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Part-6
CHAPTER 1
A. 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. b
B. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F
C. 1. Everyone is unique in his own way.
2. Yes, I appreciate the talent of others.
3. The goat found a small weak spot at the bottom of the garden
enclosed by the high wall and made her way. She ate all the vegetables
she could. On the other hand, the giraffe failed to make his way.
4. The challenge betwen the Goat and the Giraffe was to prove what
they said.
5. Humility is the quality of being humble.
6. The argument between the Goat and the Giraffe was that the goat
said it was better to be short while the giraffe said it was better to
be tall.
D. 1. argument 2. Giraffe 3. humility 4. walking
CHAPTER 2
A. 1. a 2. a 3. d 4. c
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
C. 1. Our parents, teachers and reading are the source of inspiration.
2. We can make others and ourselves feel comfortable by our smile.
3. The four wheels of our life are – ambition, responsibility, curiosity
and ability.
4. Joy and relaxation help us rejuvenate ourselves and make us happy.
5. We can achieve success in life with a strong will, confidence and
determination.
D. 1. source 2. creation 3. battles 4. struggle 5. journey
CHAPTER 3
A. 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. c
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
C. 1. The lion asked the bear to push the king down and on the other hand
asked the king to push the bear down so that he could have his food.
In this way, he tried to convince both of them.
2. Punctuality, honesty, faith and transparency are the main factors in
building trust.
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3. They both refused to listen to the lion because they were faithful
towards each other.
4. Trust is the binding force of all relationships.
5. The king and the bear trusted each other and saved each others’ life.
In this way they both kept the dignity of friendship.
D. 1. trust 2. loud 3. roar 4. respect 5. efficient
CHAPTER 4
A. 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. d
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F
C. 1. The animals and the birds are the two opponents in the war.
2. All the birds and the animals together gave this punishment to the
bat that he would fly around alone at night and would have no
friends.
3. The bat hid himself as the war went on.
4. The bat said it belonged to the bird’s side because it had wings.
5. The moral of the story is ‘‘Loyalty may involve sacrifice’’.
D. 1. animals, birds 2. disloyal 3. battle 4. bat
CHAPTER 5
A. 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. a
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
C. 1. The farmer offered his cow to the tiger.
2. The farmer’s wife tied the turban very high so as to make herself
look as tall as possible.
3. The tiger felt so scared that he ran away into the forest very fast
when he saw the farmer’s wife coming towards him, riding on a
horse.
4. The farmer was ploughing his fields when the tiger came to him.
5. The jackal told the tiger that the person on the horse was not a devil
but the farmer’s wife dressed as a man.
D. 1. confidently 2. bread 3. ploughing 4. overcome
CHAPTER 6
A. 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. d
B. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T
C. 1. The hen refused to take help from other animals in the end to eat the
bread as they had refused to help her at the time of planting, harvest-
ing, grinding and baking.
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2. The red hen planted the wheat grains by herself without anyone’s
help.
3. The red hen’s friends were a black dog, an orange cat and a yellow
goose.
4. The hen’s friends were not ready to help her because they were very
lazy.
5. The bread was made by the red hen. She planted and harvested the
grains of wheat to make bread.
6. The red hen asked for help because she wanted her friends to be
active.
D. 1. lazy 2. wheat 3. bread 4. friends
CHAPTER 7
A. 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. c
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F
C. 1. Mulla organised the grand feast for the people to celebrate his birth-
day party.
2. According to Mulla, the cellar where he kept the pots was magical
and hence the pots gave birth to a new pot. Therefore, Mulla re-
turned a extra pot to each neighbour the first time.
3. According to Mulla, he kept the pots in the cellar from where they
disappeared.
4. People were furious after hearing Mulla. They decided to bring the
matter before the panchayat.
5. Mulla became rich by selling all the utensils in the town.
6. Earlier Mulla told the people that he had a magical cellar where the
pots gave birth to a small pot which he returned to the villagers, who
agreed to the fact because they were benefitted by it. The next time
Mulla told the villagers that their pots were dead and the greedy
villagers became furious because they were in a loss due to it. In this
way he exposed the greed of the villagers.
D. 1. wisdom, tactfulness 2. birthday 3. Panchayat 4. magical
CHAPTER 8
A. 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. c
B. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T
C. 1. We should create opportunities in order to be successful.
2. The famous saying of Alexander the Great was, ‘‘I don’t wait for
opportunities, I create them.’’
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3. Nelson, the great British Admiral wanted to become a naval hero.
He achieved his goal by determination.
4. Ganga Ram was insulted by a chief engineer as he had sat on his
chair. At that moment he decided that he himself would become an
engineer and sit in the same chair. He worked hard and became a
well qualified engineer.
5. Fate is defined as forces outside our control that make things hap-
pen.
6. The moral of the story is ‘‘Determination is the key to success.’’
D. 1. opportunities 2. determined 3. do so 4. struggle
5. fate
CHAPTER 9
A. 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a
B. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T
C. 1. Suresh wanted to leave the job as he was planning to retire and
wanted to spend his days in his own way.
2. Chetan Singh requested Suresh to build a last house because he
wanted to give that house to Suresh as a farewell gift.
3. Suresh did not build the house wholeheartedly because he was tired
and wanted to retire.
4. Suresh realized that he should have worked wholeheartedly to build
the house.
5. The third labourer had a positive and cheerful approach towards his
work.
D. 1. dedication 2. existence 3. contractor 4. construction
CHAPTER 10
A. 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. a
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
C. 1. Aditya was feeling sorry for the old man because he was weak but
still working hard in his old age.
2. The old man replied that he wished to work as long as he was alive.
3. The corporal replied that he was the officer of those soldiers and it
was not his job to help them.
4. The corporal refused the soldiers lift the log because he was their
officer and he thought that it was not his job to help them.
5. The moral of the story is ‘‘Self-help is the best help.’’
D. 1. coolie 2. George Washington 3. bundle 4. principal
5. Hardwork
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CHAPTER 11
A. 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. b
B. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T
C. 1. The Almighty God is the form of a sage knocked at the Brahmin’s
door.
2. Brahmin and his family welcomed the Sage and requested him to
have food with them. In this way, they offered their hospitality to
their guest.
3. The Brahmin offered food to the sage first.
4. After the guest had eaten their food, he stood up and the family saw
that a bright halo light was visible around him.
5. After eating his meal the sage said that he was blessing the entire
family heartedly due to their examplary hospitality and warmth.
D. 1. honesty 2. food 3. bright 4. meal 5. sage
CHAPTER 12
A. 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. b
B. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
C. 1. The king announced that he was the master of the entire world and
that all the men were their servants.
2. When the old man made the comment, the king lost his temper and
became angry.
3. The king promised to dig three wells if the old man could prove
himself.
4. When the old man accepted the challenge, he asked the king to hold
his stick as he wanted to touch the king’s feet.
5. The king belonged to the kingdom of Africa.
D. 1. beggar 2. servants 3. mistaken 4. proof 5. challenge
CHAPTER 13
A. 1. a 2. c 3. c 4. d
B. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T
C. 1. God has blessed us with wisdom and intelligence so that we may
differentiate between good and bad.
2. We should be grateful to God for blessing us with extra qualities of
wisdom and intelligence.
3. The moral of the story is, ‘‘Real worship of God is to serve mankind.’’
4. We can worship God by praying to him and by serving the mankind.
5. We can express our gratitude towards God by worshipping him.
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6. Virtual reality means something not physically existing.
7. Maharishi Ved wanted to teach his students that if they wanted to
have a glimpse to God, they should go to the slums and to the poor,
sick and distressed people and then they would be able to see God
in them.
D. 1. omnipresent 2. mankind 3. gratitude 4. devotion