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Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 3C Wilma Rudolph Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 3C Wilma Rudolph

I. We have seen how the little girl, Tess, with strong faith and determination saved her little brother, Andrew. Let’s read a poem on faith.

Faith is the success in life
Faith is the catalyst within
Faith is the belief to begin
Faith is the foundation and the frame
Faith is the power that helps you win
Faith is the concentration of your brain
Faith is the power to know and to do
Faith is the cure for ‘NO’ and those that ‘Lose’
Faith is your spirit, your sinews, your soul
Faith is the body that truly has all control
Faith is the beginning and the end
Faith is everything therein
Faith can move mountains and valleys and hills
But faith can do NOTHING…
Unless YOU are there.

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What was Wilma’s dream?
Answer :
Wilma’s dream was to become the fastest woman runner in the world.

Question 2.
What did the doctor advise Wilma ?
Answer :
The doctor advised Wilma not to put her foot on earth.

Question 3.
Who won the gold medal in 100 metre race?
Answer :
Wilma Rudolph won the gold medal in 100 metre race.

Question 4.
How was Jutta Heine matched with Wilma?
Answer :
Jutta Heine was never beaten. At the 1960 Olympics, she was matched with Wilma. She was beaten by Wilma three times in that Olympics.

Question 5.
What qualities of Wilma helped her win the Olympic medals ?
Answer :
Wilma’s strong faith, persistence ana aetermination helped her win the Olympic medals.

Question 6.
What skill do you see in Wilma? What skills would you want to develop in yourself? How will you do that?
Answer :
I see the physical skill of running in Wilma. I see the psychological skill of strong determination also in her.

I want to develop the skill of communication in myself and the physical skills like archery and shooting. I read books on personality development to improve communication skills. I get training from experienced coaches to improve my physical skills.

Wilma Rudolph Summary in English

Wilma Rudolph was born in a poor family in Tennessee. At the age of four, she had pneumonia with scarlet fever which left her paralyzed with polio. The doctor fitted her a brace and told her never put her foot on earth. But with the encouragement given by Wilma’s mother and God-given ability, persistence and faith she participated in the races. Her ambition was to become the fastest woman runner in the world. She was coached by Ed Temple and under his coaching she touched the peak level. At the 1960 Olympics, she ran against Jutta Heine and won three gold medals to become the fastest runner of her times. Wilma’s faith, persistence and determination made her achieve her goal.

Glossary :

catalyst = a thing which increases the speed of action
foundation = source
concentration = thinking intensely on one thing
sinews = nerves

SECTION-A : Reading Comprehension :

Questions 1-10

1. Read the following passage :

An eight-year-old child, Tess, heard her parents talking about her little brother, Andrew.All she knew was that Andrew was very sick and her parents did not have enough money for the treatment. They were moving into a smaller house because they could not afford to stay in the present house after paying the doctor’s bills. He needs a costly surgery now and there was no one to loan them the money, so her parents lost their hope and gave up their efforts.

When Tess heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” she went to her room and pulled a jar of coins from a cupboard. She poured all the money out on the floor and counted it carefully. Holding the jar tightly, she made her way to the medical store and placed it on the glass table.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D.

Question 1.
The age of Tess was ____
A) nine years
B) eight years
C) twelve years
D) ten years
Answer :
B) eight years

Question 2.
The sick person in the house was ____
A) father
B) mother
C) Andrew
D) Tess
Answer :
C) Andrew

Question 3.
The parents lost hope because ____
A) it was a serious illness
B) they were rich
C) the boy needed costly surgery
D) they didn’t want to take loan
Answer :
C) the boy needed costly surgery

Question 4.
The disease could be cured according to the parents by ____
A) medicine
B) cheap surgery
C) miracle
D) admitting to the hospital
Answer :
C) miracle

Question 5.
The money which Tess had ____
A) two dollars
B) three dollars
C) one dollar
D) one dollar and eleven cents
Answer :
D) one dollar eleven cents

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 6.
Why did the family want to move into a smaller house ?
Answer :
Because they could not afford to stay in the present house after paying doctor’s bills.

Question 7.
Why did they want money?
Answer :
To get their son operated on

Question 8.
What did Tess hear?
Answer :
Tess heard that her little brother was seriously ill.

Question 9.
What did Tess understand ?
Answer :
Tess understood that ‘miracle’ could save him.

Question 10.
What did Tess do ?
Answer :
Tess counted her money and went to a medical shop.

2. “What do you want?” asked the chemist. “It’s for my little brother,” Tess answered, “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”

“We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling sadly at the little girl. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

At the shop there was a well-dressed customer. He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need? “I don’t know,” she replied with her eyes welling up. “He’s really sick and Mummy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my savings.” “How much do you have ?” asked the man. “One dollar and eleven cents, but I can try and get some more,” she answered barely audible.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D.

Question 1.
Tess went to
A) a doctor
B) medical shop
C) surgeon
D) hospital
Answer :
B) medical shop

Question 2.
Tess wanted
A) medicine for her
B) medicine for her brother
C) miracle
D) prescription
Answer :
C) miracle

Question 3.
The chemist said that
A) they don’t sell miracles
B) there was no medicine at all
C) it was very costly
D) he would take it from another chemist
Answer :
A) they don’t sell miracles

Question 4.
Tess wanted to buy the medicine
A) at a cheap cost
B) with the money she had
C) offering any amount
D) without paying anything
Answer :
C) offering any amount

Question 5.
At the shop there was
A) another girl
B) a well – dressed customer
C) another chemist
D) a group of people
Answer :
B) a well – dressed customer

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 6.
Why did the chemist smile sadly ?
Answer :
At the innocence of Tess

Question 7.
What did the well – dressed customer ask Tess ?
Answer :
The well – dressed customer asked Tess what kind of miracle her brother needed.

Question 8.
What did Tess bring with her ?
Answer :
Tess brought her savings with her

Question 9.
How much did Tess have with her ?
Answer :
One dollar and eleven cents

Question 10.
What did Tess promise?
Answer :
Tess promised that she would pay an additional amount if required.

3. “Wonderful,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents, the exact price of a miracle for your little brother!” He took her money in one hand and held her hand with the other. He said, “Take me to your home. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle he needs.”

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous neurosurgeon. He had Andrew admitted to hospital where he operated on him without any charges. Within a few weeks Andrew was back at home and doing well.

“That surgery,” her Mum whispered, “was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost.”

Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost – one dollar and eleven cents…..plus the love of a little child.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C, or D.

Question 1.
The man who said, “Wonderful” was
A) chemist
B) customer
C) well – dressed customer
D) passer by
Answer :
C) well – dressed customer

Question 2.
The exact price of a miracle according to the well – dressed customer was
A) one dollar
B) eleven cents
C) two dollars
D) one dollar and eleven cents
Answer :
D) one dollar and eleven cents

Question 3.
The well – dressed customer wanted
A) talk to Tess’s brother
B) to see Tess’s brother
C) to examine her brother
D) to take Tess to his house
Answer :
B) to see Tess’s brother

Question 4.
The well – dressed man expressed that he wanted to
A) see if he had the kind of miracle the boy needed
B) look at Andrew
C) look at Tess
D) to talk to Tess’s parents
Answer :
A) to see if he had the kind of miracle the boy needed

Question 5.
The little boy needed
A) immediate admission to hospital
B) immediate examination
C) immediate surgery
D) immediate treatment
Answer :
C) immediate surgery

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 6.
What is the meaning of barely audible?
Answer :
not clear

Question 7.
What did the well – dressed man ask Tess ?
Answer :
To take him to their house

Question 8.
Why did he want to go to her house?
Answer :
To see her brother as well as meet her parents

Question 9.
Who was the well – dressed man ?
Answer :
Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous neuro-surgeon

Question 10.
What was the actual cost of the miracle?
Answer :
One dollar and eleven cents plus the love of a little child

Questions 11-16

4. Read the following poem :
Not gold, but only men, can make
A people great and strong
Men who for truth and honour’s sake
Stand fast and suffer long.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C and d.

Question 11.
_________ can make a people great and strong.
A) Gold
B) Men
C) Children
D) People
Answer :
B) men

Question 12.
Stand fast means __________
A) stand still
B) go quickly
C) refuse to give up
D) refuse to move
Answer :
C) refuse to give up

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences :

Question 13.
What kind of men can make the people great and strong?
Answer :
Those who stand for truth and honour

Question 14.
Why do such people suffer?
Answer :
Because they face many difficulties but continue their efforts.

Question 15.
What does ‘honour’s sake’ mean?
Answer :
For the sake of honour of the country

Question 16.
Can gold make a people great and strong ?
Answer :
No.

5. Read the following poem :

I build walls
Walls that protect,
Walls that shied,
Walls that say I shall not yield
Or reveal
Who I am and how I feel.
I build walls
Walls that hide,
Walls that cover what’s inside,
Walls that stare or smile or look away,
Silent flies,
Walls that even block my eyes
From the tears I might have cried.
I build walls
Walls that never let me
Truly touch
Those I love so very much.
Walls that need to fall!
Walls mean to be fortresses
Are prisons after all.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C and d.

Question 11.
Who does ‘I’ refer to?
A) The poet
B) The reader
C) The walls
D) The window
Answer :
A) The poet

Question 12.
The expression ‘silent lies’ in the second stanza implies
A) Walls make one hide one’s true feelings
B) Walls lie silently around all of us
C) Walls are silent
D Walls are liars
Answer :
A) Walls make one hide one’s true feelings

Answer the following questions in One or Two sentences :

Question 13.
Why is it not a good idea to have these ‘walls’?
Answer :
It is not a good idea not to have these ‘walls’ because they act as a prison.

Question 14.
What turns into a prison?
Answer :
Walls built to protect us ultimately turn into a prison.

Question 15.
What are the walls in the poem made of?
Answer :
The walls in the poem are made of hidden feelings thoughts.

Question 16.
What happens when wall act as a protection ?
Answer :
When walls act as a protection they surrender to strong feelings.

SECTION-B : Vocabulary and Grammar :

Questions 17-21

6. Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end as directed :

Munshi was shocked on hearing the assassination (17) of Gandhiji. He thought (18) Gandhiji not only as a leader but also as his guru. He was called up to select a suitable (19) site for Gandhiji’s cremation (20). He painted a verbal picture and it was selected inspite of Nehru and Patel having there (21) own reservations for the same.

Question 17.
Write the synonym of ‘assassination’.
Answer :
execution

Question 18.
Write the other form of ‘thought’.
Answer :
thoughtful

Question 19.
Write the suffix of ‘suitable’.
Answer :
able

Question 20.
Write the other form of ‘cremation’
Answer :
pyre

Question 21.
Write the correct word.
Answer :
their

7. Ashoka’s mother was Subhadrangi. She was the daughter of a poor (17) brahmin of Champak nagar. She was very beautiful. (18) Once an astrologer (19) visited (20) the brahmin’s house. He foretold that his daughter would become the queen of a great king. The brahmin adorned (21) her many ornaments and took her to king Bindusara.

Question 17.
Write the antonym of ‘poor’.
Answer :
rich

Question 18.
Identify the part of speech.
Answer :
adjective

Question 19.
Write the synonym of ‘astrologer’.
Answer :
soothsayer

Question 20.
Write the other form of ‘visited’.
Answer :
visit

Question 21.
Write the present form of ‘adorned’.
Answer :
adorn

8. We, in India, believe (17) that the Ganges is a sacred (18) river. A dip in the holy river remove (19) our sins. We preserve (20) the water of the Ganges. Such a river is now being polluted (21) beyond measure.

Question 17.
Write the other form of ‘believe’.
Answer :
belief

Question 18.
Write the synonym of ‘sacred’.
Answer :
holy

Question 19.
Write the correct word.
Answer :
removes

Question 20.
Write the other form of ‘preserve’.
Answer :
preservation

Question 21.
Write the noun form of ‘polluted’.
Answer :
pollution

Questions 22-26

9. Complete the passages choosing the right word given below. Each blank is numbered and has four choices A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D.

Once King Vikram was taking his ____ (22) morning stroll ____ (23) the palace garden when he saw two geese ____ (24) towards him. They were very ____ (25) from ordinary geese. They were milky white in complexion and seemed to belong to another place. The two geese at his feet.

Question 22.
A) custom
B) customs
C) customary
D) accustom
Answer :
C) customary

Question 23.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) about
Answer :
B) in

Question 24.
A) flies
B) fly
C) flying
D) flew
Answer :
C) flying

Question 25.
A) different
B) differ
C) difference
D) differing
Answer :
A) different

Question 26.
A) drop
B) dropped
C) drops
D) dropping
Answer :
B) dropped

10. The stag looked straight ____ (22) the king but before he could ____ (23) it jumped headlong towards him. The king took a ____ (24) to recover but immediately ____ (25) an arrow. Due to mis timing the arrow whizzed past the stag. The stag was adopt at ducking from the hunters. So it ____ (26) to have been struck at the belly.

Question 22.
A) in
B) of
C) at
D) with
Answer :
C) at

Question 23.
A) reacts
B) react
C) reaction
D) reacting
Answer :
B) react

Question 24.
A) moment
B) momentary
C) moments
D) momentarily
Answer :
A) moment

Question 25.
A) shoot
B) shoots
C) shot
D) shooting
Answer :
C) shot

Question 26.
A) pretended
B) pretend
C) pretends
D) pretending
Answer :
A) pretended

11. When a person possesses a treasure he will be ____ (22) and comfortable. In the same manner if a person possesses a good friend he will be happier and more ____ (23). A friend sooths our life. All our needs are ____ (24). A friend is a gift of god. If you ____ (25) your love, in return you will get gratitude. He is like a fire side that provides ____ (26) in cold.

Question 22.
A) happy
B) happier
C) happiest
D) happiness
Answer :
A) happy

Question 23.
A) comfort
B) comforts
C) comfortable
D) comforting
Answer :
C) comfortable

Question 24.
A) answer
B) answers
C) answering
D) answered
Answer :
D) answered

Question 25.
A) extend
B) extends
C) extended
D) extending
Answer :
A) extend

Question 26.
A) warm
B) warmth
C) warming
D) warms
Answer :
B) warmth

Questions 27-31

Read the passage given below. Five sentences in the passage are numbered (27-31) at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct and rewrite them.

12. (27) When Tess heard her daddy say to her teared mother, (28) “Only a miracle can saved him now,” (29) she went to her room and pulling a jar of coins from a cupboard. She poured all the (30) money out in the floor and counted it carefully. (31) Hold the jar tightly, she made her way to the medical store and placed it on the glass table.
Answer :
27. tearful (teared) mother
28. save him
29. pulled a jar
30. on the floor (out in the floor)
31. Holding the jar

13. At the shop there was a well-dressed customer. (27) He bends down and asked the little girl, (28) “What kind of a miracle do your brother need? “I don’t know,” she replied with her eyes (29) welling on. (30) “He’s really sick and Mummy says he need an operation. But my Daddy can’t (31) pay for it, so I have bring my savings.”
Answer :
27. bent down
28. does your (do your)
29. welling up (welling on)
30. needs an (need an)
31. have brought (have bring)

14. (27)That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, an famous neurosurgeon. He had (28)Andrew admitted in hospital where he operated on him without no charges. Within a few (29)weeks Andrew was back in home (30) and does well. (31) “That surgery,” her Mum whispered, ” was a really miracle.
Answer :
27. a famous (an famous)
28. to hospital (in hospital)
29. at home (in house)
30. doing well (does well)
31. real miracle (really miracle)

SECTION-C : Conventions of Writing :

Question 32

Read the following paragraph, carefully and rewrite it by using proper punctuations. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word.

15. rahul i need some fruits for worship could you please quickly run to the fruit seller and get me half a dazen bananas
Answer :
“Rahul! I need some fruits for worship. Could you please quickly run to the fruit seller and get me half a dozen bananas ?”

16. Where have you been and where are the bananas why can’t i see any fruits in your hands his father questiond him.
Answer :
“Where have you been and where are the bananas? Why can’t I see any fruits in your hands ?”, his father questioned him.

17. When you were asked to uproot the tree even after trying really hard you failed to uproot it am I rite.
Answer :
“When you were asked to uproot the tree, even after trying really hard, you failed to uproot it. Am I right ?”

SECTION-D : Creative Expression :

Question 33

18. Observe the following picture and write about the sport.

Answer :
This game is played like that of tennis. It is usually played single on each side. The score is also the same as that of tennis. A small net, nearly six inches is tied across in the middle of a table. The players stand at the edges of the table. The ball is round and as small as an egg. It bounces on the table. After the toss, a player serves the ball. The ball should bounce first in his part of the table and goes above the net to the other side. The other player should receive it after a bounce in his court. He should not receive it directly. Foot work and anticipation are necessary in this game.

19. Tess’s brother fell seriously sick. Parents are talking about his illness. Write a conversation between the parents.
Answer :
Father : What’s the use of feeling sad ?
Mother : What shall we do now ?
Father : I’ve consulted the doctor. He says it’s a serious case.
Mother : Did he say that it’s curable with medicines?
Father : Not at all. He says that an operation should be done immediately.
Mother : Operation means?
Father : Of course, it’s very costly.
Mother : What to do now ?
Father : At present, we’ve to change the house and go into a smaller one.
Mother : Yes. We can save something to pay the doctor’s bill to some extent.
Father : We’ve already taken loans from many of my friends. There’s none to give us a loan.
Mother : So, we’ve to lose hope.
Father : Can’t but.

20. You have seen a girl with special needs winning a running race. Write a letter to your friend about it.
Answer :

5-16/A-42,
Sundar Street,
Adilabad.
Dated 😡 x . x x . x x x x

Dear Sankar,
I’m quite fine here and hope you are all fine here.
Sankar, last week I saw a running race competition in our stadium. A girl with special needs, who is struck with polio even from her childhood also participated. I had a doubt how she could win the race. To my surprise, she got the first. At first, she stumbled two or three times but on seeing the other runners speeding, she got inspired and began to run so fast that she touched the ribbon first.
Friend, I think handicap or disability is no bar to get success if one has the will to win.
O.K. Please be writing often.

Your’s truly,
Sasi.

To
Mr. V. Sankara Rao,
Teacher,
M.H. School,
Warangal.

21. A doctor has operated on a poor patient free of charges. Write a letter to your friend appreciating the doctor.
Answer :

10-11/14 A, – 42,
Pingali Street,
Mehaboob Nagar,
Date : xx.xx.xxxx

Dear Misra,
How are you? There are no letters from you. Are you so busy ? I expect a letter at least to this.
I always think that doctors are hard-hearted and work only for money. There was an incident of a doctor who had operated on a child.

The parents of the child are very poor. They’ve taken loan from their friends and there is no tne to help them. The child has been suffering from a serious illness. He requires immediate operation. As it is costly, the parents gave up their attempts. But a doctor who know the case from the child’s sister, went to their house, admitted him to the hospital and operated on him without charging any fee.

This shows that all ductors are not selfish. There are some who are noble and broad – minded. O.K. Friend. Try to reply to this.

Yours sincerely,
Venu.

To
Mr. M.K. Misra,
Clerk,
Municipal Corporation,
Kareemnagar.

Question 34

22. You are the secretary of a Cultural Association. You are organizing a Kuchipudi dance performance. Prepare an invitation.
Answer :

INVITATION

(A rare Kuchipudi Dance Performance !)
Chief Guest : Collector, Warangal (urban) Dt.
Dance Performance : Yamini Krishna Murthy
Venue : Yasoda Kalyana Mandapam,
Time : 6.00 p.m.
Date : xx.xx.xxxx
(All are Invited)

Secretary
Pragati Cultural Association
Hanamkonda

23. You are the secretary of your school Science Club. You have invited a great scientist. He is going to make a speech. Prepare an invitation.
Answer :

INVITATION

Chief guest : Prof. K. Neelambaram
Speaker : Dr. N. Sadasivam
Topic : Pollution – how to control
Venue : M.R.H.School, Khammam
Time : 5.00 p . m.
Date : xx.xx.xxxx
(All are cordially invited)

Secretary,
Science Club,
M.R.H. School.

24. Read the following conversation and prepare a message.

Krishna : Is Gopi inside?
Visal : No, Sir.
Krishna : Where did he go ?
Visal : He went to gym, sir.
Krishna : When’ll he return?
Visal : In an hour.
Krishna : Please tell him that I’ve booked tickets for today evening movie. Ask him to meet at Jyothi Theatre.
Visal : O.K.Sir!
Answer :

MESSAGE

Your friend, Mr. Krishna came. Tickets for the evening show were booked. Meet him at Jyothi Theatre this evening.

25. There is a mandal level quiz competition on the occasion of children’s day. You want to enrol your name for the competition. Then write your profile and send it to the organizers. You can give your details like your name, class, age, school, your skill, your interests and your earlier achievements.
Answer :

PROFILE

1. Name : N. Prem Kumar
2. Class : VI class
3. Date of Birth (Age) : xx.xx.xxxx (11 yrs)
4. School : P.H. School, Khammam
5. Skills : Won prizes in debates, education and quiz competitions.
6. Interests : Participating in literary activities.
Through the headmaster, P.H. School, Khammam.
To the organizer, M.R. School, Nizamabad.

Signature
N. Prem Kumar

Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 3B A Nation’s Strength Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 3B A Nation’s Strength

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What kind of people can make a nation great and strong?
Answer :
The truthful men and the men who stand for honour, the men who refuse to give up easily and the men who suffer a long time all the difficulties they face can make a nation great and strong.

Question 2.
What do you think the word ‘men’ refers to ?
Answer :
The word ‘men’ refers to all the people living in a country.

Question 3.
What does ‘sleep’ mean here?
Answer :
‘Sleep’ means idleness.

Question 4.
What does ‘fly’ mean here?
Answer :
‘Fly’ means ‘escape’.

Question 5.
In what sense can you call, for example, Gandhiji, a pillar of the nation?
Answer :
We can call Gandhiji, a pillar of our Indian nation. When the British were ruling our country, he stood against them and fought against them with his weapons of “Satyam” and “Ahimsa”. Finally, he won the independence for us. In this sense we can call him a pillar of our nation.

Project :

Visit a doctor/primary health centre/medical shop and collect the information about the common diseases and collect the information given below and present it before the class.

Name of the doctor – Dr. K.V. Reddy
Medical practitioner – Sudhakar
Medical shop keeper – Rambabu

Answer :

A Nation’s Strength Summary in English

The one and only power that makes a nation great and strong is the man but not the wealth. The truthful men and the men who respect honour can make a nation great and strong. The persons, who refuse to give up easily and suffer long, can make a nation great. Hardworking bravemen and dare fellows build a nation’s pillars deep and spread the fame of their country up to the sky.

Glossary :

stand fast : refuse to give up
dare : face difficulty
fly : run away
honour’s sake : for the purpose of respect

Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 3A What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do? Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 3A What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do?

Look at the picture and discuss the question that follow:

Question 1.
What can you say about the shop?
Answer :
It is a medical shop. Medicines are sold here.

Question 2.
When does one go to such shops?
Answer :
One goes to such shop when one needs medicines for himself/herself or any other person who is very close.

Question 3.
Why do you think the girl has come to the shop ?
Answer :
I think that the girl has come to the shop to buy some medicines.

Question 4.
What do you think is the girl saying to the shopkeeper?
Answer :
The girl is saying to the shopkeeper to take the money she has and give her the medicine.

Question 5.
Does she look happy? What makes you think so ?
Answer :
No, she doesn’t look happy. I think she is very anxious about the health of somebody.

Question 6.
Who might be ill ?
Answer :
Somebody who is very close to the girl might be ill.

Oral Discourse :

Role-play-Enact the scene depicted in the picture
(Characters : The girl, the medical shopkeeper)

Girl : Sir,
Medical shopkeeper : Yes, what to you want, baby?
Girl : I want a medicine.
Medical shopkeeper : Are you suffering from any disease?
Girl : No, sir, My brother is seriously ill.
Medical shopkeeper : What’s the disease?
Girl : I don’t know. But my parents are discussing about his disease. They say it’s serious.
Medical shopkeeper : How can I give medicine without knowing the disease? Have you got the doctor’s prescription?
Girl : No. But I know the name of the medicine.
Medical shopkeeper : Then tell me the name.
Girl : It’s ‘miracle’.
Medical shopkeeper : What’s “miracle?”
Girl : That’s the name of the medicine. How much it costs ?
Medical shopkeeper : There’s no medicine like “miracle”.
Girl : My parents are talking about this medicine. Only ‘miracle’ can cure my brother’s disease. Please give me the medicine “miracle”.
Medical shopkeeper : We don’t have such a medicine. We don’t sell it.
Girl : No matter. Take this money and give it.
Medical shopkeeper : How much is it ?
Girl : One dollar and eleven cents. Is it enough ? If it’s not enough, I will bring some more. Please tell me how much it costs.
Medical shopkeeper : I’m sorry, baby.

I. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Do you think Tess can buy the miracle with her sarings? Why?
Answer :
I don’t think Tess can buy the miracle with her cavings because the miracle was not a medicine.

Question 2.
Why did the mother say that the surgerv, vas a real miracle?
Answer :
The mother said that the surgery w^{\sim a real miracle because their family members lost their hope and gav u p their efforts. They thought that Andrew might die one day or the – her. But, Andrew was operated upon by Dr.Armstrong and was miracle.

Question 3.
What did the little girl understand by the word “miracle”?
Answer :
The little girl understand that “miracle” was a kind of medicine.

Question 4.
What kind of a man was Dr. Armstrong?
Answer :
Dr. Armstrong was a helpful, kind and generous person.

Question 5.
Why did the doctor say that one dollar and eleven cents was the exact price 5 for the miracle?
Answer :
The little girl thought that the miracle was a kind of medicine. So she wanted to buy it with her money. She told the doctor that she had a dollar and eleven cents and could get some more to get the miracle. So the doctor attracted towards the innocence and the loving nature of the girl. Then he told her one dollar and eleven cents was the exact price for the miracle.

Question 6.
Find out the words that have been used to describe Tess. Would you like to add some from your side?
Answer :
The phrases like “eyes welling up”, “barely audible” and “smiled” are the words/phrases that have been used to describe Tess. I would like to add the words such as ‘innocent’, ‘loving’, ‘tender’, ‘helping natured’ etc., to describe Tess.

Question 7.
Can you suggest another title for the story? Give reasons.
Answer :
Another suggestable title for the story is “Sister’s Love Saves The Brother”. We can suggest this title because it was the sister who did everything to save her brother. So I think this is another suggestable title.

II. Say whether the following statements are True or False. Give reasons for your answer. Correct the false statements.

1. Andrew’s parents had very little money (True)
2. Tess’s parents were very poor. (True)
3. Tess’ parents were not interested to take her little brother, Andrew, to the hospital. (False)
4. Andrew was seriously ill. (True)
5. Tess thought that “a miracle” was the medicine that was available in a medical store. (True)

Reasons :

Question 1.
Andrew’s parerts had very little money.
Answer :
We can say it ‘true’ Decause Andrew’s parents didn’t have enough money for the treatment.

Question 2.
Tess’s parents were very poom
Answer :
We can say it “true” because they could not afford to stay in the present house and were moving to a smaller house.

Question 3.
Tess’s parents were not interested to take hevittle brother, Andrew, to the hospital.
Answer :
We can say it “false”. Actually Tess’s parents were interted to take her little brother, Andrew, to the hospital. But they were very poor togay the bills.

Question 4.
Andrew was seriously ill.
Answer :
We can say it “true”. Andrew needed to undergo the operation. When the doctor happened to see ‘Andrew’, the doctor admitted him to the hospital and performed the surgery upon the boy. So we can say that he was seriously ill.

Question 5.
Tess thought that “a miracle” was the medicine that was available in a medical store.
Answer :
We can say it “true”. Tess went to the medical store and asked the chemist for “a miracle”.

Correcting the false statement :

4. Tess’s parents lost their hope and gave up their efforts as there was no one to loan them the money.

III. Tick the correct answer.

Question 1.
“I’m sorry,” the chemist said, because the miracle the girl had asked for
a) was not available in his shop.
b) was very costly.
c) was not a medicine.
Answer :
c) was not a medicine.

Question 2.
Dr. Armstrong wanted
a) to help the child.
b) to collect a lot of money.
c) to make fun of the child.
Answer :
a) to help the child.

Vocabulary :

I. Given below is a paragraph written by a 6 th class student. Some words are spelt wrongly in it. Circle them and write the correct spellings.

Food and Nutrition

We need a balansed diet to be healthy. Balanced diet provides us major nutrents such as carbohydrates, fats, vitamns, minerals, and protins. There arc two diferent types of source of protins – animal sources and plant sources. Animal sources include fish, eggs, meet, cte. Peas and beans are important sourses of protin.

II. In each group of words below, find the odd one out and circle it. Give justification for your answer. The first one is done for you.

1) hospital, nurse, patient, passenger.
Hospital, nurse and patient are related to medical profession, whereas “passenger” is iut related to the medical profession. So, passenger is the odd one out.
2) shop, customer, cost, temple
3) dollars, things. rupees, cents
4) treatment, operation, surgeon, blackboard
5) play, question, answer, Chocolate
2) shop, customer and cost are related to business whereas ‘temple’ is not related to business. So, temple is the odd one out.
3) dollars, rupees and cents are related to currency whereas ‘things’ is different. So, ‘things’ is the odd one out.
4) treatment, operation, surgeon are related to hospital whereas black board is related to teaching.
5) play, question and answer are related to a school child whereas ‘chocolate’ is an eatable. So, ‘chocolate’ is the odd one out.

III. Write words related to “Hospital”. Write as many mards as possible.

1. operation
2. madicine
3. doctor
4. patient
5. nurse
6. ward
7. compounder
8. stethoscop
9. thermometre
10. syringe
11. ward
12. intensive care unit
13. critical care unit
14. operation
15. treatment
16. disease
17. medicine
18. ambulance
19. wheel chair
20. gloves
21. apron
22. mask
23. microscope
24. laboratory
25. sample

Grammar :

I. Question mark (?) and Exclamation mark (!)
Read the following conversation paying special attention to the use of quto marks, and exclamation marks.
“Where’s the champion of Israel?” shouted Goliath.
“Let him come and fight with me!”
“Who is this man?” said David.
“I’ll go and fight him.”
“How stupid you are!” Goliath exclaimed.
You understand from the above sentences that a question ends with a questias, mark (?) and an exclamatory sentence with an exclamatory mark (!)

Now read the following conversation and use question marks or exclamatory marks wherever necessary.
Tess : I want to buy a mircale. How much does it cost
The Shopkeeper : I am sorry.
Tess : Why
The Shopkeeper : Because we don’t have any medicine like “a miracle”
Tess : What a pity
Answer :
Tess : I want to buy a mircale. How much does it cost?
The Shopkeeper : I am sorry.
Tess : Why?
The Shopkeeper : Because we don’t have any medicine like “a miracle”.
Tess : What a pity!

II. Apostrophe (‘) in possessive case of nouns and contractions Read the following passage.
Andrew’s disease worried Tess’s parents because they did not have enough money for the treatment. Tess heard her father’s words. She decided to buy a miracle to cure her brother’s disease. She went to the medical store to buy the medicine. The shopkeeper said, “We don’t sell miracles here. I’m sorry.”
As you can see from the words / expressions in bold, the apostrophe is used to indicate the following.

Here, Tess’s parents means the parents of Tess. Similarly, Andrew’s disease means the disease of Andrew.

The apostrophe is used here to talk about something that belongs to somebody or something. But it is also used to indicate the omission of a few letters, thus forming short forms or contractions. Don’t is the short form of do not. Similarly, I’m is the short form of I am. June’ 09 is the short form of June 2009. In this case, apostrophe indicates that some letters/ numbers are omitted.

Read the following sentences and identify the contracted forms. Rewrite them in long form.

1. “I don’t know” she replied. “He’s really sick and Mummy says he needs an operation.”
2. But Daddy can’t pay for it.
3. Let’s see if I’ve the kind of miracle he needs.
Answer :
1) “I do not know” she replied. “He is really sick and Mummy says he needs an operation.”
2) But Daddy can not pay for it.
3) Let us see if I have the kind of miracle he needs.

III. Read the following story :

Two rats fell into a milk pot. The first rat stopped making attempts to swim thinking that no one would save it. So, it drowned and lost its life. The other rat decided to continue swimming in the pot round and round. After some time, the milk turned into curd, the rat sat on it, and thus saved its life.

Look at the verbs underlined above. They fall into two categories as shown below.

i) Regular verbs: Regular verbs are formed by adding ‘d’ or ‘ed’ to the present form of the verb.

eg:

ii) Irregular verbs: Irregular verbs have different forms for the present and past tenses.

Read the table given below and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Write “regular” or ‘irregular’ in the third column.

Answer :

IV. Read the following sentences.

Andrew needed a costly surgery now and there was no one to loan them money. Dr.Armstrong operated on Andrew without any charges, and within a few weeks he was back at home doing well.

Observe the underlined words. They do not specify the exact amount or number but quantify things. They are called quantifiers. The words no, none, any, a lot of, much, many, a little, a few, etc. come under this category.
1. We use no or none of to indicate not or not any in order to emphasise the negative idea in a sentence.
2. We use a few and a little to talk about a small number and quantity.
3. Much is used with uncountable nouns like sugar, and many is used with countable nouns like pen, book etc.
Examples:
1. Chandu has so much interest in English that he reads one book a week.
2. He has many friends in school.

V. Study the table of marks secured by students in class X carefully. The minimum marks required to pass is 35 .

Answer the following questions using ‘no’, ‘none’, ‘any, ‘a few’ and ‘many’. Write them down in your notebook. The first one has been done for you.

Question 1.
How many students have scored more than 70 marks ?
Answer :
Many students have scored more than 70 marks.

Question 2.
Are there any students who have scored 90 marks ?
Answer :
None of the students have scored 90 marks.

Question 3.
How many students have failed in English ?
Answer :
None of the students have failed in English.

Question 4.
How many students have scored below 60 marks ?
Answer :
None of the students have scored below 60 marks.

Question 5.
How many students have scored between 64 and 75 ?
Answer :
17 students have scored between 64 and 75 .

Writing :

I. Tess has the habit of writing a diary. On the day when she heard the news that her little brother Andrew had serious illness, she began writing the entry in her diary like this:

“Today is a very bad day. What a terrible news! Mummy and daddy are worrying so much about Andrew. My poor brother, Andrew! Why such big illness? Shocked to know that he was in a danger ?
Continue the diary entry in your notebook.
Answer :
Oh, what a pity! How sad news it is! How can I live without my little brother? What happened to him? I must take him to a specialist and save him. I can’t believe my ears. Oh, God! please save him. I believe you are only the power who can save my brother. Shower your blessings on us. Today I am really unhappy. What an unpleasant news! Mum is calling me. I shall continue my diary later…

II. Letter Writing :

Imagine that you were Tess and write a letter to Dr. Armstrong in your notebook thanking him for saving the life of the little boy.
Answer :

79 E, Main street
Phoenix, USA
25th Dec. 2016.

Dear Doctor,
We are safe here and hope the same with you. Andrew is alright now. He has been recovering gradually. Now, we are all happy. We all feel that you are our God. We are very much thankful to you. We are really indebted to you for giving the second birth to my little brother. I heartily invite you to visit our home, Sir. We are waiting for your presence here.

Yours sincerely,
Tess.

Address on the envelope
To
Mrs. Carlton Armstrong,
Neuro surgeon,
100 Main street,
P.O. Box No. 1022,
Seattle W.A, U.S.A.

Study Skills :

Look up the word ‘miracle’ in the following two dictionary entries. miracle [MIr.I.k’]

– Collins Cobuild Aryanced Illustrated Dictionary, 2009

– Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Third Edition

Question 1.
What do you understand by the word ‘miracle’? Write a brief note.
Answer :
‘Miracle’ means an unusual and mysterious event that is thought to have been caused by a god, or any very surprising and unexpected event. ‘Miracle’ can be used as a noun or an adjective. The plural form of the word ‘miracle’ is ‘miracles.’

Question 2.
Use the word ‘miracle’ as a noun and an adjective in a few sentences.
Answer :
As a ‘Noun’
1) It’s a miracle he wasn’t killed!
2) It’s a miracle the little boy drove the car.
3) Only a miracle can save her.
As an ‘Adjective’
4) I can’t promise a miracle cure.
5) It is a miracle drug, it cured cancer.
6) It is a miracle argument which gives him a new birth.

Question 3.
What do N-COUNT and ADJ mean ?
Answer :
N-COUNT means countable noun. ADJ means adjective.

Listening & Speaking :

Glenn Cunningham

Glenn Cunningham was a good runner. In races at school, he ran faster than his friends. “I want to become the fastest runner in the world,” Glenn told himself.

One day, there was a big fire at Glenn’s school. He was burnt very badly. His legs were burnt more than any other part of his body. The doctors looked at his legs and said that he would not be able to run again.
“I want to run!” shouted the boy. “I want to run!”
“You will not be able to run,” said the doctors.
“You should be happy if you can walk.” But Glenn did not listen to the doctors. “I won’t give up,” he told himself. “I’ll run’

Glenn was in bed for a year. When he got up, he tried to walk. He fell down. But Glenn did not give up. He kept trying. At last, Glenn was able to walk. The doctors were surprised. Then Glenn started to run. Soon he could run faster than his friends.

Later, Glenn became the fastest runner of his time. Glenn Cunningham showed that anything could be done, if one tries hard.

Your teacher will read the story “Glenn Cunningham.” Listen carefully and answer the questions given below.

Question 1.
What was Glenn’s ambition?
Answer :
Glenn’s ambition was to become the fastest runner in the world.

Question 2.
Why was he burnt?
Answer :
He was burnt very badly when there was a big fire at Glenn’s school.

Question 3.
What did he shoul?
Answer :
He shouted that lie wanted to run.

Question 4.
How long was Glenn in bed?
Answer :
Glenn was in bed for a year.

Question 5.
What was Glenn’s achievement?
Answer :
Glenn became the fastest runner of his time.

Question 6.
What qualities of Glenn do you like? Do you have them in you? Speak about them.
Answer :
The qualities of Glenn liked by me are confidence, faith and strong determination. No, I don’t have any one of them.

Question 7.
What would any normal child do if he/she were in Glenn’s place ?
Answer :
If a normal child were in Glenn’s place, I think he/she would do nothing special. He might be in bed for a long time. He wouldn’t achieve what Glenn did.

Oral Activity :

I. Tess wanted to buy a medicine for her brother, Andrew. But she didn’t know the way to reach the medical store. She approached the traffic policeman for help.
Now read the following conversation between Tess and the Traffic policeman:
Tess : Excuse me, Sir. I want to buy some medicines. Could you please tell me the way to a medical stores nearby?
Traffic Policeman : Sure, go straight up to the Municipal Office. Then turn left, and walk straight. You’ll find a medical stores there.
Tess : How far is it from here?
Traffic Policeman : Not very far. It’s just one kilometre away from here.
Tess : Can I catch a city bus to reach there?
Traffic Policeman : Oh, yes. Take the bus 17 M. It’ll take you there.
Tess : Thank you very much.
Traffic Policeman : You’re welcome.

II. Study the route map given below :

You are at the court and want to go to the railway station. How do you ask for the way? Work in pairs and develop a conversation between you and a stranger.

You : Excuse me, _____ the railway station?
Stranger : Sure, _______
You : ________
Stranger : _______
You : _________
Stranger : _________
Answer :
You : Excuse me, Sir. Could you please tell me the way to the railway station?
Stranger : Sure, go straight up to the municipal office. Then turn left, and walk up to ‘hotel’. There you take right and go straight. You’ll find the railway station there.
You : How far is it from here?
Stranger : It’s very near. It’s just two kilometres away from here.
You : Can I catch a city bus to reach there?
Stranger : Oh, yes. Take the bus 232E. It’ll take you there.
You : Thank you very much.
Stranger : You’re welcome.

III. Enact the story “What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do?” as a playlet. Follow the procedure given below.

(Group work – Let the students form 3 or 4 groups)
Read the story once again.
Identify the characters.
Pick out the dialogues of the characters.
Identify the locations of the events.
Decide scenes and setting accordingly.
Assign roles to the members of the groups.
Enact the drama before the whole class.
Answer :
Characters : a girl
Andrew : brother of Tess
Their parents, Medical shop owner, Dr. Carlton Armstrong (a famous neuro surgeon)

SCENE-1
(At Tess’s home)

Tess’s mother : (Weeping in a sorrow mood) Andrew’s condition is very serious. Doctors said he needs a costly surgery.
Tess’s father : Yes, but we don’t have enough money to pay doctor’s bill.
There is no one left to loan us. Only a miracle can save him now.
(Tess hears this conversation and goes to her room, pulls a jar of coins from cup board, takes out the coins and counts. Then she goes to a medical store.)

SCENE-2
(At Medical store)

Chemist : What do you want baby?
Tess : I want a medicine for my brother.
Chemist : What is the name of medicine?
Tess : It’s “Miracle”.
Chemist : Miracle …. ? I am sorry child. We don’t sell miracles here.
Tess : I’ll pay you money for it. If it is not enough, I can try and get some more.
(At the shop there is a well dressed customer, who is listening to the whole conversation)
Chemist : How much do you have to buy miracle?
Tess : A dollar and eleven cents.
Chemist : Wow ! That is the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Let me check your brother first.
(The customer is Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous neuro surgeon.
He admits Andrew to hospital where he gets operated without any charges. With in a few weeks Andrew is back to home.)

SCENE-3
(At Tess’s home)

Tess’s mother : (whispering) That surgery was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost.

Tess : (smiling) I know how much the mircale cost – One dollar and eleven cents …….

IV. Have a discussion in the whole class on how the performance could be improved in terms of delivery of dialogues, costumes, action, settings, etc.
Answer :
Student Activity

What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do? Summary in English

Tess, an eight year old child, heard from her parents that her little brother, Andrew was very sick and badly needed an operation. But they were very poor. As it was a costly surgery, her parents lost their hope and gave up their efforts. Tess heard that her father’s saying to her mother that only a miracle could save Andrew. Thinking that the miracle was a medicine, Tess wanted to buy that from the medical store with the money she had. So, Tess took the money she saved and went to the medical shop.

She asked the chemist to give her a ‘miracle’. The chemist replied that the miracles were not sold there. Then Dr. Carlton Armstrong, who had observed Tess, asked her what kind of a miracle her brother needed. She replied that her brother needed an operation but her daddy couldn’t pay for it. She also told him that she had her savings with her.

The doctor asked her how much money she had and she replied that she had one dollar and eleven cents. Then the doctor told her that amount was enough to buy a miracle and asked her to show him her house to know if he had the kind of miracle Andrew needed. He admitted Andrew to hospital and operated on him. Andrew was well again within a short time. Tess’s mother wondered how much it would have cost. Only Tess knew that it was one dollar and eleven cents.

Glossary :

1. miracle = a wonderful event that seems impossible and that is believed to be caused by God
2. chemist = a person who is qualified to prepare and sell medicines
3. whisper = murmur-to speak very softly to somebody so that people cannot hear what you are saying
4. audible = able to be heard
5. neuro surgeon = a doctor who performs operations on the nervous system especially on the brain
6. enough = sufficient
7. customer = one who buys goods
8. exactly = correctly

Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 2C Bammera Pothana, the jewel of Telugu literature Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 2C Bammera Pothana, the jewel of Telugu literature

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What was the greatest work of Bammera Pothana?
Answer :
Bhagavatam was the greatest work of Bammera Pothana.

Question 2.
Why do you think Pothana did agricultural work?
Answer :
Potana did agricultural work because he belonged to an agricultural family.

Question 3.
Pothana didn’t dedicate his work to the king. Why ?
Answer :
Pothana was a dedicated devotee of Lord Rama. So he didn’t want to dedicate Bhagavatam to any mortal king.

Question 4.
What special qualities can we observe in Pothana’s works?
Answer :
We can observe the use of rhythm and repetition of sound. Its descriptions touch the hearts of the readers.

Bammera Pothana, the jewel of Telugu literature Summary in English

Bammera Pothana was the remarkable poet who was born in Telangana. He translated Bhagavatham into Telugu. He was born in Bammera village of Warangal District. Pothana wrote ‘Bhogini Dhandakamu’. He also wrote ‘Veerabhadra Vijayamu’ describing like adventures of Veerabhadra, the son of Lord Shiva.
Pothana was a devotee of Lord Shiva. Later he became a devotee of Lord Rama and developed interest in Salvation. It is said that lord Rama himself complemented the work of Pothana. Potana himself credited this in his Bhagavatham.

Pothana dedicated his Bhagavatam to Lord Rama refusing the orders of king Padma Nayaka.

Pothana was fond of using rhythm and repetition of sounds. His descriptions touch the hearts of the readers. Even common people quote the verses of ‘Gajendra Moksham’ and “Prahlada Charitra” from Pothana Bhagavatham.
Pothana’s work live forever and ever.

Glossary :

remarkable(adj) : special
hesitate(v) : pause before doing something
devotee(n) : one who is strongly interested in something
translate(v) : to change into a different language
complement(v) : make something better
rhythm(n) : musical pattern
quote(v) : repeat the words said by someone

SECTION-A : Reading Comprehension :

Questions 1-10

Read the following passage.

1. Hari was sitting in the armchair and was reading the newspaper. Kiran, his son, observed the emotions appearing on his father’s face.

“Dad, what is special in the news ? Why are you so emotional ? “Kiran asked.
“Today is the red letter day for us, dear. The union government has declared Telangana as the 29th state of the country. It took years for the government to take this decision. Many people sacrificed their lives for our state. We need to remember the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for separate Telangana State. Now, we have our own state with our own culture,” Hari said.
“Dad, please tell me more about it,” Kiran requested eagerly.
“Dear child, the long lasting dream of our people has become true. The birth of our state has made our vision real. Now, there are more chances for employment and inclusive development. Moreover, we can revive our culture; we can revive our language.” Hari said.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A or B or C or D in brackets.

Question 1.
It was a red letter day because
A) Hari was emotional
B) Hari saw a special news
C) Separate State was given to Telangana
D) Kiran was interested
Answer :
C) Separate State was given to Telangana

Question 2.
We need to remember
A) the union government
B) the martyrs
C) the people
D) our language
Answer :
B) the martyrs

Question 3.
The lasting dream was –
A) to sacrifice
B) to remember the martyrs
C) the birth of a separate state
D) chance of employment
Answer :
C) the birth of a separate state

Question 4.
There is more chance for
A) employment
B) revival of culture
C) revival of language
D) total development
Answer :
(D) total development.

Question 5.
They can have
A) their own people
B) their own offices
C) their own state with their own culture
D) their own language
Answer :
(C) their own state with their own culture.

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 6.
What was Hari doing?
Answer :
Hari was reading a newspaper.

Question 7.
What did Kiran observe ?
Answer :
Kiran observed the emotions on his father’s face.

Question 8.
Why was Hari emotional?
Answer :
Because it was a red letter day for Telangana people as they got a separate state.

Question 9.
Who decided to give a separate state to Telangana ?
Answer :
The union government.

Question 10.
How long did it take for the people of Telangana to realize their dream ?
Answer :
Many years of sacrifices.

2. “We celebrate our festivals with warmth and fervor. Bonalu, our state festival, is celebrated during Aashaadam as thanks giving to the goddess Mahankali for fulfilling our wishes. We prepare rice cooked with milk and jaggery, put in a Ghatam – the decorated pot and carry the pot in a procession singing songs. The fete culminates as the ghatams are offered to the local goddesses,” said Laxmi.
Indu, Kiran’s sister joined them and said, “Yes, last Tuesday, we saw the jubilant procession.”
Indu asked, “Mum, what about Bathukamma?”
“Bathukamma festival is celebrated as part of Dasara. The festival has historical and religious significance. Women carry Bathukamma, beautifully stacked with Tangedu, Gunugu and Chamanthi flowers to the meeting points. Making circles around Bathukamma, women folk sing songs related to our culture. Later, the Bathukamma are taken to the local tanks and streams to be immersed.” Laxmi explained.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A or B or C or D in brackets.

Question 1.
Bonalu is a –
A) grand festival
B) state festival
C) country festival
D) ordinary festival
Answer :
(B) state festival.

Question 2.
Bonalu is celebrated in –
A) Sravanam
B) Vaisakham
C) Ashaadam
D) Chaitram
Answer :
(C) Ashaadam.

Question 3.
Bathukamma festival is celebrated
A) as a common festival
B) as part of Dasara
C) as part of Moharram.
D) as part of Peerla Pandaga.
Answer :
(B) as a part of Dasara.

Question 4.
Bathukamma is carried in the procession by
A) women
B) men
C) priests
D) children
Answer :
(A) women.

Question 5.
Ghatams are –
A) immersed in the tanks
B) immersed in the streams
C) immersed in the rivers
D) offered to the local goddess
Answer :
(D) offered to the local goddess.

Answer the following questions is one or two sentences.

Question 6.
What is the purpose of the Bonalu festival ?
Answer :
It’s a thanks giving to the goddess Mahankali.

Question 7.
Why do they thank the goddess ?
Answer :
For fulfilling their wishes.

Question 8.
What are the contents in the ghatam ?
Answer :
Rice cooked with milk and jaggery

Question 9.
What is the significance of the Bathukamma festival ?
Answer :
It has historical and religious significance

Question 10.
What songs do the women sing?
Answer :
Women sing songs related to their culture.

3. “The Salar Jung Museum of Hyderabad is one of the three national museums which has antiques and portraits collected by a single person,” Kiran added.
“We visited the Golconda fort last Sunday. There we saw the place where Bhakta Ramdasu was imprisoned.” Indu added.

“Not only that, our great poets contributed to our rich culture. Bammera Pothana’s Bhagavatham is known for its literary fragrance. Kancherla Gopanna, known as Bhakta Ramadasu, made our literature great with his keerthanas. Mallinganti Suri, Kaloji Narayana Rao, Dasharathi Rangacharyulu and Dasharathi Krishnamacharyulu are the jewels of Telangana,”said Laxmi.

“Oggu Katha is a very popular folklore singing, praising and narrating the stories of Mallanna, Beerappa and Yellamma. The narrator and the chorus- two narrators dramatize and transform themselves into the characters. Perini Shivatandavam is the dance form originated in Telangana. It has historical prominence. During the dynasty of the Kakatiyas, the soldiers performed this dance as the invocation and dedicated it to Lord Shiva. This dance form was revived by Sri Nataraja Ramakrishna,” Hari said.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A or B or C or D in brackets.

Question 1.
Salar Jung Museum has ____
A) portraits
B) antiques
C) portraits and antiques
D) sculptures
Answer :
(C) Portraits and antiques.

Question 2.
The prison where Ramadasu was put is _______
A) on Golconda fort
B) near Salar Jung Museum
C) in Warangal
D) near Ramappa temple
Answer :
(A) on Golconda fort.

Question 3.
Bhagavatam was written by –
A) Pothana
B) Gopanna
C) Rangacharya
D) Kaloji Narayanarao
Answer :
(A) Pothana

Question 4.
The popular folklore is –
A) Harikatha
B) Burra Katha
C) Oggu Katha
D) Perini
Answer :
(C) Oggu Katha

Question 5.
The dance form which has historical prominence is _______
A) Kuchipudi
B) Perini
C) Bharata Natyam
D) Kathakali
Answer :
(B) perini

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 6.
Which is one of the three national museums?
Answer :
Salar Jung Museum.

Question 7.
What did Kancherla Gopanna write?
Answer :
Keerthanas

Question 8.
What stories are sung in Oggu Katha ?
Answer :
Stories of Mallanna, Beerappa and Yellamma.

Question 9.
Who revived the Perini Shiva tandavam?
Answer :
Sri Nataraja Ramakrishna.

Question 10.
Who performed Perini dance during the dynasty of the Kakatiyas ?
Answer :
Soldiers

Questions 11-16

4. Read the stanza, from ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’.

What do you cry, 0 ye fruitmen ?
Citron, pomegranate and plum.
What do you play, 0 ye magicians?
Spells for aeons to come.
What do you weave, 0 ye flowergirls
With tassels of azure and red?
Crowns for the brow of a bridegroom,
Chaplets to garland his bed,
Sheets of white blossoms new-garnered
To perfume the sleep of the dead.

Now, answer the following questions.

Question 11.
What do the fruitmen in the poem call ?
A) Wake up friends
B) Come on ! Don’t be late
C) Citron, pomegranate and plum.
D) Fruits and plum
Answer :
C) Citron, pomegranate and plum.

Question 12.
The word that suggests an extremely long period of time
A) azure
B) aeons
C) tassels
D) chaplets
Answer :
B) aeons

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 13.
How much time do the magicians play their tricks?
Answer :
for an extremely long period

Question 14.
Whom do the flower girls weave the “sheets of white blossoms newgarnere”?
Answer :
for the dead persons to preserve them

Question 15.
Pick out the word which means ‘bright blue’ from the above line.
Answer :
Azure

Question 16.
Who is the writer of the poem?
Answer :
Sarojini Naidu

5. Read the following poem.

MY MOTHER

My mother is like the sun
Warm and loving
My mother is like a lion
Brave and courageous
My mother is like a rose
Beautiful and full of life
My mother is as strong as Hercules
My mother means more to me than she will ever know.

Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A or B or C or D in brackets.

Question 11.
The sun is ________
A) Warm and loving
B) Brave and courageaous
C) Beautiful
D) Strong
Answer :
A) Warm and loving

Question 12.
Whose mother is like a rose ?
A) Your mother
B) The poem
C) The poet’s
D) The sun’s
Answer :
C) The poet’s

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 13.
What is the title of the poem ?
Answer :
The title of the poem is “My Mother”.

Question 14.
Was Hercules strong or weak?
Answer :
Hercules was strong.

Question 15.
Who is the mother compared to ?
Answer :
The mother is compared to : the sun, the lion, the rose and Hercules.

Question 16.
The poet’s mother is very important to him. Yes/No.
Answer :
Yes, the poet’s mother is very important to him.

SECTION-B : Vocabulary and Grammar :

Questions 17-21

Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and answer the questions given at the end as directed.

6. India is a land that is rich in its diversity (17) of languages, cultures and religions. We find people celebrating (18) many festivals. Among those festivals, Dasara, Sankranthi, Ugadi and Deepavali are important (19) festivals. I like Deepavali. All the people light lamps and arrange (20) them in a line. This gives a wonderful (21) spectacle.

Question 17.
Write the synonym of ‘diversity’.
Answer :
variety

Question 18.
Write the other form of ‘celebrating’.
Answer :
celebration

Question 19.
Write the antonym of ‘important’.
Answer :
unimportant

Question 20.
Write the other form of ‘arrange’.
Answer :
arrangement

Question 21.
Write the other form of ‘wonderful’.
Answer :
wonderfully

7. There are many (17) things nature has given us for our comfort (18). There are trees, birds, animals, rivers, mountains etc. Out of the above, trees are very useful and precious (19) gift of nature (20). The primitive man took shelter under trees. These were the protection (21) for him.

Question 17.
Write the antonym of ‘many’
Answer :
few

Question 18.
Write the other form of ‘comfort’
Answer :
comfortable

Question 19.
Write the synonym of ‘precious’
Answer :
valuable

Question 20.
Write the other form of ‘nature’
Answer :
natural

Question 21.
Write the other form of ‘protection’
Answer :
protect

8. The most serious problem which India faces is the beggar problem (17). We find beggars everywhere singing songs and begging alms. There are many kinds of beggars. Some are blind and some others are disabled (18). But sometimes we find (19) beggars quite hale and healthy (20). Some destitutes are forced (21) to beg as there is no other means for them to live.

Question 17.
Write the antonym of ‘problem’.
Answer :
solution

Question 18.
Write the synonym of ‘disabled’.
Answer :
handicapped

Question 19.
Write the other form of ‘find’.
Answer :
found

Question 20.
Write the past form of ‘healthy’.
Answer :
health

Question 21.
Write the other form of ‘forced’.
Answer :
forceful

Questions 22-26

Complete the passages choosing the right word given below. Each blank is numbered and has four choices A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D.

9. One day a very (22) saint came to the court of the king. The king (23) welcomed him and (24) him duly. The saint was very pleased with the king’s treatment. The saint (25) to stay a few days at the king’s palace. As the saint was very wise, the king (26) to express his problem to him and seek a solution.

Question 22.
A) old
B) older
C) oldest
D) eldest
Answer :
A) old

Question 23.
A) cordial
B) cordiality
C) cordially
D) cordialities
Answer :
C) cordially

Question 24.
A) honoured
B) honour
C) honours
D) honouring
Answer :
A) honoured

Question 25.
A) consent
B) consented
C) consents
D) consenting
Answer :
B) consented

Question 26.
A) decide
B) decides
C) decision
D) decided
Answer :
D) decided

10. Once upon a time there was a (22) and generous king. He was a great (23) of Lord Vishnu. The name of the lord was always (24) his lips. He was also well known (25) his infinite charities. He was the foremost in godanam, which means (26) of a cow.

Question 22.
A) noble
B) noblest
C) nobler
D) nobility
Answer :
A) noble

Question 23.
A) devoted
B) devotees
C) devotee
D) devotion
Answer :
C) devotee

Question 24.
A) at
B) on
C) with
D) about
Answer :
B) on

Question 25.
A) with
B) at
C) for
D) on
Answer :
C) for

Question 26.
A) donate
B) donated
C) donates
D) donation
Answer :
D) donation

11. Long ago, the kingdom of Kalinga was (22) by a king named Narasimha.
He had two sons
(23) were twins. They were called Veearasimha and
Rajasimha. The king
(24) them up with love and affection. The two sons
(25) all the arts and skills that were necessary
(26) becoming the future ruler of Kalinga.

Question 22.
A) rule
B) rules
C) ruled
D) ruling
Answer :
C) ruled

Question 23.
A) which
B) who
C) whose
D) when
Answer :
B) who

Question 24.
A) bring
B) brought
C) brings
D) bringing
Answer :
B) brought

Question 25.
A) learn
B) learns
C) learned
D) learning
Answer :
C) learned

Question 26.
A) for
B) by
C) on
D) to
Answer :
A) for

Questions 27-31

Read the passages given below. Five sentences in the passages are numbered (27-31) at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct and rewrite them.

12. (27) “Today is the red letter day to us, dear. (28) The union government has declare Telangana as the 29th state of the country. (29) It took years for the government to take this deciding (30). Many people sacrificed their lives to our state. (31) We need to remember the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for separation Telangana State.
Answer :
27. for us (to us)
28. has declared 29. decision (deciding)
30. for our (to our)
31. separate (separation)

13. (27) “Beside, we have jataras. (28) The Sammakka and Saralamma jatara of Medaram, Warangal is one of the bigger gathering in the world. (29) Lakhs of people take part in them. (30) Moreover, there are several places of attracts in our state. (31) Hyderabad, Nagarjuna Sagar, Yadadri, Vemulavada, Alampur, Sri Rangapuram and Bhadrachalam are some between them,” said Hari.
Answer :
27. besides
28. biggest
29. it (them)
30. attraction
31. among (between)

14. (27) Pothana dedicated his Bhagavatham for Lord Rama refusing the orders of King Padma Nayaka. (28) He thought it would be good to dedicate the divine work to Lord Rama, not to no (29) mortal king.
Pothana was fond of using rhythm and repetition of sounds. (30) His describing touch the hearts of the readers. (31) Even common people quoting the verses of ‘Gajendra Mokshamu’
Answer :
27. to (for)
28. better (good)
29. any (no)
30. descriptions (describing)
31. quote

SECTION-C : Conventions of Writing :

Question 32

Rewrite the following paragraph carefully and rewrite it by using proper punctuations. Also correct the spelling of the underlined word.

15. Many plants around the world have disappeared because man has destroyed them Sometimes man has destroyed plants and trees to get more land for framing or for building houses. deserts have been formed because animals have been allowed to graze for too long Forests have been cut down all over the world, and so there have been big changes in the wether
Answer :
Many plants around the world have disappeared because man has destroyed them. Sometimes, man has destroyed plants and trees to get more land for framing or for building houses. Deserts have been formed because animals have been allowed to graze for too long. Forests have been cut down all over the world, and so there have been big changes in the weather.

16. as proof of this, do you remember how wrong things felt the last time you were ill and had a temperachure above normal What is more you would not like it if every time the weather turned cold, you like the cold-blooded lizard, could only move and think at half speed
Answer :
As proof of this, do you remember how wrong things felt the last time you were ill and had a temperature above normal? What is more, you would not like it if every time the weather turned cold, you, like the cold-blooded lizard, could only move and think at half speed !

17. a long, long time ago there lived a monster called the sphinx. She had the head of a woman the body of a lion and the wing of a big bird her eyes were so feerce that nobody dared to look at here face
Answer :
A long, long time ago there lived a monster called sphinx. She had the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wing of a big bird. Her eyes were so fierce that nobody dared to look at her face.

SECTION-D : Creative Expression :

Question 33

18. Observe the following picture. Describe the game the children are playing in the picture.

Answer :

HIDE AND SEEK

This game is called hide-and- seek. Generally, small children play this game. They take great interest in this game. At first they decide one to be theif. Someone closes his eyes with a piece of cloth. The other children run and hide in different places. Then the thief’s eyes are open as the cloth is removed. Then he goes in search of those who are hiding. If he happens to catch any one of them, that child becomes the theif. The game continues in this way. All the children find this game very interesting. They take active part in this game.

19. Observe the following picture. What game do you see here ? What do you know about it ?

Answer :
RING TENNIS
This game is ring tennis. It is also called tennikoit. It is almost like that of the shuttle badminton game. This game can be played by a single player on each side of the court. Sometimes two players on each side also play the game. It’s also a very strenuous game especially the singles. The player has to cover the whole court. In doubles, it’s a little bit easier. One player can cover the front part of the court and other the hind part. Mixed doubles can also participate in this game. The score is same as that of shuttle cock. In competitions, best of the three games are played. Whoever wins two out of the three is the winner. This game is not given the olympic status.

20. You’ve seen the Bonalu Festival. Write a letter to your friend about it.
Answer :

6-9/3-C-46B,
Kasturivari street,
Khammam,
Dt. xx.xx.xxxx

Dear Venu,
I’m quite happy and healthy here and hope the same with you all there. Have you seen any of the festivals of Telangana? I’ve seen one. I’ll give you an account of it.

They celebrate Bonalu festival. It’s a state festival. It comes in the month of Ashaadam. It’s a thanks giving celebration to the goddess Mahankali for fulfilling their desires. They, especially women, cook a rice preparation of milk and jaggery. They put it in decorated ghatams. They carry the ghatams in a procession singing songs. Then the ghatams are offered to the local goddesses. It’s really a colourful festival ! Please reply.

Yours sincerely,
Ram.

To
B. Venu Gopal,
Manager,
Andhra Bank,
Kothagudem.

21. Recently you’ve read Pothana’s Bhagavatam. You liked it very much. Write a letter to your friend about what you like in Bhagavatam.
Answer :

15-19/A-40,
Naidu Street,
Warangal,
Dt. xx.xx.xxxx

Dear Bhushan,
How’re you ? I’am fine here. How about your family?
Recently I’ve read Pothana’s Bhagavatam. I think that every Telugu person should read it. It’s so sweet. Let alone the story part of it, the poems flow like a river making rhythmic sounds. He repeats words and the sounds they make are really pleasing. That’s why he’s called a natural poet. The strange thing in him was that he didn’t dedicate his works to any mortal king just like the other poets. You know the sweetness of Telugu literature if you read it. You know the verses of Gajendra Moksham and Prahlada Charitra are on the tips of the tongues of almost all the Telugu People.
Plase try to read it.
To

Yours truly,
Siva.

N. Sasi Bhushan,
Clerk,
Municipal Corporation,
Jagityala

Question 34.

22. Your family is celebrating your elder brother’s marriage day. Prepare an invitation.
Answer :

Invitation

Occasion : Marriage Day Celebrations of Mr & Mrs. Narayana.
Time : 10.00 a.m
Date : xx.xx.xxxx
Venue : At home
Lunch : 12.30 p.m

You are cordially invited

Mr. & Mrs. Narayan

23. You’re celebrating your birthday. Prepare an invitation.
Answer :

Invitation

Occasion : Birthday function
Time : 9.00 a.m.
Date : xx.xx.xxxx
Venue : At home
Lunch : 12.30 p.m.

You are cordially invited

Prabhakar

24. Read the following conversation and prepare a message.
Kiran : Hello! Is any one inside?
Hari : Yes sir. What do you want?
Kiran : Is Shyam inside?
Hari : No, sir. He went to the temple along with his parents. What’s the matter, sir?
Kiran : Nothing. It’s notaserious one. H’s selected the captain of the hockey team.
Hari : It’s nice!
Kiran : Yes. We’ve to play a match the next Sunday.
Hari : It’s nice!
Kiran : I’ll convey him the message, sir.
Thanks.
Answer :

Message

Shyam, One, Mr. Kiran visited our house. As you are selected captain of the hockey team, your team has to play a match next Sunday.

25. On behalf of the head master of your school write a notice for giving instructions to be followed during the mid-day mests.
What should we do before eating?
How should we behave while eating food?
Where should we throw the waste?
Answer :

Notice

Date : xx.xx.xxxx

Students are hereby informed that they should follow the following instructions during the mid-day meals.
1) Pupils are instructed to wash their hands before the mid-day meals.
2) All should come in a queue with their plates.
3) They should sit in rows.
4) They should not make any noise.
5) There’s a dust bin. The waste should be put in the bins.
6) They should keep the surroundings clean.
The above instructions should be strictly followed.

Telangana SCERT TS 6th Class English Study Material Pdf Unit 2B In the Bazaars of Hyderabad Textbook Questions and Answers.

TS 6th Class English Guide Unit 2B In the Bazaars of Hyderabad

What do you sell, O ye merchants?
Richly your wares are displayed.
Turbans of crimson and silver,
Tunics of purple brocade,
Mirror with panels of amber,
Daggers with handles of jade.

What do you weigh, O ye vendors?
Saffron and lentil and rice
What do you grind, O ye maidens
Sandalwood, henna, and spice.
What do you call, O ye peddlers?
Chessman and ivory dice

What do you make, O ye goldsmiths?
Wristlets and anklets and ring,
Bells for the feet of blue pigeons
Frail as a dragonfly’s wing,
Girdles of gold for dancers,
Scabbards of gold for the king.

What do you cry, O ye fruitmen?
Citron, pomegranate, and plum.
What do you play, O ye magicians?
Spells for aeons to come

What do you u eave. O ye flowergirls
With tassels of azure and red?
Crowns for the brow of a bridegroom.
Chaplets to garland his bed,
Sheets of white blossoms new-garnered
To perfume the sleep of the dead. – Sarojini Naidu

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What is the poet talking about in the first stanza?
Answer :
In the first stanza, the poet is talking about merchants selling crimson and silver coloured turbans, tunics of purple brocade, amber panelled mirrors and jade handled daggers.

Question 2.
What is that you like most about the poem ?
Answer :
I like Sarojini Naidu’s description very much. She describes different sellers selling their things in a different way. She uses so many words for sellers such as merchants, vendors, peddlers, fruitmen, flowergirls etc. We can see the original scene of the bazaars of Hyderabad in this poem.

Question 3.
Pick out the words / phrases that describe the grandeur of the market.
Answer :
The words such as brocade, jade, sandal wood, ivory, gold scabbards, crowns, chaplets etc., describe the grandeur of the market.

Question 4.
What impression do you form about the market?
Answer :
We can buy so many things we want in the market. Buying all these things make us pleasant and they fulfil our needs. The things we buy bring grand look to our houses. I really love to market the things.

Question 5.
When you happen to visit the bazaars of Hyderabad, what things from the poem come to your mind?
Answer :
When I happen to visit the bazaars of Hyderabad, the things such as turbans, mirrors, daggers, ivory dice, anklets, wristlets, scabbards etc., from the poem come to my mind.

Project :

Collect the information about any two tourist places in Telangana. You may include the following details for each place.

1. Name of the tourist place
2. Distance from your place
3. How to reach there from your place :
4. Important details (when to go there, things to see, accommodation, etc.)
5. Have you ever visited? If so, give details
6. Your opinion about the place :

1. Nagarjuna Sagar

The Nizam of Hyderabad planned to construct a dam to use the excess of waters of the river Krishna. He engaged British Engineers in 1903 to irrigate Telangana. Later, various sites in Siddeswaram, Hyderabad and Pulichintala were identified as the most suitable locations for the reservoirs. The Raja of Mutyala strove hard and identified the site for the construction of the dam under the able guidance of Sri K.L. Rao.

The Project construction was officially inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 1:th December, 1955 and proceeded for the next twelve years. The reservoir water was released into the left and right bank canals by Indira Gandhi in 1967. But the construction of the day submerged an ancient Buddhist settlement, Nagarjuna Konda, the capital of Ikshwaku dynasty in the 1st and 2nd centuries. There were 30 Monasteries which were excavated. There were inscriptions also. They were relocated. Some were moved to Nagarjuna Konda.

2. Nagarjuna Konda

The Settlement of Nagarjuna Konda was the capital of the Ikshwaku dynasty (225 A. D. 325 A.D). The successors were the Satavahanas. During the early centuries of A.D. there were 30 Buddhist Viharans and inscriptions. Nagarjuna was the exponent of the philosophy ‘Sunyatha’ (Void). In that time Buddhism spread to Srilanka, and Burma. The second ruler of the dynasty was a Buddhist. There were constructions of temples and monasteries. The main stupa was completed after ten years. There is also a foot print at the site of Mahavihara vasin monastery which is believed to be a reproduction of that of Gautama Buddha.

The stupas were unearthed in 1926. This place was the centre for Buddhist learning in ancient India. This was expanded in 1954. The great stupa at Nagarjuna Konda belongs to the class of uncased stupas.

All those that are excavated were relocated on the Nagarjuna Konda an island hill in the middle of river Krishna.

In the Bazaars of Hyderabad Summary in English

This poem was written by the famous Indian English poetess Sarojini Naidu. In this poem she colourfully describes different sellers selling their things in the bazaars of Hyderabad. The merchants display their wares like crimson and silver coloured turbans, tunics of purple brocade, amber panelled mirrors and jade handled daggers.

The vendors sell saffron, lentil and rice. The maiden grind sandal wood, henna and spice. The peddlers sell chessman and ivory dice. The goldsmiths make wristlets, anklets and ring, bells for the feet of blue pigeons, gold girdles for dancers and gold scabbards for the king. The fruitmen sell the fruit like citron, pomegranate and plum. The magicians play for prolonging spells. The flower girls weave bright blue and red coloured tassels, crowns for the brow of a bridegroom, chaplets and new-garnered sheets of white blossoms.

Glossary :

Oye (n) = ‘you’ used in the past especially to address more than one person
Wares (n) = goods that some one sells in a market or on the street
Brocade (n) = expensive thick cloth with a pattern woven on it
Amber (n) = a hard yellow-brown substance used for making jewellery
Jade (n) = A precious stone used for making jewellery and art objects
Vendor (s) = someone who sells something
Peddler (s) = someone who goes from one place to another selling things
Ivory (n) = the yellowish white bone that an elephant’s tusk is made of
Dice(n) = A small block with six sides marked with spots thin and delicate
Frail(v) = Thin and delicate
Scabbards (n) = A cover for the blade of a sword or dagger
Aeons (s) = An extremely long period of time
Tassels (n) = A group of strings tied together at one end and fastened
Azure (n) = to clothing or objects for decoration
Chaplets (n) = A circle of flowers and leaves that you wear on your head
Saffron (n) = A bright yellow powder made from crocus flowers
Lentil (n) = A kind of bean plant