Punjab State Board PSEB 6th Class English Book Solutions English Reading Comprehension Conversation / Dialogue Based Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.
PSEB 6th Class English Reading Comprehension Conversation / Dialogue Based
Read the following conversation carefully and answer the questions that follow:
1. Anil : Hello Nimmy, how are you?
Nimmy : Hey Anil, I’m good and how are you doing ?
Anil : Well, I’m quiet bored this vacation. Let us join some dance classes.
Nimmy : That sounds great. I’ll ask my parents and let you know tommorow.
Anil : Sure then we’ll go and fix the timings at Bollywood Dance Centre.
Nimmy : Alright and what about holidays homework ?
Anil : I have finished my work and what about you ?
Nimmy : I will finish it in a day or two.
Anil : Great, see you tomorrow. Bye !
Nimmy : Bye.
1. How Is Anil feeling during the vacation ?
(a) happy
(b) bored
(c) energetic
(d) sad.
Answer:
(b) bored.
2. Whom does Nipimy want to ask about dance classes ?
(a) her brother
(b) her sister
(c) her parents
(d) her friend
Answer:
(c) her parents.
3. Which dance centre do Anil and Nimmy wish to join ?
(a) New Centre
(b) Bollywood Dance Centre
(c) Modem Dance Centre
(d) High Heels Centre.
Answer:
(b) Bollywood Dance Centre
4. Has Anil finished his holidays homework?
(a) no
(b) yes
(c) partially
(d) not at all.
Answer:
(b) yes.
5. Nimmy is planning to finish her work:
(a) tomorrow
(b) in a day or two
(c) in a week
(d) in ten days.
Answer:
(b) in a day or two.
2. All friends of Neha come to the party at 6 o’clock in the evening in their best party clothes. Then the teacher enters the room.)
Children : Good evening, madam.
Teacher : Good evening, children. (To Neha) God bless you,
Neha! Here is a birthday gift for you. Have a nice time.
Neha : Thank you, madam.
Mother : Children come here. Now Neha is going to cut the cake.
Chidren : Happy birthday to Neha.
Uncle : Sony, I am late. Happy birthday Neha. Here is a gift for you, a packet of books!
Neha : Thank you, uncle. Thank you very much. That is the nicest gift I have ever received.
Father : Children now have a piece of cake and sweets. Here are small presents for all of you.
(Neha’s mother gives the presents to the children.)
Children : Thank you, uncle, Thank you, aunt for nice gifts.
Neha : Thank you, everyone. Thanks for my birthday presents.
1. Whose birthday party is it ?
(a) Teacher’s
(b) Neha’s
(c) Uncle’s
(d) Father’s
Answer:
(b) Neha’s.
2. Who comes late to the party ?
(a) Neha’s father
(b) Neha’s teacher
(c) Neha’s friends
(d) Neha’s uncle.
Answer:
(d) Neha’s uncle.
3. Uncle brings ……….. as a birthday gift.
(a) cake
(b) some sweets
(c) a packet of books
(d) a beautiful dress.
Answer:
(c) a packet of books
4. Neha’s mother gives children at the end of the party.
(a) small presents
(b) some books
(c) a piece of cake
(d) nothing.
Answer:
(a) small presents.
5. Children are asked to have a piece of cake and ……………
(a) fruit
(b) biscuits
(c) coffee
(d) sweets.
Answer:
(d) sweets.
3. Teacher : Good morning children ! I have some good news for you. We are going to a fair at Ropar tomorrow.
Raj : How are we going ?
Teacher : We shall take a bus to Ropar.
Gurudev : When shall we leave ?
Teacher : We shall leave at 9 o’clock in the morning.
Harpreet : Who will go with us ?
Teacher : Mr. Shanna and Mrs. Singh will go with us.
Mini : Will there be something to eat ?
Teacher : Oh yes, there will be lots of things to eat and many different games to play.
Raj : I will go on the merry-go-round.
Rani : I will go on the giant-wheel.
Ali : Will there be some rides too ?
Teacher : Oh yes ! There will be elephant, camel and hore rides. Some of you may enjoy these rides. You will have a lot of fun.
Nina : What other things shall we see at the fair ?
1. A fair is going to be held at
(a) Amritsar
(b) Patiala
(c) Ropar
(d) Chandigarh.
Answer:
(c) Ropar.
2. Mr. Sharma and ……………. will go with the students.
(a) Mrs. Singh
(b) Mrs. Sharma
(c) Mr. Singh
(d) All the three.
Answer:
(a) Mrs. Singh.
3. Raj wishes to enjoy ……………..
(a) the merry-go-round
(b) the giant-wheel
(c) slides
(d) swings.
Answer:
(a) the merry-go-round.
4. At the fair, the students can enjoy …………..
(a) elephant rides
(b) camel rides
(c) horse rides
(d) all these.
Answer:
(d) all these.
5. The party will leave at……………. in the morning.
(a) 7 o’clock
(b) 9 o’clock
(c) 8 o’clock
(d) 10 o’clock
Answer:
(b) 9 o’clock.
Or
The party will go to Ropar
(a) by train
(b) on bicycles
(c) by bus
(d) on foot.
Answer:
(c) by bus.
4. The sun is out. It is early morning. Amrit and Harpreet are still sleeping.
Mother : Wake up children ! It is six o’clock. You will be late for school.
Amrit is still sleeping but Harpreet is quickly getting up. He is going to the bathroom to brash his teeth and wash his face,
Harpreet : Wake up Amrit, we will be late for school! Look I am washing my face and brushing my teeth.
Amrit : What’s the time ?
Harpreet : It is half past six.
Amrit : Please let me sleep a little longer. Wake me up at half past seven.
Mother : Now get up Amrit. It is seven o’clock. Look Harpreet is finishing his breakfast and dressing for school.
Harpreet : I am leaving for school, it is eight o’ clock. You are late Amrit. You know the school starts at half past eight.
1. It is morning but the children are still ……………….
(a) reading
(b) playing
(c) talking
(d) sleeping.
Answer:
(d) sleeping.
2. Mother wakes up the children at ………………
(a) six o’clock
(b) seven o’clock
(c) eight o’clock
(d) nine o’clock
Answer:
(a) six o’clock.
3. Mother wakes up Amrit and Harpreet because they can be late for
(a) breakfast
(b) school
(c) office
(d) library.
Answer:
(b) school.
4. Harpreet leaves for school at………….
(a) 7 o’clock
(b) half past seven
(c) 8 o’clock
(d) half past eight.
Answer:
(c) 8 o’clock.
5. The school starts at…………………….
(a) eight o’clock
(b) half past eight
(c) seven o’clock
(d) half past seven.
Answer:
(b) half past eight.
5. Neera : Hello Amar ! Where did you go this weekend ?
Amar : I had gone to Amritsar with my mother.
Neera : How lovely ! What did you see there ?
Amar : We visited Sri Darbar Sahib. It is also called the Golden Temple.
Neera : Isn’t it beautiful ?
Amar : Oh yes ! It is very beautiful. The temple is covered in gold. It shines brightly as the sunlight falls on it. We bathed in the holy tank.
Neera : Are there some other places to see ?
Amar: Yes, we also visited the Durgiana Mandir and the Jallianwala Bagh.
Neera : Were there many shops ?
Amar : Yes, there were ! Some shops were big and some small. We bought many things from the market.-
Neera : I will also go there next week with my grandfather.
1. Amar had gone to Amritsar with ……………..
(a) his friends
(b) Neera
(c) his mother
(d) parents.
Answer:
(c) his mother.
2. In Amritsar Amar visited ……………..
(a) Sri Darbar Sahib
(b) Durgiana Mandir
(c) Jalianwala Bagh
(d) All the above.
Answer:
(d) All the above.
3. Sri Darbar Sahib is also called ……………
(a) the Golden Temple
(b) the Durgiana Mandir
(c) the Jalianwala Temple
(d) None of these.
Answer:
(a) the Golden Temple
4. Neera will go to Amritsar with her
(a) parents
(b) brother and sister
(c) grandfather
(d) grandmother.
Answer:
(c) grandfather.
5. At Amritsar, Amar and his mother bathed in
(a) a lake
(b) a canal
(c) the holy tank
(d) a river.
Answer:
(c) the holy tank.
6. Lion (showing a lot of interest): Do you store food in your stomach ?
Camel : No, I don’t. I store it in my hump. I eat a lot of food at one time. Then I don’t need to eat for a fortnight.
Lion : That’s interesting. But what do you eat ?
Camel : I eat leaves, but there are no trees in a desert.
Lion : What do you eat there ?
Camel : There are thorny bushes in the desert. I eat the thorns. The thorns don’t prick my thick tongue.
Lion : How funny!
Camel : Mr. King of die Forest, please come with me to the desert.
Lion : No, I’d better not. I can’t walk on burning sand. I can’t store food and water and I can’t eat thorns. Good-bye and good luck, Mr Ship of the Desert.
1. The camel can live without eating (food) for …………….
(a) a week
(b) A fortnight
(c) a mo nth
(d) three days.
Answer:
(b) a fortnight.
2. The camel stores food in its ………….
(a) stomach
(b) belley
(c) hump
(d) month.
Answer:
(c) hump.
3. In deserts the camel eats ……………
(a) thorns
(b) green grass
(c) small plants
(d) fallen fruit
Answer:
(a) thorns.
4. Who is Mr King of the Forest in the passage?
(a) elephant
(b) camel
(c) lion
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(c) Lion.
5. Mr. Ship of the desert is……………….
(a) camel
(b) lion
(c) burning sand
(d) camel’s hump.
Answer:
(a) camel.