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NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3 Taro’s Reward and the poem 3 The Quarrel in with Hindi Translation and Summary in Hindi and English Medium. The question answers and chapter translation is revised as per the new textbooks issued by NCERT for academic year 2024-25.
NCERT Solutions 6 English Chapter 3 Question Answers
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3
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6 English Chapter 3 Question – Answers
Question-Answers, working with the text, writing, working with the language, etc. of Chapter 3 Taro’s Reward and and question answers of poem 3 The Quarrel.
| Class: 6 | English |
| Textbook: | Honeysuckle |
| Chapter 3: | Taro’s Reward |
| Content: | Question Answers, Summary, Translation |
| Content Type: | PDF, Videos and Images |
Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3 – Important Questions
Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream?
Taro ran in the direction of stream because he had never heard before that sound of falling water. He was thirsty also.
How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking saké?
After drinking sake, his father warmth as well as energetic. He stopped shivering and started dancing.
Why did the waterfall give Taro saké and others water?
Taro was a thoughtful son. Therefore the waterfall obliged Taro and changed water into sake as a reward for him. But the other people were greedy. So, it remained plan water for them.
Why did the villagers want to drown Taro?
The villagers also went to collect sake. But they got only plan water. They thought Taro made them fool. So, they wanted to punish him.
Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
Taro was fully devoted towards his parents. The emperor wanted to encourage all children to respect, obey and serve their parents. So, he rewarded Taro as a role model.
Passages for Comprehension
I – Passage for comprehension
Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions given below:
A YOUNG woodcutter named Taro lived with his mother and father on a lonely hillside. All day long he chopped wood in the forest. 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.
Questions:
1. Who was Taro?
2. What did he want?
3. What was his source of livelihood?
II – Passage for comprehension
Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions given below:
Taro saw a beautiful little waterfall hidden behind a rock. Kneeling at a place where the water flowed quietly, he cupped a little in his hands and put it to his lips. Was it water? Or was it saké? He tasted it again and again, and always it was the delicious saké instead of cold water.
Taro quickly filled the pitcher he had with him and hurried home. The old man was delighted with the saké. After only one swallow of the liquid he stopped shivering and did a little dance in the middle of the floor.
Questions:
1. What did Taro see behind the rock?
2. Why was he surprised?
3. Why did he hurry home?
III – Passage for comprehension
Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions given below:
The story of Taro and his magic waterfall reached the Emperor of Japan. He sent for the young woodcutter, and rewarded him with twenty pieces of gold for having been so good and kind. Then he named the most beautiful fountain in the city after Taro. This, said the Emperor, was to encourage all children to honour and obey their parents.
Questions:
1. Who rewarded Taro and why?
2. What did Taro get as a reward?
3. Find a word from passage that means the same as to ‘respect’.
Suggested Answers of Passages
Answers: Passage I
1. Taro was a hard working young man and a poor woodcutter.
2. He wanted to make their parents happy by fulfilling their needs.
3. He used to chop wood in the forest and earned money by selling it.
Answers: Passage II
1. Taro saw a little waterfall behind the rock.
2. He was surprised because the water tasted like sake instead of cold water.
3. He hurried home to offer the sake to his old, shivering father.
Answers: Passage III
1. The Emperor of Japan rewarded Taro for his goodness, obedience and service to his old parents.
2. Taro got twenty pieces of gold in reward.
3. Honour.
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What does the story chapter 3 from class 6th Honeysuckle tell us about the nature of the Taro the woodcutter?
The story tells us about the taro and his struggle to give his old parents a good life and all the necessities. For that his words so hard in the forest to cut trees.
Why do you think in the story chapter 3 class 6th honeysuckle magic fountains gave only Sake to only Taro?
I think Taro was honest and hardworking he doesn’t have that greed that is why the magic fountain gave him only sake rest of the villagers tried to take the advantage of Taro’s found and this is why the fountain gave them only water.
What is the moral of the story given in chapter 3 from 6th English?
I think the moral of the story is to always work hard and respect your parents and take care of them. As for the hard work and honesty, the forest gave him Sake. For taking care of the parents and his honesty the king gave him the gold pieces.
Do you think the poem in chapter 3 from class 6th English is easy to memorize?
The poet used easy language to make children understand and the poem is not that long so this makes it easy to memorize.
