CBSE Class 6 English Assignment Set B

A. Summary of the lesson-
A mother bird and her two new born babies lived in a forest. Their nest was in a shady tree. The mother bird took care of the baby birds. One day, a strong wind blew down the tall tree. A heavy branch hit the nest. It killed the mother bird. The wind blew the baby birds away. One of them came down near a cave where a gang of robbers lived. The other came down outside a rishi’s ashram. The baby birds became big birds after some time. One day a king came there for hunting. He lost his way. He tried a lot to find the way to came out of the forest. He was very tired. So he decided to take some rest. He saw a tree near the cave. He went there. As soon as he sat under the tree, he heard a voice cry out, “Quick! Hurry up! There is someone under the tree. Come and take his jewels and his horse. Hurry or else he’ll slip away.” The king was amazed. He saw a big brown bird on the tree. He also heard some dim noises coming from the cave. He quickly got on his horse and rode away as fast as he could. Then he reached near the rishi’s ashram. He tied his horse with a tree and sat down under its shade. Suddenly, he heard a gentle voice announce, “Sir, please go inside and rest. The rishi will be back soon. There is some cold water in the pot. Please make yourself comfortable.” The king saw a big brown bird on the tree. He was amazed because this bird looked just like the other bird he saw outside the cave. The bird told the king, “He is my brother. He made friends with the robbers and talked like them. He doesn’t talk to me any more.” Soon, the rishi came there. He told the king, “One is known by the company one keeps. That bird has always heard the talk of robbers. He imitates them and talk about robbing people. This one has repeated what he has always heard. He always welcomes people in the ashram.” Then the rishi invited the king to the ashram.

B. Learn and write the given Word- Meanings-

WORD - MEANINGS
1. Thunder - Roar of clouds
2. For a while - A period of time
3. Imitates - Copy C. Learn and write the following questions and answers-

Question-How did the two baby birds get separated? Where did each of them find a home?
Answer : The two baby birds got separated in a storm when their dwelling tree was fallen down. The strong wind blew away the baby birds to the other side of the forest. One of them came down near a cave of robbers. The other bird landed outside a rishi’s ashram.

Question- What did the first bird say to the robbers after seeing the king?
Answer : After seeing the king, the first bird said to the robbers, “Quick! Hurry up! There is someone under the tree. Come and take his jewels and his horse. Hurry or else he’ll slip away.”

Question- What did the second bird say to the king?
Answer : The second bird said to the king, “Sir, please go inside and rest. The rishi will be back soon.
There is some cold water in the pot. Please make yourself comfortable.”

Question-How did different company affect the character and behavior of the two birds?
Answer : The two birds were brothers. But they got separated by the storm. One came down near a cave where robbers lived. the other landed outside a rishi’s ashram. The former learnt
the language of the robbers while the latter learnt to welcome the strangers sweetly. Thus, their company shaped their behavior.

Question-Write the moral of the story.
Answer : (Do it yourself)

D. Make sentences by using the given words- (Do it yourself)
1. Company-
2. Robbers-
3. Rishi-
4. Thunder-
5. Imitates-