NCERT Solution Class 6th English (Honeysuckle) Chapter – 3 Taro’s Reward Question & Answer

NCERT Solution Class 6th English (Honeysuckle) Chapter – 3 Taro’s Reward

NCERT Solution Class 6th English (Honeysuckle) Chapter – 3 Taro’s Reward

Chapter – 3

Taro’s Reward

Question & Answer

Working with the text (Page 34-35)

A. Answer the following questions.

1. Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream ?
Answer – Taro heard the sound of rushing water in the forest, but could not believe it as he has never seen or heard the sound in that area. He moved in the direction to find it as he was thirsty.

2. How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking sake ?
Answer – Taro’s father was so delighted with the saké that when he swallowed a sip of the liquid, he stopped shivering and became energetic and did a little dance in the middle of the floor.

3. Why did the waterfall give Taro sake and others water ?
Answer – The waterfall gave sake to Taro because he was a thoughtful son. He was rewarded as he showered love and care to his parents. It gave cold water to others as they did not have this quality or they were greedy.

4. Why did the villagers want to drown Taro ?
Answer – The villagers wanted to drown Taro in the waterfall because they thought they have been cheated by him. They went to the waterfall to get the magic sake, but got only cold water.

5. Why did the Emperor reward Taro ?
Answer – The emperor rewarded Taro as he was very good and kind towards his parents. The emperor wanted to encourage other children to respect 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.

Answer – (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.

Answer – (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 water fall.

Answer – (iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the water fall.

Working with language (Page 35-36)

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, considerate, loving, 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.

Answer – (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.

Answer – (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 – Sad – Bad
Chop – Stop
Last – Fast
Wax – Axe
Could – Wood
Sound – Round
Way – Day

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

2. Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.

(i) This made Taro ………………. than ever.
Answer – Sadder

(ii) He decided to work ………………….. than before.
Answer – Harder

(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed……….. than usual.
Answer – Earlier

(iv) He began to chop even ………
Answer – Faster

(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even ………. than the morning before.
Answer – Earlier

Speaking and Writing (Page 36-37)

A. Speak the following sentences clearly, but as quickly as you can. Learn them by heart.

(i) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood.

(ii) Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter was a little bitter so, she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.

Answer – Do it yourself in the classroom.

B. 1. The story Taro’s Reward’ shows that Taro is thoughtful, hardworking and also wise. Read aloud the parts of story that shows these qualities in Taro.

Answer –

(i) For he was a thoughtful son and wanted to give his old parents everything they needed.

(ii) Though he worked very hard, he earned very little money.

(iii) But Taro had been wise enough to slip behind a rock.

2. (i) Like Patrick in the story ‘Who did Patrick’s Homework’, Taro is helped by magic. Do you believe in magic? What are the magical things that happen in these stories ?

Answer – I don’t believe in magic and it has nothing to do anything with our real life. These stories are imaginative and are not inspired by real-life events. But there are some supernatural powers which exist and work on their own. In case of Patrick, there was a little man who changed Patrick’s life and then suddenly disappeared.

In case of Taro, there was a waterfall which gave delicious sake to Taro, but gave cold water to other villagers. Both were magical and had impact on Taro and Patrick’s lives.

(ii) Which story do you like better and why ? Do you know such stories in other languages ? Discuss these questions in class.

Answer – Truly speaking, I like both the stories because both are interesting and educative. Secondly, both have a touch of magic. Still, Patrick’s story is better than Taro’s. Patrick learns to do homework unknowingly.

3. Now write a paragraph or two about these two stories, comparing them.

Answer – Both the stories have an element of magic in them. In case of Patrick, there was a little man who made him do his homework and study hard. Patrick became a model child by working hard.

But in case of Taro, there was a waterfall which gave delicious sake to Taro, but cold water to other people. We can say that the waterfall was magical as it behaved differently for different people. Both stories, in any case, teach us lessons.

C. 1. Listen to these children. What are they talking about ?

Answer – I think swimming is more difficult than driving. I think it is much less difficult. Anyhow, neither of them is as difficult as learning English

2. Work in groups. Come to some agreement on each of the activities given below. Decide which is the most interesting, dullest, most dangerous, safest, most rewarding, most exciting.

Answer – Most interesting: dancing, watching TV, listening to music Dullest activities: knitting, sewing, learning languages Most dangerous: mountain climbing
Safest: walking, stamp collecting
Most rewarding: reading, painting, cooking
Most exciting: playing football, swimming, fishing

Dictation (Page 38)

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. Wed, Shed
2. Tax, Fax
3. Past, Last
4. Shop, Cop
5. Lung, Tongue

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