NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (HoneySuckle) Unit 2 How the Dog Found Himself a New Master!

Q.1: Discuss these questions in pairs before you write the answers.
1. Why did the dog feel the need for a master? (1, 2)
2. Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master? (3)
3. Who did he choose next? (5)
4. Why did he serve the Lion for a longtime? (8)
5. Who did he finally choose as his master and why? (9, 10)

Ans : 1. The dog felt the need for a master because he was tired of wandering about the alone, looking for good and getting frightened by those who are stronger than him. Therefore, he decided to serve someone who was the strongest on earth.


2. He chose a big wolf as his master. One day, the dog saw that the wolf afraid of the bear. Since the dog wanted to serve only the strongest, he left the wolf and asked the bear to be his master.


3. He chose the bear to be his next master.


4. He served the lion for a long time because there was no one more powerful and stronger than the lion in the forest. The lion was not afraid of any creature and thus, the dog as well protected by it. THerefore, the dog lived happily by serving the lion for a long time.


5. He finally chose the man as his master. One day, the dog realised that the lion was afraid of man. As he wanted to serve someone who was the most powerful, he chose man as his master. 

Q.2: A summary of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box. 
 
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’s best friend.

Ans : This is the story of  a dog , who used to be  his own master . He decided to find a master   stronger than anyone else . First he found   a wolf  , but the wolf was afraid of   the bar  . The dog thought that the bear was   the strongest of all  . After some time the dog met   a lion  , who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was   afraid of man  . To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend. 

Q.3: Each word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows.
Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box. 
 
1. a  ________________of ships 
2. a  ________________of flowers
3. a  ________________ of chicks
4. a  ________________ of cattle
5. a  ________________ of sticks
6. a  ________________ of sheep
7. a  ________________ of fish
8. a  ________________ of wolves

Ans : 1. a  fleetof ships 
2. a   bunch  of flowers
3. a   brood  of chicks
4. a   flock  of cattle
5. a   bundle  of sticks
6. a   herd  of sheep
7. a   school  of fish
8. a  pack  of wolves 

Q.4: Make nouns from the words given below by adding –ness or – ity. (For some words we need to add just –ty, or –y.) 
1. honest ________________
2. kind  ________________
3. cruel  ________________ 
4. calm  ________________
5. sad  ________________
6. active  ________________
7. creative  ________________
8. sincere  ________________
9. cheerful ________________
10. bitter  ________________
11. sensitive ________________
12. great  ________________

Ans : 1. honest Honesty  
2. kind  Kindness  
3. cruel   Cruelty  
4. calm   Calmness  
5. sad   Sadness  
6. active   Activity  
7. creative   Creativity  
8. sincere   Sincerity  
9. cheerful  Cheerfulness  
10. bitter  Bitterness  
11. sensitive  Sensitivity  
12. great   Greatness  

Q.5: Read the following passage and do the exercises that follow. Then complete the family tree of dogs given on the facing page.
The Dog Family  
The dog family is one of the 11 families that make up the Carnivores, a large group of intelligent, flesh-eating, backboned animals. In this group are such varied animals as bears, pandas, raccoons, cats,hyenas, and even seal. The dog or canine family has many wild species like wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, and wild dogs. The dog is the only domesticated member of the canine family though now and then someone tames a wolf, fox or coyote as a pet. All members of the dog family are descendants of a wolf-like animal which lived about 15 million years ago. From this distant ancestor, the true dogs gradually developed. But nobody knows the exact ancestor of the modern domestic dog. Several wild dogs look and behave like domestic dogs. The dingo or wild dog of Australia is one of these. It is possible that the dingo was a tamed dog brought to Australia long ago which then ran wild. Dogs were the first animals tamed by humans — perhaps 20,000 years ago. Tamed dogs were brought from Asia to the New World 5,000 or more years ago. Dogs were first used for hunting.
1. Find the opposites of these words in the text above.
(i) ancestor  ________________
(ii) wild t __ m __ 
(iii) ancient  ________________ 
(iv) near d  ________________ t 
(v) suddenly gr  ________________


2. Complete the following sentences.
(i) The dingo is ____________________________________ . 


(ii) Dogs were the ____________________________________animals tamed by humans.The other animals tamed by humans are ________________________________________
(Think and name some other such animals.)


(iii) The New World refers to ______________________________ .  Dogs were brought there from ____________________________ .


3. HOW THE DOG FOUND HIMSELF A NEW MASTER! 

Ans : 1. (i) ancestor -  descendants 
(ii) wild -  tame 
(iii) ancient -  modern  
(iv) near -  distant  
(v) suddenly -  gradually 


2. (i) The dingo is  the wild dog of Australia, which looks and behaves like a domestic dog.  
(ii) Dogs were the  first  animals tamed by humans. The other animals tamed by humans are  wolf, fox, and coyote  
(iii)The New World refers to  the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the earth, specifically the Americans and Australasia.  Dogs were brought there from  Asia .


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