Textbook Solutions - The Selfish Giant | Class 6 English Skylark: Summary, Worksheets, Question & Ans PDF Download

Understanding the Text

True

(ii).

False (after seven years)

(iii).

True

(iv).

True

(v).

True

(vi).

True

Q2. Fill in the blanks.
(i).

There were twelve peach trees in the garden.

(ii).

The song of the birds made the children very happy.

(iii).

The Giant as he looked out at his cold garden, thought the weather would never change.

(iv).

When the North wind ceased, the Giant thought that Spring has come.

(v).

Seeing the little boy after years the Giant, ran across the grass.

(vi).

The Giant lay dead covered with white flowers.

Q3. Answer the following questions.

(i).

The Giant put up a noticeboard in his garden which said, "Trespassers will be prosecuted."

(ii).

The road was very dusty and full of hard stones, so the children couldn't play on the road.

(iii).

The birds did not care to sing in the garden even in spring because there were no children in the garden.

(iv).

The hailstones rattled on the roof of the Giant's castle. The result of this rattling was that the roof was damaged.

(v).

Autumn deprived the Giant by not allowing the trees to bear any fruit.

(vi).

When the linnet started singing one morning, the Giant woke up and went outside to see who was singing.

(vii).

The Giant wanted to kill the person who wounded the little boy.

Q4. Answer these questions with reference to the context.
A. ‘and I will not allow anybody to play in it’.

(i).

The Giant is "I" in the given extract.

(ii).

The Giant says that he will not allow anybody to play because he is very selfish and wants to keep his garden to himself.

(iii).

The children were not allowed to play because the Giant had put up a high wall around the garden and a noticeboard that said "Trespassers will be prosecuted."

(iv).

The soft green grass, the beautiful flowers like stars, and the birds singing on the trees turned beautiful when the children came to play.

(v).

The Giant built a high wall all around the garden and put up a noticeboard that said "Trespassers will be prosecuted" to ensure that the children should not be allowed inside.

B. It was really only a little linnet singing outside his window,…
(i).

The bird's song sounded sweet because it was a little linnet singing outside the Giant's window.

(ii).

When the Giant heard the sweet music of the bird, he associated it with the music that the angels in heaven must be singing.

(iii).

Soon after the bird started singing, the snow began to melt and the flowers began to bloom in the garden.

(iv).

The Giant said, "I have never heard such music before" and he ran to his window to see the bird.

(v).

The sight of the little boy who had returned to the garden melted the Giant's heart.

C. The Giant ran out into the garden in great joy.
(i).

The cause for the great joy was the sight of the little boy who had returned to the garden.

(ii).

At the farthest corner of the garden, the Giant noticed a beautiful tree covered in blossoms.

(iii).

The sight of the children playing on the Giant's back made him angry.

(iv).

The visitor told the Giant that he had wounded the little boy by stepping on him. The Giant was very remorseful and asked the little boy for forgiveness.

Q5. Think and answer.

The story of "The Selfish Giant" does not provide an explicit answer to why there were prints of two nails on a child's palms and feet. However, based on the context of the story, it can be inferred that the prints of two nails on the child's palms and feet represent the stigmata, which is a sign of holiness and suffering, often associated with Jesus Christ. The story is a Christian allegory, and the little boy who appears at the end of the story can be interpreted as a Christ-like figure who brings redemption and salvation to the selfish giant. The stigmata on the child's palms and feet can be seen as a symbol of his holy and sacrificial nature.