{"id":1098,"date":"2022-08-28T04:11:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T04:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2024-03-25T19:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T13:40:44","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-10-the-banyan-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/ncert-solutions-class-6-english-honeysuckle-chapter-10-the-banyan-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (Honeysuckle) Chapter 10 The Banyan Tree"},"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 – 10 The Banyan Tree <\/strong>has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter – 10 (The Banyan Tree)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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

A. Complete the following sentences.
\n<\/strong>1. The old banyan tree \u201cdid not belong\u201d to grandfather, but only to the boy, because __________ .
\n2. The small gray squirrel became friendly when __________ .
\n3. When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel __________ .
\n4. In the spring, the banyan tree __________, and __________ would come there.
\n5. The banyan tree served the boy as a __________ .
\n6. The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree __________ .<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –
\n<\/strong>1. The old banyan tree \u201cdid not belong\u201d to grandfather, but only to the boy, because\u00a0his grandfather was sixty-five years old, who could no longer climb it<\/strong><\/span>.
\n2. The small gray squirrel became friendly\u00a0when he found that the boy did not arm himself with catapult or air gun<\/span><\/strong>.
\n3. When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel\u00a0grew quite bold and was soon taking morsels from his hand<\/strong><\/span>.
\n4. In the spring, the banyan tree\u00a0was full of small red figs<\/strong><\/span>, and\u00a0birds of all kinds<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0would come there.
\n5. The banyan tree served the boy as a\u00a0library where he had made a crude platform to sit and read books<\/strong><\/span>.
\n6. The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree\u00a0when it was not too hot, leaning against it and reading story books<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

B.\u00a0Answer the following questions.
\n1. \u201cIt was to be a battle of champions.\u201d(8)
\n<\/strong>(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mongoose<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCobra<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(a)<\/span><\/td>\n(a)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(b)<\/span><\/td>\n(b)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(c)<\/span><\/td>\n(c)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Answer –
\n<\/strong>(i)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mongoose<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCobra<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(a) superb fighter<\/span><\/td>\n(a) skilful<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(b) clever<\/span><\/td>\n(b) experienced fighter<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(c) aggressive<\/span><\/td>\n(c) swift<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

(ii)<\/strong> The cobra produced a hissing sound to challenge the mongoose to a fight. It raised three feet of its body off the ground. It spread its broad hood.\u00a0The mongoose bushed its tail. The long hair on its back also stood up.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?) (10)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/strong>The other two spectators were a crow and a myna. They settled on a cactus to watch the outcome. But they did not just watch. They tried to join the fight by hurling themselves at the cobra.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order. (11, 16)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
(i) Ceased to struggle<\/span><\/td>\nGrabbed the snake by the snout<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(ii) Tried to mesmerise the mongoose<\/span><\/td>\nDragged the snake into the bushes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iii) Coiled itself around the mongoose<\/span><\/td>\nDarted away and bit the cobra on the back<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iv) Struck the crow<\/span><\/td>\nPretended to attack the cobra on one side<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(v) Struck again and missed<\/span><\/td>\nRefused to look into the snake\u2019s eyes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(vi) Struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack<\/span><\/td>\nSprang aside, jumped in and bit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Answer –<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Snake<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMongoose<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(ii) tried to mesmerize the mongoose<\/span><\/td>\nrefused to look into the snake\u2019s eyes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack<\/span><\/td>\npretended to attack the cobra on one side<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(v) struck again and missed<\/span><\/td>\nsprang aside, jumped in and bit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iv) struck the crow<\/span><\/td>\ndarted away and bit the cobra on the back<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose<\/span><\/td>\ngrabbed the snake by the snout<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(i) ceased to struggle<\/span><\/td>\ndragged the snake into the bushes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

4.
\n(i) What happened to the crow in the end? (16)
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –<\/strong> In the end, the crow was flung nearly twenty feet across the garden by a blow from the cobra\u2019s snout. The crow fluttered about for a while and then lay still.<\/span><\/p>\n

(ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>Finally, the myna dropped cautiously to the ground, hopped about, peered into the bushes from a safe distance, and then, with a shrill cry of congratulation, flew away.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

A.
\n<\/strong>1. The word \u2018round\u2019 usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/strong>In the story the word \u2018round\u2019 means the different\u00a0stages\u00a0<\/b>of the fight between the cobra and the mongoose.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Find five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hari leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari\u2019s success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0 <\/strong>Hari\u00a0leaves\u00a0<\/strong>for work at nine every morning. He works in the local\u00a0branch<\/strong>\u00a0of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari\u2019s success is really the\u00a0fruit<\/strong>\u00a0of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The\u00a0root<\/strong>\u00a0cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud\u00a0bark<\/strong>\u00a0every day.<\/span><\/p>\n

B.\u00a0The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
dived, gliding, Sprang, darting, whipped\u2026back, delving<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began ________ into my pockets for morsels of cake.
\n2. I saw a cobra ________ out of a clump of cactus.
\n3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue ________ in and out.
\n4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose ________ aside.
\n5. The snake ________ his head ________ to strike at the crow.
\n6. The birds ________at the snake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –
\n<\/strong>1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began\u00a0delving<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0into my pockets for morsels of cake.
\n2. I saw a cobra\u00a0gliding<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0out of a clump of cactus.
\n3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue\u00a0darting<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in and out.
\n4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose\u00a0sprang<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0aside.
\n5. The snake\u00a0whipped<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0his head\u00a0back<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to strike at the crow.
\n6. The birds\u00a0dived<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0at the snake.<\/span><\/p>\n

C. Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.
\n<\/strong>1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout th____ing against its body. (15)
\n2. The crow and the myna c__ll____in mid-air. (13)
\n3. The birds dived at the snake, but b____d into each other instead. (14)<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –
\n<\/strong>1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout thudd<\/strong><\/span>ing against its body.
\n2. The crow and the myna co<\/strong><\/span>llided<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in mid-air.
\n3. The birds dived at the snake, but bumpe<\/strong><\/span>d into each other instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

D. Look at these sentences.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n
    \n
  • In the spring, birds of all kinds would flock into the banyan tree\u2019s branches.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I\u00a0would\u00a0<\/i>spend the afternoons there.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  • Grandfather, at sixty-five,\u00a0could<\/i>\u00a0no longer climb the banyan tree.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I\u00a0could<\/i>\u00a0hide myself in its branches.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I\u00a0could<\/i>\u00a0look down through the leaves at the world below.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I\u00a0could\u00a0<\/i>read there.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2018Would\u2019 tells us what the author used to do, or what used to happen.<\/span><\/td>\n\u2018Could\u2019 tells us what the author was usually able to do, or grandfather is now not able to do.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Choose\u00a0would<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0could<\/em>\u00a0to replace the italicised words in the following sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grandfather says, in the old days,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> elephants\u00a0were able to\u00a0<\/em>fly in the sky, like clouds. They were also\u00a0able<\/em>\u00a0to change their shapes. They\u00a0used to<\/em>\u00a0fly behind clouds and frighten them. People\u00a0used to<\/em>\u00a0look up at the sky in wonder.<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/strong>elephants could<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0fly in the sky, like clouds. They\u00a0could<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0also change their shapes. They\u00a0would<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0fly behind clouds and frighten them. People\u00a0would<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0look up at the sky in wonder.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> because there was no electricity, he\u00a0used to<\/em>\u00a0get up with the sun, and he\u00a0used to<\/em>\u00a0go to bed with the sun, like the birds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/strong>because there was no electricity, he would<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0get up with the sun, and he\u00a0would<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0go to bed with the sun, like the birds.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> like the owl, he\u00a0was able to<\/em>\u00a0see quite well in the dark. He\u00a0was able to<\/em>\u00a0tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/strong>like the owl, he could<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0see quite well in the dark. He\u00a0could<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.<\/span><\/p>\n

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