courtyard (कोर्टयार्ड) = आंगन

Backyard (बैकयार्ड) = पीछे का आंगन

Rush (रश) = तेजी से दौड़ना, झपटना  

Verandah (वरांडा) = बरामदा

Jingle (जिंगल) = छोटी घंटी की आवाज, टनटन की आवाज

Well (वेल) = कुंआ

Clinging (क्लिंगिंग) = चिपक जाना, पकड़ लेना

Complain (कम्प्लेन) = शिकायत

Pat (पैट) = थपथपाना 

Reading Comprehension

A. Answer the following questions:

1. Bhola was not going to town with his parents but he was very happy. Why?

Answer – Bhola was not going to town with his parents but he was very happy because he was left in charge of the home.

2. Bhola was left behind at home to do a lot of work. Make a list of the things he had to do.

Answer – Following are the things that Bhola had to do –

(i). To take care of Dadima, keep her room warm with charcoal and give her warm milk and medicine on time.

(ii) To feed the cattle and the birds.

(iii) To keep an eye on the rabbit.

3. Write the things Bhola asked his parents to bring from the town market.

Answer – Bhola asked the following things to bring from the town market –

(i) Some sweets.

(ii) Colour pencils

(iii) A drawing book.

4. Why did Bhola’s parents smile at the end?

Answer – Bhola’s parents smiled at the end because Bhola had tried hard to do things well as no one was complaining. Though, they also knew that somehow he had done some mistakes too.

B. Write true / false against each of the statements:

1. Bhola did his work well. (True)

2. His parents were angry with him. (False)

3. The animals and birds did not complain about anything. (True)

4. The ducks fed themselves. (False)

5. The kid did not get water. (False)

6. The rabbit was in the well. (False)

7. The calf did not eat the vegetable patch. (True)

C. Rearrange the following sentences in the order in which they occur in the lesson.

He gave a bundle of grass to the calf.

The ducks had rolled down the corn on the countyard floor.

Maa and Bapu went to town.

Bhola used burning coal to keep grandmother warm.

His parents came back.

The order in which the events occurred in the lesson are -

1. Maa and Bapu went to town.

2. Bhola used burning coal to keep grandmother warm.

3. He gave a bundle of grass to the calf.

4. The ducks had rolled down the corn on the countyard floor.

5. His parents came back.

Vocabulary

A1. Pick out the words from the text related to the word given in the circle:

A2. Make five sentences using any five words.

Answer – Already done in the A1 question.

B. Pick out the words from the text that describe the following:

Sound	Mo-oo-oo	Mein	Kut-Kut	Quack-Quack
Hand	Waving	Picked up	Kept down	patted
Bells	Soung	Jingle
Dog	Barking

Grammar

A. Look at the following sentence from the text and see how it has been reported:

His father advised him, “Take care of Dadima.”

This can be reported as below:

His father advised him to take care of Dadima.

Note: As you can see, we follow the following rules to change sentences expressing advice, request, order etc.

1. Change the reporting VERB to advise, request, order etc.

2. Write ‘to’ before the reported VERB.

Change the following sentences into Indirect speech:

Rewrite the instructions. (The first one is done for you)

Mrs. Khan has given some instructions to her son Zafar.

1. a. “Come back home in time.”

b. Mrs. Khan advised Zafar to come back home in time.

2. a. “Use the washing machine once a week.”

b. Mrs. Khan advised Zafar to use the washing machine once a week.

3. a. “Use the kitchen for making breakfast only.”

b. Mrs. Khan advised Zafar to use the kitchen for making breakfast only.

4. a. “Seek permission to go home.”

b. Mrs. Khan advised Zafar to seek permission to go home.

5. a. “Do the home work daily.”

b. Mrs. Khan advised Zafar to do the home work daily.

6. a. “Do the exercise daily.”

b. Mrs. Khan advised Zafar to do the exercise daily.

7. a. “Take medicine daily at night.”

b. Mrs. Khan advised Zafar to take medicine daily at night.

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