Question Before Reading I
Name a few ways trees help people, animals, and the environment.
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Think of things trees provide and the help they give nature.
Answer
Food, shade, cleaner air, and homes for wildlife.
CLASS 6 · POORVI · CHAPTER 3
Nurturing Nature
Clear answers for the neem conversation, bird poem, spice reading, language work, listening, and nature activities.
38 worked answersOriginal sample responses
38 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
Neem Baba
Textbook pages NCERT Poorvi, Class 6, Unit 3
Question Let us Discuss: fact sheet
Complete a fact sheet with what Neem Baba says about the tree’s origin, names, and where it grows.
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Use the facts given in Neem Baba’s conversation.
Answer
Neem is millions of years old, may have originated in North India or Myanmar, and grows in parts of Asia, Africa, and America.
Question Let us Discuss
How can neem help farmers protect crops?
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Name how neem seed powder is used and what it helps prevent.
Answer
It can help keep crop-eating insects away from plants.
Question Let us Discuss
List some uses of neem mentioned in the reading.
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Give a few uses from the passage.
Answer
Twigs for cleaning teeth, leaves for storage, seed powder for crops, and neem oil in some products.
Question Think and Reflect I
Write two facts about neem that surprised you.
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Choose any two facts you found surprising.
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Sample: Neem may be millions of years old and grows in several continents.
Question Think and Reflect II
Complete the sentences about Amber, crop protection, stagnant water, and neem leaves.
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Use the matching detail from the conversation.
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1 neem tree; 2 crop pests; 3 neem seed powder; 4 the leaves can soothe itching.
Question Think and Reflect III
Which parts of the neem tree does the passage mention for making medicines?
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List the tree parts named in the conversation.
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Leaves, bark, flowers, fruits, and roots.
Question Think and Reflect IV
Why might the story of the neem tree’s name make a reader think?
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Think about how different communities name the same tree.
Answer
Its many names show that people across cultures know and value it.
Question Let us Learn I
Sort the compound words into open, closed, and hyphenated groups.
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Check whether there is a space, no space, or a hyphen.
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Open: neem oil, well known, grandmother, seed powder, well trained. Closed: something, childhood. Hyphenated: cleanliness-parting, thought-provoking.
Question Let us Learn II
Match each present-tense verb with its past-tense form and write a sentence.
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Match each present verb with its past form.
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become/became; find/found; make/made; discover/discovered; tell/told; give/gave.
Question Let us Learn III
What figure of speech is used when the neem tree talks to Amber?
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A tree is given a human ability.
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Personification.
Question Let us Listen
Choose the statements that match the conversation about Peepal Baba.
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Choose statements supported by the listening passage.
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1, 3, and 4.
Question Let us Speak
Make a card about a local leaf and give a short presentation about it.
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Name the leaf, describe its appearance, and share one use.
Answer
Sample: This is a neem leaf. I drew its shape and wrote one use on my card.
Question Let us Write
Write a short paragraph about a tree in your neighbourhood, including where it is, what it looks like, and why you like it.
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Give the tree a title and describe its place, appearance, and value.
Answer
Write about a tree you know and explain why you like it.
Question Let us Explore
Find which Indian languages use the listed names for neem.
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Use a teacher or dictionary to match regional names accurately.
Answer
The names are regional forms of neem; confirm the exact language with a reliable source.
What a Bird Thought
Textbook pages NCERT Poorvi, Class 6, Unit 3
Question Before Reading
Share ideas about hard work, where birds live, and why someone might want to fly like a bird.
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Share your experience and imagine what a bird sees.
Answer
Answers will differ; mention a hard task, a bird’s home, or flying.
Question Before Reading V
Match pale, fluttered, at length, and labour with the correct meanings in the example sentences.
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Use each sentence to find the meaning.
Answer
pale—light; fluttered—moved lightly; at length—finally; labour—hard work.
Question Let us Discuss I
Match each stanza with the main stage in the bird’s life.
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Match each stanza to the bird’s changing home and age.
Answer
2, 6, 1, 4. Extra: 3 and 5.
Question Let us Discuss III
Find the words for the shape of the first home, the nest material, what the bird saw, and its final action.
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Use the clues and letter patterns.
Answer
round, straw, leaves, flew.
Question Think and Reflect I
Decide whether the bird changed homes twice and whether its neighbours explained the world to it.
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Check each statement against the poem.
Answer
1 True; 2 False.
Question Think and Reflect II
Answer questions about the bird’s straw nest and its view of leaves.
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Use the nest and leaves as clues.
Answer
Mother; B; nestled; it saw leaves outside; C; see the leaves from inside.
Question Think and Reflect III
Why did the bird first think its world was small, round, and blue?
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Think of what surrounded the bird before it hatched.
Answer
Its small blue egg shell seemed like its whole world.
Question Think and Reflect IV–V
Where did the bird go when it left its nest, and what quality did it have as it grew?
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Describe where it went and how it had grown.
Answer
It explored beyond the nest and was ready for grown-up work.
Question Think and Reflect VI
Who might the bird’s neighbours be, and why?
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Think of who lives near a bird’s nest.
Answer
Other birds in nearby trees or nests.
Question Let us Learn I
Find rhyming words from the poem and complete a new four-line stanza with rhymes.
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Find matching ending sounds; make your own rhyming lines.
Answer
Rhymes include well/shell, nest/rest, find/blind, and tree/me.
Question Let us Learn II
Write six sentences using describing words from the word box and the picture.
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Use six describing words in sentences about the picture.
Answer
Answers depend on the picture; describe its size, colour, shape, or material.
Question Let us Listen
Fill the missing words in the listening poem about Paro.
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Use the transcript or listen for the missing words.
Answer
bright, fly, blue, trees, stories.
Question Let us Speak
Introduce yourself as a bird, describing your colour, home, daily activities, and a message for people.
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Include appearance, home, daily life, and a message.
Answer
Sample: I am a parrot. I live in trees and ask people to protect bird habitats.
Question Let us Write II–III
Write five sentences describing how the world might look to a baby and to a fish.
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Write from each point of view using things each can see and feel.
Answer
Baby: faces, toys, voices, and new things. Fish: water, plants, sunlight, and other fish.
Question Let us Explore
Explain why homes need strong materials, what makes a home different from a house, and what building workers do.
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Describe safe materials and match workers to their tasks.
Answer
A house is a building; a home is a place of belonging. Painters paint, electricians wire, plumbers fit pipes, carpenters work with wood, and architects design.
Spices that Heal Us
Textbook pages NCERT Poorvi, Class 6, Unit 3
Question Before Reading
Name three spices used in your home and match the pictured spices to names in your language.
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List three spices and use your home-language names.
Answer
Sample: haldi, jeera, and adrak.
Question Think and Reflect I–VII
Answer questions about the kitchen remedies in Daadi’s letter and why she shared them.
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Answer from the letter and remember its advice to consult an experienced adult.
Answer
The grandmother learned remedies from her grandmother; fenugreek is linked with sugar and weight management in the letter; fennel is the choice not listed for body pain.
Question Let us Learn I
Complete a table with the plant part, common colour, texture, and taste for each spice.
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Use common observations and the word box.
Answer
Turmeric—rhizome/yellow; fenugreek—seeds/brown; cinnamon—bark/brown; clove—flower bud/dark; pepper—fruit/black; cardamom—pod/green.
Question Let us Learn II
Match each modal to its function and complete the dialogue with suitable modals.
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Match each modal to what it expresses.
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may—permission; should—advice; can—ability; must—obligation; need to—necessity; used to—past habit.
Question Let us Listen
Complete the fact sheet about Tulsi using the listening passage.
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Use the listening transcript to complete the facts.
Answer
Basil family; north-central India; Queen of Herbs; glucose and cholesterol; breathing and digestion; mouthwash and toothpaste; raw or in tea.
Question Let us Speak
Introduce yourself as one spice, describing its plant part, appearance, taste, and uses mentioned in the lesson.
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Describe your chosen spice and its uses.
Answer
Sample: I am ginger, a spicy rhizome used in cooking.
Question Let us Write I
Fill the missing phrases in the two descriptions of traditional cough remedies.
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Fit the phrases to the steps in each description.
Answer
Fresh ginger; warm the mixture; have it; natural remedies; home remedy; grind to get; amount of honey.
Question Let us Explore I–II
Solve the two spice riddles and complete the fenugreek riddle.
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Use the spice clues and rhyme.
Answer
Heeng; ginger; fenugreek is brownish-yellow, bitter, and is described in the passage as helping manage weight.