Gamosa: A Thread of Love Question Answer | Class 6 English | SEBA | All Activities Solutions
Chapter Name: Lesson 7 – Gamosa: A Thread of Love
Pre-Reading Activity
Match the statements in Column A with the relevant festivals in Column B.
i) A four-day harvest festival is celebrated in South India. Homes are decorated with kolams, mango leaves and flowers.
Answer: Pongal
ii) A harvest festival is celebrated in North India. This festival marks the beginning of the sun’s journey towards the northern hemisphere.
Answer: Makar Sankranti
iii) A harvest festival is celebrated in Punjab. People light bonfires and sing and dance around them.
Answer: Baisakhi
iv) A harvest festival is celebrated in Gujarat. The most iconic part of this festival is kite flying.
Answer: Uttarayan
ACTIVITIES
1. Let’s find out how much we have understood.
i) Who were waiting for Bihu?
Answer: Rumi, Bubu, and their friends were waiting for Bihu.
ii) Who jumped out of the bed?
Answer: Rumi jumped out of the bed.
iii) Who invited them to perform husori?
Answer: Jivan khura and Minati jethai invited them to perform husori.
iv) Where did they go first to perform husori?
Answer: They went to Minati jethai’s house first.
v) Who made delicious ladoos?
Answer: Minati jethai made delicious ladoos.
vi) Why was Bubu sad?
Answer: Bubu was sad because he lost the gamosa gifted by his aita.
vii) How did Suman help Bubu?
Answer: Suman helped Bubu by giving him an extra gamosa from his bag.
2. a) Find out names of other musical instruments that are played during festivals that your friends celebrate.
Answer: Taal, Gogona, Hutuli, Flute, and Harmonium.
2. b) Draw a picture of any musical instrument.
Answer: Draw a picture of a Dhol or Pepa.
3. Guess what I am called. The answer is hidden in the jumbled letters.
UCOSIN
Answer: COUSIN
4. b) Fill in the boxes with details derived from the texts that you have read.
i) Festival: Uttarayan
State: Gujarat
Food Items: Undhiya, Chikki, Jalebi
ii) Festival: Ugadi
State: Andhra Pradesh
Food Items: Ugadi Pachodi
iii) Festival: Baisakhi
State: Punjab
Food Items: Makkey Ki Roti, Sarso Ka Saag, Chole Bhature, Badam Kheer, Gajar Ka Halwa
iv) Festival: Wangala
State: Meghalaya
Food Items: Bamboo Shoot Curry, Rice Cakes
v) Festival: Vishu
State: Kerala
Food Items: Vishu Kanji, Thoran, Vishu Katta
5. Work in pairs. Find out in the grid the names of some festivals that we celebrate in different parts of our country.
Answer: UGADI, GUDI PADWA, PUTHANDU, VISHU, BAISAKHI, PONGAL, WANGALA, NAVRATRI
6. Work in pairs. Name a few festivals you celebrate. Talk about the common practices.
Answer: I celebrate Bihu. During Bihu, we wear traditional clothes, prepare special delicacies like pithas and ladoos, and visit elders to seek their blessings. My friends celebrate Ugadi by preparing special food and wearing new clothes.
7. b) Now, write a diary entry describing how you celebrated your favourite festival.
Answer:
Monday, 15th January, 2024
Dear Diary,
Today was Magh Bihu, and it was a wonderful day. We woke up early and lit the Meji with our family and neighbours. The warmth of the fire felt pleasant in the winter morning. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast of chira, doi, gur, and til pithas. Later, I played games with my cousins and spent the whole day happily. It was one of the best days of the year.
8. Listen to the telephonic conversation and choose the correct options.
i) Soak the rice for 1 hour.
ii) Cover the rice powder with a wet cloth.
iii) Coarse grind the sesame seeds.
iv) Add jaggery to the sesame seed powder.
v) Spread the ground rice flour on a tawa.
9. c) Find out more such words and say them aloud.
Words with the “s” sound of c
- Center
- Cement
- Cycle
- Cinema
Words with the “k” sound of c
- Cat
- Cup
- Color
- Camera
Let’s Learn Some Grammar
10. b) Write down the types of the sentences.
i) The scene opens in Rumi and Bubu’s room. – Assertive
ii) How was your day? – Interrogative
iii) Come inside and enjoy Rongali Bihu’s delicacies. – Imperative
iv) Oh! I am glad to see you all. – Exclamatory
10. c) Now, write down more such sentences.
Assertive: Jivan khura’s house is nearer.
Interrogative: Where’s my gamosa?
Imperative: Don’t worry, Bubu.
Exclamatory: Wow! Your performance was wonderful!
11. a) Read the lesson and fill in the table with two examples for each word class.
Noun: Rumi, Gamosa
Pronoun: I, We
Verb: Jumps, Waiting
Adjective: Delicious, Warm
11. b) Now, frame sentences with the words that you have written.
Rumi: Rumi was excited for the festival.
Gamosa: The guests were welcomed with a beautiful gamosa.
I: I love eating pithas.
We: We performed husori in our neighbourhood.
Jumps: The cat jumps onto the bed.
Waiting: They were waiting for their friends to arrive.
Delicious: My aunt makes delicious ladoos.
Warm: He gave us a warm and friendly smile.
12. b) Identify and underline some phrasal verbs in the lesson.
Answer:
- dressing up
- bows down
- fades out
- wash up
- sees off
12. c) Now, frame sentences with any two phrasal verbs.
i) The children are dressing up in traditional clothes for the cultural programme.
ii) Please wash up before dinner.
13. What do you do when you face such a situation? How do you settle it down?
Answer: When I face a difficult situation involving friends or relatives, I calmly discuss the problem with everyone. I listen to all opinions and try to find a fair solution that makes everyone happy.