Std-6-English-2.2--stories-on-strings-2

2.2 Stories on Strings

c. Read the text and complete the following chart.

Type of puppets: Kathputli puppets State/Region: Rajasthan

Features: Bright and dancing puppets that perform stories of brave kings and clever queens.
Type of puppets: Bommalattam puppets State/Region: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Features: Large, beautifully carved puppets that tell stories from the Ramayana, Mahabharata and local legends.

Type of puppets: Tholu Bommalata puppets State/Region: Andhra Pradesh

Features: Shining leather shadow puppets that create magical pictures on a white screen.
Type of puppets: Rod puppets

State/Region: Odisha and Bengal

Features: Tiny puppets that slide, jump and twist in funny ways. They sing, dance, act and tell stories.
d. Write at least 2–3 lines on ‘Puppets.’

• Puppets are figures used to tell stories and entertain people.
• Different regions of India have different types of puppets.
• Puppet shows entertain children and adults and keep our traditions alive.

e. Write the plural forms of the given words.

1. Puppet – Puppets
2. Story – Stories
3. Picture – Pictures
4. Show – Shows
5. Tradition – Traditions
6. Lesson – Lessons

f. Introduce yourself as the puppet is introducing you.

1. Hello! I am Prabha.
2. I am 11 years old.
3. I study in Standard Six.
4. I live in Mumbai.
5. I like drawing and playing games.
6. I love learning English.

g. Read the words beautiful, wonderful, careful and find other words having the suffix ‘-ful’.

1. Beautiful
2. Wonderful
3. Careful
4. Helpful
5. Useful
6. Colourful
7. Thankful
8. Cheerful
9. Powerful
10. Hopeful

h. Underline the ‘f’ sound from the following words.

1. fair
2. cough
3. phonetic
4. tough
5. shelf