NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (HoneySuckle) Unit 5 A Different Kind of School

Ans : Let’s go for a little walk. Only you must tell me things. I shall be so glad when today is over. The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this. Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess. I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day - at least not much. But being blind is so frightening. 

Ans : 1. The writer visited Miss Beam’s school because he had heard a great deal about it.
2. The ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play was that each term every child had on blind day, one lame day, one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day. This was done to make the children appreciate and understand misfortune.
3. “Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day,  one deaf day, one injured day and one dumb day” .
The dumb day was the hardest. This was because the children’s mouths could not be bandaged, so they really had to exercise their will power to remain silent. But the bandaged girl said that being blind was so frightening. Her head ached all the time just from worrying that she would get hurt.
4. The purpose of these special days was to teach thoughtfulness - kindness to others, and being responsible citizens. To make the children appreciate and understand misfortune, they were made to share in misfortune too. 

Ans : 1 homesick - Wanting to be home
2 practically - Almost 
3 it pains me - it hurts me 
4 appreciate - Understanding the difficulties 
5 thoughtless - Not every caring 
6 exercise - Test the strength of 
7 relief - A welcome change 
8 ghastly - terrible 

Ans : 1. I had come to know a lot about the school run by Miss Beam.
2. Miss beam was everything i had thought her to be - in the middle years of her life and authoritative.
3. I reached a window which opened in front of a arden of a large size.
4. “The children’s mouths cannot be put into bandages, so an exercise of will power is required on their part.” 

Ans : (i)terrible – 
(a) causing fear.                                
(b) very bad.
(ii)term – 
(a) a fixed length of time.          
(b) a part of the school year.
(iii)test – 
(a) to look at something to see if it is correct or will work properly.
(b)to ask someone questions.