Class 6 English

Chapter 1 Solutions — Fables and Folk Tales

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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Fables and Folk Tales (Chapter 1, NCERT Class 6 English) — every question and answer worked out in full, not just the final result. You can also read the Fables and Folk Tales textbook chapter.

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Let us discuss (mid-story) — A Bottle of Dew

What did Rama Natha believe?
How did the sage help Rama Natha?
Do you think Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew? Give a reason.

Let us discuss (end-story) — A Bottle of Dew

Why was Rama Natha angry?
How did Rama Natha and Madhumati create wealth?

Let us think and reflect — A Bottle of Dew

1.
Read the passage …
- (i) Complete the sentence with a suitable reason: Rama Natha did not 'give up' because _____.
- (ii) Read the column which shows 'what happened' and write the correct outcome: A. People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion. B. Rama Natha was spending a lot of money.
- (iii) Write whether True or False: A. Madhumati was troubled about what her husband did. B. Rama Natha was very happy digging his fields. C. The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha.
2.
Read the passage …
- (i) Choose the correct order of events: A. The sage smiled. B. Rama Natha gave the bottle to the sage. C. Rama Natha dropped a few drops of water on a copper vessel. D. He said something in a low voice over the water. E. Rama Natha waited to see if the magic worked. Options:
- (a) A, E, D, B, C
- (b) B, A, D, C, E
- (c) C, D, A, B, E
- (d) A, D, B, E, C.
- (ii) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the lines: Seeing that the plant had dried up, the gardener ____________ some water on it.
- (iii) How might Rama Natha have felt when nothing happened to the copper vessel?
What did the sage ask Rama Natha to do to make the magic potion?
Why did the sage ask Rama Natha to do everything himself?
How could Rama Natha have a big banana plantation after six years?
How did the sage make Rama Natha believe that there is no magic potion?
7.
Fill in the 'before and after' table about Rama Natha: What he did before meeting the sage
- (i) and (ii); What he did after meeting the sage
- (i) and (ii).

Let us learn — A Bottle of Dew

Use the correct words from the box (promised, remember, spending, huge, cheated, difficult, luck, market) to complete the paragraph. (Two extra words are not needed.) 'There was a farmer who had a _______ coconut plantation. He worked hard and did not depend on _______. Every day was _______ but he did not give up. One day, a man bought a bag of coconuts from him, and _______ to pay him the…
Complete the meanings of the words in Column B, which are homophones of the Column A words: I → eye (meaning: ___); your → you're (meaning: short form of 'you are'); dew → due (meaning: ___); son → sun (meaning: ___); one → won (meaning: ___); ate → eight (meaning: ___); see → sea (meaning: ___).
Choose four pairs of homophones from the table and write a sentence for each pair that uses both homophones in the same sentence. (Example given: 'I ate eight bananas for breakfast today.')
Match the phrases in Column A with the phrases in Column B using the connecting words (because, before, as soon as, as) to make meaningful sentences: 1. The children submitted their work (When?) → (connecting word: before/as soon as) → the bell rang / the deadline. 2. He did not want to try rock climbing (Why?) → (connecting word: because) → of his fear of heights. 3. The children ran towards…
Read the tongue twisters: 'Bunty bhaiya bought a big bunch of bananas.' / 'A big bunch of bananas was bought by Bunty bhaiya.' Now create your own tongue twister and share it with your peers.

Let us discuss — The Raven and the Fox

1.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option. Stanza 1:
- (i) Mr Raven is a _____ (bird/frog).
- (ii) The name of the fox is _____ (Raven/Reynard).
- (iii) Mr Raven had _____ in his beak (a piece of food/a bunch of leaves). Stanza 2:
- (i) The Fox calls the Raven a _____ bird (foolish/good-looking).
- (ii) The Fox asks the Raven to _____ (dance/sing).
- (iii) The Raven and the Fox live in the _____…
2.
Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B: 1. perched 2. morsel 3. seek 4. pride 5. eyed 6. limb 7. woods
- (i) a small piece of food
- (ii) looked with interest at something
- (iii) feeling that you are better than others
- (iv) sat on a branch
- (v) to look for something
- (vi) a smaller area of forest with similar kind of trees
- (vii) branch of a tree

Let us think and reflect — The Raven and the Fox

1.
Read: 'Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird. / Such feathers! If you would only sing, / The birds of these woods would call you King.'
- (i) 'Such feathers' refer to _____ feathers: A. shiny and beautiful B. black and dull C. grey and long D. short and unattractive.
- (ii) Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven 'King'?
- (iii) Why does the Fox address the Raven as 'Sir'?
2.
Read: 'The Raven, who did not see the joke, / Forgot that his voice was just a croak. / He opened his beak, in his foolish pride–'
- (i) Why did the Raven open his beak?
- (ii) Complete: Fox : clever :: Raven : _____.
Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?

Let us learn — The Raven and the Fox

1.
Write the rhyming words from the poem. Stanza 1:
- (i) limb–him
- (ii) ___–___ Stanza 2:
- (i) word–___
- (ii) ___–___ Stanza 3:
- (i) joke–___
- (ii) ___–___ Stanza 4:
- (i) know–___
- (ii) ___–___
Pick another example of alliteration from Stanza 2 of the poem. (Alliteration = repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words in a group.)
Choose the correct opposites from the box (wise, happy, notice, humility, dim, flew, cried, remembered, silly) and complete the table. (Two extra words are not needed.) 1. perched 2. forgot 3. foolish 4. pride 5. laughed 6. ignore 7. glow

Let us discuss (mid-story I) — Rama to the Rescue

Circle the odd one out: 1. The characters are: husband, wife, children 2. Who entered the house? guest, robber, Kotwal

Let us discuss (mid-story II) — Rama to the Rescue

Write whether True or False: 1. The man tells his plan to his wife. 2. The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.

Let us discuss (mid-story III) — Rama to the Rescue

What do you think will happen next in the story?

Let us discuss (Amar Chitra Katha) — Rama to the Rescue

1.
Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B: 1. wonder 2. yard 3. chatter 4. instead 5. closely 6. perhaps
- (i) in place of someone or something
- (ii) carefully
- (iii) an area outside a building
- (iv) talk for a long time about unimportant things
- (v) maybe
- (vi) a feeling of surprise
Fill in the story grid for 'Rama to the Rescue': Main Characters, Other Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution.

Let us think and reflect — Rama to the Rescue

1.
Read the dialogue: '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?
- (ii) The wife says 'Ssssh! Listen!' — what does 'Ssssh' mean here? A. sleep B. help C. rest D. be silent.
- (iii) How can you tell that the wife was listening carefully?
2.
Read: 'Rama, the village kotwal, ran to the house from which he heard his name being called. Rama: Oh, Oh! Some thief has dug his way into this house.'
- (i) Fill in the blank: The villagers caught the thief and took him to the _____.
- (ii) What do the words 'Oh, Oh!' show here? A. surprise B. anger C. pain D. happiness.
- (iii) How can you tell that the kotwal was good at his job?
Give one reason why the man and his wife were not able to fall asleep.
What did the thief wish would happen? Did it happen?
How did the man and his wife get help from the kotwal?
Do you think cleverness can help us solve our problems? Why do you say so?

Let us learn — Rama to the Rescue

Write the full words (with the missing letter restored) for the contracted words from the story: 1. I'm feeling so sleepy. → _____ feeling so sleepy. 2. It's a thief. → _____ a thief. 3. They're awake. → _____ awake.
Expand the following contracted words: 1. what's 2. I'll 3. I'd 4. we'll 5. that's 6. we're 7. don't 8. you'll 9. must've
Study the sentences: 1. I am feeling so sleepy. [am + feel + ing] 2. What are you looking at? [are + look + ing] 3. Somebody is trying to get in. [is + try + ing] 4. They are saying something. [are + say + ing] 5. Perhaps, they are talking about their money. [are + talk + ing]. Choose the correct option: The sentences 1–5 refer to actions that _____. [are going on at the time of speaking /…
Fill in the blanks using the present progressive tense: 1. I _____ in Grade 6. [am + study + ing] 2. My friend _____ a story book. [is + read + ing] 3. We _____ a board game. [are + play + ing] 4. I _____ a new language. [am + learn + ing] 5. The teachers _____ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing] 6. My mother _____ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]
Study: 'I'd better listen closely.' — How does he listen? 'When he's in the house, I'll call out softly to him.' — How does she call out? 'Then I'll call out very loudly.' — How does she call out? What kind of words are 'closely', 'softly', 'loudly'?
Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box (warmly, gracefully, smoothly, beautifully, funnily, quickly, hurriedly). Two extra words are not needed. 1. He solved the mathematics problem _____. 2. The car moved _____ along the highway. 3. The musician played the guitar _____. 4. Shobha danced _____. 5. Rohit left the house _____.
Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box (honestly, brightly, peacefully, sweetly, angrily, slowly, tirelessly). Two extra words are not needed. 'Once upon a time in a small forest, animals lived 1. _____. The wise old tortoise moved 2. _____ but always won the race against the proud rabbit. The ants worked 3. _____, gathering food for the winter. The kind-hearted lion ruled the…
Study the sentences from the story and choose the correct option: 1. 'Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been!' expresses a feeling of _____ (tiredness/joy). 2. 'Ah, at last, they've stopped their chatter!' expresses a feeling of _____ (wonder/relief). 3. 'What should we do?' and 'What should we name our child?' ask _____ (answers/questions).
Punctuate the following sentences and write whether they are exclamatory or interrogative: 1. Wow what an intelligent man he is 2. Oh how big the hole is 3. Do you like to read comic books 4. What is your favourite story

Let us explore — Rama to the Rescue

1.
Find out from your teacher or parents what you would do in the following situations. Who will you call if:
- (a) you see fire
- (b) you see someone getting hurt
- (c) you see a wounded animal
- (d) you see someone suspicious
- (e) you find a lost child
- (f) you get lost

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