How The Dog Found Himself A Master ! : ncert solution class 6

A. Discuss these questions in pairs before you write the answers.

1. Why did the dog feel the need for a master?

Ans:-The dog felt the need of a master because he was tired of wandering about by himself for food, also being frightened of those who were stronger than he (was). He wanted to find a powerful master who could save him from fear.

2. Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master?

Ans:- The dog first chose a wolf as his master. He left the wolf because the wolf was not able to face the dangers created by the bear. In this situation, the dog would have been in danger. He wanted to be safe all the time.

3. Who did he choose next?

Ans:- Next, the dog chose a bear as his master.

4. Why did he serve the lion for a long time?

Ans:-The dog served the lion for a long time because the lion was the strongest beast in the forest. The animals of the forest dare not touch the dog or offend him in any way due to the lion as his master. The dog felt him safe from all the dangers.

5. Who did he finally choose as his master and why?

Ans:-The dog finally chose man as his master because the lion was afraid of man. He thought that man was stronger than any other animal on the earth.

B. A summary of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.

A dog, stronger than anyone else, the strongest of all

a wolf, the bear, afraid of man, his own master, a lion

(i) This is the story of a dog, who used to be his own master. He decided to find a master, stronger than anyone else. First, he found a wolf but the wolf was afraid of the bear. The dog thought that the bear was strongest of all. After sometimes the dog met a lion, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a little longer. One day he realized that the lion was afraid of man. To this day, the dog remains man's best friend.

Working with language.

A. Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box.

School, fleet, brood, bundle, bunch, pack, flock, herd

1.  a fleet of ships

2.  a bunch of flowers

3.  a brood of chicks

4.  a herd of cattle

5.  a bundle of sticks

6.  a flock of sheep

7.  a school of fish

8.  a pack of wolves

B. Make nouns from the words given below by adding -ness or - ity. (For some words we need to add just - ty,  or -y.)

1. honest----honesty

2. kind--------kindness

3. cruel------- cruelty

4. calm-------- calmness

5. sad---------sadness

6. active------activity

7. creative----creativity

8. sincere-----sincerity

9. cheerful----cheerfulness

10. bitter-----bitterness

11. sensitive--sensitivity

12. great------greatness