Class 6 Chapter 4 Solution
The Shop That Never Was
Very Short Question Answer
a. What did the shopman do with the drum?
Ans: The shopman had put the drum over the boy.
b. Where did the narrator again find his son?
Ans: The narrator found his son again a yard away from him in Regent Street.
c. What was the mental state of the narrator?
Ans: The narator was at a loss for a second.
d. Why was Gip surprised?
Ans: Gip was surprised because he discovered the magic box in his pocket.
Short Question Answer
a. Why did the narrator think that his son would be frightened?
Ans: The narrator thought that his son would be frightened because the shopman had put the big drum over the boy.
b. Why did the narrator fail to find out the cost of the magic items?
Ans: The narrator failed to find out the cost of the magic items because the shopman did not pay attention to him.
c. What items did the shopman show to Gip?
Ans: The shopman showed a magic toy sword, magic train, clockwork and a box of soldiers to Gip.
d. What was the cause of the narrator’s amazement?
Ans: The narrator was amazed because the shopman tied the magic box in a brown paper with Gip’s full name and address on the paper.
Long Question Answer
a. Write a paragraph in about sixty words on two of your wishes that you want fulfilled.
Ans: We wish several things in our life. Some are fulfilled, some are not. I have two wishes which I want to fulfil in my life. We often see aeroplanes flying in the sky with a shrill sound. Whenever I find an aeroplane, I wish I were within it. The next one is visiting the Taj Mahal. I have so often heard of it from our history teacher. I wish to go there to enjoy the Taj. I will be immensely happy if these two wishes come true in future.
b. Suppose you see a strange object displayed on the window of a shop. You go in and ask the shopkeeper about the object. Write a paragraph within sixty words on what you learn about this strange object using the following hints.
Ans: The location of the shop-description of the object-conversation you had with the shopkeeper-your feelings One day I was returning home from school. At Bidhan Sarani, Shyambazar, I found a new toy shop. There were several kinds of toys displayed in the shop. But I found one of them calling the customers with a man’s voice. The toy looked like a robot. It had a smiling face. I went to the shop and asked the shopkeeper about it. He told me that it was run by battery. It costs fifty rupees. I was greatly amazed by taking the robot in my hand. I wished to buy it later.
Ture and false
a. The shopman drew out a business card from his hair. False
Ans: He drew a business card from his cheek.
b. Gip found the magic box in his pocket. True
Ans: “It’s in your pocket,”… Gip discovered the box with surprise.
c. The toy sword was a magic item. >> True
Ans: A Magic Toy Sword-this is a unique one!
d. The narrator found his full name on the magic box. >>> False
Ans: the paper. Gip’s full name and address on
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles
a. Last week I saw a one-day cricket match between India and Australia.
b. There is a university in our district.
c. Brutus is an honourable man.
d. She arrived an hour late.