The Banyan Tree Questions Answers Class 6 English NCERT Solutions

 The Banyan Tree Questions Answers Class 6 English NCERT Solutions

A. Complete the following sentences 

1.The old banyan tree “did not belong” to grandfather, but only to the boy, because.......

Ans.- the old man was not strong enough to climb it.

2.the small gray squirrel became friendly when.........

Ans.-it found that the boy carried no catapult or air/gun in his hand.

3.When the boy started to bring him piece of cake and biscuit, the squirrel.......

Ans.-became bold enough to take piece of food from his hand.

4.In the spring, the banyan tree............ and..........would come there.

Ans.-was full of small re figs, birds of all kinds

5.The banyan tree served the boy as a.........

Ans.-reading room where he had made a rough platform to sit and read books.

6.The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree............

Ans.-leaning against the tree, reading story books.

1. Answer the following questions-

1.”It was to be a battle of champions.”

(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above his line in the text and write them down.

Mongoose

(a) a great fighter

(b) very clever and swift

(c) made calculated

Cobra

(a) skilled and experienced champion fighter

(b) had a broad hood and poisonous teeth

(c) swift in speed and attack

(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?

Ans.- The cobra made a hissing sound to challenge the mongoose to a fight. It jumped three feet high and spread its broad hood.

The mongoose bushed its tail and long hair on its stood up.

2.Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch or did they join in the fight?)

Ans.- A myna and a wild crow were other two spectators. First they watched the fight and it the end they took part in the game.

3.Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order.

Ans.-

Snake

(ii) Tried to mesmerise the mongoose

(vi) Struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack

(v) Struck again and missed

(iv) Struck the crow

(iii) Coiled itself around the mongoose

(i) Ceased to struggle

Mongoose

• Refused to look into the snake’s eyes

• Pretended to attack the cobra on one side

• Sprang aside jumped in and bit

• dragged the snake into the bushes

4.(i) What happened to the crow in the end?

Ans.- The crow got bitten by the cobra and died.

(ii) What did the myna do finally?

Ans.- The myna flew to the ground, looked into the bushes, gave a shrill cry and flew away.

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 The Banyan Tree Questions Answers Class 6 English NCERT Solutions