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ENGLISH (NCERT )CLASS - 6CHAPTER - 3 ( TARO'S  REWARD)

WORKING WITH THE TEXT

QUESTION A. 

Answer the following questions.

QUESTION 1. 

Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream? (5)

ANSWER

Taro ran in the direction of the stream because earlier he had never heard or seen a rushing stream in the forest. He was thirsty also.

QUESTION 2. 

How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking saké?(7)

ANSWER

After swallowing saké Taro's father show his happiness by doing a little dance in the middle of the floor.

QUESTION 3. 

Why did the waterfall give Taro saké and others water? (12)

ANSWER

The waterfall gave saké to Taro because he was a thoughtful son who obeyed and honoured his parents always, and worked very hard to give them everything they needed while others were greedy.

  QUESTION 4. 

Why did the villagers want to drown Taro? (10, 11)

ANSWER

The villagers want to drown Taro because they thought that he had tricked them by telling that stream gives saké.

QUESTION 5. 

Why did the Emperor reward Taro? (13)

ANSWER 

The emperor rewarded Taro for his behaviour as he obeyed and honoured his parents. This was done to encourage all the children to honour and obey their parents.

QUESTION B. 

Mark the right item.

QUESTION 1. 

Taro earned very little money because
(i)he didn’t work hard enough.
(ii)the villagers didn’t need wood.
(iii)the price of wood was very low.

ANSWER

(iii)the price of wood was very low.

QUESTION 2. 

Taro decided to earn extra money
(i)to live a more comfortable life.
(ii)to buy his old father some saké.
(iii)to repair the cracks in the hut.

ANSWER

(ii)to buy his old father some saké.

QUESTION 3. 

The neighbour left Taro’s hut in a hurry because
(i) she was delighted with the drink.
(ii) she was astonished to hear Taro’s story.
(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.

ANSWER

(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE


QUESTION A. 

Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable. Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed.
This shows that he was …
           thoughtful              hardworking                        loving                      honest
            considerate           trustworthy                         efficient                    kind

ANSWER


  • Thoughtful
  • Loving
  • Considerate
  • Kind

QUESTION B. 


QUESTION 1. 


“This made Taro sadder than ever.” ‘This’ refers to
(i) a strong wind that began to blow.
(ii) Taro’s father’s old age.
(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.
(Mark the right item.)

ANSWER


(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.

QUESTION 2. 

“This, said the emperor, was to encourage all children to honour and obey their parents.”
‘This’ refers to
(i)the most beautiful fountain in the city.
(ii)rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
(iii)sending for Taro to hear his story.
(Mark the right item.)

ANSWER


(ii)rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.

QUESTION C. 

Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example: young–lung
money –sunny
             young              sad              money          chop              lung           last
               wax             could              bad              sound            axe            wood
               way               stop             sunny              fast              round          day

ANSWER

Young - Lung
Sad - Bad
Money - Sunny
Chop - Stop
Last - Fast
Wax - Axe
Could - Would
Sound - Round
Way - Day

QUESTION D. 

QUESTION 1. 

Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
lonely little hard young
thoughtful delicious beautiful
A — — — — — —–— woodcutter lived on a — — — — — —–— hillside. He
was a — — — — — —–——— son who worked — — — — — — – — —— but earned
— — — — — —–——— money. One day he saw a — — — — — —–———
waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it — — — — — —–———.

ANSWER

Young, lonely, thoughtful, hard, little, beautiful, delicious

QUESTION 2. 

Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.
(i)This made Taro — — — — — —–—— — than ever. (3)
(ii)He decided to work — — — — — —–—— — than before. (3)
(iii)Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed — — — — — —–—— — than
usual.(4)
(iv)He began to chop even — — — — — —–—— — . (4)
(v)Next morning, Taro started for work even — — — — — —–—— — than the morning before. (10)

ANSWER

(i) Sadder
(ii) Harder
(iii) Earlier
(iv) Faster
(v) Earlier  

DICTATION

QUESTION 1. 

Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against
each two new words that rhyme with it.
1. bed —–———–—————               –———–————
2. wax —–———–————                  —–———–————
3. fast —–———–————                   —–———–————
4. chop  —–———–—————–          ———–————
5. young —–———–————               —–———–————

ANSWER

  1. Fed , Red
  2. Fax , Axe
  3. Last , Vast
  4. Crop , Drop
  5. Hung , lung

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