Textual Questions & Answers of 'The Blind Boy' of Class-VI

 

The Blind Boy

Textual Questions & Answers

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Activity - 1

Tick (✓) the correct alternate:

(a) In the poem, ‘I’ refers to 
          (i) the blind boy 
          (ii) the sun
          (iii) the light
          Ans: (i) the blind boy
 
(b) The blind boy cannot enjoy the blessings of
          (i) taste 
          (ii) sight 
          (iii) speech
          Ans: (ii) sight
 
(c) The blind boy identifies the sun by its
          (i) shape
          (ii) light 
          (iii) warmth
          Ans: (iii) warmth
 
(d) The boy is 
          (i) happy 
          (ii) sad
          (iii) angry
          Ans: (i) happy
 
 

Activity - 2

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
 
(a) The poor blind boy wants to know what is that thing called light and what is the blessing of the sight.
 
(b) The blind boy feels the differences between day and night by the warmth.
 
(c) The boy often hears mournings about his hapless woe.
 
(d) The boy does not want his cheer of mind to be destroyed.
 
 

Activity - 3

Answer the following questions:
1. Whom do you think the blind boy is speaking to?
Ans:  I think the blind boy is speaking to someone with eyesight.
 
 

Activity - 4

Fill in the chart with information from the text. One is done for you:
 

Blind Person	Person with vision
(a)  Twenty four hours of night	Twenty four hours of a day and night
(b)  Only feels the warmth of the sun	Sees the sun and feels its warmth
(c) whenever plays it is the day, whenever sleeps it is the night to him	Plays during day sleeps at night
(d)  Doesn’t realize the loss of sight	Enjoys the blessing of the sight

 
 

Activity - 5

Answer the following question in complete sentences:
 
(a) What would happen if the blind boy kept awake?
Ans: If the blind boy kept awake, it would be always day for him.
 
(b) What does the blind boy bear with patience?
Ans: The blind boy patiently bears the loss of his life that he never knows.
 
(c) Why does the blind boy think that he is a king?
Ans: The blind boy thinks himself to be a king while he sings because he has a cheer of mind.
 
(d) Quote any two lines from the poem suggest that the boy has a positive attitude towards life.
Ans: “Then let not what I cannot have / My cheer of mind destroy” - These two lines suggest that the boy has a positive attitude towards life.
 
 

Activity - 6 (a)

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles or preposition:
There was once a little girl who lived in the middle of a deep, dark forest with her parents.
 

Activity - 6 (b)

 
Classify the Nouns given below and place them in the proper columns:

Light, day, patience, loss, boy, sight

 

Common Noun	Abstract Noun
Light Day Boy	Patience Loss Sight

 
 

Activity -7 (a)

Add a suitable prefix or suffix to each of the words given in brackets and fill in the blanks accordingly:
 
(i) My mother spent many sleepless (sleep) night when I was unwell.
 
(ii) I was inpatient (patient) to know the result of my examination.
 
(iii) It was an enjoyable (enjoy) moment.
 
(iv) The brightness (bright) of the day made me happy.
 
 

Activity - 7 (b)

Write the antonyms of the following words:
 
(i) Poor → Rich
 
(ii) Warm → Cold
 
(iii) Awake → Asleep
 
(iv) Destroy → Create

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