Lesson 4

Maharashtra Board Textbook Solutions for Standard Four

Lesson 6

Lesson 5 – Six Honest Serving-Men

em: them

sends ’em abroad on her own affairs: sends them away to other places to do her work.

Things to do

1. Answer the following questions:

(a) Who has taught the poet all he knew?

Ans: The poet keeps six honest serving men, and they have given him all he knew.

 

(b) When does the poet give them all a rest?

Ans: The poet lets them rest from nine to five, as well as for breakfast, lunch, and tea.

 

(c) Who keeps ten million serving-men?

Ans: A small person, as the poet knows, keeps ten million serving men.

 

(d) Do the serving-men of the small person get any rest?

Ans: No, the serving men of the small person do not get any rest.

3. Write the names of the six serving-men. Frame questions on the following in such a way that you use each of them at least once. See that you use all six.

Mr Patil is our English Teacher 

I come to school by bus.

The sun rises in the cast.

I was late because of the traffic jam

Our school starts at 11.00a.m.  

Funny stories make me laugh.

Ans: The names of six serving-men are: Who, How, When, Where, What, Why.

(a) Who 

Sentence: Mr Patil is our English Teacher.

Question: Who is our English Teacher?

 

(b) How 

Sentence: I come to school by bus.

Question: How do I come to school?

 

(c) When

Sentence: Our school starts at 11.00 a.m.

Question: When does our school start?

 

(d) Where

Sentence: The sun rises in the east.

Question: Where does the sun rise?

 

(e) Why 

Sentence: I was late because of the traffic jam.

Question: Why was I late?

 

(f) What 

Sentence: Funny stories make me laugh.

Question: What makes me laugh?

3. Form pairs or groups. Select any topic from your Environmental Studies textbook. Use the following to frame a set of questions about that topic.

(Do this orally with a number of topics)

    • What
    • Why
    • When
    • How
    • Where

    • Who

Ans: Students should do this on their own.

4. (a) Which of the six serving-men do you like the most? 

Ans: I like “Why” the most; it helps me to understand things better.

 

(b) Which of the six serving-men do you use the most?

Ans: I use “What” the most.