English Question Answers Chapter 3.5 – The Duck and the Kangaroo Class 6 Maharashtra Board

2. Read aloud the following words. Note the difference in the long and the short vowel sounds.

Given pairs in the chapter:

• Fit – Feet
• Pick – Peak
• Bit – Beat
• Chick – Cheek
• Hit – Heat
• Tick – Teak
• Sit – Seat
• Lick – Leak

More word pairs:

• Pen – Pain
• Hat – Hate
• Hop – Hope
• Not – Note
• Cub – Cube

3. Put the following events in the order in which they took place.

Correct order of events:

1. The Duck lived in a pond.

2. The Duck was bored.

3. The Duck decided to talk to the Kangaroo.

4. The Duck told the Kangaroo about his wish.

5. The Kangaroo thought about it.

6. The Duck bought four pairs of socks.

7. The Kangaroo agreed to take the Duck with him.

8. The Duck and the Kangaroo traveled around the world three times.

4. Use other words in place of the highlighted words to make meaningful sentences.

🔹 How you hop! → How you jump!

🔹 As if you would never stop! → As if you will always keep going!

🔹 I long to go out in the world. → I really want to go outside.

🔹 I wish I could hop like you! → I hope I can jump like you!

🔹 Who so happy, O Who, as the Duck and the Kangaroo? → Who is as happy as the Duck and the Kangaroo?

5. Tourists and Citizens Activity

Create a pretend town in the classroom!

• Some students play tourists and others play citizens.
• Tourists ask for directions, and citizens guide them.

Places in the town:

• Garden
• Bank
• School
• Hospital
• Museum
• Zoo
• Library
• Factory
• Stadium
• Theater
• Art Gallery
• Old Market Place

Example Conversation:

• Tourist: “Excuse me, how can I go to the museum?”
• Citizen: “Go straight and turn left. The museum is near the school.”

Learning About Language

Adverbs from the Poem:

• Completely – I have thought over that completely.
• Neatly – The socks fit my feet neatly.
• Well – Balance me well.
• Steady – Sit steady.
• Away – So they went away.

What is an Adverb?

• An adverb is a word that tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
• Many adverbs end with “-ly” (e.g., quickly, softly, nicely).

Examples:

1. Sprinkle them gently. (Gently tells how to sprinkle)

2. Stir it nicely. (Nicely tells how to stir)

3. You are too kind. (Too gives more information about kind)

4. They ran very fast. (Very gives more meaning to fast)