English Question Answers Chapter 3.2 – The Magic Herb Class 6 Maharashtra Board

Question Answers For All Chapters – English Class 6

1. Answer the following questions:

1. Who was knocking on the door of the inn?

• A poor and tired merchant was knocking on the door.

2. Why was the innkeeper not pleased?

• The innkeeper was not pleased because the merchant looked poor and wore simple clothes.

3. What did the merchant request?

• The merchant requested a simple dinner and a place to stay for the night.

4. Why did the innkeeper not drive the merchant away?

• He thought it would harm his reputation, so he allowed the merchant to stay.

5. What was the speciality of the magic herb?

• The magic herb made people forget something after eating it.

6. What did the merchant forget?

• The merchant forgot to pay the innkeeper for his stay and food.

2. Convert the Story into a Play (Group Activity)

• Form small groups and assign roles like merchant, innkeeper, and innkeeper’s wife.
• Act out the story with dialogues from the text.

3. Describe the Merchant and the Innkeeper

The Merchant:

• He was poor and tired but honest and clever.
• He wore simple clothes and carried a small cloth bag.
• He requested food and shelter politely.

The Innkeeper:

• He was greedy and unkind.
• He wanted to cheat the merchant using the magic herb.
• He learned a lesson when the merchant forgot to pay him.

4. Words with a Silent ‘K’ and Underlining Silent Letters

Words with a Silent ‘K’:

• Knock
• Knife

Underline the Silent Letter in These Words:

• Write → write
• Right → right
• Wrist → wrist
• Palm → palm
• School → school
• Listen → listen
• Rhyme → rhyme
• Hour → hour
• Scissors → scissors

5. Rearranging Sentences Based on Timeline (Tenses Activity)

Past Actions (What happened before):

• I sharpened my tusks yesterday.
• Last week, my teacher asked us to do a project.
• Once, the fox played a trick on me.
• We tried to use a magic herb on a poor merchant.

Present Actions (What is happening now):

• I am a wild boar. I live in this jungle.
• Hi! I am Nu-jo. I live on a faraway planet.
• This is my friend, Fox.

Future Actions (What will happen next):

• I will drive my enemies away.
• I will visit Planet Earth for my project.
• Now he will behave himself.
• We will never use the magic herb again.