Textual Questions & Answers of 'The Magic Fish Bone' of Class-VI

The Magic Fish Bone

Textual Questions & Answers

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Activity - 1

Tick (✓) the correct alternative:
 
1. Alicia looked after – 
          i) the fishmonger 
          ii) her brothers and sisters 
          (iii) the old lady
          Ans: ii) her brothers and sisters
 
2. The queen’s father had been a –  
          i) medical man 
          ii) postman
          iii) tailor
          Ans: i) medical man
 
3. The king wanted to buy salmon weighing – 
          i) a pound 
          ii) a pound and a half  
          iii) two pounds
          Ans: ii) a pound and a half
 
4. The old lady had been visible to – 
          i) the queen’s father
          ii) the king 
          iii) the fishmonger’s boy
          Ans: iii) the fishmonger’s boy
 
 

Activity - 2

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes:
 
1. The old lady had been visible to the king. ( 6 )
 
2. He bought Salmon. ( 2 )
 
3. The errand boy came running after him. ( 4 )
 
4. The king boy came running after him. ( 1 )
 
5. The errand boy asked if the king had seen the old lady. ( 5 )
 
6. He left the shop. ( 3 )
 
 

Activity  - 3

Answer the following questions:
 
1. “The king was, in his private profession, under the government.” Is the king  similar to the stories of other kings that you have read so far?
Ans: No, here the king is not the supreme leader who generally rules a country. Here he is in private profession under the government.
 
 

Activity - 4

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
 
1. The old lady was dressed in shot- silk of the richest quality.
 
2. King Watkins was the father of princess Alicia.
 
3. The fish bone was a magic present which could be used only once.
 
4. Princess Alicia took care to dry the bone, rub it and polish it till it shone like mother-of-pearl.
 
 

Activity - 5

Answer the following questions in the complete sentences:
 
1. Why did the king think that the old lady was a fairy?
Ans: The king thought that the old lady was a fairy because she knew everything about him.
 
2. What was the message given by Grandmarina?
Ans: The message given by Grandmarina was that the fish-bone was a magic present for Princess Alicia and it would fulfill her wish for only once. So she wishes for it at the right time.
 
3. When did Grandmarina vanish?
Ans: After giving the message to the king about the magic fish bone, Grandmarina vanished.
 
4. What did the king do in his office?
Ans: The king wrote and wrote and wrote in his office.
 
 

Activity - 6

Write ‘T’ for True statements and ‘F’ for False statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answer:
 
1. One morning Alicia found the king to be very happy.
Ans: False ,    Supporting Statements: “He was sighing heavily, and seemed low-spirited.”
 
2. Alicia had kept the magic fish bone in the drawer of her room. 
Ans: False ,    Supporting Statements: “When she heard those last words, the princess Alicia began to put her hand into the pocket where she kept the magic fish-bone.”
 
3. The king’s problem was solved by the magic fish bone. 
Ans: True ,    Supporting Statements: “She gave it a little kiss and wished it was salary day and immediately the king’s salary came rattling down the chimney.”
 
4. In the end Alicia handed over the fish bone to the old fairy. 
Ans: True ,    Supporting Statements: “So, she took it from the hand of the princess Alicia.”
 
 

Activity - 7

Answer the following questions in the complete sentences:
 
1. Why was the king feeling miserable?
Ans: The king was feeling miserable because the king was extremely poor and he had no money at all.
 
2. What was to Alicia the right moment for asking help from others?
Ans: To Alicia the right moment for asking help from others was when they had done their best and that was not enough.
 
3. How did the king get his salary?
Ans: Alicia took out from her pocket the magic fish-bone and gave it a little kiss and wished it was salary day. And immediately the king’s salary came rattling down the chimney.  
 
4. Why did Grandmarina wish to make an end of the fish bone?
Ans: Grandmarina wished to make an end of the fish-bone because it could be used only once and Alicia had already used it.
 
 

Activity - 8 (a)

Use the words to make sentences in the form of a statement:
 
1. East, the, in, rises, sun, the
Ans: The sun rises in the East.
 
2. Meat, the, dog, eats
Ans: The dog eats meat.
 
 

Activity - 8 (b)

Use the words to make sentences in the form of a question:
 
1. Are, where, going, you
Ans: Where are you going?
 
2. This, not, book, is, your
Ans: Is this not your book?
 
 

Activity - 8 (c)

Identify which of the following sentences are Assertive and which are Interrogative:
 
1. He spent many years of his life in a village.  → Assertive Sentence.
 
2. Where do you live? → Interrogative Sentence.
 
3. Nobody was absent today. → Assertive Sentence.
 
4. Did you not hear the bell? → Interrogative Sentence.
 
 

Activity  - 9 (a)

 
Replace the underlined words with their antonyms:
 
1. I helped a poor girl yesterday.
Ans: Poor → Rich
 
2. He came sooner than expected.
Ans: Sooner → Later
 
3. I saw a little plant by the roadside.
Ans: Little → Big
 
4. She read the conclusion of the novel.
Ans: Conclusion → Introduction
 
 

Activity - 9 (b)

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words :
 
(i) Flashed: The car’s flashed lights create disturbance.
 
(ii) Present: Always think about present.
 
(iii) Message : She sent me a message yesterday.
 
(iv) Directed : Do as directed. / You are directed to do the work.
 

Activity - 10 (a)

Read the following passage and fill in the chart with information from the passage :
Salmon is a fish that lives along the coast. Salmon is born in fresh water and migrates to the ocean. A Salmon returns to fresh water to lay eggs. After coming out from the egg, a baby Salmon stays for six months to three years in fresh water. A salmon can make long journeys, sometimes moving hundreds of miles upstream against strong current.
 

1.	Name of the fish	Salmon
2.	Place where it is found	Along the coast
3.	It migrates to	The ocean
4.	Where it lays eggs	In fresh water
5.	Time spent in freshwater	Six months to three years
6.	Distance traveled by a Salmon	Hundreds of miles upstream against strong current.

 

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