English Important Questions Chapter 2.4 – The Mouse Merchant Class 6 Maharashtra Board

Important Questions For All Chapters – English Class 6

1. Who was Somadatta?

• Somadatta was a poor orphan boy.

2. What did the rich merchant give to Somadatta?

• He gave him a dead mouse.

3. Why did Somadatta take the dead mouse?

• He wanted to start a business.

4. What did Somadatta get in exchange for the mouse?

• He got two handfuls of gram.

5. How did Somadatta earn sticks from the laborers?

• He gave them roasted gram and water.

6. What did Somadatta do with the sticks?

• He sold them in the market.

7. What did the potter give Somadatta in exchange for wood?

• The potter gave him pots and pitchers.

8. How did Somadatta become rich?

• He worked hard, traded wisely, and saved money.

9. What did Somadatta give back to the rich merchant?

• A golden mouse.

10. What qualities helped Somadatta become successful?

• Hard work, intelligence, and politeness.

11. Why did the rich merchant scold his son?

• The merchant’s son was lazy and wasted money, so the merchant scolded him.

12. How did Somadatta start his business with a dead mouse?

• He traded the mouse for gram, then exchanged gram for sticks, and kept growing his business.

13. Why did the laborers give sticks to Somadatta?

• They had no money, so they paid with sticks in exchange for food and water.

14. How did Somadatta’s business grow bigger?

• He traded sticks for pots, sold them, and saved money to expand his business.

15. Why did Somadatta give a golden mouse to the merchant?

• He wanted to return the dead mouse in a valuable form as a sign of his success.