SEBA Class 6 English (Sunbeam Reader I) Lesson 2 – Tom Sawyer Solutions & Summary
Find SEBA Class 6 English (Sunbeam Reader I) Lesson 2 – “Tom Sawyer” solutions, designed for Assamese medium students. This chapter is an excerpt from the famous novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain, showcasing Tom’s playful and mischievous nature.
Students will learn about Tom Sawyer’s cleverness, his adventurous spirit, and how he outsmarts his friends into doing his work. The story highlights themes of childhood, fun, creativity, and intelligence.
Our solutions include NCERT-based textbook answers, multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and a detailed chapter summary to help students understand character development, moral lessons, and the humor in Mark Twain’s storytelling.
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1 . Let’s find out how much we have understood. Choose the correct answer from the opinions to complete each sentence.
(a ) On a Saturday night Tom and Huck went out to find
Answer:- (ii) hidden treasure.
(b) Tom and Huck entered the house armed with
Answer:- (iii) a pickaxe and spade.
(i) two man entering the house
(ii) One man entering the house
(iv) three thieves entering the house
Answer:- (i) two men entering the house.
(d) ”Thank God! We had a narrow escape!” Who said this to whom?
Answer:- (iv) Huck said it to Tom.
2. Read the story and answer the following questions briefly in your own words:
(a) What did Tom always dream of ?
Answer:- Tom always dreamt of finding treasures in haunted houses.
(b) what plan did Tom make with his friend Huck?
Answer:- Tom made a plan with his friend Huck to go for a treasure hunt.
3. (a) Let us learn some words and their meanings.
(b) Now rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined parts with the words you learnt above.
(i) Tom and Huck selected a house visited by ghosts for their new adventure.
(ii) Tom and Huck started their journey at 12 O’ clock at night.
(iii) The thief was trying to make a hole in the ground.
(iv) He saw a set of stairs including posts and rails inside the haunted house.
(v) Joe, one of the two men, was a person who stole things.
4. Arrange the jumbled sentences in the proper order to get the summary of the story ”Tom Sawyer”. Rewrite the sentences in th correct order. Begin some of the sentences with Then, After that, Next and Finally to show how the events happen.
(a ) They heard a voice outside.
(b) Two men entered the house.
(c ) Tom and Huck went out to find some treasure.
(d) They started to dig at the place which Tom and Huck had chosen.
(e) The two men left the place taking the box of the gold coins.
(f) Tom and Huck hid themselves inside a room on the first floor.
(g) The boys started to dig at a place inside the house.
(h) They selected a broken down house.
Answer:- (c) Tom and Huck went out to find some treasure.
(h) They selected a broken down house.
(g) The boys started to dig at a place inside the house.
(a) After that, they heard a voice outside.
(f) Then, Tom and Huck hid themselves inside a room on the first floor.
(b) Next, Two men entered the house.
(d) They started to dig at the place which Tom and Huck chose.
(e) Finally, the two men left the place taking the box of the gold coins.
5. (a ) Work in pairs. Take turns and ask your parents to answer questions like the ones given below:
i) What story did you read last month ?
Answer:- The story I read last month was ‘Tom and Sawyer’ .
ii) What is the name of the story?
Answer:- The name of the story is ‘Tom and Sawyer’.
Answer:- Author name is not given.
Answer:- The story is about haunting hidden treasure.
v) Which character in the story you liked most?
Answer:- In the story Tom’s character I liked the most.
vi) Who was the character in the story you didn’t like?
Answer:- Joe’s character in the story I didn’t like.
(b) Now, write a paragraph on a story you have read in your own words.
Answer:- Tom was a boy interested in adventure. He had always dreamt of finding boxes of hidden treasure in haunted houses. One evening he and his friend Huck went to a haunted house in search of hidden money, they started digging at a particular place inside the house. Just then, at the moment they heard a voice outside. Then they saw two men entering the house. Tom and Huck frightened and ran upstairs to hide in a room.
6. (a ) Read the following sentences. We use them generally while giving directions to someone. Remember, these are called imperative sentences.
- Go straight.
- Walk to the road.
- Turn to your left.
- Walk to the north.
- Open the gate and there you are.
(b) Now, use some sentences like the one you have just learned to help your friend to find the way home from the haunted house.
Answer:- From the haunted house you go straight to the south. On reaching the chariali you turn to your right. Now go on and walk to the west. You see Queen’s park to your left and green forest to your right side. There you will meet another chariali. You take your right turn and go straight for the road. And then on your left side you see Lotus lake. To your right side there is a Sun mountain. Go ahead after crossing the sun mountain road. Open the gate and there you will be at your home.
7. Let’s learn some types of sentences:
We use sentences to perform certain functions. Depending on the function we have different types of sentences. e.g.
(a) Tom was fond of adventures.
(b) Tom and Huck entered the house.
These two sentences are assertive sentences. They state something or give us some information.
(c ) Have you thought of the pickaxe?
Sentences (c ) and (d) are interrogative sentences. They are used to ask questions.
(f) Switch on the light please.
These sentences are instructions or orders or requests. They are called imperative sentences.
Now look at two other sentences:
(h) How lovely the picture is!
These sentences express strong feelings or emotions. They are called exclamatory sentences.
8. Here are a few tools used by farmers. Learn their names.
9. Identify the different types of sentences and write what they are called:
(a) Tom and Huck decide to go on a treasure hunt
Answer:- Assertive Sentence. ( They state something or give us some information.)
(b) Go and search for hidden treasure, Joe.
Answer:- imperative sentences. ( Sentences that express order or request are called imperative sentences.)
(c) Who buried the box in this house?
Answer:- Interrogative sentence. ( A sentence that asks questions.)
(d) Tom and Huck ran downstairs.
Answer :- Assertive Sentence. ( A sentence that gives us some information.)
Answer:- Imperative sentence. ( A sentence that expresses order or request.)
(f) The boys began to breathe more easily.
Answer:- Assertive Sentence. ( A sentence that gives us some information.)
Answer:- Imperative sentence. ( A sentence expresses introductions or orders or requests.)
(h) Oh ! It’s a great discovery.
Answer:- Exclamatory sentence. ( A sentence that expresses a sudden feeling or emotion.)
(i) Thank God ! We had a narrow escape!
Answer:- Optative sentence. ( A sentence that expresses good or blessings.)
(j) The two men cried out in joy.
Answer:- Assertive Sentence. ( A sentence that states or narrates something.)
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