NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3 Taro’s Reward

Working With the Text (Page 34)

A. Answer the following questions.

Question 1
Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream? (5)
Answer
Taro ran towards the stream because he was thirsty. Secondly, he had never heard the sound of water falling in that area before.

Question 2
How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking sake? (7)
Answer
After drinking sake, Taro’s father expressed his happiness by dancing in the middle of the floor.

Question 3
Why did the waterfall give Taro sake and others water? (12)
Answer
Waterfall gave Taro sake because he was a thoughtful son and used to serve his old parents. On the other hand, other people were just greedy. So, they got only water.

Question 4
Why did the villagers want to drown Taro? (10, 11)
Answer
Because they thought that Taro had tricked them. So, they looked for Taro to punish him.

Question 5
Why did the emperor reward Taro? (13)
Answer
The Emperor of Japan performed Taro so that all children would learn to respect and obey their parents.

B. 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 sake.
(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.

Answers – 1. (iii), 2. (ii), 3. (iii)

Working With Language   (Page 35)

Question A

Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable. Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed. This shows that he was ….

Ans. honest, trustworthy, efficient

Question B

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 sake 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)

Ans: 1. (iii) 2. (ii)

Question C

Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example:  young – lung money – sunny

Ans:

Question D

1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

Ans. A young woodcutter lived on a lonely hillside. He was a thoughtful son who worked hard but earned little money. One day he saw a little waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it delicious.

2. Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.
(i) This made Taro sadder than ever. (3)
(ii) He decided to work harder than before. (3)
(iii) Next morning Taro jumped out of bed earlier than usual. (4)
(iv) He began to chop even faster. (4)
(v) Next morning, Taro started work even earlier than the morning before. (10)  

Speaking and Writing ( Page 36)

Question A

Speak the following sentences clearly but as quickly as you can learn them by heart.
(i) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?
(ii) Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter was a little bitter so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.

Ans: Do it yourself.

Question B

1. The story ‘Taro’s Reward’ shows that Taro is thoughtful, hardworking and wise. Read aloud the parts of the story that show these qualities in Taro
Ans: (i) …. for he was a thoughtful son and wanted to give his old parents everything they needed. (Para 1)
(ii) Though he worked very hard, he earned very little money. (Para 1)
(iii) But Taro had been wise enough to slip behind a rock ….. (Para 11)  

2. (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?
Ans. No, I don’t believe in magic. Magic is just a sleight of hand. in which people are fooled.          In the case of Patrick, there was an elf or small man who helped the Patrick. In the case of Taro, there was a magic waterfall that gave tasty sake to Taro. These were magical things.    

(ii) Which story do you like better, and why? Do you know such stories in other languages? Discuss these questions in class.
Ans: I like both stories because both are interesting and educative. Both stories have good messages for all of us, especially for children.  Secondly, both have a touch of magic.

3. Now write a paragraph or two about these two stories, comparing them.
Ans: Honestly speaking, I do like both stories as they are interesting and have a hint of magic in them. However, I appreciate Taro’s story as it teaches us a major lesson that hard work always pays off and that we should always respect and obey our parents, who sacrifice so much for our sake.

Question C

1. Listen to these children. What are they talking about?

Ans: The three boys are talking about their problems. One finds swimming more difficult than driving. The second disagrees with his view. He thinks that swimming is much less difficult than driving. But the third boy says that learning English is much more difficult than swimming and driving.

2. Work in groups. Agree on each of the activities given below. Decide which is the most interesting, dullest, most dangerous, safest, most rewarding, most exciting.

Ans: 

Dictation (Page 38)

1. Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against each two new words that rhyme with it.    

1. Bed       –   shed,       led    

2. Wax      –   axe,         fax    

3. fast       –   last,         cast    

4. Chop    –   cop,         flop    

5. young   –   among,   tongue

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