BBC Compacta Class 6 Solutions - Classroom Assignment- 92

In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each line against which a blank is given. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one is done for you.

1.

Ans: In my opinion the single most e.g. opinion the single important principle Gandhiji that we should hold on to to never lies. When Gandhiji was young he lied to his father about a pen that he had taken. When his father came to know of it, Gandhiji was scolded. He regretted what he had done.

2.

Ans: Guava, which is believed to be a native of Peru in South America, is also called "Peru" in Mumbai, may be because it came to India from there. Guava was brought into India only in the 16th century. It grew well here and became so popular that today guava is the fifth most widely grown fruit crop in India

3. 

Ans: Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in England. Darwin Day is celebrated in memory of Darwin's birthday and to highlight his contribution to science as well as to popularize science in general. Workshops, lectures, debates, and several other events are conducted related to Darwin's work all over the day on that day.

4.

Ans: National Education Day was celebrated in our school yesterday with great enthusiasm. The services and contributions of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, the first Union Education Minister of Independent India, were appreciated. The campaign with the theme, "Education for All," was highlighted. All students took a pledge to work for the project.

5.

Ans: My friends and I had been to Mahabaleshwar, a hill resort in Maharashtra, where we saw fields of strawberries. The owner of one farm was a kind old man. He asked us to pick as many strawberries as we wanted. After picking strawberries for over two hours, I had a basketful.

6.

Ans: Santosh Yadav is the first and only woman in the world to have scaled Mount Everest several times, with two successive climbs in less than one year. She was born on 10 October 1967, in a village in Rewari district, a conservative setting where education was denied to girls. She was able to force her way into school. And later she graduated from Maharani College Jaipur, with a degree in Economics.