Grade-6 Podar International School, Gandhinagar

The Village Schoolmaster Oliver Goldsmith a) How did the children view the schoolmaster? A.The children viewed the school master as severe and stern. They all knew him very  well and would gauge his mood by merely looking at his expressions at the start of  the day. They would laugh at his jokes to keep him cheerful. The children however  respected him, because he was kind and was dedicated to teaching them. b)Why did the villagers regard the schoolmaster in wonder? A.The villagers were awed by the knowledge of the school master. They wondered  how he could read, write, calculate, measure tides and at the same time be so  skilled in arguing. They would wonder how his small head could hold so much of  knowledge. c)  Does the poet regard the schoolmaster with love and affection? Why do you think  so? A.The poet regards the school master with love and affection. The poet speaks about  the various qualities that the sch...

Please refer to the text for Questions a) A.Rainwater harvesting is the process of bringing down the rainwater falling on roofs and terraces using closed pipes and directing it to storage tank or well from where the water can be used. b) A.Rising population, expanding industrialization and growing agriculture over the years have intensified the need for water. The water in the lakes and rivers are insufficient to meet the needs of the people. Hence, there is water crisis in our country. c) A.The residential localities and industries are drawing out ground water from wells to fulfill their daily requirements. This has led to depletion of ground water. d) A.The urban layout of the city causes all the rainwater from the roof and all the groundwater areas surrounding the house to flow towards the street, from where it goes down the drains and runs off as sewage water. Thus, a lot of water in the urban areas get wasted e) A.The water from rainwater harvesting may not b...

The Windmill a) What does the windmill see in the farms below?      A.The windmill sees the fields of grain that will be soon ready for harvesting.  b) Mention two actions of the windmill that suggest that it is human? A.The windmill flings its arms in the air in joyous anticipation of the soon to be ready for harvest. It hears the sound of flails. It listens to the church bells on Sundays, at peace with itself.  c) What sound does the windmill hear from the barns? A.The windmill hears the sound of grains being threshed on the barn floor using flails. The sound is audible to him through the open barn doors even though the barns are far off.   d) Why is the windmill important to the miller? A.The windmill is the source of livelihood for the miller. It is the windmill that make him a prosperous farmer.  e) What do we learn about the windmill from the poem with reference to its structure, location and w...

Prose: 1.      The Wizard – Major Dhyan Chand 2.      Machu Pichu – An Engineering Wonder 3.      Rainwater Harvesting 4.      Ubuntu- an African Concept of Humanity Poetry: 1.      Palanquin Bearers 2.      The Windmill 3.      The Village School Master 4.      The Flower School SR: 1.      Ch 1-11 Grammar: 1.      Prepositions 2.      Punctuation 3.      Conjunctions 4.      Direct and Indirect Speech 5.      Active and Passive Voice 6.      Transformation of Sentences 7.      Prefix and Suffix 8.      Antonyms and Synonyms Composition: 1.    ...