M.P. Board Class 6th Special English
Chapter 15
A Caravan Chief
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Textual Exercise
Word Power
1. Fill in the banke with the words given below.
(mend, attend to, stranger, shame, flap, got caught, spare, followers)
- Mrs. Das works in an office. But she wants to stop working because she gets very little time to …………. her children at home.
- Little children go about without clothes because they are too young to leave any feeling of …………….
- “Have mercy on me and …………… my life,” the mouse said to the lion which had caught it.
- Ramu was always the leader of our group; we were all his ……………..
- Kittu said to the tailor. “I want a ……………. to my shirt pocket. Then I can keep money in it safely.”
- “You need not buy a new pair of shoes. Take this one to a cobbler; he will ……………….. it.”
- The mouse went into the cage and touched the food. Immediately the cage closed and the mouse ……………… in it.
- A. Can you tell me the way to the town Hall, sir?
B. I am sorry. I am a ……………. to this town. I arrived here only yesterday.
Ans.
(a) Read the lesson and complete the sentences:
- John Ramon was going to ………………
- Ramson counted the money …………………
- He called all his followers and ……………..
- Ali went to each one ……………….
- The man went to the ……………..
Ans.
- Baghdad with a caravan of twenty camels.
- everyday during his journey to make sure that it was safe.
- asked them to sit in a line in front of him.
- of them, bent down and smelt his palm.
- place where he had hidden the bag of gold.
Comprehension
1. Who was Ahmad Ali?
Ans. Ahmad Ali was the chief of the caravan.
2. What does Ramson have in his bag?
Ans. Ramson has kept one hundred pieces of gold in his bag.
3. Why did Ali say, “we are not moving camp today.”?
Ans. Ali said so because he had to get his saddles mended and had to attend two or three donkeys that had lost their shoes. Morever, he had to search the gold too.
4. What did Ali say to his followers after dinner?
Ans. After dinner Ali told his followers to sit in a line in front of him.
5. What did Ali ask his followers to do after going into the tent?
Ans. Ali asked his followers to touch the plate, kept inside the tent after going into it (tent).
6. How did Ali catch the thief?
Ans. Ali had put in the plate a liquid with a strong smell. All except the thief had touched the plate and their palms gave out the smell. Only the thief s palm did not give out the smell which made it clear that he had stolen the gold.
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