NCERT Solutions for Class 6th: Ch 3 Taro’s reward and The Quarrel (Poem) Honeysuckle English
Working with Text(Page No: 34)
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream?
Answer: Taro run in the direction of the stream because earlier he had never heard or seen a rushing stream in the forest also he was thirsty.
2. How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking sake?
Answer: After drinking sake, Taro’s father shows his happiness by doing a little dance in the middle of the floor.
3. Why did the waterfall give Taro sake and others water?
Answer: The waterfall gives Taro sake and others water because he was a thoughtful son who honoured and obeyed his parents always and worked very hard to give them everything they needed while others were greedy.
4. Why did the villagers want to drown Taro?
Answer: The villagers want to drown Taro because they thought that he had tricked them by telling that stream gives sake.
5. Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
Answer: The emperor rewarded Taro for as he honoured and obeyed his parents. This was done to encourage all the children to honour and obey their parents.
B.Mark the right item.
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.
► (iii) the price of wood was very low.
2. Taro decided to earn extra money
(i) to live a more comfortable life.
(ii) to buy his old father some sake.
(iii) to repair the cracks in the hut.
► (ii) to buy his old father some sake.
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.
► (iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.
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Working with Language
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: This shows that he was …thoughtful, loving, considerate, kind.
B. 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 sake for his father.
(Mark the right item.)
► (iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive sake for his father.
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.)
► (ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
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 – Wood
Sound – Round
Way – Day
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D. 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: A young woodcutter lived on a lonely hillside. He was a thoughtful son who worked hard but earned little money. One day he saw a beautiful waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it delicious.
2. Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.
(i) This made Taro ______ than ever.
► sadder
(ii) He decided to work ______ than before.
► harder
(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed ______ than usual.
► earlier
(iv) He began to chop even ______.
► faster
(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even ______ than the morning before.
► earlier
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Dictation
1. Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against every two new words that rhyme with it.
1. bed
► fed, red
2. wax
► tax, axe
3. fast
► last, vast
4. chop
► crop, drop
5. young
► hung, lung
The Quarrel
Eleanor Farjeon
Page No: 40
Working with Poem
1. With your partner try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrases.
(i) And somehow we fell out.
► started quarrelling
(ii) The afternoon turned black.
► night came
2. Read these lines from the poem: Discuss with your partner what these lines mean.
(i) One thing led to another
Answer: One reason led to another reason
(ii) The start of it was slight
Answer: The quarrel was started on the small issue
(iii) The end of it was strong
Answer: The end turned into a big fight
(iv) The afternoon turned black
Answer: Afternoon passed and night came but their fight continues.
(v) Thumped me on the back
Answer: The quarrel came to an end.
