'I love my country' class 6 English lesson no. 8th question answer

 

I Love My Country

ACTIVITIES:

 

1. Let's check our understanding:

(a) Bhogeswari Phukanani was a

(i) freedom fighter

(ii) martyr

(iii) freedom fighter and martyr

(iv) volunteer

Answer: (iii) freedom fighter and martyr

 

(b) Bhogeswari Phukanani lived a peaceful life till the age of

(i) sixty

(ii) fifty

(iii) sixteen

(iv) sixty one

Answer: (i) sixty

 

(c) The Quit India Movement started under the leadership of

(i) Bhogeswari Phukanani

(ii) Mahatma Gandhi

(iii) Volunteers of Barhampur

(iv) Pratap Chandra Sharma

Answer: (ii) Mahatma Gandhi

 

(d) Bhogeswari Phukanani died on

(i) September 20, 1943

(ii) September 18, 1942

(iii) September 16, 1942

(iv) September 20, 1942

Answer: (iv) September 20, 1942

 

2. Rearrange the following sentences about the lesson in the proper sequence taking the help of information from the lesson.

·      Bhogeswari Phukanani inspired many people to join the protest rally at Barhampur.

·      When he recovered, he shot her with his pistol from a close range and she died.

·      She soon became the leader of the women's wing of the movement in Barhampur.

·      When thousands joined the Quit India Movement in 1942, Bhogeswari Phukanani could not remain idle.

·      Bhogeswari Phukanani started beating the officer with the pole of her flag.

·      Bhogeswari Phukanani was leading a peaceful family life with six sons and two daughters.

·      At the rally, a British officer tried to take away the flag from Ratnamala forcefully.

 

Answer:

·      Bhogeswari Phukanani was leading a peaceful family life with six sons and two daughters.

·      When thousands joined the Quit India Movement in 1942, Bhogeswari Phukanani could not remain idle.

·      She soon became the leader of the women's wing of the movement in Barhampur.

·      Bhogeswari Phukanani inspired many people to join the protest rally at Barhampur.

·      At the rally, a British officer tried to take away the flag from Ratnamala forcefully.

·      Bhogeswari Phukanani started beating the officer with the pole of her flag.

·      When he recovered, he shot her with his pistol from a close range and she died.

 

 

3. (a) Here are the meanings of some new words you read in the lesson:

martyr:  one who dies or suffers greatly for a great cause

rally:  a large public meeting

disperse:  to move apart and go away in different directions

 

(b) Fill in the blanks to check your understanding:

(i) A _________ was organized in protest against British rule.

Answer: rally

 

(ii) The police_________the crowd.

Answer: disperse

 

(iii) Bhogeswari Phukanani was a freedom fighter and she died a_________death.

Answer: martyr

 

4. Now look at the dictionary to find out the meanings of the following words. Write them in the space given:

 

ban	to prohibit
calm	a silent person
lap	the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in sitting position.
unconscious	not conscious

 

5. Look at the pictures. They are all freedom fighters. Can you match their names with the pictures? Now say a few sentences about a freedom fighter that you know: