GSEB Std 6 English Sem 1 Unit 2 Manners Matters Solution | ધોરણ 6 અંગ્રેજી

UNIT 2: MANNERS MATTERS

GLOSSARY (Important 50 Words)

Word (અંગ્રેજી)	Meaning (ગુજરાતી)	Synonym (સમાનાર્થી)	Antonym (વિરોધી)
alike	એકસરખું	similar	different
baby	બચ્ચું / બાળક	infant	adult
bird	પક્ષી	avian	-
boat	હોડી	ship	-
boatman	નાવિક	sailor	-
cage	પાંજરું	enclosure	-
care	કાળજી	attention	neglect
charming	આકર્ષક	attractive	boring
city	શહેર	town	village
cloud	વાદળ	-	-
cruel	ઘાતકી	brutal	kind
danger	ખતરો	risk	safety
different	અલગ	various	same
effort	પ્રયત્ન	attempt	ease
escape	બચી જવું / ભાગી છૂટવું	flee	capture
festival	તહેવાર	celebration	-
food	ખોરાક	meal	-
forest	જંગલ	woods	city
friend	મિત્ર	companion	enemy
front	આગળ	ahead	back
grateful	આભારી / કૃતજ્ઞ	thankful	ungrateful
ground	મેદાન / જમીન	earth	sky
harmful	નુકસાનકારક	dangerous	harmless
history	ઈતિહાસ	past	future
horse	ઘોડો	steed	-
hunter	શિકારી	trapper	protector
important	મહત્વનું	crucial	unimportant
kill	મારી નાખવું	murder	save
kind	દયાળુ	gentle	cruel
king	રાજા	ruler	servant
lesson	પાઠ / બોધ	teaching	-
master	માલિક	owner	servant
mighty	શક્તિશાળી	powerful	weak
nest	માળો	roost	-
parrot	પોપટ	macaw	-
people	લોકો	public	-
pity	દયા	sympathy	cruelty
quiet	શાંત	silent	noisy
riding	સવારી કરવી	driving	walking
rob	લૂંટવું	steal	give
safe	સલામત	secure	dangerous
scared	ડરેલું	frightened	brave
scholar	વિદ્વાન	intellectual	fool
scream	બૂમ પાડવી / ચીસ પાડવી	shout	whisper
shake	હલાવવું / ધ્રુજવું	tremble	steady
shore	કિનારો	bank	-
sink	ડૂબવું	go down	float
storm	વાવાઝોડું	tempest	calm
surprised	આશ્ચર્યચકિત	amazed	expecting
swim	તરવું	float	sink

STORY 1: Listen Good, Speak Good

1. Find the meaning of the given words and make meaningful sentences:

Make sentences with: 1. hunter, 2. cage, 3. forest, 4. surprised, 5. mighty, 6. alike

1. hunter (શિકારી): The hunter caught the birds in a net.
2. cage (પાંજરું): The parrot was kept in a small cage.
3. forest (જંગલ): Lions and tigers live in the forest.
4. surprised (આશ્ચર્યચકિત): The king was surprised to see the talking parrot.
5. mighty (શક્તિશાળી): The elephant is a mighty animal.
6. alike (એકસરખું): The twin brothers look exactly alike.

2. Answer the questions:

1. Where did the mother parrot go?

Ans: The mother parrot went in search of food.

2. Who found the babies?

Ans: A hunter found the babies in their nest.

3. What did the old man teach the baby parrot?

Ans: The old man taught the baby parrot to speak good and kind words.

4. What do you learn from this story?

Ans: We learn that our environment and the company we keep shape our character and behavior. Good company makes us good, and bad company makes us bad.

5. What will you teach if you have a parrot?

Ans: If I have a parrot, I will teach it to speak politely and welcome guests with kind words.

POEM: A Song of People

Write opposite words and make meaningful sentences:

Write opposites for: fast, down, front, come

fast X slow (Sentence: The tortoise walks very slow.)
down X up (Sentence: Look up at the sky.)
front X back (Sentence: There is a garden at the back of my house.)
come X go (Sentence: Please go to your seat.)

STORY 2: The Boatman and the Scholar

1. Complete the table:

Character | What he knows | What he does not know

Scholar: Knows about science and history. / Does not know how to swim.
Boatman: Knows how to row a boat and swim. / Does not know science or history.

2. Answer the questions:

1. Was it right for the scholar to say the boatman wasted his life?

Ans: No, it was not right. Everyone has different and useful skills.

2. What lesson did the scholar learn at the end of the story?

Ans: The scholar learned that practical skills are often more important than just bookish information, and everyone's knowledge is important.

4. What does this story teach?

Ans: This story teaches us that we should respect everyone and not boast about our knowledge. Life skills are very important.

3. Put the mark '✔' if you can do the given task and 'X' if you cannot:

Tasks: 1. wash clothes, 2. clip nails, 3. stitch a button, 4. cook food, 5. swim, 6. iron clothes, 7. fold clothes, 8. wash vessels, 9. help friends, 10. use a stove

(This is a self-assessment activity for students to mark based on their own skills.)

4. Arrange the sentences and write the numbers:

Put the story events in correct order.

1. The scholar gets into the boat, and the boatman starts rowing. (Sentence 5)
2. The scholar says the boatman has wasted half of his life. (Sentence 6)
3. The boatman smiles and stayed quiet. (Sentence 7)
4. A storm comes and the boat shakes. (Sentence 4)
5. The boatman asks the scholar if he knows how to swim. (Sentence 3)
6. The boatman swims to the shore with the scholar. (Sentence 1)
7. The scholar thanks the boatman and learns an important lesson. (Sentence 2)

5. Complete the dialogue using the clues:

Fill in the dialogue between Maithilee and Dadaji.

Maithilee: Dadaji, I watch videos of all our festivals but I have some questions.
Dadaji: Questions about festivals?
Maithilee: Should we fire crackers on Diwali?
Dadaji: Yes, Of course. But it should not be harmful to anybody. You should take extra care of yourself, too.
Maithilee: I have seen some children were sprinkling colours on dogs and cows on Dhuleti.
Dadaji: It is too bad. Animals do not like it. It is harmful to their skin.
Maithilee: I like to eat sweets on festivals.
Dadaji: You should eat home-made sweets.
Maithilee: Should we fly kites on Uttarayan? Doesn't it harm the birds?
Dadaji: All the festivals should be celebrated but in the right way. We should choose time to fly kites where birds are not in the sky. Generally, birds fly more in the morning and in the evening.
Maithilee: I like Navratri. I like to wear Chaniyacholi and play Garba during Navratri.
Dadaji: Yes, all our festivals are charming.

LANGUAGE FUNCTION

1. Join the sentences using the given words:

Join sentences using: so, and, or, because

1. Sagarbhai is old so he is very weak.
2. Arpita eats panipuri and sandwich.
3. Are you reading a novel or a story book?
4. I am tired because I worked hard all day.
5. They have cats and dogs.
6. Will you take tea or coffee?

3. Write suitable words to add something to the meaning of the given words:

Add descriptive words to: 1. river, 2. classroom, 3. stage, 4. man, 5. mango, 6. shirt, 7. juice, 8. student

1. big river / deep river
2. clean classroom / large classroom
3. huge stage / wooden stage
4. old man / tall man
5. sweet mango / yellow mango
6. red shirt / new shirt
7. fresh juice / cold juice
8. clever student / new student

4. Write the most appropriate phrases under the pictures and make sentences:

Use phrases: sings sweetly, writes carefully, sleeps quietly, walks slowly

(Based on pictures)
- A boy is writing: writes carefully. Sentence: The boy writes carefully in his notebook.
- A girl walking: walks slowly. Sentence: The girl walks slowly to school.
- A girl singing: sings sweetly. Sentence: She sings sweetly on the stage.
- A boy sleeping: sleeps quietly. Sentence: The child sleeps quietly in the bed.

5. Choose the most appropriate words from the bracket to complete the sentences:

Fill in the blanks with adverbs/adjectives.

1. Anil speaks Chinese fluently.
2. Rita learns very quickly.
3. We fought with the enemies bravely.
4. Falguni is a slow driver.
5. Ritesh has got a loud voice.
6. He is a good boy.

6. Fill in the blanks using the most appropriate options:

Fill in pronouns.

On Monday Hari woke up early and went out. It was a beautiful morning. He started walking in the park. It was a big park. He saw Mohan and Sohan there. They were his friends.
They enjoyed morning walk there. They finished their walk and came to Hari's home. Maheshbhai, Hari's uncle brought orange juice for them.
After enjoying the juice, they studied together. Mohan asked Hari, "Do you clean your room by yourself?" Hari replied, "Yes of course, I do." Even my sister helps me in cleaning it. Actually every Sunday, we clean our rooms by helping each other. Sohan and Mohan praised Hari.

VOCABULARY

1. Match 'A' with 'B'

Match the meanings:

1. a scholar - g. a person who studies a lot
2. a boatman - a. a person who rows a boat
3. row - e. move a boat using oars
4. shore - f. the land at the edge of the sea
5. storm - c. strong winds and rain
6. grateful - d. thankful
7. important - b. something that matters

2. Make words using the last letter of the previous word:

Word chain: 1. hunter, 2. escape, 3. catch, 4. continued, 5. elevator

1. hunter - rat - tiger - red
2. escape - eagle - ear - ring
3. catch - hat - tap - pen
4. continued - dog - goat - tree
5. elevator - rose - egg - gun
(Note: Answers may vary as it is a word chain game)

3. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words given in the bracket:

(boatman, swim, storm, row, scholar)

1. The scholar needed to cross the river.
2. The boatman took him across the water in his boat.
3. A strong storm made the boat shake.
4. The boatman asked if the scholar knew how to swim.
5. The boatman began to row the boat.

SPEAKING

2. Divide the class into two groups. One group will speak good manners and the other group will speak bad manners from the box:

Classify Good Manners and Bad Manners.

Good Manners: greetings, being punctual, respecting elders, always speak the truth, asking permission, using "please" and "thank you", listening actively, saying "excuse me" and "I am sorry", being kind and compassionate, stop wasting food.

Bad Manners: misbehaving at public places, use of foul languages, interrupting in between, not using basic etiquettes, not replying or answering rudely, yelling, misbehaving at table, not greeting guests, disobeying.