West Bengal Board The Blind Boy Question Answer Class 6 Lesson 11 | Activity Solution
The Blind Boy
ACTIVITY 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(a) In the poem, 'I' refers to - (i) the blind boy (ii) the sun (iii) the light
(b) The blind boy can't enjoy the blessings of - (i) taste (ii) sight (iii) speech
(c) The blind boy identifies the sun by it’s - (i) shape (ii) light (iii) warmth
(d) The boy is - (i) happy (ii) sad (iii) angry
ACTIVITY 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The poor blind boy wants to know the thing called light and the blessing of sight.
(b) The blind boy feels the difference between day and night by playing and sleeping whenever likes.
(c) The boy often hears mornings about his hapless woe.
(d) The boy doesn't want his cheer of mind to be destroyed.
ACTIVITY 3
Answer the following question:
Whom do you think the blind boy is speaking to?
Answer - I think the blind boy is probably speaking with someone with eyesight.
ACTIVITY 4
Fill in the table with information from the text. One is done for you:
| Blind person | person with vision |
| (a) twenty-four hours of the night | twenty-four hours of day and night. |
| (b) only feels its warmth | sees the sun and feels its warmth. |
| (c) plays and sleeps whenever likes. | plays during the day and sleeps at night |
| (d) doesn't realize the loss of sight | realize the loss of sight. |
ACTIVITY 5
Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
(a) What would happen if the blind boy was kept awake?
Answer - It would be always a day if the blind boy kept awake.
(b) What does the blind boy bear with patience?
Answer - The blind boy bears the loss of sight with patience.
(c) Why does the blind boy think that he is a king?
Answer - By not brooding over what he will never get and without destroying the cheer of his mind, the blind boy thinks that he is a king.
(d) Quote any two lines from the poems that suggest that the boy has a positive attitude towards life?
Answer - Then let not what I cannot have
My cheers of mind destroy.
ACTIVITY 6(a)
Fill in the gaps with suitable articles or prepositions:
There was once a little girl who lived in the middle of a deep, dark forest with her parents.
ACTIVITY 6(b)
Classify the Nouns given below and place them in the proper columns:
| Common Noun | Abstract Noun |
| day | patience |
| boy | loss |
| light | sight |
ACTIVITY 7(a)
Add a suitable prefix or suffix to each of the words given in brackets and fill in the blanks accordingly:
(i) My mother spent many sleepless (sleep) nights when I was unwell.
(ii) I was impatient (patient) to know the result of my examination.
(iii) It was an enjoyable (enjoy) moment.
(iv) the brightness (bright) of the day made me happy.
ACTIVITY 7(b)
Write the antonyms of the following words:
(i) Poor – rich
(ii) Warm - cold
(iii) Awake - sleep
(iv) Destroy – create
ACTIVITY 8(a)
Complete the following imaginary dialogue between Day and Night. In the beginning of the dialogue is given to you:
Day: My dear friend, I must confess that I am more important than you.
Night: I don't know how to say this.
Day: The sun rises in the afternoon. People work and children play.
Night: Everyone rests at night.
Day: You bring darkness, I light.
Night: I have moonlight, I make the environment cool, and you make it warm and warm.
Day: Of course, that's true. We can say that both are important.
Night: Yes. Humanity needs day and night.
ACTIVITY 8(b)
Develop a story within sixty words based on the following hints. Add a suitable title to it:
[an old lady loses vision - calls in a doctor - agrees to pay a large fee if cured - doctor removes some of her furniture daily - the lady is cured - she refuses to pay - says she can't see any of her furniture]
An Old Lady And The Doctor
Once upon a time there was a rich lady who lived in her house. She was blinded in an accident. She lost her eyesight. She called a doctor and, after seeing her doctor, told her, “You will get your lost vision back and you will have to pay me a large fee.” The lady agreed to pay the fees. As she was alone, he removed some of her expensive furniture daily. After a few months, the lady is cured. But when the doctor asked for her fee, she refused to pay anything. She said: “I can't see some of my furniture. So I am not healed properly.”
Moral: Dishonesty never pays
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