Question Answers Class 6 Chapter 4.3 Balbharati English Maharashtra Board

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Mr Nobody

POINTERS

2. Complete the following chart of personal pronouns using words from the brackets –
(him, our, we, he, her, their, it, me, your).

Which of the above pronouns do you use when you talk about yourself ?
Answer : I use “I” and “me” when I talk about myself. For example, “I like to read books” or “The teacher called me.”

Suppose you are telling someone about the good/bad things they have done.
What pronoun are you likely to use ?
Answer : I would use “you” or “your.” For example, “You did a great job on your project” or “You should clean up your room.”

Suppose you are complaining about one or more persons/things to your teacher/ mother. What pronouns will you use ?
Answer : I would use “he,” “she,” “they,” or “it.” For example, “He broke my pencil” or “They left the room messy” or “It spilled on the floor.”

3: Write all the instances of the mischief done by Mr Nobody.
Answer :  Breaks plates (“Every plate we break was cracked by Mr Nobody”).
Tears out books (“Tis he who always tears out books”).
Leaves the door ajar (“Who leaves the door ajar”).
Pulls buttons from shirts (“He pulls the buttons from our shirts”).
Scatters pins afar (“And scatters pins afar”).
Leaves the door squeaking (by not oiling it) (“We leave the oiling to be done by Mr Nobody”).
Leaves finger marks on the door (“The finger marks upon the door by none of us are made”).
Leaves blinds unclosed, fading curtains (“We never leave the blinds unclosed, to let the curtains fade”).
Spills ink (“The ink we never spill”).
Leaves boots lying around (“The boots that lying round you see are not our boots”).

4. What characteristics of Mr Nobody do we learn about from this poem ?
Answer :  From the poem, we learn that Mr Nobody:

• Is very quiet (“As quiet as a mouse”).
• Cannot be seen (“There’s no one ever sees his face”).
• Loves to do mischief silently (like breaking plates, tearing books, etc.).
• Is blamed for everything that goes wrong in the house.
• Is sneaky and clever because no one catches him doing the mischief.

5. Imagine that there is a Mr Somebody who has to correct all the wrongs that are done by Mr Nobody. Write in the following table, what Mr Somebody will have to do.
Answer : 

Add a few more things to the list in the above table, using your own ideas and experience.

6. Write about one occasion each when you have behaved like –
(a) Mr Nobody (b) Mr Somebody.
Answer :  (a) Mr Nobody:
One day, I accidentally spilled water on the floor in the kitchen. I didn’t tell anyone and quietly walked away. Later, my mom slipped a little and wondered who did it. I acted like Mr Nobody and didn’t say it was me!

(b) Mr Somebody:
Once, my little brother left his toys all over the living room. Instead of complaining, I picked them up and put them in his toy box. I felt like Mr Somebody because I fixed the mess he made.

7. Listen and complete : Close your books. The teacher will dictate some lines from the poem. She will say the first half and you have to write the entire line/verse.
Answer :  (Assuming the teacher dictates these lines, here are the completed versions based on the poem):
(a) I know a funny little man,
As quiet as a mouse,
Who does the mischief that is done
In everybody’s house!

(b) There’s no one ever sees his face,
And yet we all agree
That every plate we break was cracked
By Mr Nobody.

8. Use the following expressions in your own sentences :
(a) We all agree that (c) Don’t you see
(b) It is he/she who (d) None of us
Answer :  (a) We all agree that it’s fun to play outside after school.
(b) It is he/she who always helps me with my math homework.
(c) Don’t you see how beautiful the sky looks today?
(d) None of us wanted to miss the school picnic.