I Love My Country | Class 6 | Lesson 8 | English | Questions And Answers | SCERT

I Love My Country

ENGLISH
CLASS: 6
LESSON: 8
ASSAM SCERT TEXTBOOK

I LOVE MY COUNTRY

ACTIVITIES

1. Let's check our understanding:

(a) Bhgeswari Phukanani was a 
(i) freedom fighter
(ii) martyr
(iii) freedom fighter and martyr 
(iv) volunteer
Answer: Freedom fighter and martyr

(b) Bhogeswari Phukanani lived a peaceful life till the age of
(i) sixty
(ii) fifty
(iii) sixteen
(iv) sixty-one
Answer: Sixty

(c) The Quit India Movement started under the leadership of
(i) Bhogeswari Phukanani
(ii) Mahatma Gandhi
(iii) Volunteers of Barhampur
(iv) Pratap Chandra Sharma
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Bhogeswari Phukanani died on
(i) September 20, 1943
(ii) September 18, 1942
(iii) September 16, 1942
(iv) September 20, 1942
Answer: September 20, 1942 

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2. Rearrange the following sentences about the lesson in the proper sequence taking the help of information from the lesson.

Answer:

• Bhugeswari Phukakanani was leading a peaceful family life with six sons and two daughters.
• When thousands joined the Quit India Movement in 1942, Bhogeswari Phukanani could not remain idle.
• She soon became the leader of the women's wing of the movement in Barhampur.
• Bhogeswari Phukanani inspired many people to join the protest rally at Barhampur.
• At the rally, a British officer tried to take away the flag from Ratnamala forcefully.
• Bhogeswari Phukanani started beating the officer with the pole of her flag.
• When he recovered, he shot her with his pistol from a close range and she died.

3. (a) Here are the meanings of some new words you read in the lesson:
martyr: one who dies or suffers greatly for a great cause:
rally: a large public meeting:
disperse: check an online dictionary
(b) Fill in the blanks to check your understanding:
(i) A rally was organized in protest against British rule.
(ii) The police dispersed the crowd.
(iii) Bhugeswari Phukanani was a freedom fighter and she died a martyr's death.

4. Now, look at the dictionary to find out the meanings of the following words. Write them in the space given:

ban: an official or legal prohibition:

calm:

lap:

unconscious:

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