NCERT solutions for English - Honeysuckle Class 6 chapter 3 - How the Dog Found Himself a New Master! [Latest edition]

Discuss the question in pairs before you write the answer.
Why did the dog feel the need for a master?

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Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master?

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Who did he choose next?

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Why did he serve the Lion for a long time?

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Who did he finally choose as his master and why?

A summary of the story is given in the textbook.
Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.

This is the story of ______________, who used to be ___________. He decided to find a master ______________. First he found _____________, but the wolf was afraid of ________________. The dog thought that the bear was ______________. After some time the dog met _______________, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was ___________________ . To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows.

Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a _________________ of ships

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a _________________ of flowers

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a _____________of chicks

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a _______________ of cattle

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a _______________ of sticks

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a ________________ of sheep

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.
a _______________ of fish

Word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete the following phrase with a suitable word from the box.

a _______________of wolves

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
honest ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
kind ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
cruel ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
calm ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
Sad ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
Active ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
Creative___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
Sincere ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
Bitter ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
Sensitive ___________.

Make noun from the word given below by adding –ness, ity, ty or y 
Great ___________.

There are twelve words hidden in this table.  Six can be found horizontally and the remaining six vertically.  All of them are describing words like ‘good’, ‘happy’, etc.  The first letters of the words are given below:
Horizontal: H R F F S G
Vertical: A W S F L Q 2020

Read the following passage and do the exercises that follow. Then complete the family tree of dogs given on the facing page.

The Dog Family

The dog family is one of the 11 families that make up the Carnivores, a large group of intelligent, flesh-eating, backboned animals. In this group are such varied animals as bears, pandas, raccoons, cats, hyenas, and even seal. The dog or canine family has many wild species like wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, and wild dogs. The dog is the only domesticated member of the canine family though now and then someone tames a wolf, fox or coyote as a pet. All members of the dog family are descendants of a wolf-like animal which lived about 15 million years ago. From this distant ancestor, the true dogs gradually developed. But nobody knows the exact ancestor of the modern domestic dog.

Several wild dogs look and behave like domestic dogs. The dingo or wild dog of Australia is one of these. It is possible that the dingo was a tamed dog brought to Australia long ago which then ran wild. Dogs were the first animals tamed by humans — perhaps 20,000 years ago. Tamed dogs were brought from Asia to the New World 5,000 or more years ago. Dogs were first used for hunting.

Find the opposites of these words in the text above.

(i) ancestor _________

(ii) wild t _ m _

(iii) ancient _________

(iv) near d _______ t

(v) suddenly gr ___________

Complete the following sentences.

(i) The dingo is __________________________________________________.

(ii) Dogs were the ____________________________________________animals tamed by humans. The other animals tamed by humans are __________________________

_________________ (Think and name some other such animals.)

(iii) The New World refers to ___________________________.

Dogs were brought there from ________________________.

Family Tree of Dogs

Here are some points from a similar story that you might have heard in another language. Dividing the class into two groups try and tell the story in English. One person from each group can speak alternately. Your teacher will help you. As you tell it, one of you may write it down on the board.
                                         A Mouse Maiden
l mouse changed into a girl by a magician...
l wants to marry the strongest person...
l asks whether sun or cloud stronger (why?)...
l but mountain stronger than clouds (how?)...
l but mouse stronger than mountain (how?)...
l girl asks to marry mouse, becomes a mouse again.

What sort of life did Dogs live a long time ago?

Why did the Dog decide to lose his freedom?

What major decision did that Dog take?

Why did the Dog say goodbye to the Wolf?

Who was the Bear afraid of?

What was the Dog’s experience with the Lion?

What does the writer say about the friendship between man and dog?

Why did the dog prefer a strong master to live in the jungle?

Give the list of the animals the Dog agreed to accompany and serve. Why did it reject them all?