English Question Answers Chapter 2.1 – Minnie and Winnie Class 6 Maharashtra Board

2. Find the rhyming words from the poem.

Answer:

• Shell – Well
• Without – About
• Soon – Moon
• Shell – Tell
• Croft – Aloft

3. Copy the following words from the poem.

(A) Words that begin with ‘S’:

• Slept
• Shell
• Sleep
• Silver
• Sounds
• Soon
• Stars
• Started
• Sun

(B) Words that have the letter ‘L’:

• Shell
• Little
• Silver
• Dies
• Peep’d
• Linnet
• Aloft

(C) Three pairs of opposite words from the poem.

Answer:

1. Within – Without
2. Little – Great
3. Wake – Slept

(D) Four things you may see in the sky.

Answer:

1. The moon
2. The sun
3. The stars
4. The clouds

4. Minnie and Winnie slept well in a shell. Can you think of other safe and nice places where they can sleep well?

Answer:

1. In a soft bird’s nest.
2. Inside a warm blanket.
3. In a cozy treehouse.
4. In a small wooden cradle.
5. Inside a flower’s petal.

5. Find and copy the following from the poem.

(A) Two statements:

1. “Minnie and Winnie slept in a shell.”
2. “The sun is aloft.”

(B) Two questions:

1. “What are they dreaming of?”
2. “Who can tell?”

(C) Two commands:

1. “Sleep, little ladies!”
2. “Wake, little ladies!”

6. Learn to say the following faster and faster:

1. She sells seashells on the seashore.
2. Swan swam over the sea. Swim, Swan, swim! Swan swam back again. Well swum, Swan!

(Try to repeat these sentences quickly to practice pronunciation!)

Learning About Language

Write two phrases each using the following prepositions.

(Try translating these phrases into your mother tongue for better understanding.)