A Holiday in Delhi: Class-vi: Lesson-5
A Holiday in Delhi: Class-vi: Lesson-5 (Questions and answers)
Let us now read about a trip to Delhi by two young children Rishov and Rishika.
' A Holiday in Delhi', a story based on inculcation of values, involves language development through activities for comprehension, diary entry, telephonic conversation, and role-play. While making learners complete the activities, the focus should be on bringing up situations that the learners can identify with.
Let's go to know about questions and answer:
Questions no-1.
Let's see how much you have understood the lesson. Read the sentences below and put a tick on the correct option to complete each sentence:
(a) Rishov, Rishika, and their parents went to Delhi during their
(i) summer holidays
(ii) Puja holidays
(iii) winter holidays
(iv) Bihu holidays
Answer: Puja Holidays
(b) They went to Delhi by
(i) air
(ii) bus
(iii) train
(iv) their own car
Answer:- air
(c) Maple Inn is a lovely
(i) palace
(ii) fort
(iii) restaurant
(iv) hotel
Answer:- hotel
(d) Rishov found a wallet lying on the
(i) seat of the bus
(ii) floor of the hotel
(iii) floor of the bus
(iv) bus stop
Answer:- floor on the bus.
(e) The person who dialed the number was
(i) Rishov
(ii) Rishov's father
(iii) Rishika
(iv) Rishov and Rishika's mother
Answer:- Rishov
(f) The person who was very happy to receive the wallet was
(i) Rishika
(ii) Rishov
(iii) Rajeev Sharma
(iv) Rishov and Rishika's father
Answer:- Rajeev Sharma
Questions no-2.
Here are some sentences about Rishov and Rishika's holiday. Arrange the sentences in chronological order( as they happened in the story).
a. They saw the Red Fort and India Gate.
b. They went to Agra
c. Rishov and Rishika pleaded with their father for a holiday trip to Delhi.
d. They returned the wallet to its owner.
e. Ticket were bought and the hotel was booked.
f. Rishov found and picked up a wallet lying on the floor of the bus.
Answer:
a. Rishov and Rishika pleaded with their father for a holiday trip to Delhi.
b. Ticket were bought and the hotel was booked.
c. They saw the Red Fort and India Gate.
d. They went to Agra
e. Rishov found and picked up a wallet lying on the floor of the bus.
f. They returned the wallet to its owner.
Questions no-3.
(a) What is a diary entry? Read to know.
A diary entry is a written record of one's thoughts, feelings, opinions and plans that have occurred during the day. these entries are arranged by date.
Diary writing format:
(i) Write the date of entry on the left-hand corner of the entry.
(ii) Choose the topic of the entry.
(iii) One can address the diary as 'Dear Diary' or give the diary a name.
(b) Rishov is trying to record the important points about their holiday in his diary. Working with a friend, read the lesson, and help Rishov to complete his diary. Working with a friend, read the lesson, and help Rishov to complete his diary entry:
October 5th: Started our journey to Delhi
Place we visited: ----------------
Hotel we stayed in: ----------------
What I found under my seat: -------------------
Who it belonged to: ------------------
How I found Mr. Sharma: ------------------
Where I returned the wallet:-----------------
The most memorable thing
about our vacation: -----------------
Answer:-
October 5th: Started our journey to Delhi
Place we visited: Delhi, Red Fort and Agra
Hotel we stayed in: Maple Inn
What I found under my seat: A wallet
Who it belonged to: Rajeev Sharma
How I found Mr. Sharma: I found Rajeev's phone number in his wallet and I called him in my father's phone, thus I meet him at the Tajmahal area in Agra.
Where I returned the wallet: at Agra bus station.
The most memorable thing
about our vacation: When we gave the wallet returned.
Questions no-4.
Now, try to record the important points about one of your holidays. You may work in groups to complete your diary entry. You can check the points on the left if you like.
Date of your journey:----------------------
Place you visited:------------------------
Place you stayed in:----------------------
What you did there:-----------------------
What interesting things happened to you:------
What you most liked about that holiday:-------
Which place you would like to visit in the future:----
Answer:-
Date of your journey: 20 january/1999
Place you visited: Tezpur
Place you stayed in: a hotel
What you did there: traveling in many historical places.
What interesting things happened to you: I very happy when I saw Agnigarh.
What you most liked about that holiday: travel for new places
Which place you would like to visit in the future: Sikkim
Questions no-5.
Rishika is talking on her mobile with her friend Minati who lives in Delhi. Read the conversation between Rishika and Minati. The conversation is not given in proper order. Re-arrange the sentences spoken and write them in sequence in the space given.
* Fine. How are you Rishika? * Ok dear. I'll be at the airport.
* Are you coming by air? * We'll reach on 5th October.
* Fine, thank you! We're coming to Delhi. * Hello! How are you Minati?
* Yes, by Air India. * Oh ! It'll be nice to meet you all again. When are you coming?
Answer:-
1. Rishika: Hello! How are you Minati? 2. Minati: Fine. How are you Rishika?
3 Rishika: Fine, thank you! We're coming to Delhi. 4. Minati: Oh ! It'll be nice to meet you all again. When are you coming?
5. Rishika: We'll reach on the 5th of October. 6. Minati: Are you coming by air?
7. Rishika: Yes, by Air India. 8. Minati: Ok dear. I'll be at the airport.
Questions no-6.
Let's learn some negative sentences. They are sentences that express a negative meaning using 'No' or 'Not'.
Look at the following sentence:
" I don't know how to thank you."
* The form "I don't know" is negative.
* The positive form is "I know".
* When there is no auxiliary (helping) verb before the main verb we use 'do'+'not', which is shortened to 'don't' in the present tense and 'didn't' in the past tense.
* If there is an auxiliary, the 'not' comes after the auxiliary, as follows:
(a) I would like to meet Rajeev Sharma.
I wouldn't like to meet Rajeev Sharma.
(b) I will give you the book.
I won't give you the book.
Here are some sentences from the lesson or related to the story.
Change the sentences into negative:
(i) We'll go by air.
Answer: We won't go by air.
(ii) Their mother too was on their sides.
Answer: Their mother too wasn't their sides.
(iii) The Red Fort amazed them.
Answer: The Red Fort didn't amaze them
(iv) Rishov's father booked two rooms in the hotel.
Answer: Rishov's father didn't book two rooms in the hotel.
(v) The wallet must be returned.
Answer: The wallet mustn't be returned.
(vi) Rishov told him how he had found the wallet.
Answer: Rishov didn't tell him how he had found the wallet.
(vii) He gave the man the bus number.
Answer: He didn't give the man the bus number.
(viii) Open the wallet, please.
Answer: Don't open the wallet, please.
Questions no-8.
Find new words from each of the following words and write them out in the space given. One is done for you.
Answer:
below:- low
wallet:- let
person:- son
father:- her
smile:- mile
lawns:- lunch
Find more such words from your text and add them to your list.
Questions no-9.
Read each row of the table and make a sentence taking the words from each of them:
Here is an example: Rang Ghar: Sivasagar: monument
Rang Ghar is a monument in Sivasagar, Assam.
The name- Where it is- What it is
1. Taj Mahal Agra monument
2. Maple Inn South Delhi hotel
3. Red Fort Delhi fort
4. India Gate Delhi monument
5. Agra Fort Agra fort
Answer:
1. Taj Mahal is a monument in Agra, Delhi.
2. Maple Inn is a hotel in South Delhi.
3. Red Fort is a fort in Delhi.
4. India Gate is a monument in Delhi.
5. Agra Fort is a fort in Agra, Delhi.
Hello readers, I tried to write all questions and answers on simple words in this lesson 'A Holiday in Delhi', If you have any questions on this lesson then write in the comment box. Thanks for the reading.
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