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Let us do these activities before we read.
Q 1. Identify the following people. How do
they help us when we are in trouble?
Ans. The Police help
to keep the people and their property safe.
The Doctor helps to
keep our body healthy.
The fire brigade extinguishes
the fires that catch our property.
Q 2. Choose the correct option to complete the
sentence.
The word ‘rescue’ means to ______________________.
(A) Make Fun of Someone
(B) Save Someone
(C) Ask Someone for Help
Ans. (B) Save Someone
Q 3. Work in pairs.
Put a tick mark at the end of the phrases
describing those who need to be rescued. Share your answers with your teacher
and classmates.
(a) A man stuck in a building
on fire.
(b) A woman buying vegetables in the market.
(c) A dog who has hurt its leg.
(d) A tree being cut down in a forest.
Ans. (a) A man stuck in a building on fire. (√)
(b) A woman buying vegetables in the market. (X)
(c) A dog who has hurt its leg.(√)
(d) A tree being cut down in a forest.(√)
Q 4. The policeman in the story you are about
to read is called the Kotwal. Some people call him Thaanedar. What do you call
a policeman in your language? Share it with your classmates and teacher.
Ans. We call policemen as Sipahi, constables, or police.
Q 5. Imagine you are alone at home and you
face a problem. Answer the following questions
and share your answers with your teacher and classmates.
(a) Will you solve the problem yourself or
wait for someone to help you?
Ans. At first, I will try to solve the
problem myself before calling someone.
(b) How will you deal with the problem? Give a
reason.
(i) Be worried about the problem and give up.
(ii) Feel angry that only you have the problem.
(iii) Think quickly about ways to solve the problem.
Ans. (iii) Think quickly about ways to solve
the problem.
Let us discuss
Circle the odd one–
Q 1. The characters are: husband, wife, children
Ans. 1. Children
Q 2. Who entered the house?: guest, robber,
Kotwal
Ans. 2. Guest
Write whether True or False.
Q 3. The man tells his plan to his wife.
Ans. 1. True
Q 4. The thief wants to know where they kept
their jewels.
Ans. 2. True
Q 5. Along with your classmates, call out the
name ‘Rama’– softly, loudly and very loudly.
Ans. Softly – Rama!
Loudly – Rama, RAMA!
Very Loudly – RAMA! RAMA!
Q6. What do you think will happen next in the
story?
Ans. I think Rama, the Kotwal, will arrest the thief.
Q7. Work in pairs to match the words in Column
A with the meanings in Column B. Check your answers by sharing them with your
teacher and classmates.
Ans.
|
Column
A |
Column
B |
|
1.
Wonder |
(f)
a feeling of surprise |
|
2.
Yard |
(c)
an area outside a building |
|
3.
Chatter |
(d)
talk for a long time about unimportant things |
|
4.
Instead |
(a)
in place of someone or something |
|
5.
Closely |
(b)
carefully |
|
6.
Perhaps |
(e)
maybe |
Q 8. Fill in the boxes with
suitable words as you read the story.
Ans. Main characters – Man, wife, and Rama
Setting – in a village
Other characters – thief
Problem –
There was a thief in their home.
Solution – The wife began calling out
Rama, the village Kotwal, who came
and caught the thief.
Let us think and reflect.
Q 1. Read the following lines and then answer the
questions that follow.
(a) Man: What’s the matter? What are you looking at?
Wife: Ssssh! Listen!
Man: Somebody is trying to get in.
Wife: I … I think he has got in … the noise has stopped.
(i) What makes the man say the first line?
(i) The husband noticed his wife’s changed behaviour when she was
looking outside. She told him to be quiet and listen to the noise outside.
(ii) Choose the correct option.
The wife says ‘Ssssh! Listen!’.
What does the word ‘Ssssh’ mean here?
1. Sleep 2.
Help 3. Rest 4. Be Silent
Ans. d. be silent
(iii) How can you tell that the wife was
listening carefully?
Ans. His wife noticed the sound first and told her husband to be
quiet and listen to the sound outside. She said, ‘Ssssh! Listen!’
(b) Rama, the village Kotwal, ran to the house
from where he heard his name being called.
Rama: Oh, Oh! Some thief has dug his way into this house.
I.
Fill
in the blank with the correct word from the given lines.
The villagers caught the thief and took him to the
_____________________.
Ans. Police Station
(ii) Choose the correct option. What do the
words “Oh, Oh!” show here?
1. Surprise 2. Anger 3. Pain 4. Happiness
Ans. (a) Surprise
(iii) How can you tell Kotwal was good at his
job?
Ans. When the wife calls out Kotwal’s name, he runs towards her home,
only to find that a thief has dug his way into their home. The Kotwal then
caught the thief and was quick to take action against the thief.
Q 2. Give one reason why the man and his wife
didn’t sleep.
Ans. The man and his wife didn’t sleep because they knew that a thief
had dug out a way into their home.
Q 3. What did the thief wish would happen? Did
it happen?
Ans. The thief wished they would talk about where they had kept their
money. After their silly conversation about their child’s name, he wished the
couple would at least fall asleep but none of the things he wished for
happened.
Q 4. How did the man and his wife get help
from the Kotwal?
Ans. Rama, the Kotwal ran towards their home, only to find that a
thief had dug out his way into their home. He caught the thief and took him to
the police station.
Q 5. Do you think cleverness can help us solve
our problems? Why do you say so?
Ans. Yes, it was her husband’s cleverness that the thief didn’t doubt
their conversation, and they saved themselves.
Class 6 Rama to the Rescue Multiple Choice Questions
1.
Who came back from work?
a. Thief
b. Kotwal
c. Man’s wife
d. Man
Ans. d. Man
2.
What was the wife doing after the man came back to his home?
a. She was doing nothing
b. She was quietly listening to the voice outside.
c. She was working at that time
d. She cooks meals for her husband
Ans.
b. She was quietly listening to the voice outside.
3.
Who dug into their house?
a. Thief
b. Man
c. Man’s Wife
d. Kotwal
Ans. a.
Thief
4. Why did the man tell his wife to lie down?
a They were going to sleep
b There was a thief in their house
c They would not be able to do anything
d They weren’t able to fight him
Ans. b. There was a thief in their house.
5. Who was Rama?
a. Man’s wife
b. The man
c. The kotwal of the village
d. thief
Ans. c. The kotwal of the village
6. Who got past Rama?
a. Thief
b. The man
c. Man’s wife
d. No one
Ans. a. Thief
7. What was the thief thinking about?
a. What are they talking about
b. Why haven’t they fallen asleep
c. Where they have kept the money
d. When are they going to sleep
Ans. c. Where they have kept the money
8. What was the thief waiting for?
a. Listening to their conversation
b. He was waiting for them to fall asleep
c. Looking inside where they kept the money
d. He waited for the Kotwal Rama to go away
Ans. b. He was waiting for them to fall asleep.
9. Why did they plan to name their child as
Rama?
a. They want to call Kotwal Rama for help
b. They liked this name
c. It’s a short and easy-to-remember
d. It’s a unique name
Ans. a. They want to call Kotwal Rama for
help.
10. Who made the plan to catch the thief?
a. Rama, the kotwal
b. Thief
c. Man
d. Wife
Ans. c. Man
11. Who caught the thief in the end?
a. Rama, the kotwal
b. Villagers
c. Man
d. Wife
Ans. a. Rama, the kotwal
12. Why was the wife calling out ‘Rama’
loudly?
a. She was calling her future son
b. Her son’s name was Rama
c. She was calling out Rama, the village Kotwal
d. She was playing a silly game with her husband
Ans. c. She was calling out Rama, the village
Kotwal
13. What did the thief want the couple to
discuss?
a. Future son’s name
b. Where they kept their money
c. Family planning
d. Village gossips
Ans. b. Where they kept their money
14. What does the word ‘kotwal’ mean?
a. Police
b. Doctor
c. Caretaker
d. Postman
Ans. a. Police
15. What did they do after they found out
about the thief?
a. They lie down and fall asleep
b. They called out to Rama on the pretext of future child
c. They panicked and chose to hide
d. They waited for the thief to rob and leave
Ans. b. They called out to Rama on the
pretext of future child
16. Who is the clever one in the story?
a. Rama
b. Man
c. Thief
d. Wife
Ans. b. Man
17. Who saw the shadow of the thief in the
house?
a. Rama
b. Man
c. Thief
d. Wife
Ans. b. Man
18. Who had a hard day?
a. Rama
b. Thief
c. Man
d. Wife
Ans. c. Man
19. Whom did the man tell his plan?
a. Wife
b. Thief
c. Rama, the Kotwal
d. Villagers
Ans. a. Wife
20. Who heard the noises in the couple’s
house?
a. Thief
b. Rama, the Kotwal
c. Husband
d. Wife
Ans. d Wife
Rama to the Rescue Extract-Based
Questions
Read the following extract and answer the
questions.
A. Man: What’s the matter? What
are you looking at?
Wife: Ssssh!
Q 1. Who is the speaker and whom is he
speaking to?
Ans. The speaker is the man who comes back home after work and he
is speaking to his wife, who is listening to the noises in their house.
Q 2. What was the wife looking at?
Ans. The wife was looking outside where the noises were coming
from.
Q 3. Why did the wife tell the man to keep
quiet?
Ans. The wife told the man to be quiet and listen to the noises
coming from their home.
Q 4. What do they make out of the noises they
hear?
Ans. Once they heard the noises coming from their house, they
knew there was a thief. Once the man saw the shadow on the wall, he was
convinced.
Q 5. How did the man know something was wrong
with his wife?
Ans. The man noticed the changes in his wife’s behaviour. The
wife was looking at the door listening to noises in their house. When her
husband asked her about it, she told him to quietly listen to the noises. Only
then did they know that there was a thief in their house.
B. They’re saying something. Perhaps they are talking about their
money. I’d better listen closely.
Q 1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?
Ans. The speaker is the thief who came into the couple’s house.
Q 2. Whose conversation does the thief want to
listen to?
Ans. The thief wants to listen to the couple’s conversation, in
the hope they might discuss about their money.
Q 3. Where was the thief when he was listening
to their conversation?
Ans. The thief was standing outside their bedroom listening to
their conversation.
Q 4. Why did the thief want to listen to their
conversation?
Ans. The thief wanted to listen to their conversation in the hope
that they would discuss where they had kept their money.
Q 5. Did they talk about the money? If not,
what were they talking about?
Ans. No, the couple didn’t talk about the money. They talked
about their future child’s name on the pretext of calling out to Rama, the
village Kotwal.
C. But my dear, what if the boy is not in the house or the yard but
in the street?
Q 1. Who is the boy in this context?
Ans. The boy, in this context, is the couple’s future son.
Q 2. What would the wife do, if the boy is in
the street?
Ans. She would call out to the boy very loudly, ‘RAMA! RAMA!’.
Q 3. Whom is the wife calling out to?
Ans. The wife was calling out to Rama, the Kotwal on the pretext
of their future child.
Q 4. What was the couple’s plan?
Ans. The man hatched the plan to talk about their future child.
They were calling out to Rama, the Kotwal on the pretext of their child.
Q 5. Did their plan succeed?
Ans. Yes, their plan succeeded. The Kotwal Rama eventually heard
the wife’s voice and saved them from getting robbed.
D. Oh, Oh! Some thief has dug his way into this house.
Q 1. Who said these lines?
Ans. Rama, the kotwal of the village is the speaker.
Q 2. Whose house did the thief dig his way
into?
Ans. The thief has dug his way into the couple’s house.
Q 3. What was Rama’s reaction when he got to
know about the thief?
Ans. Rama was shocked that the thief had got past him and dug his
way into the couple’s house.
Q 4. Was the Kotwal successful in catching the
thief?
Ans. Yes, Rama, the village Kotwal was able to save the couple
from getting robbed.
Q 5. What do you make out about Rama’s
character through these lines?
Ans. Rama was on his toes and ran towards the couple’s house when
he heard him being called out. He was observant to know that a thief had dug
his way into their house.
Rama to the Rescue: Grammar Exercises
Let us learn
Q 1. Study the highlighted words in the
following lines.
I’m feeling so sleepy…
It’s a thief.
They’re awake.
The highlighted words in the above sentences have one letter
missing in each. What are they? Share them with your teacher and classmates.
Now, write the full words with the missing letter.
(a) _________ feeling so sleepy…
(b) _________ a thief.
(c) _____ awake.
|
The
missing letters are marked by an apostrophe (ʼ). |
Ans. (a) ____I’m_____ feeling so sleepy…
(b) ___It’s______ a thief.
(c) ___they’re__ awake.
Q 2. Expand the following words. Two examples
have been done for you. Use the contracted form of these words in sentences of
your own.
|
S. No. |
Contracted Words |
Expanded Form |
Sentences |
|
(a) |
what’s |
what
is |
|
|
(b) |
I’ll |
||
|
(c) |
I’d |
||
|
(d) |
we’ll |
||
|
(e) |
that’s |
||
|
(f) |
we’re |
||
|
(g) |
don’t |
||
|
(h) |
you’ll |
||
|
(i) |
must’ve |
must
have |
Ans.
|
S. No. |
Contracted Words |
Expanded Form |
Sentences |
|
(a) |
what’s |
what
is |
What’s
your take on it? |
|
(b) |
I’ll |
I
will |
I’ll
get it tomorrow. |
|
(c) |
I’d |
I
had |
I’d
go with you. |
|
(d) |
we’ll |
We
will |
We’ll
go together. |
|
(e) |
that’s |
That
is |
That’s
why it’s boring. |
|
(f) |
we’re |
We
are |
We’re
family. |
|
(g) |
don’t |
Do
not |
Don’t
go there! |
|
(h) |
you’ll |
You
will |
You’ll
have to do it. |
|
(i) |
must’ve |
must
have |
You
must’ve gotten the wrong idea. |
Q 3. Study the highlighted words and the words in the brackets in
the following sentences from the story.
(a) I am feeling so sleepy. [am + feel + ing]
(b) What are you looking at? [are + look + ing]
(c) Somebody is trying to get in. [is + try + ing]
(d) They are saying something. [are + say + ing]
(e) Perhaps, they are talking about their money. [are + talk + ing]
Now, choose the correct option.
The sentences (a)-(e) refer to actions that _________________. [are going on at
the time of speaking/happened in the past/will take place in the future]
Verbs that describe what someone or something is doing at the
moment of speaking are in the present progressive tense.
Ans. The sentences (a)-(e) refer to actions that ___are
going on at the time of speaking_________.
Q 4. Fill in the blanks to complete the
following sentences.
(a) I ______________ in Grade 6. [am + study +
ing]
(b) My friend ______________ a storybook. [is + read + ing]
(c) We ______________ a board game. [are + play + ing]
(d) I ______________ a new language. [am + learn + ing]
(e) The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]
(f) My mother ______________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]
Ans.
(a) I am studying in Grade 6. [am + study + ing]
(b) My friend is reading a story book. [is + read + ing]
(c) We are playing a board game. [are + play + ing]
(d) I am learning a new language. [am + learn + ing]
(e) The teachers are sitting in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]
(f) My mother is cooking food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]
Q 5. Study the following picture and fill in
the blanks with the present progressive form of verbs.
(a) Govind and Anu _____________ football.
(b) Pema ___________ flowers.
(c) Anil _____________ the scorecard.
(d) The mother ___________ a book.
(e) The dog __________ to catch the ball.
(f) The birds _________ in the sky.
Ans.
(a) Govind and Anu are playing football.
(b) Pema is arranging flowers.
(c) Anil is holding the score card.
(d) The mother is reading a book.
(e) The dog is trying to catch the ball.
(f) The birds are flying in the sky.
Q 6. Study the following sentences from the
story and complete the table. One example has been done for you.
(a) I’d better listen closely.
(b) When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him.
(c) Then I’ll call out very loudly…
|
S. No. |
Sentence |
Question |
Word |
|
1. |
I’d
better listen closely. |
How
does he listen? |
a.
closely |
|
2. |
When
he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him. |
How
does she call out? |
b. |
|
3. |
Then
I’ll call out very loudly. |
How
does she call out? |
c. |
Words that give more information about the verb, such as how,
when, where, etc. are called adverbs.
Ans.
|
S. No. |
Sentence |
Question |
Word |
|
1. |
I’d
better listen closely. |
How
does he listen? |
a.
closely |
|
2. |
When
he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him. |
How
does she call out? |
b. softly |
|
3. |
Then
I’ll call out very loudly. |
How
does she call out? |
c. loudly |
Q 7. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs
from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.
|
Warmly |
Gracefully |
Smoothly |
Beautifully |
|
Funnily |
Quickly |
Hurriedly |
(a) He solved the mathematics problem _____________.
(b) The car moved _____________ along the highway.
(c) The musician played the guitar _____________.
(d) Shobha danced _____________.
(e) Rohit left the house _____________.
Ans.
(a) He solved the mathematics problem quickly.
(b) The car moved smoothly along
the highway.
(c) The musician played the guitar beautifully.
(d) Shobha danced gracefully.
(e) Rohit left the house hurriedly.
Q 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs
from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.
|
Honestly |
Brightly |
Peacefully |
Sweetly |
|
Angrily |
Slowly |
Tirelessly |
Once upon a time in a small forest, animals lived (i) peacefully. The wise old
tortoise moved (ii) slowly but
always won the race against the proud rabbit. The ants worked (iii) tirelessly, gathering food
for the winter. The kind-hearted lion ruled the jungle (iv) honestly,
giving everyone a chance to speak. The birds sang (v) sweetly,
making everyone in the forest happy.
Q 9. Study the following sentences from the
story and choose the correct option.
(i) Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been!
(ii) Ah, at last, they’ve stopped their chatter!
(iii) What should we do?
(iv) What should we name our child?
a. Sentence (i) expresses a feeling of __________. (tiredness/joy)
b. Sentence (ii) expresses a feeling of __________.
(wonder/relief)
c. Sentences (iii) and (iv) ask __________. (answers /questions)
Ans.
a. Sentence (i) expresses a feeling of tiredness.
b. Sentence (ii) expresses a feeling of relief.
c. Sentences (iii) and (iv) ask questions.
Q 10. Punctuate the following sentences and
write whether they are exclamatory or interrogative sentences.
(a) Wow, what an intelligent man he is
(b) Oh how big the hole is
(c) Do you like to read comic books
(d) What is your favourite story
Sentences that express a strong feeling are called exclamatory
sentences. They are marked by an exclamation mark (!).
Sentences that ask questions are called interrogative sentences. They are
marked by a question mark (?).
Ans. (a) Wow, what an intelligent man he is! – Exclamatory sentences
(b) Oh! How big the hole is! – Exclamatory sentences
(c) Do you like to read comic books? – Interrogative sentences
(d) What is your favourite story? – Interrogative sentences
Let us write
The next day, the neighbour asked the man in
the story about what had happened. As the man, tell the neighbour what had
happened in your own words. Remember to include the following:
when …………………………………………………………………….
where …………………………………………………………………….
what …………………………………………………………………….
how …………………………………………………………………….
why …………………………………………………………………….
You may begin this way:
My wife and I were about to sleep last night when we heard someone
…
Ans. My wife and I
were about to sleep last night when we heard some noises at home. When I
looked, I saw that a thief had entered our home. I told my wife to lie down and
do what I said. We started a conversation about our future child’s name. I told
her our son’s name would be Rama. I continued to extend the area our child
would be, from our home to our village street, in the pretext of calling out
Rama, the kotwal of our village, without letting the thief doubt us.
Eventually, Rama heard her scream and arrested the thief.
Q 1. How did the husband find out about the
thief?
Ans. When the man saw his wife quietly listening to the voices
outside, he asked her what she was doing. The wife told him to be silent and
listen to the voices outside. Only then did he get to know about the thief.
Q 2. What was the husband’s plan to catch the
thief?
Ans. The man hatched the plan and told his wife to talk about the
name of their future child’ Rama. He indirectly called Rama, the village
Kotwal, without being doubted by the thief.
Q 3. What was the thief waiting for before
robbing the house?
Ans. The thief waited for the couple to discuss where they had
kept the money or at least fall asleep.
Q 4. Why did the thief call their conversation
‘silly’?
Ans. The thief called their conversation ‘silly’ because it
wasn’t about where they had kept the money. Unknown to him, the wife was
calling out to Rama, the Kotwal, on the pretext of their future son’s name.
Q 5. Who saved the couple from getting robbed?
Did they save themselves, or did Rama save them?
Ans. The couple saved themselves. If it’s not the wife’s
alertness that lets them know about the thief and the husband’s quick-thinking
to hatch the plan against him, they wouldn’t be able to call Rama, the village
Kotwal. It’s their quick thinking that gets the thief arrested.
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