NCERT Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2 ‘How the Dog Found Himself a New Master?’: Notes and Solutions (Free PDF)

NCERT Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2 comprises a story- “How the Dog Found Himself a New Master?” and a poem- “The Kite”. In our Class 6 English notes, we have incorporated a summary of both the story and the poem. In addition, we have included a list of useful word meanings and phrases in the story. Furthermore, we have provided NCERT solutions to all questions in Honeysuckle Unit 2’s prose and poetry. All answers are according to the latest curriculum of CBSE. You can use these to understand the English language better and also score well in your examination. 

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NCERT Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2 Story: How the Dog Found Himself a New Master?

The story “How Dog Found Himself a New Master?” is a tale of how a dog became a domestic animal. It begins with the dog’s search for a new master for himself as he no longer wants to wander by himself and is frightened by those more powerful than him. Firstly, he chose a wolf to be his master as he thought the latter was stronger and fierce than him. However, the dog was surprised when the wolf suddenly took off into the forest after seeing a bear. This was because the wolf was afraid of the bear. 

After seeing this, the dog asked the bear to be his master as he thought that the bear was the strongest animal he knew. Later on, he saw that the bear also ran deeper into the forest after hearing cows mooing and running in all directions. Soon, the dog realized that the bear was after all not the most powerful animal. 

Thereafter, the dog approached the lion to be his master as all animals in the forest were afraid of the lion. However, one day the lion also felt afraid when he smelt a human coming his way. After seeing this, the dog realized that man is the most powerful animal in the world and he should ask the man to be his master. So, the dog joined the man and became his best friend forever. 

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Important Words Phrases and their Meaning

Now, let us expand our vocabulary by adding some new words to our mental dictionary. Here are some useful words included in NCERT Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2’s story:

• Ill pleased: Not happy
• Kinsman: A family member or a relative
• Take up service with: To serve someone or become a servant of someone
• Fierce: Aggressive
• Come over you: Something which has affected you
• Darted: Moved suddenly or rapidly
• Cliff: A high rock or a short height hill, usually at the edge of a sea
• Dared: To show bravery to do something

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NCERT Solutions Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2 Story

Let us now look at the answers to all these questions in NCERT Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2’s story-” How the Dog Found Himself a New Master?”

Working with the Text

Ques A: Write down the following answers

1. Why did the dog feel the need for a master?
2. Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master?
3. Who did he choose next?
4. Why did he serve the Lion for a long time?
5. Who did he finally choose as his master and why?

Ans:

1. The dog needed a master because he was tired of being left alone. Also, he feared people who were bigger and stronger than him. Therefore, he made the decision to have a master who was more powerful than everyone on the planet.
2. He chose the wolf to be his first teacher. Because the wolf was afraid of the bear, he no longer served the wolf as his master. The dog desired to work for a master who was more powerful than anyone on the planet Earth. Therefore, he left the wolf. 
3. He chose the bear to be his next master.
4. The doh served the lion for a long time since he had no problems with the lion. Also, the dog felt safe with the lion because the lion is the strongest beast on earth and nobody dared to hurt him.
5. The dog finally chose a man to be his master. It was because the lion and bear were afraid of humans, even though they were some of the strongest animals. 

Ques B: Here is a summary of the story. Fill up the blanks to complete it by choosing apt phrases from the box given below:

A dog	Stronger than anyone else	The strongest of all	A wolf
The bear	Afraid of man	His own master	A lion

This is the story of _(1)_______________, who used to be_(2)____________. He decided to find a master _(3)________________. First he found_(4)_____________, but the wolf was afraid of __(5)________________. The dog thought that the bear was_(6)___________. After some time the dog met_(7)_____________, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was _(8)_____________. To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.

Ans:

1. A dog
2. His own master
3. Stronger than anyone else
4. A wolf
5. The bear
6. The strongest of all
7. A lion
8. Afraid of man

Working with the Language

Ques A: Each word in the below-mentioned box indicates ‘a large number of….’. For instance, “a herd of cows’ refers to ‘many cows’. 

Complete the following phrases with an appropriate word in the box given below:

school

fleet

brood

bundle

bunch

pack

flock

herd

1. A ____________ of ships
2. A ____________ of flowers
3. A_____________ of chicks
4. A ____________  of cattle
5. A_____________ of sticks
6. A_____________ of sheep
7. A_____________ of fish
8. A_____________ of wolves

Ans:

1. Fleet
2. Bunch
3. Brood
4. Herd
5. Bundle
6. Flock
7. School
8. Pack 

Ques B. Make nouns from the following words by adding “ity”, “ness”, “y” or “ty”.

1. Honest
2. Kind
3. Cruel
4. Calm
5. Sad
6. Active
7. Creative
8. Sincere
9. Cheerful
10. Bitter
11. Sensitive
12. Great

Ans:

1. Honesty
2. Kindness
3. Cruelty
4. Calmness
5. Sadness
6. Activity
7. Creativity
8. Sincerity
9. Cheerfulness
10. Bitterness
11. Sensitivity
12. Greatness

Ques C. Wordsearch

• The table below contains 12 words
• 6 words can be found vertically and the other 6 horizontally
• All 12 words are ‘describing’ words such as ‘happy’, ‘good’, etc.
• The first letters of the words are as follows:

Horizontal words	H	R	F	F	S	G
Vertical words	A	W	S	F	L	Q

Ans:

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NCERT Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2 Poem: The Kite

In this section, we have given a summary of the poem “The Kite” for you to understand it easily. Also with this summary, you can answer the questions included in the Exercise of the NCERT Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2.

Summary of Poem: The Kite

“The Kite” by Harry Behn is a poem about the joy of flying a kite. It describes how exciting and colorful a new kite is when it soars in the sky. The poem talks about how the kite moves, dives, and climbs in the wind. When the wind is strong, the kite seems to rest and then continues flying when the wind picks up again. 

However, the poem also warns that if the string gets loose, you have to wind it back and wait for a new breeze to lift the kite again. In the end, it emphasizes that while a new kite is bright and beautiful, it can become ragged and stuck in a tree if not flown carefully.

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NCERT Solutions Class 6 English Honeysuckle Unit 2 Poem

Let us now view NCERT solutions to questions following the poem in Honeysuckle Unit 2- “The Kite”

Working with the Poem

Ques 1. List out the action words in the poem.

Dive, dip, snaps, _(a)________________, __(b)________________, __(c)_________________, __(d)________________, _(e)_________________.

Ans:

1. Soars
2. Rides
3. Flaps
4. Pulls 
5. Falls 

Ques 2. Read the following lines from the poem:

Then soars like a ship

With only a sail

The movement of the tailless kite is compared to a ship with a

sail. This is called a simile. Can you suggest what or who the

following actions may be compared to?

1. He runs like__________________.
2. He eats like__________________.
3. She sings like_________________.
4. It shines like__________________.
5. It flies like____________________.

Ans:

1. A deer
2. A horse
3. A nightingale
4. A glowworm
5. A Kite

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