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Mowgli in Trouble That Mowgli Would Share His Skills and Wisdom with Them, and So Everyone in the Jungle Would Be Envious of Them https://www.arundeepselfhelp.info/ Ans. The Bandar-log kidnapped Mowgli because they found him to 1 be very wise and wanted him to lead their tribe. They thought Mowgli in Trouble that Mowgli would share his skills and wisdom with them, and so everyone in the jungle would be envious of them. COMPREHENSION__________________________________ 2. Whose help did Baloo and Bagheera seek to bring Mowgli back? Why? A. Write True or False. Ans. Baloo and Bagheera sought the help of Kaa to bring Mowgli 1. The Bandar-log took Mowgli to the Rain Forest. back. The Bandar-log feared Kaa the Rock Python. They Ans. False. were afraid to even whisper his name. 2. Bagheera taught Mowgli the ways of the Jungle. 3. How did the Bandar-log behave when Mowgli was among Ans. False. them? 3. The monkey-people were happy to have Mowgli among Ans. The bandar-log were very pleased with themselves for having them. captured Mowgli. They joined hands, danced about and sang foolish songs. When Mowgli showed them how to weave Ans. True. sticks and canes, some of the monkeys tried to imitate him. 4. Bagheera and Baloo were the first to reach the Cold But soon they lost interest and began to pull one another’s Lairs. tails or jump up and down. In all, they behaved in a very silly Ans. False. and foolish manner. 5. Baloo and Kaa freed Mowgli from the room where he 4. What made Mowgli think that the Bandar-log were a was trapped. foolish and sily tribe? Ans. False. Ans. Mowgli observed the Bandar-log and realized that they were B. Who said these words, to whom and why? not really interested in learning anything from him. All they 1. “Tell Baloo and Bagheera where they are taking me!” did was jump around, pull one another’s tails and sing foolish songs. This made him think that the Bandar-log were indeed Ans. Mowgli said these words to Rann the Kite so that Baloo and a silly and foolish tribe. Bagheera would know where the Bandar-log had taken Mowgli and would come and save him. 5. Describe Kaa’s attack on the monkeys. Why did the monkeys fear him so much? 2. “It is the Bandar-log that we follow.” Ans. Kaa was thirty feet long. He delivered his first strike into the Ans. Baloo said this to Kaa because he wanted Kaa’s help in crowd of monkeys around Baloo. There was no need of a saving Mowgli who had been taken away by the Bandar-log. second strike. They monkeys scattered with fearful cries of 3. “We are of one blood. I owe you my life tonight. My kill ‘Kaa! Run!’ The monkeys feared Kaa a lot because they shall be yours if you are ever hungry.” were not sure of the limits of his power, and none has ever Ans. Mowgli said this to Kaa because Kaa had saved Mowgli from come alive out of his hug. the clutches of the Bandar-log. 6. How did Mowgli express his gratitude towards Kaa? C. Answer these questions. Ans. Mowgli said that he owed his life to Kaa. He promised that 1. Why did the Bandar-log kidnap Mowgli? his hunt would be Kaa’s if ever Kaa was hungry. Mowgli also 1 Arundeep’s NGER-6th Arundeep’s NGER-6th 2 https://www.arundeepselfhelp.info/ promised that if Kaa was ever caught in a trap, he would impressed everyone. come to his aid. Ans. The nimble movement of her fingers over the piano impressed D. Think and answer. everyone. 1. “Hunt then for food, but not for pleasure.” What does 3. The birds _________ at the sound of the hunters’ drums. this tell you about the jungle life as taught by Babloo. Ans. The birds screeched at the sound of the hunters’ drums. Ans. “Hunt then for food, but not for pleasure.” – This line tells us 4. The deer _________ over the hilly terrain. that hunting for the sake of pleasure or fun is nor permitted Ans. The deer bounded over the hilly terrain. in the jungle. The jungle has enough food for every animal’s need, but not every animal’s greed. 5. My attention was caught by the sight of pigeons _________ their wings. 2. The animals shared a friendly and loving relationship with Mowgli. Do you agree ? Give reasons for your Ans. My attention was caught by the sight of pigeons fluttering answer. their wings. Ans. The animals shared a friendly and loving relationship with 6. The eagle _________ down upon the snake and vanished Mowgli. Baloo would teach Mowgli the ways of the jungle in no time. and was delighted to have him as a pupil. Bagheera, too, Ans. The eagle swooped down upon the snake and vanished in no cared a lot about Mowgli. Both risk their lives to free Mowgli time. from the Bandar-log. Rann the Kite and Kaa the Rock Python 7. She _________ into my ear something that made me do their bit in saving Mowgli. Even the Bandar-log appreciate smile. and admire Mowgli. It is only their foolishness that makes Ans. She whispered into my ear something that made me smile. them kidnap him. 8. I was kept awake by the wolves _________ all night. WORD STUDY_______________________________________ Ans. I was kept awake by the wolves howling all night. E. Jungle life is full of movements and sounds of animals G. Sometimes we use exaggerated expressions to and birds. Find as many words as you can from the emphasise what we want to say. Many of these have extract that relate to “ become idioms, which shows their popularity. For Sound : _________ _________ _________ example, if we say, ‘He can give an arm and a leg for Movement : _________ _________ _________ it’, we mean he can do anything for it. Rewrite these Ans. Sound : Splashed, swished, growled, howled, crashing, sentences in your notebook by replacing their whooping, yelling, whisper, sang, screeched. underlined parts by correct expressions from the box. Movement : swooped, bounding, swept, flew, climb, fluttering, cried a lot took a long time worked very hard danced, jump, scuffling, dragged, pulling. paining a lot had a wide, beaming smile F. Fill in the blanks using words from the lesson. You may was feeling very nervous laughed till it hurt have to change the form of the words. 1. Mowgli _________ at the top of his voice. 1. Andy slaved away at the restaurant for the months before Ans. Mowgli yelled/cried at the top of his voice. he got his break as an actor. 2. The _________ movement of her fingers over the piano Ans. Andy worked very hard at the restaurant for the months 3 Arundeep’s NGER-6th Arundeep’s NGER-6th 4 https://www.arundeepselfhelp.info/ before he got his break as an actor. 6. apron aquatic aroma 2. My feet are killing me. GRAMMAR STUDY__________________________________ Ans. My feet are paining a lot. I. Read this passage and identify five nouns, verbs, 3. Alia grinned from ear to ear when she heard the news. adjectives and prepositions. Write them in the box below. Ans. Alia had a wide beaming smile. Ranji met his friends and teammates in the park. The grass 4. Puneet cried buckets of tears when he lost the game. was still wet with dew, the sun only just rising behind the Ans. Puneet cried a lot when he lost the game. distant hills. The part was full of flower-beds, and swings and 5. Harpreet took forever to complete the work. slides for smaller children. The boys would have to play on Ans. Harpreet took a long time to complete the work. the river bank against their rivals, the village boys. Ranji did not have a full team that morning, but he was looking for a 6. We laughed till we felt our sides would split. ‘friendly’ match. The really important game would be held the Ans. We laughed till it hurt. following Sunday. 7. Gunjan’s heart was pounding as she approached the Principal’s office. Nouns Verbs Adjectives Prepositions Ans. Gunjan’s was feeling very nervous as she approached the friends met full in Principal’s office. park rising important within DICTIONARY_______________________________________ grass play wet on H. The top of every page in a dictionary shows a word teammates held distant against called the guide word. The two guide words on adjacent swing looking friendly for pages indicate all the words that can occur alphabetically J. Write the parts of speech of the underlined words in between them on the two pages. Given below are a few these sentences. words. Place them between the correct guide words in the box on the right. 1. In the Cold Lairs, the Bandar-log were pleased with 1. average always analysis themselves. 2. advice automobile awkward Ans. noun 3. anecdote adorn affair 2. They joined hands and danced about. 4. agreement afternoon aid Ans. pronoun 5. aquatic analyst announce 3. They sang their foolish songs. 6. amiable apron aroma Ans. adjective Ans. 1. always amiable analysis 4. One of them said that mowgli would show them how to 2. automobile average awkward weave sticks. 3. adorn advice affair Ans. verb 4. afternoon agreement aid 5. Baloo and Bagheera were looking for Mowgli frantically. 5. analyst anecdote announce Ans. adverb 5 Arundeep’s NGER-6th Arundeep’s NGER-6th 6 https://www.arundeepselfhelp.info/ 6. They approached Kaa for help because the monkeys 1. You are unwell. Your friend carries your assignment to feared him alot.
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