Unit 14 (Grade 6)

 UNIT 14

Reading I (page 139)

a. Have you ever seen a chart like the following?

Answer: Yes, I have seen such charts.

b. Where do you see this?

Answer: I see this in a grocery.

 

A. Write True or False.

a. Pokhreli Rice is the most expensive rice item.

b. Mansuli Rice is cheaper than Sona Mansuli Rice.

c. Normal Beaten Rice is cheaper than Taichin Beaten Rice.

d. Red Lentil No.1 is less expensive than Red Lentil No.2.

e. Split Red Gram is the most expensive Daal item.

Answer:

a. False

b. False

c. True

d. False

e. True

 

B. Answer the following questions.

a. Which shop does the price chart belong to?

b. Which beaten rice will you buy if you have only 100 rupees?

c. Which Daal items have equal price?

d. How many Daal items are available in the shop?

Answer:

a. The price chart belongs to the grocery named ‘All in One Store’.

b. I will buy normal beaten rice if I have only 100 rupees.

c. Big black gram (Big Mas), Big Green Gram (Big Moong) and split Bengal Gram (Chana Daal) have equal price.

d. There are 7 different Daal items available in the shop.

 

C. Ask your parents about the price of food items at your home and make a price chart.

 

Speaking (page 140)

A. Look at the pictures and fill in with ‘How much’ or ‘How many’ to complete the questions below. Then, answer the questions with true information about yourself.

Example: How many pens do you have?

a. ------- can you eat?

b. ------- are there in your pocket?

c. ------- do you listen to?

d. ------- did it fall in the morning?

e. ------- are you wearing?

f. ------- do you have?

g. ------- do you drink a day?

Answer:

a. How much can you eat?

b. How many are there in your pocket?

c. How much do you listen to?

d. How much did it fall in the morning?

e. How many are you wearing?

f. How many do you have?

g. How much do you drink a day?

Now, ask and answer questions with your partner.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions with ‘How much.... ?’ or ‘How many ....?’ based on the pictures given below.

Example:

A: How many computers do you have?

B: I have only one computer.

Answer:

A: How many gloves do you have?

B: I have only one globe.

A: How many clocks do you have?

B: I have only one clock.

A: How many books do you have?

B: I have three books.

A: How many shields do you have?

B: I have two shields.

A: How much tea do you have?

B: I have a cup of tea.

A: How much money do you have?

B: I have twenty dollars. etc.

 B. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about different things you have. Use ‘How many...?’ or ‘How much...?’

Do it with your friends.

 

GRAMMAR (page 143)

A. Study the following sentences.

I saw many wild animals when I visited Chitwan National Park.

There is not much water in the bucket.

Is there any delicious food? I am feeling hungry.

I have no time to cook.

Last night, I read a few pages.

B. Choose the correct options from the brackets to complete the paragraph.

I’m not a very good cook because I don’t have ------- (much/many) time. During the week, I don’t make ------- (any/no) meals except breakfast. I usually have ------- (a/some) toast and a ------- (few/ little orange juice). At the weekend, I sometimes help to make lunch; but I don’t know------- (much/many) good recipe. So, I just follow my sister’s instructions. She is a great cook and makes ------- (many/a lot of) really nice food.

Answer:

I’m not a very good cook because I don’t have much time. During the week, I don’t make any meals except breakfast. I usually have a toast and a little orange juice. At the weekend, I sometimes help to make lunch; but I don’t know much good recipe. So, I just follow my sister’s instructions. She is a great cook and makes a lot of really nice food.

C. Complete the sentence using appropriate phrases from the box to indicate the quantity.

few people           many good friends         three big rivers             

many metropolitan cities        any outdoor game         three birds          

many colourful butterflies                many countries

a. Do you know how ------- are there in Nepal?

b. I often visit the garden to see -------.

c. Don’t you want to play -------?

d. Although the song was beautiful, only a ------- were listening to it.

e. How ------- are there in South Asia?

f. Can you name any ------- of Nepal?

g. There are ------- flying in the sky.

h. I am proud of having-------.

Answer:

a. Do you know how many metropolitan cities are there in Nepal?

b. I often visit the garden to see many colourful butterflies.

c. Don’t you want to play any outdoor game?

d. Although the song was beautiful, only a few people were listening to it.

e. How many countries are there in South Asia?

f. Can you name any three big rivers of Nepal?

g. There are three birds flying in the sky.

h. I am proud of having many good friends.

 

Writing (page 144)

A. Read the report based on the given information in the table.

(Look at your book on page 144.)

B. Now, write a similar paragraph based on the given information in the table below.

(Look at your book on page 145.)

Answer:

This is a table. It gives information about the price of stationery items. The price of Pilot pen is NRs 80 per piece. Similarly, the price of Gel pen is NRs 30. According to the table we can say that the price of Pencil box is NRs 100. The table shows that the price of Geometry box is NRs 150. The price of Ruler is NRs 40 and the price of Marker is NRs 50. Among these items Geometry box is the most expensive and Gel pen is the least expensive one. Pilot pen is double expensive than Ruler.

 

READING II (page 145)

a. What is this text?

Answer: This is an advertisement.

A. Answer the following questions.

a. What is the special offer?

b. How long does the discount offer remain?

c. Which is the cheapest item?

d. Which is the most expensive item?

Answer

a. The special offer is 20 % discount offer on the occasion of New Year.

b. The discount offer remains for two weeks.

c. The cheapest item is the pen.

d. Calculator is the most expensive item.

 

B. What do you mean by discount? Talk to your friends.

Answer

Discount is an offer of paying less amount of money while buying goods.  We have to pay less if there is a discount. Discount is offered generally on different occasions or festivals. As the name suggests ‘dis’ means less and ‘count’ means number or amount. So, there is less pay if the discount is offered. Generally, it is offered in percent or fixed amount to pay which is reduced than actual market price.

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