Solutions “Rama to the Rescue” English Class 6 Unit 1 Chapter 3

Rama to the Rescue – Part 3

Let us do these activities before we read.

Question 1. Identify the following people.

How do they help us when we are in trouble?

The police help us by keeping our lives and property safe.

The doctors treat us when we are sick.

The Fire brigade extinguishes fire when our properties catch fire and saves our life also

Question 2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

The word ‘rescue’ means to _______ .
(a) make fun of someone
(b) save someone
(c) ask someone for help

Answer: (b) save someone

Question 3. Work in pairs.

Put a tick mark at the end of the phrases describing those who need to be rescued.

(a) A man stuck in a building on fire. ✔️

(b) A woman buying vegetables in the market.

(c) A dog who has hurt its leg. ✔️

(d) A tree being cut down in a forest. ✔️

Question 4.
The policeman in the story you are about to read is called the Kotwal. Some people call him Thaanedar. What do you call a policeman in your language? Share it with your classmates and teacher.

Answer: We call a policeman ‘police’ in our language.

5. Imagine you are alone at home and you face a problem. Answer the following questions and share your answers with your teacher and classmates.

(a) Will you solve the problem yourself or wait for someone to help you?

Answer: It depends on the nature of the problem. If it’s something manageable, I would try to solve it myself. If it’s more serious, I will seek someone to help me.

(b) How will you deal with the problem? Give a reason.

(i) Be worried about the problem and give up.

(ii) Feel angry that only you have the problem.

(iii) Think quickly about ways to solve the problem. ✔️

Reason: It’s important to stay calm and think of a solution. Acting quickly and wisely can help resolve the issue effectively.

Let us read

Circle the odd one:

The characters are: husband, wife, children

Answer : children

Who entered the house?: guest, robber, Kotwal

Answer: robber

Let us discuss

Let us discuss

Write whether True or False.

1.) The man tells his plan to his wife.  True

2.) The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.  True

Let us discuss

1. Along with your classmates, call out the name ‘Rama’– softly, loudly and very loudly

2. What do you think will happen next in the story?

Answer: I think Rama, the kotwal, will come to the rescue after hearing his name called loudly. He might catch the thief and save the day, ensuring the safety of the man and his wife.

Let us discuss

1. Work in pairs to match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B. Check your answers by sharing them with your teacher and classmates.

2. Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.

Answer:

Main Characters → Man, wife, Rama
Setting → In a Village
Other Characters → Thief
Problem → The thief was trying to find out the location of the money to steal it.
Solution → The wife started calling out Rama, the village Kotwal’s name. He heard his name and caught the thief.

Let us think and reflect

Question 1. Read the following lines and then answer the questions that follow.

(a) Man: What’s the matter? What are you looking at?
Wife: Ssh! Listen!
Man: Somebody is trying to get in.
Wife: I … I think he has got in … the noise has stopped.

(i) What makes the man say the first line?

Answer:  The man hears his wife suddenly becoming quiet and looking towards the door, which makes him curious and concerned about what she has noticed.

(ii) Choose the correct option.

The wife says ‘Ssh! Listen!’. What does the word ‘Ssssh’ mean here?

(a) sleep
(b) help
(c) rest
(d) be silent

Answer:  (d) be silent

How can you tell that the wife was listening carefully?

Answer: The wife was listening carefully because she noticed the change in the noise and immediately tried to quiet her husband so she could hear what was happening more clearly.

(b) Rama, the village kotwal, ran to the house from which he heard his name being called.
Rama: Oh, Oh! Some thief has dug his way into this house.

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the given lines.

The villagers caught the thief and took him to the   Police Station .

Choose the correct option.
What do the words “Oh, Oh!” show here?

a. surprise

b. anger

c. pain

d. happiness

Answer:  a. surprise

3. What did the thief wish would happen? Did it happen?

Answer: The thief hoped that the man and his wife would tell each other where they kept their jewels so he could steal them. Yes, they did talk about it, but it was a trick to catch the thief.

4. How did the man and his wife get help from the kotwal?

Answer: The man and his wife called out loudly to “Rama” (the kotwal) as part of their plan, and he came running to help, along with the villagers. They caught the thief.

5. Do you think cleverness can help us solve our problems? Why do you say so?

Answer: Yes, being clever can help solve problems because it helps us think of smart ways to deal with difficult situations, just like the man and his wife did to catch the thief.

Let us learn

The highlighted words given in the above sentences have one letter missing in each. What are they? Share them with your teacher and classmates.

Now, write the full words with the missing letter.

(a) _________ feeling so sleepy…
(b) _________ a thief.
(c) _____ awake.

Answer:

(a) I am feeling so sleepy…

(b) It is a thief.

(c) They are awake.

2. Expand the following words. Two examples have been done for you. Use the contracted form of these words in sentences of your own.

Answer:

Question 3.
Study the highlighted words and the words in the brackets in the following sentences from the story.

(a) I am feeling so sleepy. [am + feel + ing]

(b) What are you looking at? [are + look + ing]

(c) Somebody is trying to get in. [is + try + ing]

(d) They are saying something. [are + say + ing]

(e) Perhaps, they are talking about their money. [are + talk + ing]

Now, choose the correct option.

The sentences (a) – (e) refer to actions that _________

Answer:

The sentences (a) – (e) refer to actions that are going on at the time of speaking.

4. Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences.

(a) I ______________ in Grade 6. [am + study + ing]
(b) My friend ______________ a story book. [is + read + ing]
(c) We ______________ a board game. [are + play + ing]
(d) I ______________ a new language. [am + learn + ing]
(e) The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]
(f) My mother ______________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]

Answers :

(a) I  am studying  in Grade 6.

(b) My friend  is reading  a storybook.

(c) We  are playing  a board game.

(d) I  am learning  a new language.

(e) The teachers  are sitting  in the staff room.

(f) My mother  is cooking  food in the kitchen.

5. Study the following picture and fill in the blanks with the present progressive form of verbs.

(a) Govind and Anu  are playing  football.

(b) Pema  is watering  flowers.

(c) Anil  is keeping  the scorecard.

(d) The mother  is reading  a book.

(e) The dog  is running  to catch the ball.

(f) The birds  are flying  in the sky.

6.) Study the following sentences from the story and complete the table. One example has been done for you.

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.

warmly, gracefully, smoothly, beautifully, funnily, quickly, hurriedly

(a) He solved the mathematics problem  quickly.

(b) The car moved  smoothly  along the highway.

(c) The musician played the guitar  beautifully.

(d) Shobha danced  gracefully.

(e) Rohit left the house  hurriedly.

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below:

Once upon a time in a small forest, animals lived  (i)  peacefully.  The wise old tortoise moved  (ii)  slowly  but always won the race against the proud rabbit. The ants worked  (iii)  tirelessly,  gathering food for the winter. The kind-hearted lion ruled the jungle  (iv)  honestly, giving everyone a chance to speak. The birds sang  (v)  sweetly,  making everyone in the forest happy.

Question 9. Study the following sentences from the story and choose the correct option.

(i) Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been!
(ii) Ah, at last, they’ve stopped their chatter!
(iii) What should we do?
(iv) What should we name our child?

a. Sentence (i) expresses a feeling of __________. (tiredness/joy)
b. Sentence (ii) expresses a feeling of __________. (wonder/relief)
c. Sentences (iii) and (iv) ask __________. (answers /questions)

Answer:

(i) tiredness
(ii) relief
(iii) questions
(iv) questions

10.) Punctuate the following sentences and write whether they are exclamatory or interrogative sentences.

(a) Wow, what an intelligent man he is

Ans. Wow, what an intelligent man he is! Exclamatory Sentence

(b) Ohhow big the hole is

Ans. Oh, how big the hole is! Exclamatory Sentence

(c) Do you like to read comic books

Ans. Do you like to read comic books? Interrogative Sentence

(d) What is your favourite story

Ans. What is your favourite story? Interrogative Sentence

Let us speak

2. Discuss in pairs:
(a) Why do you think it’s important for people to keep their house and
themselves safe? Tick the suitable reasons.

(i) To be safe from injury
(ii) To keep family members and pets safe
(iii) To stop accidents from happening
(iv) To make sure they visit the doctor regularly
(v) To stop robbery
(vi) To pay the electricity bill
(vii) To save money

Ans.

(i) To be safe from injury

(ii) To keep family members and pets safe

(iii) To stop accidents from happening

(v) To stop robbery

(b) Sharing Reasons:

I think it’s important because being safe prevents injuries and keeps everyone healthy.

I feel it’s necessary as it protects our family and pets from harm.

The reason we need to look at safety is to avoid accidents and stop robberies from happening.

(c) Sharing Ideas for Safety:

I think they should  always lock their doors and windows at night.

I suppose they could  install security cameras or alarms.

They must  keep emergency phone numbers handy.

They should  teach children not to open the door for strangers.

How about  having good lighting around the house to deter thieves?

Let us write

The next day, the neighbour asked the man in the story about what had happened. As the man, tell the neighbour what had happened in your
own words. Remember to include the following:

when …………………………………………………………………….
where …………………………………………………………………….
what …………………………………………………………………….
how …………………………………………………………………….
why …………………………………………………………………….

You may begin this way:
My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone …

Neighbor: What happened last night?

You (the man): My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone trying to get into our house. We were in our bedroom when we heard the noise coming from the front door. We quickly realized that it might be a thief, so we came up with a plan. We pretended to talk about where we kept our jewels, hoping the thief would overhear. Then, we loudly called out for Rama, the kotwal, to come help us. The thief was caught because the kotwal and the villagers rushed to our house when they heard us calling. We did this to trick the thief and keep our home safe.

Let Us Explore:

Who will you call if:

• You see a fire: Call the fire department.
• You see someone getting hurt: Call an ambulance or emergency services.
• You see a wounded animal: Call an animal rescue service or veterinarian.
• You see someone suspicious: Call the police.
• You find a lost child: Call the police or take the child to the nearest help center.
• You get lost: Call a trusted adult or emergency services.