Chapter 3: Future Lies in Present

New Vocabularies: Expectation – আশা, প্রত্যাশা; Well-known – সুপরিচিত; Inspire – অনুপ্রেরণা, উৎসাহ; Nearest – কাছাকাছি, নিকটে; Unique – স্বতন্ত্র, আলাদা; Advice – উপদেশ; Concentration – মনোযোগ; Scattered – বিক্ষিপ্ত, ছড়িয়ে-ছিটিয়ে থাকা; Seek – খোঁজ করা; Led – নিয়ে যাওয়া, এগিয়ে দেওয়া।

class 6 English chapter 3 question answer

3.1 Look at the illustration below. Then in pairs name the persons, objects, pets, etc. in the following table.
Person: The boy, The girl, Father, Mother, Grandmother.
Object: Chair, Table, Newspaper, Book, Fruits.
Pet and others: Cat, Mat, Sandal, Slipper, Flower tub.

3.2 Read the text in the box below. Then, discuss which part of speech all the names of persons, objects, and pets are.
In part of speech all the names of persons, objects, and pets are called “common noun”. A common noun is one which is common to each member of a class of persons or things.
Example: flower, poet, man, woman, boy, girl, planet, dress

3.3 In groups/pairs read the text in the box below. Then, discuss and write appropriate pronouns for each: One is done for you.
Pronoun: A pronoun is also a part of speech and is used in place of a noun, e.g., we use ‘she’ for grandma and ‘it’ for a pet. I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc. are some common pronouns we use every day.

Father – He
Mother – She
Father and mother – They
Boy – He
Girl – She
Grandma – She
Cat – It
Food – It
Mat – It
Newspaper – It
Book and pen – These

3.4 In pairs/groups describe the Illustration n in writing. And then, read the note in the box given below and underline the articles (a, an, and the) in your writing.
In the picture, there is a boy. He is giving food to his pet. His father is reading a newspaper. There is also a girl. She is reading and her mother is helping in her homework. We also see the grandmother in this picture. She is weaving cotton.

For Example: In the picture, there is a boy. He is giving food to his pet ……..

An article is a word that comes before a noun to show whether the noun is specific or not. In English grammar, the articles are a, an, and the.”

Example: In the illustration, there is a man. The man is reading a newspaper. [In the first sentence ‘a man’ is not specific but in the second sentence ‘the man’ is the specific man mentioned in the first sentence.]

In English there are two types of articles-

1. Definite Article (the): The is used to refer to particular nouns.
2. Indefinite Article 9a and an) are used to refer to any noun which is not particular. Remember that ‘a’ and; an’ are used only before a singular noun.

Answer: In the picture, there is a boy. He is giving food to his pet. There is a man in the right corner of the room. The man is reading a newspaper. He is probably the boy’s father. On his right, a woman is teaching a girl. The woman might be the boy’s mother and the girl is his sister. Sitting on a chair, an old lady is knitting. The lady might be the grandmother.

3.5 In pairs/groups, first read the use of articles given in the box, and then fill in the gaps with appropriate articles (a, an, or the).
Hasib is —— student of class six. He has —– pet named Mini. It is very gentle in nature. His father works for ——— government and his mother is ——- housewife. His grandmother is——– old lady. She lives with them. In ——– holidays, they often go to visit ——— new place. His family is ——– unique and happy one.

Ans. Hasib is a student of class six. He has a pet named Mini. It is very gentle in nature. His father works for the government and his mother is a housewife. His grandmother is an old lady. She lives with them. In the holidays, they often go to visit the new place. His family is a unique and happy one.

3.6 Read the following story. In pairs/groups, first list the nouns in the left side column and then, write the pronouns for the nouns in the right side column.

Future Lies in Present

One day a cowboy with a few cows started to get them to the nearest field. On his way, he met an old wise man with an umbrella. He was a unique man. He used to give advice to the villagers. The villagers came to him regularly for advice. Seeing the man, the cowboy asked him for advice for his future. While talking to the man, the cowboy lost his concentration on the cows and therefore, they got scattered (running here and there) in different directions. The old man smiled and said, Take care of the cattle before you seek advice. But the cowboy couldn’t understand. Would you please explain it, he asked the wise man. The wise man told the cowboy that his present led him to the future.

future lies in present meaning in bengali

ভবিষ্যৎ বর্তমানের মধ্যে রয়েছে

একদিন এক রাখাল কয়েকটা গরু নিয়ে কাছের মাঠে নিয়ে যেতে লাগলো। যাওয়ার পথে ছাতা নিয়ে এক বৃদ্ধ জ্ঞানী ব্যক্তির সাথে দেখা হল। তিনি ছিলেন এক অনন্য মানুষ। তিনি গ্রামবাসীদের উপদেশ দিতেন। গ্রামবাসীরা নিয়মিত তার কাছে পরামর্শের জন্য আসতেন। লোকটিকে দেখে রাখাল বালক তার ভবিষ্যতের জন্য তার কাছে পরামর্শ চাইলেন। লোকটির সাথে কথা বলার সময়, রাখালটি গরুর প্রতি তার একাগ্রতা (মনোযোগ) হারিয়ে ফেলে এবং তাই, তারা বিভিন্ন দিকে ছড়িয়ে পড়ে। বৃদ্ধ লোকটি হেসে বললেন, ‘পরামর্শ নেওয়ার আগে গবাদি পশুর যত্ন নাও।’ কিন্তু রাখাল বুঝতে পারল না। ‘আপনি কি দয়া করে এটি ব্যাখ্যা করবেন,’ সে জ্ঞানী ব্যক্তিকে জিজ্ঞাসা করল। জ্ঞানী লোকটি রাখালকে বললেন যে, তার বর্তমান তাকে ভবিষ্যতের দিকে নিয়ে গেছে।

List of the nouns:
1. Cowboy
2. Cows
3. Man
4. Umbrella
5. Villagers
6. Advice
7. Cattle
8. Future

Pronouns used for the nouns:
1. He
2. It
3. He
4. It
5. They
6. It
7. It
8. It

3.7 In pairs/groups, read the following sentences and write why the underlined articles are used in the sentences:
1. One day a cowboy with a few cows started to….
2. He met an old wise man.
3. Seeing the man, the cowboy asked him ….
4. He met an old wise man with an umbrella.
5. He was a unique man.

Ans:
1. To describe the cowboy
2. To describe the old wise man
3. To describe the cowboy
4. To describe the umbrella
5. To describe the old wise man
3.8 The following illustrations are on the daily activities of Aria, a student of class six. In groups/pairs first, discuss and then sequence all the activities of Aria beginning from early morning to night. Then, describe them in writing using appropriate articles and pronouns. Finally, present it to the whole class.
Aria is a student of class six. She gets up early in the morning. When the sun rises, she waters her plants. Aria takes breakfast with her elder brother at the morning. Before going to school, she puts her water bottle, tiffin, and books in the school bag. After getting ready, she goes to school with her mother. At the class, Aria participates in group work with her classmate. After returning from school, she plays with her friend in the afternoon. She prepares her homework at night.

অনুবাদ: আরিয়া ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণির ছাত্রী। সে খুব ভোরে ওঠে। যখন সূর্য ওঠে, সে তার গাছে পানি দেয়। আরিয়া সকালে তার বড় ভাইয়ের সাথে নাস্তা করে। স্কুলে যাওয়ার আগে সে তার পানির বোতল, টিফিন এবং বই স্কুলের ব্যাগে রাখে। প্রস্তুত হওয়ার পর সে তার মায়ের সাথে স্কুলে যায়। ক্লাসে আরিয়া তার সহপাঠীদের সাথে দলগত কাজে অংশগ্রহণ করে। স্কুল থেকে ফিরে সে বিকেলে বন্ধুদের সঙ্গে খেলা করে। সে রাতে তার বাড়ির কাজ প্রস্তুত করে।