GSEB Std 6 English Sem 1 Unit 5 Around The World Solution | ધોરણ 6 અંગ્રેજી

UNIT 5: AROUND THE WORLD

GLOSSARY (Important 50 Words)

Word (અંગ્રેજી)	Meaning (ગુજરાતી)	Synonym (સમાનાર્થી)	Antonym (વિરોધી)
afraid	ડરેલું	scared, frightened	brave, fearless
alone	એકલા	lonely	together
amazed	આશ્ચર્યચકિત	surprised, astonished	expecting
approached	નજીક આવવું	neared, advanced	retreated, left
beneath	નીચે	under, below	above, over
blaze	જ્વાળા / ભડકો	fire, flame	-
bolder	વધુ બહાદુર	braver, more confident	more timid
cart	ગાડું / લારી	wagon	-
castle	કિલ્લો	fortress, palace	-
cave	ગુફા	cavern	-
chasing	પીછો કરવો	following, pursuing	running away
chilly	ઠંડું	cold, cool	hot, warm
cluster	ટોળું વળવું / ઝૂમખું	gather, group	scatter
comfort	દિલાસો / આરામ	relief, ease	discomfort
company	સાથ / સંગાથ	companionship	isolation
curious	જિજ્ઞાસુ	eager to know	uninterested
departed	રવાના થયું	left	arrived
discovered	શોધી કાઢ્યું	found	lost, hid
doubt	શંકા	uncertainty	certainty, trust
examine	તપાસવું	inspect, check	ignore
excited	ઉત્સાહિત	thrilled, eager	calm, bored
exploring	અન્વેષણ કરવું / શોધવું	investigating	-
fare	ભાડું	ticket price	-
frightened	ડરેલું	scared, terrified	calm, brave
frosty	બરફવાળું / ઠંડું	icy, freezing	warm, melting
heat	ગરમી	warmth	cold
imagination	કલ્પના	fancy	reality
investigate	તપાસ કરવી	examine	ignore
island	ટાપુ	isle	mainland
journey	મુસાફરી	trip, travel	-
joyful	આનંદી	happy, cheerful	sad, gloomy
longing	તીવ્ર ઇચ્છા	desiring, yearning	disliking
magical	જાદુઈ	mystical, wonderful	ordinary
measured	માપ્યું	calculated	guessed
memories	યાદો	recollections	forgetfulness
mounds	ઢગલા	piles, heaps	-
passengers	મુસાફરો	travelers	-
prayed	પ્રાર્થના કરી	begged, pleaded	-
realized	ભાન થવું / સમજાવું	understood	misunderstood
refreshing	તાજગી આપનારું	revitalizing	tiring
reservation	આરક્ષણ / બુકિંગ	booking	-
savages	જંગલી લોકો	barbarians	civilized people
scared	ડરેલું	frightened, afraid	brave
searched	શોધ્યું	looked for	ignored
seashore	દરિયાકિનારો	beach, coast	inland
shallow	છીછરું	not deep	deep
sight	દ્રશ્ય	scene, view	-
storm	વાવાઝોડું	tempest	calm
trundling	ગબડવું	rolling	-
wandering	ભટકવું	roaming	staying
wrecked	નાશ પામવું (જહાજ)	destroyed, ruined	saved, repaired

POEM: An Ice-cream Man

1. Find out the words from the poem that have sounds as given below:

Find words ending with sounds similar to:
1. blaze
2. pink
3. full

1. blaze - peas / bees
2. pink - drink
3. full - cool

2. Write related words from the poem:

Example: people - ice-cream man, children
1. places
2. colours
3. ice-cream flavours
4. things
5. flowers

1. places - city, street
2. colours - brown, white, green, orange, pink
3. ice-cream flavours - vanilla, chocolate, strawberry
4. things - cart, umbrella, cones, bottles
5. flowers - roses, sweet peas

STORY 1: Robinson Crusoe Discovered a Footprint

1. Match 'A' with 'B':

Match the sentence halves:
1. Robinson was surprised
2. He thought that
3. At last he came back to the cave
4. He prayed for
5. He looked back

1. Robinson was surprised - c. to see a footprint on the sand.
2. He thought that - a. it was his imagination.
3. At last he came back to the cave - d. with fear.
4. He prayed for - e. safety.
5. He looked back - b. frequently.

2. Arrange the sentences in the correct order:

1. He could not sleep at night.
2. He returned to the cave very frightened.
3. Robinson saw a footprint of a man.
4. He decided to measure it with his own footprint.
5. He searched everywhere.

Correct Order:
1. Robinson saw a footprint of a man. (3)
2. He searched everywhere. (5)
3. He returned to the cave very frightened. (2)
4. He could not sleep at night. (1)
5. He decided to measure it with his own footprint. (4)

POEM: I Wish

Answer the questions:

1. Underline the rhyming words in the poem.
2. Write names of countries mentioned in the poem.
3. When would the poet take off his hat?
5. Complete the table: If I were... I'd...

1. Rhyming words: King/anything, Spain/rain, France/aunts, Greece/mantelpiece, Norroway/stay, Babylon/undone, Timbuctoo/do, anything/King
2. Countries: Spain, France, Greece, Norroway (Norway), Babylon, Timbuctoo
3. The poet would take off his hat in the rain if he were the King of Spain.
5. Table:
If I were King of Spain - I'd take my hat off in the rain.
If I were King of Greece - I'd push things off the mantelpiece.
If I were King of Babylon - I'd leave my button gloves undone.
If I were King of Norroway - I'd ask an elephant to stay.

STORY 2: First Journey

1. Choose the most appropriate options:

1. Prakash was travelling with...
2. Prakash's uncle taught him...
3. Which emotion is expressed by the words 'welcomed with open arms'?
4. The weather was very _____ when Prakash visited his uncle's house.

1. b. his parents
2. c. gardening
3. b. happiness
4. b. hot (as it was summer vacation)

2. Answer the questions:

1. Where was Prakash travelling to?
2. What did Prakash see outside the train window?

1. Prakash was travelling to his uncle's house.
2. Prakash saw rivers, mountains, villages, and cows grazing outside the train window.

3. Study the ticket and answer the questions:

Questions based on GSRTC Ticket.

1. What was the total fare from Ahmedabad to Baroda? -> b. 190
2. M. K. Sharma's seat number was -> 7
3. Where did M. K. Sharma board from? -> Ahmedabad (New Bus Terminal-1)
4. The bus departed at -> c. 9:15
5. M. K. Sharma travelled by Volvo class. (True/False) -> True
6. The PNR number was -> G12006883
7. What is the full form of GSRTC? -> Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation

WRITING

1. Here is a paragraph about 'My Visit to the Seashore'. Arrange the following parts in an appropriate sequence:

Arrange the given parts into a correct paragraph.

Correct Sequence:
1. Last weekend, I visited a seashore. The experience was truly refreshing as I liked to walk on the sandy beach.
2. The sun shone brightly. Some seagulls were flying in the sky.
3. I enjoyed the sight of endless ocean. There was rhythm in the sound of the waves. The breeze was cool. The sky was blue and full of fluffy clouds.
4. There were a few people on the shore. A group of children was building sand castles. Some hawkers were selling food and toys.
5. I walked on the sand for a few minutes. The sand was warm and soft. Then I walked in shallow water. I collected a few seashells.
6. Then I sat on a large rock.
7. It was a magical and refreshing experience.

LANGUAGE FUNCTION

2. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words given in the brackets:

Fill in the blanks with correct verb forms (Simple Present Tense).

1. The students sit in the assembly hall.
2. The girls play badminton in the park.
3. The farmer sleeps under the tree.
4. Meril cleans the room.
5. Sheetal draws a picture.
6. Hiral lives in Bhuj.
7. Rahul and Pinky visit Science City.
8. Vishal drinks milk in the evening.
9. Diksha goes to Bhavnagar.
10. The gardener waters the plants.

3. Study the example and make sentences:

Example: I play carrom every Sunday.
Make sentences using the table.

1. I don't want to eat fruits.
2. Rekha wears a saree everyday.
3. Anand cooks tasty food.
4. We like to read books.
5. Kanchan doesn't like to read books. (or any other combination)
6. Pragnesh plays carrom every Sunday. (or any other combination)

4. Study the example and answer the questions:

What are they doing in the pictures? (Reading, sleeping, running/playing cricket)

1. What is he doing? Ans: He is reading a book.
2. What is the boy doing? Ans: He is sleeping.
3. What is the girl doing? Ans: (Not pictured clearly, assuming general activity based on context or previous page)
4. What is the boy doing? Ans: He is playing cricket.

5. Study the picture, read the paragraph and answer the questions:

Questions based on music room paragraph.

1. Who is playing tabla? -> Nehaben is playing tabla.
2. Why are they practising? -> They are practising for a concert.
3. How are the students sitting? -> The students are sitting in a circle.
4. When is the concert? -> The concert is on Friday morning.
5. What is Disha doing? -> Disha is singing.

6. Answer the questions using the words given in the brackets:

Make full sentences from brackets.

1. What is Sejal learning? -> Sejal is learning Sanskrut.
2. What is the monkey eating? -> The monkey is eating a banana.
3. What are Renuka and Mishva doing? -> Renuka and Mishva are dancing.
4. How many marbles is Dinesh keeping? -> Dinesh is keeping ten marbles.
5. What is the teacher writing on the blackboard? -> The teacher is writing a sentence on the blackboard.

VOCABULARY

1. Write the words:

Rooms in a House / Places in a School / Subjects

Rooms in a House
1. You sleep here. Bedroom
2. You have a shower here. Bathroom
3. You make meals here. Kitchen

Places in a School
1. Students have their lessons here. Classroom
2. You can play here. Playground
3. You can read books and borrow books. Library

Subjects
1. A subject that studies all the things that happened in the past. History
2. A subject that teaches you how to write sentences and letters. Language
3. A subject that explores nature. Science

2. What kind of things are they? Write the words:

Categorize the pairs.

1. Breakfast and dinner are - meals
2. India and America are - countries
3. A frock and a shirt are - clothes
4. Tomatoes and potatoes are - vegetables
5. Red and white are - colours
6. The Narmada and the Tapi are - rivers
7. A mango and a banana are - fruits
8. January and September are - months
9. English and Gujarati are - languages
10. Summer and monsoon are - seasons

3. Read the riddles and answer using the words given in the brackets:

(a comb, a table, a bank, a towel, in a dictionary)

1. What gets wet while drying? -> a towel
2. I have branches, but no fruit, no trunk or no leaves. What am I? -> a bank
3. Where does today come before yesterday? -> in a dictionary
4. What has legs but doesn't walk? -> a table
5. What has many teeth but can't bite? -> a comb

DO IT YOURSELF

Complete the names of ice cream flavours:

Fill in the missing letters.

chocolate
strawberry
vanilla
orange
pineapple
butterscotch
mango
pista
raspberry