This unit follows the official PCTB Class 6 English textbook (SNC 2022) — the unit title, theme, SLOs and scope-table skills are taken from the book. The practice questions below are written for this guide on the book's exercise pattern, with answers; they are not a verbatim copy of the book's exercise. No book page numbers are claimed.
یہ یونٹ سرکاری پی سی ٹی بی جماعت ششم انگریزی کتاب (یکساں قومی نصاب 2022) کے مطابق ہے — یونٹ کا عنوان، موضوع، حاصلات تعلم اور سکوپ ٹیبل کی مہارتیں کتاب سے لی گئی ہیں۔ نیچے دیے گئے مشقی سوالات اس گائیڈ کے لیے کتاب کی مشق کی طرز پر لکھے گئے ہیں، جوابات کے ساتھ؛ یہ کتاب کی مشق کی ہو بہو نقل نہیں۔ کتاب کے صفحہ نمبر دعویٰ نہیں کیے گئے۔
This poem is by Dr. Tafazzal. It remembers the day of 14th August 1947 — the day the world came to know that there stands a country named Pakistan, 'a lovely place, with sacred lands, and a home for a Musalman'.
The poem says Pakistan was born from 'a Quaid's effort, a poet's dream, and a struggle of a human flood, a new beginning beyond a stream, filled with the Muslim blood.' The soldier-poet reminds us that freedom was not free — it was bought with struggle and sacrifice.
یہ نظم ڈاکٹر تفضل کی ہے۔ یہ 14 اگست 1947 کے دن کو یاد کرتی ہے — جس دن دنیا کو معلوم ہوا کہ پاکستان نام کا ایک ملک کھڑا ہے، 'a lovely place, with sacred lands, and a home for a Musalman'۔
نظم کہتی ہے کہ پاکستان 'a Quaid's effort, a poet's dream, and a struggle of a human flood' سے پیدا ہوا۔ سپاہی شاعر ہمیں یاد دلاتا ہے کہ آزادی مفت نہیں ملی — یہ جدوجہد اور قربانی سے خریدی گئی تھی۔
Use a thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms: sacred — synonyms: holy, blessed; antonyms: unholy, cursed. Lovely — synonyms: beautiful, pretty; antonyms: ugly, horrible. Struggle — synonyms: fight, battle; antonyms: peace, surrender. Dream — synonyms: vision, hope; antonyms: reality, nightmare.
Poetry also uses rhymes, alliteration (same starting sound, like 'sacred sands'), repeated beats and rhythm to make lines musical and easy to remember.
تھیسارس سے مترادف اور متضاد ڈھونڈیں: sacred — مترادف: holy, blessed؛ متضاد: unholy, cursed۔ Lovely — مترادف: beautiful, pretty؛ متضاد: ugly, horrible۔ Struggle — مترادف: fight, battle؛ متضاد: peace, surrender۔ Dream — مترادف: vision, hope؛ متضاد: reality, nightmare۔
شاعری میں ہم آواز الفاظ، تکرار (ایک ہی شروعاتی آواز، جیسے 'sacred sands')، بار بار آنے والی دھن اور rhythm استعمال ہوتی ہے تاکہ مصرعے موسیقی والے اور یاد رکھنے میں آسان ہوں۔
Direct speech reports exact words in quotation marks: He said, 'I love my country.' Indirect speech reports the meaning without quotation marks, with tense change: He said that he loved his country. Rules: present → past ('I am happy' → He said that he was happy); 'this' → 'that'; 'here' → 'there'; 'today' → 'that day'.
Punctuation: use capitalisation, parenthesis, exclamation marks, full stops, apostrophes and commas correctly in sentences and short paragraphs.
براہ راست کلام اصل الفاظ واوین میں بتاتا ہے: He said, 'I love my country.' بالواسطہ کلام معنی بتاتا ہے بغیر واوین کے، زمانہ بدل کر: He said that he loved his country۔ اصول: حال → ماضی ('I am happy' → He said that he was happy)؛ 'this' → 'that'؛ 'here' → 'there'؛ 'today' → 'that day'۔
رموز: جملوں اور چھوٹے پیراگرافوں میں بڑے حروف، قوسین، فجائیہ نشان، فل اسٹاپ، سکتے اور سکتہ درست استعمال کریں۔
A short dialogue is a conversation between two people. Rules: start a new line for each speaker; write the speaker's name followed by a colon; use quotation marks for spoken words or write speech directly; keep it natural, polite and to the point.
Example topic: two students talking about 14th August — what happened, why it matters, and how they will celebrate Pakistan's birthday.
مختصر مکالمہ دو لوگوں کی گفتگو ہے۔ اصول: ہر بولنے والے کے لیے نئی لائن شروع کریں؛ بولنے والے کا نام اور سکتہ لکھیں؛ بولی ہوئی باتوں کے لیے واوین استعمال کریں یا سیدھا لکھیں؛ گفتگو قدرتی، مہذب اور سیدھی رکھیں۔
مثال کا موضوع: دو طالب علم 14 اگست کے بارے میں بات کر رہے ہیں — کیا ہوا، یہ کیوں اہم ہے، اور وہ پاکستان کی سالگرہ کیسے منائیں گے۔
اس unit کی practice مشق میں 8 MCQs, 6 مختصر اور 3 تفصیلی سوال ہیں — تمام سوال اس unit کے SLOs پر مبنی ہیں, جواب کے ساتھ.
1. The poem 'A Poem by a Soldier' is written by:
Answer: (b) Dr. Tafazzal.
2. The poem remembers which day?
Answer: (b) 14 August 1947 — the day Pakistan came into being.
3. 'A Quaid's effort, a poet's dream' — the Quaid is:
Answer: (b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
4. Synonym of 'sacred' is:
Answer: (b) Holy.
5. Antonym of 'lovely' is:
Answer: (c) Ugly.
6. Change to indirect speech: He said, 'I love my country.'
Answer: (b) He said that he loved his country. — present → past, my → his.
7. In indirect speech, 'today' becomes:
Answer: (c) That day.
8. A dialogue starts a new line for:
Answer: (b) Each speaker.
1. What does the poem say about 14th August 1947?
Answer: On that day the world came to know that a country named Pakistan stands — a lovely place with sacred lands, a home for Muslims.
2. What three things made Pakistan, according to the poem?
Answer: A Quaid's effort, a poet's dream, and a struggle of a human flood.
3. Give a synonym and an antonym of 'struggle'.
Answer: Synonym — fight; antonym — peace.
4. Change to indirect speech: She said, 'I am happy today.'
Answer: She said that she was happy that day.
5. What is alliteration? Give one example.
Answer: Alliteration is the repetition of the same starting sound in nearby words, e.g. 'sacred sands'.
6. Write two lines of dialogue between two students about 14th August.
Answer (model): Ali: 'Do you know what happened on 14th August 1947?' Ahmed: 'Yes! Pakistan came into being on that day.'
1. Write a short dialogue between two students about how they will celebrate 14th August.
Answer (model outline): Student 1: greeting + 'How will you celebrate 14th August?' Student 2: 'I will hoist the flag and sing the national anthem.' Student 1: 'I will wear green and white and remember the Quaid's effort.' Student 2: 'Let us also promise to work hard for Pakistan.' Each speaker on a new line, with name + colon.
2. Explain the central idea of the poem 'A Poem by a Soldier'.
Answer (model points): The poem celebrates Pakistan's birth on 14th August 1947. It says Pakistan was born from the Quaid's effort, the poet's dream (Iqbal), and the struggle and sacrifice of millions of Muslims. The soldier-poet feels pride in this lovely land with sacred lands, and reminds us that freedom was earned with blood and struggle.
3. Change these sentences into indirect speech: (a) He said, 'I live here.' (b) She said, 'We are playing today.'
Answer: (a) He said that he lived there. (b) She said that they were playing that day. — present → past, here → there, today → that day.
A Poem by a Soldier (Dr. Tafazzal) celebrates 14th August 1947: Pakistan, a lovely place with sacred lands, born from the Quaid's effort, the poet's dream and the people's struggle. The unit also teaches thesaurus use, synonyms and antonyms, direct and indirect speech, punctuation and dialogue writing.
Revision guidance: پہلے MCQs خود حل کرو; direct/indirect speech کی practice کرو; 14 August پر dialogue لکھو.
ایک سپاہی کی نظم (ڈاکٹر تفضل) 14 اگست 1947 کا جشن مناتی ہے: پاکستان، مقدس زمینوں والی خوبصورت جگہ، قائد کی کوشش، شاعر کے خواب اور عوام کی جدوجہد سے پیدا ہوا۔ اس یونٹ میں تھیسارس، مترادف و متضاد، براہ راست و بالواسطہ کلام، رموز اور مکالمہ لکھنا بھی سکھایا گیا ہے۔
اس باب کے موضوعات: مطالعہ: نظم · الفاظ: تھیسارس، مترادف و متضاد · قواعد: براہ راست و بالواسطہ کلام، رموز · تحریر: مختصر مکالمہ
رہنمائی: پہلے MCQs خود حل کریں؛ براہ راست/بالواسطہ کلام کی پریکٹس کریں؛ 14 اگست پر مکالمہ لکھیں۔
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