Question answers of Lesson 3 – Taro’s Reward
NCERT Solutions for class 6 English
Working with the Text (Page No 34)
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did
Taro run in the direction of the stream?
Answer: Taro was thirsty and he never seen
or heard the rushing stream there, so he ran in the direction of the stream to
find it.
2. How did
Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking sake?
Answer:
Taro’s father was
delighted to have the sake, after he swallowed the liquid, he stopped
shivering, started dancing on the middle of the floor to show his happiness.
3. Why did
the waterfall give Taro sake and others water?
Answer: Taro was a thoughtful son. He
showered love and care to his parents. So the waterfall gave sake to Taro. But
the others didn’t have this quality and there were greedy, the waterfall gave
them cold water.
4. Why did
the villagers want to drawn Taro?
Answer: Taro got sake from the waterfall but
the villager didn’t get sake. So they thought Taro played trick with them so
the villager’s wanted to drawn Taro.
5. Why did
the Emperor reward Taro?
Answer: taro was good, loving and kind
towards his parents. so to encourage all children to respect, obey and
serve their parents the emperor of Japan
rewarded Taro.
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.
ii) the
price of wood was very low.
Answer: ii) the price of the 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.
ii) to
repair the cracks in the hut.
Answer: ii) to buy is old father some sake.
3. The
neighbor 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 [page no 35]
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
hardworking loving |
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]
Answer:
iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive sake for his father.
2. “This
said the emperor was to encourage all children to honor and obey their parents”
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.
c. Arrange the words below in 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
D. 1. Fill in the blanks with words
from the box.
|
Lonely little hard
young thoughtful delicious beautiful |
1. 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.
ii) He
decided to work ____ than before.
iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed
__________ than usual.
iv) He began to chop even _______.
v) Next
morning, taro started for work even ______ than the morning before.
Answer:
i) This made
Taro sadder than ever.
ii) He
decided to work harder than
before.
iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed earlier than usual.
iv) He began to chop even faster.
v) Next
morning Taro started for work even earlier than the morning before.