Unseen Passage for Class 6 English with Answers

Unseen Passage for Class 6 with answers pdf​

Read the following passage carefully.

I have talked of the necessity for prayer, and I have dealt with the essence of prayer. We are born to serve our fellow men, and cannot properly do so unless we are wide awake. There is an external struggle raging in man’s breast between the powers of darkness and of light, and he, who has not the sheet anchor of prayer to rely upon, will be a victim to the powers of darkness.

The man of prayer will be at peace with himself and with the whole world: the man who goes about the affairs of the world, without a prayerful heart, will be miserable and will make the world also miserable.

Apart, therefore, from its bearing, on man’s condition after death prayer has incalculable value for man in this world of living. We, inmates of the ashram, who came here in search of truth and for insistence on truth, professed to believe in the efficacy of prayer, but had never up to now, made it a matter of vital concern. We did not bestow on it the care that we did on other matters. I awoke from my slumber one day and realized that I had been woefully negligent on my duty in the matter. I have, therefore suggested a measure of stern discipline, and far from being any the worse, I hope, we are the better for it, it is so obvious. 

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.What kind of struggle is raging in man’s heart?
2.Why, according to the author, are we born?
3.Why do the inmates come to the Ashram?
4.Who will become the victim to the powers of darkness?
5.What did the author realize one day when he awoke from his slumber?
6.Who will get peace with himself and the world?
7.Write the word from the passage opposite in meaning to ‘happy’?
8.Write the word from the passage which means ‘sleep’?

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.The kind of struggle raging in man’s heart is between the powers of darkness and of light.
2.According to the author, we are born to serve our fellow men.
3.The inmates come to the Ashram to search for Truth and to insist on Truth.
4.Who has not the sheet anchor of prayer to rely upon, will become the victim to the powers of darkness.
5.When he awoke from his slumber, the author realized one day that he had been woefully negligent on his duty.
6.The man of prayer will get peace with himself and the world.
7.‘Miserable’ is the word opposite of ‘Happy’.
8.‘Slumber is the word from the passage which is similar to “Sleep”.

Comprehension for Class 6

Read the following passage carefully.

Human ear is meant for receiving sound of normal range of decibels. Sound received beyond that measure would not only be jarring but also damaging to our hearing sense organs. How many of us take care of this? It may be a TV programme or a radio broadcast, playing a tape-recorder or any other instrument, even a gossip or a chit-chat in a company, all are heard at a very high pitch. We may be used to it but what about those living around us. Our neighbour may be a serious student, a sick person, or a peace-loving being. Have we ever thought of him? How much agony do we cause to him/her? The neighbour being a person of cool temperament does not quarrel with us and suffers in silence. The poor fellow shuts the windows and doors and puts cotton in his ears to reduce the impact of high-pitched noises. When shall we learn the simple civic sense?

It may be a marriage ceremony or any other function, a ritual or a prayer, there is generally a fashion of hiring a loudspeaker to be used the loudest besides engaging a band and other means of producing sound. The pitch is kept so high that sensitive beings get shocks. Even the stones or bricks of a building shake and the impression are gathered that the building may collapse one day because of this.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.How can the sound beyond the normal range of decibels harm us?
2.How do we cause agony to our neighbour?
3.When do we here a loudspeaker?
4.What does the high pitch do to sensitive beings and buildings?
5.What is human ear meant for?
6.What does the poor fellow do to reduce the impact of high-pitched noises?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘decrease’.
8.Write from the passage the word which means ‘having unpleasant annoying effect’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.It is not only jarring to the ears but also damaging to our hearing sense organs.
2.We make a high-pitched noise without caring about the agony caused to our neighbour.
3.When we have a ceremony of any kind, we hire a loudspeaker.
4.The high pitch of the sound shocks the sensitive beings and causes the stones or bricks of a building to shake.
5.Human ear is meant for receiving sound of normal range of decibels.
6.The poor fellow shuts the windows and doors and puts cotton in his ears to reduce the impact of high-pitched noises.
7.‘Increase’is the word opposite of ‘decrease’.
8.‘Jarring’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘having unpleasant annoying effect’.

Unseen Passage with multiple choice questions for Class 6

Read the following passage carefully.

Once upon a time there lived a famous holy man. He was a very religious and learned person. His name was Naman. One day, he decided to go to another village. He took with him only three things. The first was a lamp so that he could read the holy books in the evening. The next was a cock to wake him up in the morning so that he could offer his prayers. The last was a donkey who could carry him on its back.

After travelling for many miles, he came to a small village. Nobody gave him shelter there. So he went out of the village and sat under a tall tree. Naman had no food to eat and nothing to drink. He lit the lamp to read the holy book but a strong wind blew out the lamp. He said, “God is great and whatever he does must we for the best”. And he stretched himself out on the cold earth and went to sleep. Next morning when he woke up the sun was shining brightly. He saw some villagers coming towards him. “Are you all right”? They asked him. “No, I’m not”, complained Naman, “You wouldn’t give me any shelter. So I had to sleep under this tree without any food or drink. And the wind blew out my lamp so I could not read my holy book.” ‘Is that all?” cried the villagers. “During the night some robbers attacked us and took away everything we had. Anyone who tried to stop them was beaten up and three men were killed.Naman once again knelt on the ground and thanked God.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.What three things did Naman take with him?
2.Where did Naman stay?
3.What did Naman eat?
4.What did Naman believe in?
5.What did the villagers tell Naman in the morning?
6.Write the word from the passage which means ‘lad down’.
7.Write the word from the passage which means ‘bowed down on knees’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Naman took with him a lamp to read the holy books in the evening, a cock to wake him up in the morning to offer prayers and a donkey to carry him on its back.
2.Naman stayed under a tall tree, stretched himself out on the cold earth and went to sleep.
3.Naman ate nothing. He had no food to eat and nothing to drink. The villagers hadn’t given him anything to eat or drink.
4.Naman believed in God. He thought that God is great and whatever he does must be for the best.
5.In the morning, the villagers told Naman that during right some robbers attacked them and took away everything they had. Anyone who tried to stop them was beaten up and three were killed.
6.Stretched out is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘lad down’.
7.‘Knelt’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘bowed down on knees’.

Case based factual Passage for Class 6

Read the following passage and answer the questions below it.

Honesty Pays

Mike and Morris lived in the same village. While Morris owned the largest jewelry shop in the village, Mike was a poor farmer. Both had large families with many sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. One fine day, Mike, tired of not being able to feed his family, decided to leave the village and move to the city where he was certain to earn enough to feed everyone. Along with his family, he left the village for the city. At night, they stopped under a large tree. There was a stream running nearby where they could freshen up themselves. He told his sons to clear the area below the tree, he told his wife to fetch water and he instructed his daughters-in-law to make up the fire and started cutting wood from the tree himself. They didn’t know that in the branches of the tree, there was a thief hiding. He watched as Mike’s family worked together and also noticed that they had nothing to cook. Mike’s wife also thought the same and asked her husband ”

Question 4. Why did the thief return to the tree?

Ans:- b. Morris’s 

Unseen Passage for Class 6 with answers

Read the following passage carefully.

Perhaps no animal on earth has enjoyed the kind of publicity received by the Giant Panda. Unknown to the Western World till as late as 1869, the Panda has been familiar to the Chinese for over 4000 years. At one-time the animal inhabited vast areas of South China but today it finds itself restricted to small areas of some parts of China. For many years the Panda was believed to belong to the bear family. In fact, its closest living relative is not a bear but the golden panda.

 The giant panda adapts well to low temperatures, so it does not hibernate in winter. It climbs trees with amazing agility and feeds on large quantities of bamboo shoots that grow abundantly in dense forests. Occasionally its diet may also include fish, small mammals and birds. A single cub is normally born to females after a gestation period of five months; the Giant Panda normally lives to an age of around 15 years. An interesting feature is its soft fleshy wrist pad with which it grasps bamboo stalks in the same way as we use our thumb. Although it has been protected in China for more than forty years, the Giant Panda is an extremely endangered animal.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.For how long has the Panda been familiar to the Chinese?
2.Where is the Panda found today?
3.If the Giant Panda was unable to adapt to low temperatures, what would happen to it?
4.What does the giant Panda eat?
5.What is the normal age of a Giant Panda?
6.What is the interesting feature of its soft fleshy wrist pad?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘familiar’.
8.Write from the passage the word which means ‘spend winter in an inactive state’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

The panda has been familiar to the Chinese for over 4,000 years.
It is found in small areas of some parts of China.
If it had not been able to adapt to low temperatures, it would have to hibernate in winter.
It eats large quantities of bamboo shoots. Occasionally, it also eats fish, small mammals and birds.
The normal age of Giant Panda is around 15 years.
The interesting feature of its soft fleshy wrist pad is this that it grasps bamboo stalks in the same way as we use our thumb.
‘Strange’is the word opposite of ‘familiar’.
‘Hibernate’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘spend winter in an inactive state’.

Unseen Passage for Class 6 with questions and answers

Read the following passage carefully.

The easiest way to give vent to our protest is to stage a Dharna or call for a Bandh or a Rail Roko demonstration. The agitators make the most out of such shows. These devices, besides causing inconvenience, may sometimes irreparable damage to individuals, cause immense loss to the nation. Imagine someone is seriously sick, another has an inescapable appointment, and still another has no provisions at home. Who bothers for other’s legitimate needs? One remains wonder-struck to see that sometimes such Bandhs are sponsored even by responsible people. Occasionally these demonstrations become violent causing further loss to the national property and human life.

Can’t we think of a suitable device for expressing our protest without causing inconvenience to others and loss to the nation? In Japan, the workers of a shoe factory wanted to demonstrate their protest. They made shoes of different sizes of right foot only. When the dispute was settled they made shoes of left foot thus completing pairs. It caused inconvenience to none and the initial loss to the owners was made good a little later.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.How do demonstrations create problems to the individuals and loss to the nation?
2.What is surprising about the Bandhs?
3.Do the demonstrations always remain peaceful?
4.What does the writer advised?
5.What is the easiest way to give vent to our protest?
6.How did workers of a shoe factory in Japan demonstrate their protest?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘gain’.
8.Write from the passage the word which means ‘harm or loss ’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.They cause a great inconvenience to the individuals by stopping their movement. They often turn violent causing loss to public property.
2.It is surprising to see that Bandhs are sometimes led by responsible people.
3.No, often they turn violent.
4.He advises us to think of a suitable device for expressing our protest without causing inconvenience to others and loss to the nation.
5.The easiest way to give vent to our protest is to stage a Dharna or call for a Bandh or a Rail Roko demonstration.
6.In Japan, the workers of a shoe factory made shoes of different sizes of right foot only to demonstrate their protest.
7.‘Loss’ is the word opposite of ‘gain’.
8.‘Damage’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘harm or loss’.

Unseen Passage with questions and answers for Class 6

Read the following passage carefully.

The earth is occasionally hit by craggy remnants of creation known as asteroids. About 150 are known to cross the earth’s path. These lie in a loose belt between the Mars and Jupiter like so much rubble left over from creation. The first asteroid was too faint to be seen by the naked eye. It was discovered by an Italian monk named Guiseppi Piazzi, working at an observatory in Palermo, Sicily. The largest found so far is about 8 km wide.

Slamming into the earth at roughly 26 km a second, a large asteroid could explode with the force of a million hydrogen bombs, lifting enough rock and dust to block most sunlight. Cold and darkness could last for months, destroying agriculture and probably a good part of modern civilization, leading to the deaths of a billion or more people from starvation.

“The risk is real”, Dr. David Morrison of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Ames Research Centre in California, who was co-chairman of the study by nearly 100 scientists, said in an interview. Dr. Morrison further says that the asteroid threat has dawned on scientists only slowly and is hard for layman to comprehend. But the fact, he said, is that mankind lives in a kind of cosmic shooting gallery.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.What are asteroids?
2.Where do asteroids lie?
3.What can a large asteroid do by hitting the earth?
4.What does Dr. David Morrison say regarding the asteroid threat?
5.What do you know about the first asteroid?
6.Who is Dr. David Morrison?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘slowly’.
8.Write from the passage the word which means ‘small remaining quantity’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Asteroids are steep, rugged, rock-like remnants of creation. They occasionally hit the earth.
2.They lie in a loose belt between the Mars and Jupiter.
3.Hitting the earth at roughly 26 km. a second, a large asteroid can block most sunlight, making the earth dark and cold for months, and kill a billion or more people.
4.Morrison says that the risk from asteroids hitting the earth is real; and that mankind lives in a kind of cosmic shooting gallery.
5.The first asteroid was too faint to be seen by the naked eye. It was discovered by an Italian monk Guiseppi Piazzi working at an observatory in Palermo, Sicily.
6.David Morrison is a scientist of NASA’s Ames Research Centre, California. He was co-chairman of the study by nearly 100 scientists.
7.‘Quickly’ is the word opposite of ‘Slowly’.
8.‘Remnants’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘small remaining quantity’.

English Unseen Passage for Class 6 pdf with answers

Read the following passage carefully.

Coal tar is black and sticky. For a long time, people thought of it as a nuisance. This oily, smelling substance blocked up the pipes, so gas makers and coke makers washed it out and tried to get rid of it. Some of it was sold for roofing but most of it was wasted. But this evil smelling nuisance has been found to be one of the most useful of raw materials in the world. From it the chemist is able to make almost anything he wishes --- from medicines to explosives, from dyes to disinfectants. Not all these things are made from coal tar itself. Only about a dozen simple products come from it. But from these the chemist is able to make thousands of new substances. Some of the most important things made from coal tar are dyes.

A whole rainbow of colours is made from coal-tar. More than nine hundred different coal tar dyes are in common use. These dyes not only give fine colours to our clothes, ribbons, shoes and hats, but also give pleasing colours to many of our sweets and drinks. Some of the coal tar dyes, serve another purpose besides that of giving colour, they are used to heal wounds. Many important medicines are made from coal tar. Carbolic acid is one such. Another is used by a dentist when he pulls out a tooth. It deadens the nerves in the gum so that no pain is felt.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.Why was coal--tar considered a nuisance?
2.Name two uses to which coal tar is put.
3.What are the uses of the coal tar dyes mentioned in the passage?
4.When does a dentist use the medicine that comes from coal tar?
5.What is the coal tar?
6.Mention our important medicine made from coal tar.
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘simple’.
8.Write from the passage the word which means ‘source of annoyance’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Coal tar was considered a nuisance as it blocked up the pipes, so the gas makers and coke makers washed it out.
2.Chemists make medicines, explosives, dyes etc. from coal-tar.
3.Coal tar dyes not only give fine colours to our clothes, ribbons, shoes etc. they also give pleasant colours to our sweets and drinks.
4.A dentist uses a medicine made from coal tar when he pulls out a tooth.
5.Coal tar is a black, oily, sticky and smelling substance.
6.One important medicine made from coal tar is Carbolic acid.
7.‘Complex’ is the word opposite of ‘simple’
8.‘Nuisance’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘source of annoyance’.

Unseen Passage for Class 6 English Solved

A little boy lived in a village situated on the bank of river Ganga. He was orphan and used to get his food from the people living in his village. Everyday, He used to play in a garden which was situated in his village. One day the boy sat leaning against the trunk of a tree, cried and sighed, “I am hungry.” “Eat my fruits”, said the kind tree and it bent down one of its branches. The little boy ate fruits and felt satisfied.

Many years passed and the boy grew up. Then once again he sat under the tree with a look of dejection and helplessness. “What is it?”, the tree asked. “My wedding day is bare a week away and I have nowhere to live. “Cut down my branches and build yourself a house”, said the tree. The young man sat to work immediately.

Time passed and now the young man was a sailor. Once again he sat under the tree with a look of remorse on his face. It again what the matter was, he pleaded, “My captain is cruel, so to survive I must own a ship.” “Cut down my trunk and build a ship”, said the tree.

The sailor grew old but once again he turned to the tree with a laden expression on his face. It was cold and the sailor leaned on his stick was trembling. “Make a fire of me”, said the stump of the tree. It soon burnt in the fire softly humming a tune.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.Where did the little boy live?
2.Why did the tree say to the boy to eat its fruits?
3.What did the man do to survive himself?
4.How did the tree help the before his marriage?
5.Did the tree remain alive at last? If yes, why/If not, why not?
6.Name the different parts of this tree?
7.How many times did the tree help a single human being?
8.Find the word from the passage which is opposite of ‘Kind’?
9.Find from the passage a word similar to “a strong feeling of sadness”?

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.The little boy lived in a village situated on the bank of river Ganga.
2.Tree said to the boy to eat its fruits because the little boy was hungry.
3.To survive himself the man cut down the tree’s trunk and built a ship.
4.The tree helped the man before his marriage by asking the young man to cut down its branches and build a house for himself.
5.No, the tree did not remain alive at last because it gave all its different parts to a boy who grew up as an old man.
6.Fruits, branches, trunk and stump are the different parts of this tree.
7.The tree helped a single human being four times.
8.‘Cruel’ is the word opposite of ‘Kind’.
9.‘Dejection’ is the word from the passage which is similar to “a strong feeling of sadness”.

English Unseen Passage for Class 6 pdf with answers

Read the following passage carefully.

We all travel by public transport, train or bus and have had many bitter and sad experiences. Orderly queue system at the time of either purchasing the tickets or boarding the train/bus is rarely followed. Everyone in his self-interest flouts the genuine rights of others. Those who are already occupying a seat would very reluctantly permit others to sit even on the neighbouring vacant seat. When they do so they grab about half of that vacant seat also. The thought of giving help to other needy ones rarely stirs them. 

Some people are fond of chewing betel with tobacco. They spit and spit frequently all around showing no respect for public property. They forget that they have paid for journey and not for spoiling the train/bus. They throw all rubbish and leftovers wherever they so desire. Our public transport, our roads and streets, our public health and vigour.

 In spite of the statutory warning “Smoking is injurious to health” we do not notice any slump in the scale of cigarettes or bidis. The pity is the smokers in their own enjoyment do not thing of the people around them. Sometimes the surroundings become unfit for breathing. Passive smoking causes more harm.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.Which bitter experiences do we have while travelling by public transport?
2.What do the people chewing betel with tobacco do?
3./What are our public places and facilities littered with?
4.How do the smokers behave?
5.What statutory warning is written on cigarette or bidi packs?
6.What causes more harm?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘not very often’.
8.Write from the passage the word which means ‘empty or unoccupied’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.The queue system at the time of purchasing tickets or boarding the train or bus is rarely followed. People are denied even vacant seats. People spit in all over the place.
2.They spit all around showing no respect for public property.
3.Our public places and facilities are littered with all sorts of stinking refuse.
4.They enjoy smoking without thinking of the people around them.
5.‘Smoking is injurious to health’. This statutory warning is written on cigarette or bidi pack.
6.Passive smoking causes more harm.
7.‘Frequently’ is the word opposite of ‘Not very often’.
8.‘Vacant’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘empty or unoccupied’.

Unseen Passage for Class 6 English with Answers

The Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, gave up a life of wealth and comfort in order to help the poor. He taught that all types of violence were wicked and that all people ought to live together in love and to cooperate with one another. Gandhi was very much interested in his writings and teachings. Indeed the two great men must have been alike in many of their ideas.

 In one of his stories Tolstoy describes a certain village in Russia where a peasant named Ivan lived. Everyone thought that he must be a very happy man, for he was comfortably off and lacked nothing that he needed. He had three sons, all of them were able to work. The eldest was married and the second was going to be married and the youngest was able to look after the horses. His wife was an extremely capable woman and his daughter-in-law was steady and hard-working. Ivan’s old father lived with them, but he was now an invalid and had no longer any control over his son. Their fields produced good crops and they had quite enough food for their own needs. All their clothes, coats, shirts, trousers, socks and dresses were made by the two women. Unfortunately, however, the members of the family were not nearly as contended as they ought to have been. This was because of a quarrel between them and their next-door neighbour, limping Gabriel.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.How did Tolstoy show his live for the poor?
2.What were Tolstoy’s teachings?
3.Why the Ivan was are not contented people?
4.For which reason was Gandhi interested in Tolstoy?
5.Why did everyone think that Ivan was a very happy man?
6.What kind of women was Ivan’s wife?
7.Find from the passage the word which is opposite of ‘eldest’.
8.Write the word from the passage which means ‘An ill and disabled person’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Tolstoy showed his love for the poor by giving up a life of wealth and comfort in order to help the poor.
2.Tolstoy’s teachings were that all types of violence were wicked and that all people ought to live together in love and to cooperated with one another.
3.The Ivans were not contented people because of a quarrel between them and their next-door neighbour, Limping Gabriel.
4.Gandhi was interested in Tolstoy for the reason that they had similarity in many of their ideas.
5.Everyone thought that Ivan was a very happy man because he was comfortably off and lacked nothing that he needed.
6.Ivan’s wife was an extremely capable woman. All their clothes were made her and her daughter-in-law.
7.‘Youngest’is the word opposite of ‘eldest’.
8.‘Invalid’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘All ill and disabled person’.

Unseen Comprehensions for Class 6 English

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the brilliant sitarist, has done a signal service to the country by carrying the banner of Indian music across the world. He has done more than any other musician to arouse the interest of the westerners in Indian music, thus earning himself, the title, ‘India’s musical ambassador’.       

Born in Varanasi in, 1920, Ravi Shankar began as a ballet dancer with his elder brother Uday Shankar’s troupe. But he left troupe to learn the sitar under UstadAllauddin Khan of Maihar. He underwent rigorous training practising for nearly eighteen hours a day to gain command over the instrument.

Ravi Shankar toured Europe and America in the 1960’s, where he gave several sitar recitals. He has composed tunes for light music, choral singing and orchestra. The popular tune of SaareJahan Se Achchha, was composed by him in 1945. He composed music for films like Meera, Godaanand Anuradha.

His long list of awards includes the Padma Vibhushan, the Magsaysay Award (1992) and the 1998 Polar Music Prize considered the Nobel Prize of Music. In 1999 he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.What service has Pandit Ravi Shankar done for the country?
2.What title has Pandit Ravi Shankar earned for promoting Indian music?
3.When and where was Pandit Ravi Shankar born?
4.Why did he leave his brother’s troupe?
5.Which tune was composed by him in the year 1945?
6.Write down the achievements of Pandit Ravi Shankar during his life time.
7;.Find from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘dull’.
8.Write the word from the passage which means ‘singing in a group’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Pandit Ravi Shankar, the brilliant sitarist, has done a signal service to the country by carrying the banner of Indian music across the world.
2.For promoting Indian music, Pandit Ravi Shankar has earned the title ‘India’s musical ambassador’.
3.Pandit Ravi Shankar was born in 1920 in Varanasi.
4.He left the brother’s troupe to learn the sitar under UstadAllauddin Khan of Maihar.
5.In the year 1945 he composed the tune of SaareJahan Se Achchha.
6.He was carried the banner of Indian music across the world. He has composed tunes for light music, choral 7.singing, orchestra and films. His awards includes the Padma Vibhushan, the Magsaysay, the Polar Music Prize, the Bharat Ratna etc.
8.‘Brilliant’ is the word opposite of ‘dull’.
9.‘Choral’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘singing in a group’.

Unseen Passage for Class 6 English Solved

Read the following passage carefully.

As the night advanced and the silence in the house deepened, Gullu’sheart beat faster. He remembered all the stories of devils and ghosts he had heard in his life. How often had his chum? Mani, seen the devil in the banyan tree at his street end? And what about poor Munisami’s father who spat out blood because the devil near the river’s edge slapped his cheek when he was returning home late one night? And so on and on his thoughts continued. He was faint with fear.

A ray of light from the street lamp strayed in and cast shadows on the wall. Through the stillness of all kinds of noises reached his ears---ticking of the clock, rustle of trees, snoring sounds, and some vague night insects humming. He covered himself with the blanket as if it were armour, covered himself so completely that he could hardly breathe. Every moment he expected the devils to come up and clutch at his throat or carryhim away, there was the instance of his old friend in the fourth class who suddenly disappeared and was said to have been carried off by a ghost to Siam of Nepal….

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.What did Gullu remember?
2.What had happened with Munisami’s father?
3.Which noises reached his ears?
4.What did he fear the devils would do to him?
5.When was Gullu’s heart beat faster?
6.What instance was before Gullu?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘forgot’?
8.Write the word from the passage which means ‘the quality of being quiet and not moving’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Gullu remembered all the stories of devils and ghosts he had heard in his life.
2.Munisami’s father had been slapped on the cheek by the devils. He spat out blood because of that.
3.All kinds of noises reached his ears ticking of the clock, rustle of the trees, humming of insects etc.
4.He feared the devils would come up and clutch at his throat or carry him away.
5.Gullu’s heart beat was faster when the night advanced and silence in the house deepened.
6.There was an instance before Gullu of his old friend in the fourth class who suddenly disappeared and was said to have been carried off by a ghost to Siam or Nepal.
7.‘Remembered’ is the word opposite of ‘Forgot’.
8.‘Stillness’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘the quality of being quiet and not moving’.

Class 6 English Unseen Passage Solved

Read the following passage carefully. 

Even today in the materialistic world, it is honesty, sincerity and integrity which paves the way for future success and pays much in the long run. Though for the time being dishonesty, unfairness and black-marketing lead to huge profits yet after some time the evils recoil upon the doer. So character is the solid basis of success even in trade and commerce. Honest and fair dealings in business always lead to contentment, success and prosperity. In foreign countries great stress is laid on the dictum of honesty and as such they have made remarkable progress in the field of trade and commerce. Unfortunately due to slavery, we have lost our morale and as such try to adopt dishonest dealers and as such fail to prosper in business. We never think the good of our customers or dealers and as such fail to prosper in business. Now in our free country, it is our pious duty to maintain high standard of morality and avoid dishonesty and unfair means, to achieve a nobler aim. A successful businessmen should have a high code of morals and always strive for fairness and goodness, nobility and honesty. He should not cheat his customers by bogus and absurd things. His dealings should be frank, straight forward and honest.

Answer the following questions briefly.          

1.What ensures future success and pays in the long run?
2.Where do dishonest and unfair practices lead to?
3.What is the secret behind the remarkable progress of foreign countries?
4.How should a successful businessman behave?
5.Why do we fail to prosper in business?
6.What is our duty now in our free country?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘materialistic’.
8.Write from the passage the word which means ‘a formal expression of opinion’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Honesty, sincerity and integrity ensure future success and pay In the long run.
2.Dishonest and unfair practices lead to nowhere. They recoil upon the doer himself.
In foreign countries, great stress is laid on honesty. This is the secret behind their remarkable progress in every field.
3.A successful businessman should be frank, straightforward and honest in his dealings with his customers.
4.We fail to prosper in business because we never thing good of our customers or dealers.
5.Now in our free country, it is our pious duty to maintain high standard of morality and avoid dishonesty and unfair means to achieve a nobler aim.
6.‘Spiritual’ is the word opposite of ‘materialistic’.
7.‘Dictum’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘a formal expression of opinions’.

Unseen Passage for Class 6 English with Answers

Jambaji was much affected by this drought. Many were the nights he spent in wakefulness because of the suffering he saw around him. The dying cattle, the starving children, they haunted him day and night. And finally, at the age of thirty-four, he had a vision. He saw man intoxicated with his own power, destroying the world around him. And he decided to change it all. If life was to flourish again in this desolate land, Jambaji saw that man would have to live in a different way, and according to different tenets and beliefs. Jambaji wanted the earth to be covered once again by an abundance of khejdi, ber, ker and sangri trees, he wanted herds of blackbuck to frolic again, and he wanted men to work for this. Jambaji knew the way to achieve this, and he began to broadcast his message in the year 1485

His message included twenty-nine basic tenets. Its two major commandments were a prohibition against the cutting, down of any green tree or the killing of any animal. Jambaji’s message of humanity and respect for all living things was eagerly accepted. His teachings prompted the inhabitants of hundreds of villages to reclothe the earth with its green cover.

Answer the following questions briefly.

1.Why was Jambaji much affected by the drought?
2.What did he see in his vision?
3.What did Jambaji decide to change?
4.Which were the two major commandments of Jambaji’s message?
5.What was eagerly accepted?
6.In what did his teachings prompt the inhabitants of hundreds of villages?
7.Find out from the passage the word which is opposite to ‘scarcity’.
8.Write the word from the passage which means ‘develop quickly’.

Suggested answers of the above passage:

1.Jambaji was much affected by the drought because he saw great suffering all around him, the dying cattle and the starving children.
2.In his vision he saw men intoxicated with their own power destroying the world around them.
3.Jambaji decided to change the beliefs and the ways of life of the people.
4.The two major commandments of jambaji’s message were (1) A prohibition against the cutting down of green trees and (2) against the killing of any animal.
5.Jambaji’s message of humanity and respect for all living things was eagerly accepted.
6.His teachings prompted the inhabitants of hundreds of villages to reclothe the earth with its green cover.
7.‘Abundance’ is the word opposite of ‘Scarcity’.
8.‘Flourish’ is the word from the passage which is similar to ‘develop quickly’.

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