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Neem Baba Question Answer Class 6 English
Let us do these activities before we read. (Page 75)
Question 1.
A tree is useful to us in many ways. Mention some of these uses. Write them in the picture given below.
Answer:
Question 2.
Neem is a common tree in our country. Discuss in groups of four and fill Columns A and B with what you know about the neem tree and what you want to know.
Answer:
Column A | Column B |
Indian tree | Height |
Bitter taste | How Large are their leaves |
Fruits sweet | Why not use as vegetables |
Medicine | More use in agriculture |
Let us discuss (Page 77)
Amber found many facts about the neem tree from Neem Baba. Fill up the fact sheet based on what Neem Baba told her.
Answer:
1. Indian tree
2. Leaves are used to protect clothes from termites. It lives for a long.
LET US KNOW OUR NEEM | ||
Common name: | Neem | Given by: Iranians |
Period of birth: | Millions of Years Ago | |
Born at: | North India Myanmar | |
Found in: | Asian, African Countries, and Parts of America | |
Common names: | Nimba, Nimbaca, Nimb, Nim, Leemba, Nimori, Nimo, Nimbe, Nimbamond | |
Names given by scientists: | 1. ‘Bitter grace of God’ 2. ‘Nature’s gift to man, ‘Cleanliness Parting tree’ | 2. Scientists |
Names given by others: | 1. Magic tree 2. The tree of the twentieth century | 2. Common People |
Let us discuss (Page 80)
Question 1.
How is neem useful to farmers?
Answer:
Neem is useful to farmers as the seeds of the neem tree are powdered and mixed with water and sprayed on the crops, to drive away the termites, insects, and locusts. It also helps in controlling breeding of the mosquitoes.
Question 2.
Mention some of the uses of the neem tree.
Answer:
Neem tree furniture cannot be attacked by termites. Clothes and grains in storage are safe with neem leaves. It purifies the air. People clean teeth with twigs of Neem tree. All its parts are used to make medicines. Leaves also protect the stored grains.
Let us think and reflect (Page 81)
Question 1.
You just read about the Neem tree. Write any two facts that surprised you the most.
Answer:
All parts of the tree are of medicinal value and furniture made of Neem wood cannot be attacked by termites.
Question 2.
Complete the following sentences.
(a) The old man asked Amber to call him Neem Baba because ______________________.
Answer:
The old man asked Amber to call him Neem Baba because he was very old.
(b) Neem seed powder protects crops from ______________________.
Answer:
Neem seed powder protects crops from termites, mosquitoes, insects and locusts.
(c) ______________________ is a cost-effctive method to stop mosquitoes from breeding in stagnant water.
Answer:
Powdered, neem seeds mixed with water spray is a cost-effective method to stop mosquitoes from breeding in stagnant water.
(d) One reason why doctors advise us to use neem leaves for someone suffring from measles is _____________________.
Answer:
One reason why doctors advise us to use neem leaves for someone suffering from measles is to kill germs and stop it from breeding and give comfort to the patient.
Question 3.
Why can Neem Baba not remember the year when he was born?
Answer:
Neem Baba does not remember his age as millions of years have passed since he was born.
Question 4.
Which parts of the neem tree are used to make medicines?
Answer:
All parts of the neem tree are used for making medicine.
Let us learn (Page 81)
Question 1.
Study these words from the text.
- something
- neem oil
- cleanliness-parting
- well known
- grandmother
- seed powder
- childhood
- well trained
- thought-provoking
Put the compound words given above in their trees. These words are known as compound words. There are three types of compound words, based on how the words are separated.
- Open compound words: spaces between the words.
- Closed compound words: no spaces between the words.
- Hyphenated compound words: hyphens between the words.
You may add some more words:
Answer:
Question 2.
Words that tell us what a person is doing are called verbs. In the table given below, match the verbs in the first column showing action in the present to verbs in the second column showing action in the past. Make a sentence with any one form of the verb. One has been done for you.
Answer:
Present | Past | Answer | Sentence |
1. become | a. made | 1. d | I want to become a teacher when I grow up. |
2. find | b. gave | 2. e | I can find my way home. |
3. make | c. told | 3. a | Make a doll for me. |
4. discover | d. became | 4. f | I can discover the way home. |
5. tell | e. found | 5. c | Don’t tell lies. |
6. give | f. discovered | 6. b | Give me my book. |
Question 3.
Neem Baba speaks to Amber as if he is a person. This type of speech is called personification. Let us look at some more examples.
- The leaves whispered in the wind.
- The flowers danced merrily in the breeze.
Now, discuss it with your classmates and teacher.
Answer:
Classroom Activity
(Personification – Giving Life to inanimate objects)
Let us listen (Page 83)
Peepal Baba
Rahul: Maa, have you heard about Peepal Baba? Our teacher told us about him today.
Mother: I have not heard about him. Who is he and what does he do?
Rahul: He plants trees along with his team. He also started a movement to plant and save trees.
Mother: That’s wonderful. Where did he get this idea from?
Rahul: When he was studying in a school in Pune, his English teacher gave him the idea to plant trees. He was just 11 years old.
Mother: How did he plant so many trees all over the country as a child?
Rahul: He was born to an army officer’s family in Chandigarh and whenever they were moved to a new city, he planted more trees.
Mother: But how did he come to be known as Peepal Baba?
Rahul: He used to plant Peepal and Neem trees as they have many uses for us and told others to do so. So, in the beginning, people made fun of him by calling him Peepal Baba but he was not bothered and continued to do his work. Now everyone calls him by that name lovingly.
Mother: He is doing great work. We should learn from him and plant more trees.
Rahul: Yes, Maa. We must tell others to do the same.
You will listen to the audio or narration once again. As you listen, check your answers. You will now listen to a boy speaking to his mother. As you listen, select the correct statements.
(a) The mother was surprised to know that Peepal Baba had planted trees all over the country.
(b) The mother disliked the work being done by Peepal Baba.
(c) The mother wanted to know more about Peepal Baba.
(d) The boy decided to take care of trees by listening to Peepal Baba’s journey.
(e) The boy was worried about what his teacher had told him.
Answer:
Correct statements:
(a) The mother was surprised to know that Peepal Baba had planted trees all over the country.
(c) The mother wanted to know more about Peepal Baba.
Let us speak (Page 83)
Collect dry leaves of four different trees and plants around you.
Question 1.
Make one card as given below. On the top, draw the shape of the leaf look at the dry leaf, and colour it. Inside the card, write the name of the tree/plant the leaf is taken from and one of its uses.
Answer:
This is a work, craftwork item. Students Activity.
Question 2.
Now, speak about the whole process of making the card in front of the class.
Answer:
This is a work, craftwork item. Students Activity.
Question 3.
Ask your classmates to identify the leaf and tell them one of its uses. After they answer, open the card, and share what you have written.
Answer:
This is a work, craftwork item. Students Activity.
Let us write (Page 84)
You have read about Neem Baba and learned many things about the Neem tree. Look at the trees in your neighborhood and write a paragraph about any one tree that you like.
- Where it is (roadside/park, etc.)
- How it looks (height, tree trunk, leaves, flowers, etc.)
- Why do you like it (shade, medicinal properties, shelter, beauty, etc.)
- Give a title to your paragraph.
Answer:
Student Activity.
Let us explore (Page 84)
When people from Persia came to India and saw that a common tree of their country was freely growing here, they started calling the tree Azad Darakhte Hindi. So, the scientific name of Neem in Latin became Azadirachta indica.
Neem has different names in the Indian languages. Discuss with your teacher and find out which Indian languages these names belong to.
Answer:
Students do it on their own.