Neem Baba Class 6 Question Answer NCERT Solutions

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Neem Baba Question Answer Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 7

Let us do these activities before we read (Page 75)

Question 1.
A tree is useful to us in many ways. Mention some of these uses. Write them in the picture given below.

Answer:

• Trees are the sources of food for humans and animals.
• Trees give us oxygen.
• The wood of trees is used to make furniture.
• Trees provide us shade and shelter.
• Trees give us fruits and fuel for cooking.

Question 2.
Neem is a common tree in our country.
Discuss in groups of four and fill Columns A and B with what you know about the neem tree and what you want to know.

Answer:

Column A What do you know?	Column B What do you want to know?
• Its leaves are used to make some medicines.	• How is it grown?
• It is known by several names.	• How is oil extracted from its seeds?
• Its twigs are used to clean teeth.	• Does the juice of its leaves purify our blood?
• Its trunk is used to make furniture.	• Is it found in all countries of the world?

Let us discuss (Pages 77-78)

Question 1.
Amber found many facts about the neem tree from Neem Baba. Fill up the fact sheet based on what Neem Baba told her.

Answer:

Let us Know Our Neem
Common name:	Neem	Given by: Iranians
Period of birth:	Millions of years ago
Born at:	North India or Myanmar
Found in:	Asian countries, African countries, and some parts of America
Common names:	Neem, Arishta, Nimba and Nimbaca
Names given by scientists:	1. ‘Bitter grace of God’	2. ‘Nature’s ‘gift to man’
Names given by others:	1. ‘Magic tree’	2. The tree of the twentieth century’

Let us discuss (Page 80)

Question 1.
How is neem useful to farmers?
Answer:
Neem is very useful to farmers. If the powder of neem seeds is mixed in water and sprayed on plants and trees, then locusts don’t eat them. If it is used in rice fields, where water remains standing, it stops mosquito breeding and helps to increase crop yield. It also saves the crop from termites, which eat roots of the crop, and it also stops breeding of other insects that eat crops.

Question 2.
Mention some of the uses of the neem tree.
Answer:
There are many uses of neem tree which are as follows:

• People use its twigs to clean their teeth.
• Its leaves are used to protect clothes.
• It is used to prepare many medicines.
• Its trunks are used to make furniture.

Let us think and reflect (Page 81)

Question 1.
You just read about the Neem tree. Write any two facts that surprised you the most.
Answer:
Two facts that surprised me the most are

1. It was born millions of years ago.
2. Its all parts are used in the preparation of medicines.

Question 2.
Complete the following sentences.
(a) The old man asked Amber to call him Neem Baba because ……….
(b) Neem seed powder protects crops from …………
(c) ………. is a cost-effective method to stop mosquitoes from breeding in stagnant water.
(d) One reason why doctors advise us to use neem leaves for someone suffering from measles is ………..
Answer:
(a) he was very old.
(b) locusts
(c) Putting the powder of neem seeds in stagnant water
(d) Neem leaves have chemical properties that kill germs.

Question 3.
Why can Neem Baba not remember the year when he was born?
Answer:
Neem Baba cannot remember the year when he was born because he was born millions of years ago.

Question 4.
Which parts of the neem tree are used to make medicines?
Answer:
Neem leaves, bark, flowers, fruits and even roots can be used to make medicines to cure many diseases.

Let us learn (Pages 81-83)

Question 1.
Study these words from the text.

• something
• neem oil
• cleanliness-parting
• well known
• grandmother
• seed powder
• childhood
• well trained
• thought-provoking

Put the compound words given above in their trees.
These words are known as compound words. There are three types of compound words, based on how the words are separated.

• Open compound words: spaces between the words.
• Closed compound words: no spaces between the words.
• Hyphenated compound words: hyphens between the words.

You may add some more words:

Answer:

Open Compound words	Closed compound words	Hyphenated compound words
neem oil	something	cleanliness­ parting
well known	grandmother	thought-provoking
well trained	childhood	father-in-law
seed powder	relationship	high-tech

Question 2.
Words that tell us what a person is doing are called verbs. In the table given below, match the verbs in the first column showing action in the present to verbs in the second column showing action in the past. Make a sentence with any one form of the verb. One has been done for you.

Answer:

Present	Past	Answer	Sentence
1. become	a. made	1. d.	I want to become a teacher when I grow up.
2. find	b. gave	2. e.	Yesterday, I found a wallet in the market.
3. make	c. told	3. a.	Carpenters make furniture.
4. discover	d. became	4. f.	It has been discovered that there is water on moon.
5. tell	e. found	5. c.	One of my teachers told me that India has become the most populous country.
6. give	f. discovered	6. b.	My father gave me 100 rupees in the morning.

Question 3.
Neem Baba speaks to Amber as if he is a person. This figure of speech is called personification. Let us look at some more examples.

• The leaves whispered in the wind.
• The flowers danced merrily in the breeze. Now, discuss it with your classmates and teacher.

Answer:
Classroom task.

Let us listen (Page 83)

You will now listen to a boy speaking to his mother. As you listen, select the correct statements, (refer to NCERT page 101 for transcript)
(a) The mother was surprised to know that Peepal Baba had planted trees all over the country.
(b) The mother disliked the work being done by Peepal Baba.
(c) The mother wanted to know more about Peepal Baba.
(d) The boy decided to take care of trees by listening to Peepal Baba’s journey.
(e) The boy was worried about what his teacher had told him.
Answer:
(a) The mother was surprised to know that Peepal Baba had planted trees all over the country. (✓)
(b) The mother disliked the work being done by Peepal Baba. (✗)
(c) The mother wanted to know more about Peepal Baba. (✗)
(d) The boy decided to take care of trees by listening to Peepal Baba’s journey. (✓)
(e) The boy was worried about what his teacher had told him. (✓)

Let us speak (Page 83)

Collect dry leaves of four different trees and plants around you.

1. Make one card as given below. On the top, draw the shape of the leaf looking at the dry leaf and colour it. Inside the card, write the name of the tree/plant the leaf is taken from and one of its uses.

2. Now, speak about the whole process of making the card in front of the class.
3. Ask your classmates to identify the leaf and tell them one of its uses. After they answer, open the card, and share what you have written.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

Let us write (Page 84)

You have read about Neem Baba and learnt many things about the neem tree. Look at the trees in your neighbourhood and write a paragraph about any one tree that you like.

• Where it is (roadside/park, etc.)
• How it looks (height, tree trunk, leaves, flowers, etc.)
• Why you like it (shade, medicinal properties, shelter, beauty, etc.)
• Give a title to your paragraph.

Answer:
In an orchard which is located at very close distance of my home, there is one Jamun tree which I like the most. It looks very beautiful. Its deep purple colour jamuns and green colour leaves make add to its beauty. When I go to the orchard, I eat some jamuns also as some jamuns fall down on their own. It is a very large tree. Its height must be around 25 feet.

Let us explore (Page 84)

When people from Persia came to India and saw that a common tree of their country was freely growing here, they started calling the tree Azad Darakhte Hindi. So, the scientific name of Neem in Latin became Azadirachta indica.
Neem has different names in the Indian languages. Discuss with your teacher and find out which Indian languages these names belong to.

Answer:

Name	Nimb	Nim	Leemba	Nimori	Nimbamond	Nimbe	Nimo
Indian	Hindi, Kannada	Hindi, Assamese, Bengali	Gujarati, Malayalam	Gujarati		Malayalam	Oriya

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