TN Board Class 6 English The Apple Tree and the Farmer

TN Board Class 6 English The Apple Tree and the Farmer

 

Read the following statements. Say True or False.

1. The farmer had spent his childhood playing under the tree.[True]
2. The farmer felt the space could be used to build a house.[False]
3. The apple tree requested the farmer not to cut it. [False]
4. All the little animals were happy about the farmer’s decision.[False]
5. The apple tree was home for all the little animals.[True]

 

Identify the speaker / character.

1. Please don’t cut the tree.Farmer’s daughter and her friends
2. You can enjoy the shade when you become old.Farmer’s daughter and her friends
3. I promise that I will never cut this tree.The farmer

 

Choose the right option.

The animals became worried because

• there was heavy rain.
• the farmer began to chop the tree.[Ans]
• the farmer chased them away.
• the tree became old.

 

The farmer’s daughter and her friends came out because

• they wanted to play under the tree.
• they heard the commotion of the creatures.[Ans]
• the farmer called them.
• they heard the farmer’s voice.

 

The farmer promised that he would

• grow more trees.
• provide shelter to all the little animals.
• not cut the tree.[Ans]
• be thankful to the children.

 

Read the passage and answer the following.

 

All of a sudden, the farmer noticed a small fruit hanging from a branch. It was an apple and looked as delicious as the ones he ate as a boy. He plucked it and bit into the juicy fruit. The memories of the fun he had had as a boy came rushing back. When his daughter saw the changed expression in her father’s face, she started pleading harder.

 

What did the farmer notice?

The farmer noticed a small fruit hanging from a branch, which was an apple.

 

What made him recall his childhood?

Biting into the juicy fruit reminded the farmer of the delicious apples he ate as a boy, triggering memories of the fun he had during his childhood.

 

Why did his daughter start pleading?

His daughter started pleading harder after she saw the changed expression in her father’s face, likely realizing that he was recalling fond memories of his childhood under the apple tree. She likely saw this as an opportunity to appeal to his emotions and prevent him from cutting down the tree.

 

Rearrange the jumbled sentences.

• He did not listen to their cries.
• The farmer continued cutting the tree.
• His childhood memories made him realize his mistake.
• He decided to cut the tree thinking that it was useless.
• The taste of the apple brought back his childhood memories.
• The farmer had an old apple tree in his garden.
• All the little animals in the tree pleaded with him.
• He spent all his childhood playing under the apple tree.

 

Solution

• The farmer had an old apple tree in his garden.
• He spent all his childhood playing under the apple tree.
• He decided to cut the tree thinking that it was useless.
• The farmer continued cutting the tree.
• All the little animals in the tree pleaded with him.
• He did not listen to their cries.
• The taste of the apple brought back his childhood memories.
• His childhood memories made him realize his mistake.