NCERT Solutions for Taro’s Reward Class 6 Honeysuckle
Book Solutions1 A
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.1 B
How did Taro’s
father show his happiness after drinking saké?
Answer
After drinking saké, Taro’s father show his happiness by doing a little dance in the middle of the floor.1 C
Answer
The waterfall give
Taro saké 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.
1 D
Answer
The villagers want to drown Taro because they thought that he had tricked them by telling that stream gives saké.1 E
Answer
The emperor
rewarded Taro for as he honoured and obeyed his parents. This was done
to encourage all the children to honor and obey their parents.
2
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.
2. Taro decided to earn extra money
(i) to live a more comfortable life.
(ii) to buy his old father some saké.
(iii) to repair the cracks in the hut.
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.
Answer
► (iii) the price of
wood was very low.
► (ii) to buy his old father some
saké.
► (iii) she wanted to tell the
whole village about the waterfall.
1
Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable.
This shows that he was …
thoughtful, hardworking, loving, honest, considerate, trustworthy, efficient, kind
Answer
This shows that he was …thoughtful, loving, considerate, kind.2
‘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 saké for his father.
(Mark the right item.)
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.)
Answer
► (iii) Taro’s inability to buy
expensive saké for his father.
► (ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
3
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
4 A
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 wood cutter 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.4 B
(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
► sadder
► harder
► earlier
► faster
► earlier
2 A
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
The parts of the story that show that Taro is thoughtful,
hardworking, and also wise are-
Though he worked very hard, he earned very little money.
This made him sad, for he was a thoughtful son and wanted to give his old
parents everything they needed.
'How do I get a little sake for my poor old father?' He
decided to work harder than before.
He began to chop even faster, thinking of the extra money he
must earn to buy the sake to warm the old man's bones.
Taro quickly filled the pitcher he had with him and hurried
home.
Next morning, Taro started for work even earlier than the
morning before.
Taro had been wise enough to slip behind a rock when he saw
how things were going. He was nowhere to be found.
2 B
(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?
(ii) Which story do you like better, and why? Do you know
such stories in other languages? Discuss these questions in class.
Answer
(i) No, I do not believe in magic.
In the story 'Taro's Reward', the unknown stream in the
forest starts giving Taro sake instead of water. Sake is a delicious and very
expensive drink that Taro's father wished he could have. Taro was so
thoughtful, considerate, and kind that he wanted to work harder than usual.
That is why the magical stream reward Taro by giving him the sake that he
wanted to earn. On the other hand, in 'Who Did Patrick's Homework', the elf
that appeared, taught Patrick to be a organised, disciplined, and responsible
person in the pretext of helping him with his homework.
(ii) I like 'Who Did Patrick's Homework' better than 'Taro's
Reward' because in the previous story, the boy Patrick was initially a lazy
person and did not want to do his homework himself. The elf then taught him the
value of work and discipline in life. This important and positive change in his
personality makes this story more interesting than the latter one.
Yes, I know such a story in another language, namely in
Bengali.
2 C
Now write a paragraph or two about these two stories,
comparing them.
Answer
I know the story 'The Honest Woodcutter' in Bengali.
There was a very poor woodcutter, who had only one axe made
of iron. One day, while he was cutting wood right on the bank of a river, his
axe fell in the water. He was crestfallen as that axe was the tool for his
livelihood and started crying bitterly. Suddenly, a Goddess came out of the
water and asked him the reason behind his sorrow. After hearing his answer, the
Goddess showed him a golden and a silver axe respectively. When he denied the ownership
of those two axes, the Goddess finally gave him his axe. She also gave him the
other two axes as a reward for his honesty in the face of dire poverty.
In 'Taro's Reward' too, the honest and hard work of Taro
earns him the happiness that he deserves. Despite his financial conditions, he
looked after his parents the best he could and always wanted to do more. This
speaks of his character that has both compassion and a caring nature.
3 B
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.
|
cooking |
fishing |
playing football |
|
knitting |
dancing |
listening to music |
|
reading |
sewing |
mountain climbing |
|
walking |
swimming |
learning languages |
|
painting |
watching T.V. |
stamp collecting |
Answer
The most interesting- stamp collecting, painting, learning
languages
Dullest-knitting, sewing, cooking
Most dangerous- mountain climbing,
Safest-watching TV
Most rewarding- listening to music, reading, walking,
fishing
Most exciting- swimming, playing football, dancing
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. bed red shade
2. wax tax lax
3. fast blast dust
4. chop shop flop
5. young stung clung