NCERT solutions for English - Honeysuckle Class 6 chapter 9 - A Different Kind of School [Latest edition]

Put these sentences from the story in the right order and write them out in a paragraph. Don’t

refer to the text.

• I shall be so glad when today is over.

• Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess.

• I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day — at least not much.

• But being blind is so frightening.

• Only you must tell me about things.

• Let’s go for a little walk.

• The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this.

Answer the following question.

Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school?

Answer the following question.

What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play?

Answer the following question.

“Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day…” Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest?

Answer the following question.

What was the purpose of these special days?

Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.

Re-word the lines from the story:

I had heard a great deal about Miss Beam’s school.

Re-word the line from the story:

Miss Beam was all that I had expected — middle-aged, full of authority.

Re-word the line from the story:

I went to the window which overlooked a large garden.

Re-word the line from the story:

“We cannot bandage the children’s mouths, so they really have to exercise their will-power.”

1. Given below is a page from a dictionary. Look at it carefully an
(i) find a word which means the same as ghastly. Write down the word and its two meanings.
(ii) find a word meaning a part of the school year.
(iii) find a word that means examination.

2. Now make lists of

(i) all the words on the page (plus any more that you can think of) that begin with terr-
(ii) five words that may follow the last word on the page, that.

(iii) write down your own meaning of the word thank. Then write down the meaning given in the dictionary.

A poem for you to read

All but Blind*

All but blind
In his chambered hole
Gropes for worms
The four-clawed Mole.

All but blind
In the evening sky
The hooded Bat
Twirls softly by.

All but blind

In the burning day
The Barn Owl blunders
On her way.

And blind as are
These three to me,
So, blind to Someone
I must be.

Make a short list of things you find difficult to do. For example:

turning a somersault

threading a needle

Compare your list with the others in the class. Can you explain why you find these things difficult to do?

Look at your hands carefully. Now, write down for each finger one action for which that finger is particularly important. For example, the second (or index) finger helps to hold the knife down firmly when cutting.

Describe the appearance of Miss Beam.

What did Miss Beam teach the children at her school?

What was the real aim of Miss Beam’s school?

What did the author point out about the children in the playground?

What did Miss Beam tell the author about the game being played among the friends?

How did the little-bandaged girl make the author much more thoughtful than he ever thought?

In what respect was Miss Beam’s school different from others?

What did Beam’s school aim to teach? Why?

Which incident made the visitor to the school ten times more thoughtful than ever?