The child narrator and his friends leave the school at recess to play a traditional Indian game known as gulli danda on a nearby field. As the game progresses, it's Khushal’s turn to strike. His strikes are so powerful that the gulli flies out of reach....
The Turkish Cap - Amber - Class 6 - English
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Back Exercises - The Turkish Cap | Amber | Literature | English | Class 6
Match the following colloquial words with their meanings.
1. Chap | a) suddenly angry or excited |
2. Ballistic | b) tired |
3. Grub | c) fancy |
4. Knackered | d) a man |
5. Posh | e) very wealthy |
6. Minted | f) food |
Match the following colloquial words with their meanings.
1. Chap | d) a man |
2. Ballistic | a) suddenly angry or excited |
3. Grub | f) food |
4. Knackered | b) tired |
5. Posh | c) fancy |
6. Minted | e) very wealthy |
Fill in the blanks using the colloquial words from exercise A.
1. Our school was located in a ____________________ area.
2. Let’s get some ____________________ from the roadside stall.
3. The crowd went ____________________ when Ravi hit the ball.
4. That ____________________ was asking about you when you were not here.
5. After her tennis practice, Madhuri was totally ____________________.
6. The zamindars who built these lavish mansions were absolutely ____________________.
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Sign up nowFill in the blanks with articles where necessary. Insert a cross (x) where an article is not needed.
1. Eric is _________________ budding pop singer.
2. Dr Younus is _________________ most well-known physicist of this country.
3. Freedie invited _________________ guests for _________________ dinner at his penthouse.
4. I went to _________________ college in _________________ Bhopal.
5. Being _________________ Canadian, Woodraw could speak both English and French.
6. Nelly resumed work after _________________ quick discussion.
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Sign up nowChoose suitable determiners from the brackets and fill in the blanks.
1. I went through _________________ (a/an) awful experience _________________ (a few/little) days ago.
2. _________________ (Which/Either) boys can come to collect the document from _________________ (Whose/my) office.
3. She was _________________ (a little/a few) anxious before her performance, so her friend gave her _________________ (few/some) advice to calm her mind.
4. _________________ (Those/Which) way did you take yesterday?
5. _________________(Those/That) night I stayed awake after watching a horror film.
6. Can you give me _________________ (much/your) laptop for an hour?
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Sign up nowFill in the blanks using how, when, where, or why to complete these questions.
1. _________________________ will you receive the parcel?
I will receive it in two days.
2. _________________________ did you learn French so well?
I attended classes at the best language school in the city.
3. _________________________ didn’t you came yesterday?
I got occupied with some urgent work.
4. _________________________ did the concert end?
It ended around nine at night.
5. _________________________ does your brother live these days?
My brother lives in Guntur.
6. _________________________ are you going for your next excavation project? I am going to
Malda in Bengal for my excavation project.
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Sign up nowImagine yourself as the junior sports captain of your school. Draft a notice in not more than fifty words about an inter-school kabaddi match for students of classes VI to VIII. Put all relevant information such as time, venue, and selection procedure.
__________________________________________________________________(name of school)
NOTICE
____________________(date)
____________________________ (heading)
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ (body text of notice)
_________________________________________________ (your name)
Junior Sports Captain
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Sign up nowBack Questions - The Turkish Cap | Amber | Literature | English | Class 6
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate options from the help box. One of these options will be used twice.
Intentionally | the narrator | collectively | master player | Prakash | Khushal |
1. ______________________ drew a big circle on the ground.
2. The gulli hit the man’s Turkish cap. But it wasn’t done ______________________.
3. To the narrator and his teammates, ______________________ seemed to be a very good player.
4. ______________________ was the first person to speak up in the headmaster’s room.
5. The boys apologized to the man ______________________.
6. The headmaster called ______________________ a ______________________.
1. Prakash drew a big circle on the ground.
2. The gulli hit the man’s Turkish cap. But it wasn’t done intentionally.
3. To the narrator and his teammates, Khushal seemed to be a very good player.
4. The narrator was the first person to speak up in the headmaster’s room.
5. The boys apologized to the man collectively.
6. The headmaster called Khushal a master player.
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I was hoping Khushal would miss just once.
a) Why was the narrator hoping so?
b) What was the narrator’s impression about Khushal as a player?
c) Do you think the narrator was a competitive player? Why/Why not?
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Sign up nowTurning round, he started walking rapidly towards the school. All of us followed him, begging his pardon all the way.
a) Who started walking towards the school?
b) Why was the person doing so?
c) Did the person forgive the boys when they followed him and begged his pardon?
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Sign up nowIf you were the narrator, would you tell the headmaster the truth and do your duty or try to save your friend who had done something wrong unknowingly? If you chose the latter, remember you may get punished for it. Would you take such risks for a friend?
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Sign up nowExtra Questions - The Turkish Cap | Amber | Literature | English | Class 6
Panna threw the gulli to Khushal. It did not even reach the circle.
Panna threw the gulli to Khushal. It did not even reach the circle.
a) Who threw the gulli to Khushal?
b) What mistake was made in the throw?
c) Differentiate between an ideal throw and Panna's throw based on the story.
a) Panna threw the gulli to Khushal.
b) The mistake made in the throw was that it did not even reach the circle.
c) An ideal throw in this context would have been one where the gulli is thrown accurately and forcefully enough to reach or land within the designated circle, allowing Khushal to strike it properly. In contrast, Panna's throw was insufficient as it failed to reach the circle, falling short of the necessary distance or power needed.
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Then I would be able to start. But Khushal was proving too good a player for us.
a) What does the narrator mean by 'able to start'?
b) How was Khushal proving to be a good player?
c) What does this tell us about Khushal's expertise in gulli danda?
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Themes - The Turkish Cap | Amber | Class 6 Literature | English
1. "Friendship and Comradeship":
This chapter beautifully portrays the unity and bonding among the schoolchildren. They play gulli danda together and when faced.......
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1. "Recess and Game Time":
The students engage in Gulli Danda during recess. The game turns intense as Khushal outclasses everyone with his powerful strikes, causing .......
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1. "Recess at last! We rushed out of the classroom." It is the starting line of the chapter and signifies the joy and excitement that children associate with a break from studies.
2. "He placed the gulli at ........
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1. Gulli - A small cylindrical wooden piece used in the game gulli-danda.
- Khushal placed the gulli at the center of the circle.
2. Danda - A long wooden stick used to strike the gulli in the game.
- Khushal took the danda to strike the gulli.
3. Compound - An enclosed area or a group of buildings.
- We reached the............................
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