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Standard VI

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1. "This made...

Question

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 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.)

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Solution

1. ‘This’ refers to (iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive sake for his father.

2. ‘This’ refers to (ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.

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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 the following questions.

1. Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream? (5)

2. How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking saké? (7)

3. Why did the waterfall give Taro saké and others water? (12)

4. Why did the villagers want to drown Taro? (10, 11)

5. Why did the Emperor reward Taro? (13)

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 _________________.

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

(i) This made Taro ___________________ than ever. (3)

(ii) He decided to work ___________________ than before. (3)

(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed ___________________ than usual. (4)

(iv) He began to chop even ____________________. (4)

(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even _______________ than the morning before. (10)

Q. When Rupa was born, his father was 25 years old. Form an equation and draw a graph for this data. From the graph find
(i) The age of the father when Rupa is 25 years old.
(ii) Rupa's age when her father is 40 years old.

Q. A child is looking for his father. He went

90 m

in the East before turning to his right. He went

20 m

before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle's place

30 m

from this point. His father was not there. From here he went

100 m

to the North before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son meet his father from the starting point?

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1. ‘This’ refers to (iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive sake for his father. 2. ‘This’ refers to (ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.

1. ‘This’ refers to (iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive sake for his father.

2. ‘This’ refers to (ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.