Chapter 1: Who Did Patrick's Homework

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Chapter 1: Who Did Patrick’s Homework

Class: VI

Exercise number - 1

Question a

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the words or phrases from the box. (You may not know the meaning of all the words. Look such words up in a dictionary, or ask your teacher.)

1. Some people find household ______________ a bore, but I like to help at home.
2. Who stole the diamond is still a _____________________.
3. This _____________________ we are going to have a class exhibition.
4. ____________________, the elf began to help Patrick.
5. Can you __________________ this word in the dictionary?
6. I started early to be on time, but I was ________________. There was a traffic jam!
7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but ________________ I think most of them are borrowed.

Answer a

1. Some people find household choresa bore, but I like to help at home.
2. Who stole the diamond is still a mystery.
3. This semesterwe are going to have a class exhibition.
4. True to his word, the elf began to help Patrick.
5. Can you look upthis word in the dictionary?
6. I started early to be on time, but I was out of luck. There was a traffic jam!
7. She says she’s got a lot of books, but between you and meI think most of them are borrowed.

Question b

Use the clues given below to complete this crossword puzzle.

Question 1

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really? (2)

Answer 1

Patrick thought that his cat was playing with a little doll. The cat was playing with a tiny man with old fashioned britches who was wearing a woollen shirt and a high tall hat. 

Question 2

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

Why did the little man grant Patrick a wish? (2)

Answer 2

To escape from the cat, the little man granted Patrick a wish. 

Question 3

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

What was Patrick’s wish? (3)

Answer 3

Patrick wished that the elf should do all his homework for 35 days, until the end of the semester.

Question 4

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

In what subjects did the little man need help to do Patrick’s homework? (5, 6)

Answer 4

To do Patrick’s homework, the little man needed help in English, Maths and human history.

Question 5

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

How did Patrick help him? (7)

Answer 5

Patrick helped him by staying up at nights and worked harder than ever.

Question 6

Answer the following questions. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)

Who do you think did Patrick’s homework — the little man, or Patrick himself? Give reasons for your answer. (9, 10)

Answer 6

Patrick did all his homework by himself as the elf did not know anything. Patrick worked hard by staying up at nights. His teachers were full of praise as he got A’s in his work. Even his parents wondered as he had developed a new attitude and has kept his room clean. Hence, it was Patrick who did the homework, not the little man.