Honeysuckle - NCERT Solutions - GeniusJnr

For how long do you think Connie had kept Jim’s letter? Give reasons for your answer.

Why was the king advised to go to magicians?

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really? (2)

(i) Read the passage below and underline the verbs in the past tense.

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.

(ii) Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

My little sister is very naughty. When she __________ (come) back from school yesterday, she had _________ (tear) her dress. We ________ (ask) her how it had _________ (happen). She _______________ (say) she ____________ (have, quarrel) with a boy. She __________ __________ (have, beat) him in a race and he ________ _______ (have, try) to push her. She _____________ ____________ (have, tell) the teacher and so he ______________ ______________ (have, chase) her, and she ____________ ____________ (have, fall) down and _____________ _____________(have, tear) her dress.

(iii) Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.

(a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already.

(b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie!

(c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them.

(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!

Past	Earlier past

Match items in List A with their meanings in List B.

Use any three of the above words in sentences of your own. You may change the form of the word.

A. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the words or phrases from the box. (You may not know the meaning of all the words. Look such words up in a dictionary, or ask your teacher.)

1. Some people find household ______________ a bore, but I like to help at home.

2. Who stole the diamond is still a _____________________.

3. This _____________________ we are going to have a class exhibition.

4. ____________________, the elf began to help Patrick.

5. Can you __________________ this word in the dictionary?

6. I started early to be on time, but I was ________________. There was a traffic jam!

7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but ________________ I think most of them are borrowed.

Why do you think the desk had been sold, and when?

In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be important to the king?

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

Why did the little man grant Patrick a wish? (2)

Find these phrasal verbs in the story.

burn out

light up

look on

run out

keep out

Write down the sentences in which they occur, consult a dictionary and write down the meaning that you think matches the meaning of the phrasal verb in the sentence.

Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the word given in brackets.

(i) The ______________said that only fresh evidence would make him change his _____________. (judge)

(ii) I didn’t notice any serious ___________________of opinion among the debaters, although they ­_________________from one another over small points. (differ)

(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to _________________,but will you accept my _____________as final? (answer)

(iv) It isn’t ___________________that _______________should always be the mother of invention. (necessary)

(v) Hermits are _____________________men. How they acquire their ____________no one can tell. (wise)

(vi) The committee has __________________to make Jagdish captain of the team. The _______________is likely to please everyone. (decide)

(vii) Asking for ______________is as noble as willingness to______________. (forgive)

A. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the words or phrases from the box. (You may not know the meaning of all the words. Look such words up in a dictionary, or ask your teacher.)

1. Some people find household ______________ a bore, but I like to help at home.

2. Who stole the diamond is still a _____________________.

3. This _____________________ we are going to have a class exhibition.

4. ____________________, the elf began to help Patrick.

5. Can you __________________ this word in the dictionary?

6. I started early to be on time, but I was ________________. There was a traffic jam!

7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but ________________ I think most of them are borrowed.