Class 6 - L13 - Gopal Bhand and Mahagyani

13. Gopal Bhand and Mahagyani

Word Meanings - 

Rule (रूल) = राज करना, शासन करना

Jester (जेस्टर) = विदूषक, मसखरा, भांड

Wise (वाइस) = बुद्धिमान

Court (कोर्ट) = दरबार

Language (लैंग्वेज) = भाषा

Fluently (फ्लुएंटली) = धाराप्रवाह, बिना रुकावट के

Knowledge (नॉलेज) = ज्ञान

Philosophy (फिलोसॉफी) = दर्शन-शास्त्र

Religion (रिलिजन) = धर्म

Amazed (अमेज्ड) = आश्चर्यचकित होना  

Identify (आइडेंटीफाई) = पहचानना

Mother tongue (मदर टंग) = मातृभाषा

Announce (एनाउन्स) = घोषणा करना

Reward (रिवॉर्ड) = इनाम, पुरस्कार

Scholar (स्कॉलर) = विद्वान, पण्डित

Attentively (अटेंटिवली) = ध्यान से

Hesitantly (हेज़ीटेंटली) = हिचकिचाहट के साथ, झिझकते हुए

Garland (गारलैंड) = माला, हार

Honour (ऑनर) = सम्मान

Expectantly (एक्स्पेक्टेंटली) = उम्मीद के साथ

Hedge (हेज़) = बाड़ा, घेरा

Trip (ट्रिप) = किसी को गिराना

Trick (ट्रिक) = आसान तरकीब

Arrogant (एरोगेंट) = घमंडी

Trap (ट्रैप) = जाल, फंदा 

Reading Comprehension

A. Read the statements and say whether they are true or false:

a. Gopal Bhand knew many languages. (False)

b. Mahagyani was a proud man. (True)

c. The King had many scholars in his court. (True)

d. The Pandit had good knowledge of dance and music. (False)

e. Raja Krishna Chandra ruled over Bengal. (True)

B. Answer the questions:

a. Who was Gopal Bhand ?

Answer – Gopal Bhand was a court jester in the court of Raja Krishna Chandra.

b. Why did the Raja announce a reward?

Answer – The Raja announced a reward for anyone who could tell Mahagyani Pandit’s mother tongue.

c. Why did Gopal Bhand hide himself behind the hedge?

Answer – Gopal Bhand hid himself behind the hedge to trip the Pandit to make him fell down on the freshly watered ground. It was his idea to let Mahagyani Pandit’s tell his mother tongue.

d. Why was the king angry?

Answer – The king was angry because no scholar could identify the Pandit’s mother tongue.

e. Why did the Pandit curse Gopal Bhand?

Answer – The Pandit cursed Gopal Bhand because he had tripped him to make him fell down on the freshly watered ground.

f. Which language did the Pandit curse Gopal Bhand in?

Answer – The Pandit cursed Gopal Bhand in his mother tongue.

C. Riddles

1. He was a ruler.

He ruled over a part of Bengal.

Who was he?

Answer – Raja Krishna Chandra

2. He was a court jester.

He had not studied books but he was a wise man.

Who was he?

Answer – Gopal Bhand

3. He spoke all the Indian languages fluently.

He had good knowledge of philosophy and religion.

Who was he?

Answer – Mahagyani Pandit

Vocabulary

A. Fill in the blanks with correct word. Choose the words

from the list given below:

alert, fluently, scholar, jester, identified, tripped

a. Gopal Bhand was a jester in the court of the king Raja Krishna Chandra.

b. Everyone speaks one’s mother tongue fluently.

c. Dr. S. Radhakrishna was a great scholar.

d. Travellers should be alert about their luggage while travelling.

e. The police identified the thief by his clothes.

B. Find the words:

a. My first letter is in tap and set

My second letter is in read and not in lead

My third letter is in sit and in him

My fourth letter is both in pot and pan

Who am I TRIP

b. My first letter is in hat and hen

My second letter is ‘I’

My third letter is in dog and din

I am Mr HID

  

C. Give rhyming words for:

hid	scream	trap	edge
did	cream	scrap	age
kid	dream	wrap	hedge
lid	trim	grape	cage

Grammar

A. Fill in the blanks using ‘ly’ forms of the words in bold:

Example: Lalita was cheerful. She talked cheerfully.

a. The lamp was bright . It was shining brightly.

b. The snail is slow. It moves slowly.

c. The boy was foolish. He answered foolishly.

d. The sum was easy. They solved it easily.

e. The girl is smart. She talks smartly.

B. Mrs. Rai is a teacher of English. She has made some notes about her students. They are given below.

1. Seema - write - perfect

2. Sita - speak - fluent

3. Ashu - read - nice

4. Savy - spell - correct

5. Rita - write - careful

6. Salma - listen - attentive

Use these to say how well each student is doing:

Example: 1. Seema writes perfectly.

2. Seema speaks fluently.

3. Ashu reads nicely.

4. Savy spells correctly.

5. Rita writes carefully.

6. Salma listens attentively.

© Anupam Agrawal and CG-SCERT