Textual Questions & Answers of 'Rip Van Winkle' of Class-VI

 

Rip Van Winkle

Textual Questions & Answers

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Activity - 1

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in given boxes:
 
(1) Rip had to leave his group eventually. (3)
 
(2) On one of the days Rip had gone high up to the Kaatskill Mountains. (5)
 
(3) Rip used to sit and talk with his friend. (1)
 
(4) He heard a voice from a distance calling, “Rip van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle! (6)
 
(5) His wife complained that his friends encouraged his idle habits. (2)
 
(6) Poor Rip was reduced almost to despair. (4)
 
 

Activity - 2

Fill in the blanks with words from the Help Box. There is one extra word:
 
Rip assisted children at their sports. He always helped others in their work. His wife complained about his idle habits. One day Rip went high up the Kaatskill Mountains.
 
[Help Box: high, complained, assisted, encouraged, work]
 
 

Activity - 3

Answer the following question:
 
How do you think Rip felt when he heard a voice from the distance calling?
Ans: I think Rip was surprised hearing his name being called by someone in such a lonely place.
 
 

Activity - 4

Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:
 
(a) The stranger wanted to assist Rip. 
Ans: False ,     Supporting Statement: “He made signs for Rip to assist him with the load.”
 
(b) All the strangers had beards. 
Ans: True ,     Supporting Statement: “They all had beards of various shapes and colours.”
 
(c) Rip felt very thirsty. 
Ans: True ,     Supporting Statement: “Feeling thirsty, he had several drinks himself.”
 
(d) Rip saw that his village had become smaller. 
Ans: False ,     Supporting Statement: “He saw his village was now larger, with more people.”
 
 

Activity - 5

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
 
(a) How did the stranger look?
Ans: The stranger was a short old man with thick bushy hair and a beard. He was carrying something heavy on his back.
 
(b) What happened after Rip had drunk the liquid?
Ans: After drinking the liquid, Rip’s eyes closed slowly and he fell into a deep sleep.
 
(c) Why was Rip surprised when he came near the village?
Ans: Rip was surprised when he came near the village because he met many people he had never seen before.
 
(d) What did Rip suddenly notice?
Ans: Rip suddenly noticed that his beard had grown a foot long.
 
 

Activity - 6

Fill in the following chart with information from text:
 

Cause	Effect
(i) Rip had a long beard and wore a peculiar dress.	His appearances soon attracted the attention of people.
(ii) Rip found himself alone in the world.	Rip’s heart died away.
(iii) Rip saw a fellow who looked exactly like his previous self.	He understood that it was his own son, Rip.
(iv) They came to know that Rip had come back after twenty years.	All stood amazed.

 
 

Activity - 7

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
 
(a) What attracted the attention of the people when Rip entered the village?
Ans: Rip’s strange appearance with his long beard and peculiar dress attracted the attention of the people when he entered the village.
 
(b) What did Rip learn about Nicolas Vedder?
Ans: Rip learnt that his friend Nicholas Vedder had died eighteen years ago.
 
(c) Who looked exactly like Rip’s previous self?
Ans: Rip’s own son who was also called Rip, looked exactly like his precious self.
 
(d) How long did twenty years seem to Rip?
Ans: Twenty long years seemed as only one night to Rip.
 
 
Activity - 8
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from those given in brackets:
 
(i) A hundred rupees is too much for this item. (is/are)
 
(ii) The accountant and the cashier have absconded. (has/have)
 
(iii) Time and tide waits (wait/waits) for none.
 
(iv) Either he or I am mistaken. (is/am)
 
(v) The ship with its crew was delayed.(was/were)
 
 

Activity - 9 (a)

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
 
Hollow: The hollow valley was teeming with flowering plants.
 
Fearful: Parents are ever fearful for their children.
 
Ruins: I went to see the ruins of Nalanda University last year.
 
Gaze: The strange man gazed at me carefully.
 
 

Activity – 9 (b)

Identity the types of sentences given below:
(i) Rip’s sole follower was the dog wolf. → Assertive Sentence
 
(ii) What was to be done? → Interrogative Sentence
 
(iii) All was silence. → Assertive Sentences
 
(iv) Sure enough! It is Van Winkle! → Exclamatory Sentences
 

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