Unit 8 (Grade 6)

Unit: Eight

Reading I

Gairigaun: Then and Now

A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

Column A                                                     Column B

a. Chautaro                                        i. belongings

b. melodious                                     ii. of all, not of an individual

c. public                                             iii. a rest stop along foot trails

d. property                                         iv. sweet and pleasant tune

 

Answer:

a. Chautaro                                        iii. a rest stop along foot trails

b. melodious                                     iv. sweet and pleasant tune

c. public                                             ii. of all, not of an individual

d. property                                         i. belongings

 

B. Write whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’.

a. There have been no changes in the village.

b. Mukesh asked his grandmother about the village.

c. There was a tap near the Chautaro.

d. Bar Pipal Chautaro has been destroyed now.

 

Answer:

a. There have been no changes in the village.  False

b. Mukesh asked his grandmother about the village. True

c. There was a tap near the Chautaro.  True

d. Bar Pipal Chautaro has been destroyed now. True

 

C. Write short answers to the following questions.

a. Where does Mukesh live?

b. Why did people use to come to the Chautaro?

c. Who used to play at the Chautaro?

d. Does the Chautaro still exist in the village?

 

Answer:

a.      He lives in a village named ‘Gairigaun’.

b.      People used to come there to take rest and for recreation.

c.      School children used to play different games at Chautaro.

d.      No, it doesn’t. [It’s replaced by a (motor able) road now.]

 

 

 Grammar:

We use ‘used to’ for expressing past habit but we don’t do it as present habit. And ‘didn’t use to’ is used to express present habit in comparison to the past habit.

 

C. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.

[The right options are in red colour.]

a. Why did people _______ mend their clothes?

i. used to                                ii. use to                                 iii. didn’t use to

b. I _______ like watching football, but now I do.

i. used to                                ii. use to                                 iii. didn’t use to

c. What did you _______ like doing when you were young?

i. used to                                ii. use to                                 iii. didn’t use to

d. John ________ like Mary, but he doesn’t now.

i. used to                                ii. use to                                 iii. didn’t use to

e. People ______ produce as much rubbish as we do nowadays.

i. used to                                ii. use to                                 iii. didn’t use to

f. Did you _______ collect anything when you were young?

i. used to                                ii. use to                                iii. didn’t use to

 

D. Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

a. I ______ play the guitar, but I do now.

b. I _______ ride a bike, but I don’t any more.

c. I ___________ collect stamps, but I don’t any more.

d. I _____________ enjoy getting up early, but I do now.

e. I ___________ be worried about the environment, but I am now.

f. I ____________ be afraid of flying, but I’m not anymore.

g. I _____________ know how to use a computer, but I do now.

 

Answer:

a. I didn’t use to play the guitar, but I do now.

b. I used to ride a bike, but I don’t any more.

c. I used to collect stamps, but I don’t any more.

d. I didn’t use to enjoy getting up early, but I do now.

e. I didn’t use to be worried about the environment, but I am now.

f. I used to be afraid of flying, but I’m not anymore.

g. I didn’t use to know how to use a computer, but I do now.

 

Reading II

Anne Frank: A Short life

a. What is the name of the girl in the picture?

b. Why is she popular?

Answer:

a.      The girl in the picture is Anne Frank.

b.     She is very famous because of her ‘the diary’ she wrote.

 

A.      Complete the table.

Year The events

1929 Anne Frank was born.

1933 …………

1934 ……….

1939 …………

1940 ……..

1941 …………………

1944………….

 

Answer

1929 Anne Frank was born.

1933 Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany as the leader of the Nazis.

1934 Anne adapted to her new life quickly, learnt Dutch, made many friends and enjoyed school.

1939 Hitler’s armies invaded Poland.

1940 The Germans occupied the Netherlands.

1941 Anne had to change schools.

1944 Dutch policemen and their Austrian Nazi commander arrested Anne and her friends.

 

B.      Write down the questions corresponding to these dates in the life of Anne Frank.

1929: When: ………?

1933: Why: …………?

1939: What: ………?

1944: Who: ………….?

Answer

When was Anne born?

Why did the Frank family move to Amsterdam in 1933?

What did Hitler’s army do Poland?

Who occupied Netherlands in 1940?

 

C. Answer the following questions.

a. What were the Jews not allowed to do in 1940’s?

b. How old was Anne in 1942?

c. Where did her family hide?

Answer:

a. Jewish children were not allowed to go to school with other children.

b. She was 13 years old in 1942.

c. Her family hid in “The Secret Annex” — a part of Mr. Frank’s office.

 (This material is prepared by Shiva Prasad Aryal from Kapiya Secondary School, Khairahani, Chitwan. This site wants to extend lots of thanks for his contribution.)

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