Class 6 Chapter 11 Solution
The Blind Boy
Very Short Question Answer
a. Now open your eyes and see if you had been able to identify all the objects.
Ans: Yes, I was able to identify all the objects, though it took more time.
b. Whom do you think the blind boy is speaking to?
Ans: I think the blind boy is probably speaking to someone with eyesight.
c. What would happen if the blind boy kept awake?
Ans: It would be always day if the blind boy kept awake.
b. What does the blind boy bear with patience?
Ans: The blind boy bears the loss of sight with patience.
Short Question Answer
1. Close your eyes and describe the things that are there in your classroom by touching and feeling them.
Ans: I can touch and feel the high and low bench, chair, teacher’s desk, chalk, duster and blackboard.
3. How were your feelings different in the two situations?
Ans: When I closed my eyes, it was not easy for me to touch and feel the things. I had halted and fallen several times. But when I opened my eyes it was quite easy for me to identify them. I feel myself blessed.
4. Why does the blind boy think that he is a king?
Ans: 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.
1. Tick (✔) the correct alternative
a. In the poem, ‘I’ refers to
Ans: (i) the blind boy (✔) (ii) the sun (iii) the light
b. The blind boy cannot enjoy the blessings of
Ans: (i) taste (ii) sight (✔) (iii) speech
c. The blind boy identifies the sun by its
Ans: (i) shape (ii) light (iii) warmth (✔)
d. The boy is
Ans: (i) happy (✔) (ii) sad (iii) angry
Grammar
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles or prepositions
Ans: There was once a little girl who lived in the middle of a deep, dark forest with her parents.