Now that you have read and understood the lesson, can you answer these questions? You can put a (âœ”) on the right answer.

1. Why did all the children hate Hari?

(i) Because he would not talk to anyone.

(ii) Because he always pinched them.

(iii) Because he loved stealing their food.

2. “Nobody took Hari’s hand. Nobody went near him. Nobody played with him.” This shows that Hari had

(i) many friends.

(ii) few friends.

(iii) no friends.

3. Which of the following actions would make a friendly person? Write them down.

• Respecting other people.

• Eating a small child’s tiffin.

• Calling people rude names.

• Pushing a smaller boy and making him cry.

• Being helpful to everyone.

• Helping your classmates in school.

• Mocking at friends and hurting their feelings.

• Protecting a weaker person.

Actions which would make a friendly person
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Solution

1. (ii) Because he always pinched them.

2. (ii) no friends

3. Respecting other people.
Being helpful to everyone.
Helping your classmates in school.
Protecting a weaker person.

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(a) A friend begins to tease a classmate because he is poor.

(b) You are watching TV with your family and one of them makes a prejudicial comment about a particular religious community.

(d) Someone tells you a joke that makes fun of a community because of their accent.

(e) Some boys make remarks about girls not being able to play games as well as them.

Discuss in class what the different groups have suggested for the above situations, and also talk about the problems that can come up when raising the issue.

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Which of the following actions would make others happy/unhappy?

respecting elders
playing with friends
watching television all day
caring for pets

• not saying thank you
• visiting a sick friend
• telling lies
• getting angry easily

• being polite
• not sharing
• being greedy
• being honest

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The narrator says that John was "______ of the suff that heroes are not often lucky enough to be made of." His tone is sarcastic because __________.

(i) he hated John

(ii) he felt that John was a threat to him

(iii) John was not particularly good-looking

(iv) nobody liked John

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1. (ii) Because he always pinched them. 2. (ii) no friends 3. Respecting other people. Being helpful to everyone. Helping your classmates in school. Protecting a weaker person.

1. (ii) Because he always pinched them.

2. (ii) no friends

3. Respecting other people.
Being helpful to everyone.
Helping your classmates in school.
Protecting a weaker person.