{"id":1081,"date":"2022-08-25T03:55:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T03:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2024-03-25T19:13:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T13:43:30","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-2-how-the-dog-found-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/ncert-solutions-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-2-how-the-dog-found-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (Honeysuckle) Chapter 2 How the Dog Found Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (Honeysuckle)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 English (Prose) (Honeysuckle) Chapter – 2 How the Dog Found Himself <\/strong>has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter – 2
\n(How the Dog Found Himself)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Working with Text<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A. Discuss these questions in pairs before you write the answers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Why did the dog feel the need for a master? (1, 2)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Answer – <\/strong>The dog was sick and tired of going about alone in search of food. And he did not feel safe. So he decided to have a master.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master? (3)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Answer – <\/strong>The dog first chose a wolf as his master. But he found the wolf afraid of the bear. So he left the company of the wolf.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Who did he choose next? (5)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Answer – <\/strong>He chose the bear to be his next master.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. Why did he serve the Lion for a long time? (8)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>He served the lion for a long time because he had no complaints. He was safe as the lion was the strongest beast and no one dared to touch the dog.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Who did he finally choose as his master and why? (9, 10)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>He finally chose man as his master. This is because even the lion, who was the fiercest beast, was scared of humans. This convinced the dog that man was the strongest of all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B. A summary of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
a dog, stronger than anyone else, the strongest of all, a wolf, the bear, afraid of man, his own master, a lion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This is the story of ________, who used to be ________. He decided to find a master ________. First he found ________, but the wolf was afraid of ________. The dog thought that the bear was ________. After some time, the dog met ________, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was ________. To this day, the dog remains man\u2019s best friend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>This is the story of a dog<\/u><\/strong>, who used to be\u00a0his own master<\/u><\/strong>. He decided to find a master\u00a0stronger than anyone else<\/strong><\/span>. First he\u00a0found\u00a0a wolf<\/u><\/strong>, but the wolf was afraid of\u00a0the bear<\/u><\/strong>. The dog thought that the bear was\u00a0the strongest of all<\/u><\/strong>. After some time, the dog met\u00a0a lion<\/u><\/strong>, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was\u00a0afraid\u00a0of man<\/span><\/strong>. To this day, the dog remains man\u2019s best friend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Working with Language<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

A. Each word in the box given below indicates a large number of\u2026 For example, \u2018a herd of cows\u2019 refers to many cows. Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
school, fleet, brood, bundle, bunch, pack, flock, herd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1.\u00a0<\/strong>a ________ of ships
\n<\/span>2.<\/strong> a ________ of flowers
\n<\/span>3.<\/strong> a ________ of chicks
\n<\/span>4.<\/strong> a ________ of cattle
\n<\/span>5.<\/strong> a ________ of sticks
\n<\/span>6.<\/strong> a ________ of sheep
\n<\/span>7.<\/strong> a ________ of fish
\n<\/span>8.<\/strong> a ________ of wolves<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –
\n1. <\/strong>a fleet<\/strong><\/span> of ships
\n<\/span>2.<\/strong> a bunch<\/strong><\/span> of flowers
\n<\/span>3.<\/strong> a brood<\/strong><\/span> of chicks
\n<\/span>4.<\/strong> a team<\/strong><\/span> of cattle
\n<\/span>5.<\/strong> a bundle<\/strong><\/span> of sticks
\n<\/span>6.<\/strong> a herd<\/strong><\/span> of sheep
\n<\/span>7.<\/strong> a school<\/strong><\/span> of fish
\n<\/span>8.<\/strong> a pack<\/strong><\/span> of wolves<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B. Make nouns from the words given below by adding \u2013ness or \u2013ity. (For some words we need to add just \u2013ty, or \u2013y.)<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

1.<\/strong> honest ______
\n<\/span>2.<\/strong> kind ______
\n<\/span>3.<\/strong> cruel ______
\n<\/span>4.<\/strong> calm ______
\n<\/span>5.<\/strong> sad ______
\n<\/span>6.\u00a0<\/strong>active ______
\n<\/span>7.<\/strong> creative ______
\n<\/span>8.\u00a0<\/strong>sincere ______
\n<\/span>9.<\/strong> cheerful ______
\n<\/span>10.<\/strong> bitter ______
\n<\/span>11.<\/strong> sensitive ______
\n<\/span>12.<\/strong> great ______<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> <\/span>honesty
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>2.<\/strong> <\/span>kindness
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>3.<\/strong> <\/span>cruelty
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>4.<\/strong> <\/span>calmness
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>5.<\/strong> <\/span>sadness
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>6. <\/strong><\/span>activity
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>7.<\/strong> <\/span>creativity
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>8.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>sincerity
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>9.<\/strong> <\/span>cheerful<\/span>ness
\n<\/strong><\/span>10.<\/strong> <\/span>bitter<\/span>ness
\n<\/strong><\/span>11.<\/strong> <\/span>sensitiv<\/span>ity
\n<\/strong><\/span>12.<\/strong> <\/span>greatness<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

C. Word search<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n