Tamil Nadu 6th Standard English Book Term 3 That Sunday Morning Solution | Lesson 2.1

Lesson 2.1  That Sunday Morning

Lesson 2.1 >  That Sunday Morning

Section I

GLOSSARY

Answer in one or two sentences.

1. Why did the family move to Patna?

The father was posted in Patna. So the family moved to Patna.

2. Who was challenged for a race?

The sister was challenged for a race.

3. Is the brother boastful? What makes you think so?

Yes, the brother is boastful. He crowed about his winning for days.

4. Why did the trees become a green blur?

The bicycles raced fast. So the trees became a green blur.

5. Which line tells you that the girl was faster than the boy?

………… and then gradually I moved ahead.

Section II

Read the events of the story. They are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct order.

1. And it charged straight at the cavalry officers on horseback.
2. And so she flew onto the back of the cow.
3. So everybody panicked and made a general rush to safety.
4. The startled cow charged off in fear.
5. She applied the brakes, but was thrown off the cycle,
6. Just then she saw a lone cow in the middle of the road.
7. Finally the cow fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl.
8. The girl cried out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle.

Answer:

1. The girl cried out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle.
2. Just then she saw a lone cow in the middle of the road.
3. She applied the brakes, but was thrown off the cycle,
4. And so she flew onto the back of the cow.
5. The startled cow charged off in fear.
6. And it charged straight at the cavalry officers on horseback.
7. So everybody panicked and made a general rush to safety.
8. Finally the cow fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl.

GLOSSARY

Section III

Based on your reading, put a (T) for the correct and (F) for the incorrect statements.

1. The man didn’t want to get up because he was tired as he was thrown into the ditch. ( F )
2. They boy was rather unsympathetic to his sister. ( F )
3. The girl was badly hurt. ( F )
4. The boy and the girl were taken by the cavalry to explain their action. ( F )
5. They rode back home quickly. ( T )
6. The girl admitted to her brother that she was badly frightened. ( F )

GLOSSARY

A. Answer the following questions.

1. How does Patna differ from Delhi?

There are imposing buildings or monuments in Delhi. We cannot see such buildings in Patna.

2. What was the girl determined to do? Why?

The girl was determined to win the bike race because during the previous races her brother was always the winner.

3.  How did the cavalry officers look? What happened to them finally?

The cavalry officers were brilliant in appearance. Finally the horses ran in different directions. One of the riders was thrown in a ditch.

4. Haughtily means proudly or having or shoving arrogant superiority.
Why did the girl reply haughtily?

Her brother laughed at her. The girl was afraid that he would make fun of her. So she replied haughtily

5. Were the girl and her brother friendly with each other?

Yes they were friendly with each other.

6. I, think it would be nice if we moved quickly from here.”

a. Who does I,’ refer to?

‘I’ refers to the brother.

b. Why did they want to move Tuickly from there?

The rider and the owner f the cow looked very angry. The brother was afraid that they would be called in for a lot of explanations. So they wanted to move quickly from there

VOCABULARY

B. Match the phrases with their meanings

C. Refer to a dictionary and find out the meaning of the words given below.

1. Beam

Ans : to smile broadly

2. Smile

Ans : to show pleasure by drawing up the corners of the lips.

3. Guffaw

Ans : to laugh loudly

4. Laugh

Ans : to make sounds with the voice in showing amusement or happiness

5. Giggle

Ans : to make a slight laugh in a nervous or silly manner.

D. Read the sentences given below. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the appropriate laughter words from the exercise above.

1. Kavitha’s face ___________ with joy as she arrived India.

Ans : beamed

2. The show was enjoyed by all the audience and they _______ out loudly all the while.

Ans : guffawed

3. When I tickle Nishanth, he always makes a loud _______________.

Ans : laugh

4. Bharani didn’t mean any harm, he just did it for __________________.

Ans : a giggle

5. Things will calm down, you just keep ______________.

Ans : smiling

E. Pick the word from the text that is similar to the words or phrases given below.

1. threatening and extremely angry ______________.

Ans : scowl

2. a heavy blow or hit to leave a place quickly _______________.

Ans : thump

3. happening gently and slowly ____________________.

Ans : gradually

4. any building of a past age, regarded as a historically important place ____________.

Ans : monument

5. bad luck __________

Ans : unfortunate. (misfortune)

F. Match each word with its antonyms.

GRAMMAR

G. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1. The car was moving too ______. Ans : fast
2. The lift is moving ______. Ans : down
3. Joanna did her classwork ________________. Ans : regularly
4. Keerthi Vasan arrived ________. Ans : late
5. Paul ________ plays cricket with his friends. Ans : often
6. Suguna ________ helps her mother at home. Ans : never

H. Read the sentences and put the adverbs in the correct boxes. Give two more examples of your own in each box.

1. Anand has decided to submit his project tomorrow.
2. The cat ran behind.
3. Paraman sang in the choir happily.
4. We never come late to the office.
5. The stray elephant was set free in the forest yesterday.
6. Arun and V imala usually complete their homework on time.
7. Raghav looked at his sister affectionately.
8. I prefer to leave early

I. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Find adverbs.

1. Was / somebody/ there / nearby/ standing.

• There was somebody standing nearby.

• Adverbs : nearby

2. Came / Anand/ to / school/ early.

• Anand came to school early.

• Adverbs : early

3. Softly./ Murali/ speaks.

• Murali speaks softly.

• Adverbs : softly

4. Beautiful / the house / have/ they / decorated.

• They have decorated the house beautifully.

• Adverbs : beautifully

5. English/ classes/ during/ always / we/ English /speak.

• We always speak English during English classes.

• Adverbs : always

J. Pick the words from the box and put them in the appropriate column.

( kindly, soft, sweet, everywhere, bright, constanly, few, then, huge, loudly)

சில பயனுள்ள பக்கங்கள்

• 6th Standard All Books – Download

• 5th Std Tamil Book Answers – Download

• Lesson 1.3 (A Childhood in Malabar : A Memoir) Answers – More Info