English General Series Solutions Chapter 4 My Childhood Class 6 MP Board

Word Power
(शब्द सामर्थ्य)

Choose from the given words and fill in the blanks
(दिये गये शब्दों में से छाँटकर रिक्त स्थान भरो)
(impression, lie, reality, copied, power.)

Answer:

The life of Mahatma Gandhi left a lasting impression on my mind. Till today Gandhiji is a living reality for Indians. He is an example to be copied. He did not remember having told a lie during his school days. He taught us the power of nonviolence and non-cooperation.

Comprehension Questions
(बोध प्रश्न) :

Answer these questions
(इन प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए )

Question 1.
What was the task that Mr. Giles set?
(व्हॉट वॉज़ द टास्क दैट मि. गाइल्स सैट?)
मि. गाइल्स ने क्या कार्य करने को दिया?

Answer:

Mr. Giles gave five words to write as spelling test.
(मि. गाइल्स गेव फाइव वर्ड्स टू राइट एज स्पैलिंग टेस्ट।)
मि. गाइल्स ने शब्द-ज्ञान देखने के लिए पाँच शब्द लिखने को दिए।

Question 2.
Why didn’t Gandhiji copy?
(व्हाय डिण्ट गाँधीजी कॉपी?)
गाँधीजी ने नकल क्यों नहीं की?

Answer:

Gandhiji did not copy because he did not want to use unfair means.
(गाँधीजी डिड नॉट कॉपी बिकॉज ही डिड नॉट वॉण्ट टू यूज अनफेयर मीन्स।)
गाँधीजी अनुचित साधनों का प्रयोग नहीं करना चाहते थे अतः उन्होंने नकल नहीं की।

Question 3.
What left a lasting impression on Gandhiji’s mind?
(व्हॉट लैफ्ट अलास्टिंग इम्प्रेशन ऑन गाँधीजी’ ज़माइण्ड?)
किस चीज ने गाँधीजी के दिमाग पर गहरा प्रभाव छोड़ा?

Answer:

The plays ‘Harish Chandra’ and ‘Shravana Kumar’ left a lasting impression on his mind.
(द प्लेज ‘हरिश्चन्द्र’ एण्ड ‘श्रवण कुमार’ लैफ्ट अ लास्टिंग इम्प्रेशन ऑन हिज माइण्ड।)
‘हरिश्चन्द्र’ और ‘श्रवण कुमार’ नाटकों ने उनके दिमाग पर गहरा प्रभाव छोड़ा।

Question 4.
What were the two only companions of Mahatma Gandhi?
(व्हॉट वर द टू ऑनली कम्पेनियन्स ऑफ महात्मा गाँधी?)
महात्मा गाँधी के दो साथी कौन थे?

Answer:

His books and his lessons were the two only companions of Mahatma Gandhi.
(हिज बुक्स एण्ड हिज लैसन्स वर द टू ऑनली कम्पेनियन्स ऑफ महात्मा गाँधी।)
उनकी पुस्तकें और उनके पाठ ही महात्मा गाँधी के साथी थे।

Question 5.
At what age Mahatma Gandhi left Porbandar for Rajkot?
(एट व्हॉट एज महात्मा गाँधी लेफ्ट पोरबन्दर फॉर राजकोट?)
महात्मा गाँधी ने किस उम्र में राजकोट के लिए पोरबन्दर छोड़ा?

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi left Porbandar for Rajkot at the age of seven years.
(महात्मा गाँधी लेफ्ट पोरबन्दर फॉर राजकोट एट द एज ऑफ सेवन ईयर्स।)
महात्मा गाँधी ने 7 वर्ष की आयु में राजकोट के लिए पोरबन्दर छोड़ा।

Grammar in Use
(व्याकरण प्रयोग)

1. Make sentences of your own using the past tense of the verbs given
(दी गई क्रियाओं (Verbs) को भूतकाल (Past Tense) में प्रयोग कर अपने वाक्य बनाओ।)

Question 1.
cook, play, clean, wash.

Answer:

My mother cooked food.
We played in the field.
The maid cleaned my room.
I washed my clothes.

Question 2.
make, write, ride, give.

Answer:

He made a fool of you.
I wrote a letter.
I rode a bicycle.
I gave you a pen.

Question 3.
try, fry, copy.

Answer:

He tried his best.
My mother fried peanuts.
He copied my home work.

Question 4.
put, hit, read.

Answer:

He put the bag on the table.
He hit the ball.
I read the Ramayana.

2. Here are a few sentences written in simple present tense. Read them and change into simple past tense.
(यहाँ कुछ वाक्य Simple Present Tense में दिये गये हैं उन्हें Simple Past Tense में बदलिए।)
[Ramu says this about his grandfather.]

Answer:

My grandfather woke up early in the morning. He went to market. He bought fruits, chocolates and vegetables. He came home. Then he had lunch and rested for a while. In the evening he told us stories from the Panchatantra. He related to us several events from his life. We like our grandfather.

3. Complete the following chart:
(निम्न चार्ट को पूरा कीजिए )
Write three forms of the verbs given below
(नीचे दी गई Verbs की तीनों forms लिखिए)

Answer:

Let’s Talk
(आओ, बात करें)

[Work in pairs] (समूहों में कार्य करें।)
Discuss is pairs and find answers to the following questions.
Hint : Raju asks questions and Sonu answers them.
Raju : When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
Sonu : Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October.
Raju : What was his father’s name?
Sonu : His father’s name was Karamchand Gandhi.
Raju : What was his mother’s name?
Sonu : His mother’s name was Putlibai.
Raju : When did he go to London?
Sonu : He went to London in 1888 to study law.
Raju : Why did he go to South Africa?
Sonu : He went to South Africa for a case.

Let’s Write
(आओ लिखें)

Talk to your friend about Gandhiji and his life and write things that you would like to follow. Choose from the given words.
(Self-help, simplicity, truthfulness, nonviolence, vegetarianism)

Answer:

I am greatly impressed by Gandhiji’s simplicity and truthfulness. I would like to follow them. I also like his principle of non-violence and his practice of vegetarianism. They are difficult to follow, yet I’ll try to follow them.