SEBA Class 6 English (Sunbeam Reader I) Lesson 5 – A Holiday in Delhi Solutions & Summary
Find SEBA Class 6 English (Sunbeam Reader I) Lesson 5 – “A Holiday in Delhi” solutions, designed for Assamese medium students. This chapter narrates a student’s exciting travel experience in Delhi, exploring its historical and cultural landmarks.
Students will learn about famous places in Delhi like India Gate, Red Fort, Qutub Minar, and Lotus Temple. The chapter highlights the significance of historical sites and the joy of traveling to new places.
Our solutions include NCERT-based textbook answers, multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and a detailed chapter summary to help students understand the importance of travel, history, and cultural diversity.
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ACTIVITIES
1 . Let’s see how much you have understood the lesson. Read the sentences below and put a tick on the correct option to complete each sentence:
(a ) Rishav, Rishika and their parents went to Delhi during their
(i) Summer holidays
(ii) puja holidays
(iii) winter holidays
(iv) Bihu holidays
Answer:- (ii) puja holidays.
(b) They went to Delhi by
(i) air
(ii) bus
(iii) train
(iv) their own car
Answer:- (i) air
(c ) Maple Inn is a lovely
(i) palace
(ii) fort
(iii) restaurant
(iv) hotel
Answer:- (iv) hotel.
(d) Rishov found a wallet laying on the
(i) seat of the bus
(ii) floor of the hotel
(iii) floor of the bus
(iv) bus stop
Answer:- (i) floor of the bus.
(e) The person who dialed the number was
(i) Rishov
(ii) Rishov’s father
(iii) Rishika
(iv)Rishov and Rishika’s mother
Answer:- (i) Rishov.
(f) The poem who was very happy to receive the wallet was
(i) Rishika
(ii) Rishov
(iii) Rajeev Sharma
(iv) Rishov and Rishika’s father
Answer:- (iii) Rajeev Sharma.
2. Here are some sentences about Rishov and Rishika’s holiday. Arrange the sentences in chronological order (as they happened in the story).
(a) They saw the Red Fort and Indian Gate.
(b) They went to Agra.
(c) Rishov and Rishika pleaded with their father for a holiday trip to Delhi.
(d) They returned the wallet to its owner.
(e) Tickets were bought and the hotel was booked.
(f) Rishov found and picked up a wallet lying on the floor of the bus.
Answer :- (c ) Rishov and Rishika pleaded with their father for a holiday trip to Delhi.
(e) Tickets were bought and the hotel was booked.
(a ) They show Red Fort and India gate.
(b) They went to Agra.
(f) Rishov found and picked up a wallet lying on the floor of the bus.
(d) They returned the wallet to its owner.
3. (a ) What is a diary entry? Read to know.
A diary entry is a written record of one’s thoughts, feelings, opinions and plans that have occurred during the day. These entries are arranged by date.
Diary writing format:
(i) Write the date of the entry on the left hand corner of the entry.
(ii) Choose the topic of entry.
(iii) One can address the diary as ‘Dear Diary’ or give the diary a name.
(b) Rishov is trying to record the important points about their holiday in his diary. Working with a friend, read the lesson and help Rishov to complete his diary entry:
October 5th : Started our journey to Delhi
Places we visited : _______,_____and ____
Hotel we stayed in : __________
What I found under my seat : ___________
Who it belonged to : __________________
How I found Mrs. Sharma : _____________
Where I found Mr. Sharma : ____________
The most memorable thing
About our vacation: ___________________
Answer:- October 5th : Started our journey to Delhi
Places we visited : Delhi and Agra
Hotel we stayed in : Maple Inn
What I found under my seat : Wallet
Who it belonged to : it belonged to Mr. Rajeev Sharma a business man of Agra
How I found Mr. Sharma : By calling his Phone no.
Where I returned the wallet : At the tourist bus stop of the Agra
The most memorable thing about our vacation : Visiting Delhi, things about Agra, Red Fort, Taj Mahal, India gate and also returning the wallet to its owner.
4. Now, try to record the important points about one of your holidays. You may work in groups to complete your diary entry. You can check the points on the left if you like.
Date of your journey:
Place you visited:
Place you stayed in :
What you did there :
What interesting things happened to you:
What you most liked about that holiday:
Which place you would like to visit in future:
Answer:- Date of your journey: 8th August 2023
Place you visited: Amritswar, Punjab
Place you stayed in : Keshari hotel
What you did there : Visited Golden Temple, market place etc.
What interesting things happened to you: The most interesting things happened to me was the food offer by Golden Temple’s volunteers
What you liked about that holiday : The beautiful scenery of Golden Temple
Which place you would like to visit in future : Shillong
5. Rishika is talking on her mobile phone with her friend Minati who lives in Delhi. Read the conversation between Rishika and Minati. The conversation is not given in proper order. Re- arrange the sentences spoken and write them in sequence in the space given.
- Fine. How are you, Rishika ?
- Are you coming by air?
- Fine, thank you! We’re coming to Delhi.
- Yes, by Air India.
- Ok dear. I’ll be at the airport.
- We’ll reach on 5th October.
- Hello! How are you Minati?
- Oh! It’ll be nice to meet you all again. When are you coming?
Answer :- (1) Hello! How are you Minati?
(2) Fine. How are you, Rishika?
(3) Fine, thank you! We’re coming to Delhi.
(4) Oh! It’ll be nice to meet you all again. When are you coming?
(5) We’ll reach on 5th October.
(6) Are you coming by air?
(7) Yes, by Air India.
(8) Ok dear. I’ll be at the airport.
6. Let’s learn some negative sentences. They are sentences that express a negative meaning using ‘No’ or ‘Not’.
Look at the following sentences:
” I don’t know how to thank you.”
- The form ”I don’t know ” is negative.
- The positive form is ” I know”.
- When there is no auxiliary (helping) verb before the main verb we use ‘do’ + ‘not’, which is shortened to ‘don’t’ in the present tense and didn’t in the past tense.
- If there is an auxiliary, the ‘not’ comes after the auxiliary, as follows :
- I would like to meet Rajeev Sharma.
I wouldn’t like to meet Rajeev
Sharma.
- I will give you the book.
I won’t give you the book.
Here are some sentences from the lesson or related to the story.
Change the sentences into negative:
(i) We’ll go by air.
Answer:- I wouldn’t go by air.
(ii) Their mother too was on their side.
Answer:- Their mother too was not their side.
(iii) The Red Fort amazed them.
Answer:- The Red Fort didn’t amazed them.
(iv) Rishov’s father booked two rooms in the hotel.
Answer:- Rishov’s father didn’t booked two rooms in the hotel.
(v) The wallet must be returned.
Answer:- The wallet must not be returned.
(vi) Rishov told him how he had found the wallet.
Answer:- Rishov didn’t tell him he had found the wallet.
(vii) He gave the man the bus number.
Answer :- He didn’t give the man the bus number.
(viii) Open the wallet, please.
Answer:- Please, Don’t open the wallet.
8. Find new words from each of the following words and write them out in the space given. One is done for you.
Below. Wallet. Person. Father
Smile lawns
low
………. ………. ………. ……….
………. ………..
Answer:- Low, Wall, Son, Fat, Mile, law
9. Read each row of the table below and make a sentence taking the words from each of them :
Here is an example: Rang Ghar Sivasagar monument
Rang Ghar is a monument in Sivasagar, Assam.
Answer:- 1. Taj Mahal is a monument in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
2. Maple Inn is a hotel in South Delhi.
3. Red Fort is a fort in Delhi.
4. India Gate is a monument in Delhi.
5. Agra Fort is a fort in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
10. Did you like reading about Rishov and Rishika’s holiday ? Imagine you are planning to visit a place of your interest. How would you prepare yourself for the visit? Write a few sentences about your plan. You may include the following points:
(a) How you will travel
(b) Who will go with you
(c) What you plan to see
(d) How you are feeling about the visit
Answer :- I’m planning to go to Shillong, Meghalaya, I will go by train. My father and mother will go with me. I am planning to see their mountains, waterfalls like Elephant falls and Happy valley ect. I’m very excited about the visit.
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