Questions and Answers of Taro’s Reward – Class 6th

Questions and Answers of Taro’s Reward

Question 1:

1. Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream?

• Taro ran to the stream because he was really thirsty and had never seen a stream before.

1. How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking saké?

• Taro’s father danced happily after drinking saké and stopped shivering.

1. Why did the waterfall give Taro saké and others water?

• The waterfall gave Taro saké because he was a good son, while others got water because they were greedy.

1. Why did the villagers want to drown Taro?

• The villagers wanted to drown Taro because they thought he tricked them into getting plain water instead of saké.

1. Why did the Emperor reward Taro?

• The Emperor rewarded Taro for being a dutiful son to his parents and set him as an example for other children.

Mark the right item:

1. Taro earned very little money because

• (iii) the price of wood was very low.

1. Taro decided to earn extra money

• (ii) to buy his old father some saké.

1. The neighbour left Taro’s hut in a hurry because

• (iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.

Working with language:

Question A:

• honest, trustworthy, efficient.

Question B:

• (i) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.
• (ii) Rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.

Question C:

• sad, bad; chop, stop; last, fast; wax, ax; wood, could; sound, round; way, day.

Question D:

• A young woodcutter lived on a lonely hillside. He was a thoughtful son who worked hard but earned little money. One day he saw a beautiful waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it delicious.
• (i) sadder; (ii) harder; (iii) earlier; (iv) faster; (v) earlier.

Speaking and Writing:

Question B:

• Activity to be done by yourself.

Dictation:

Question 1:

• bed: red, shed
• wax: axe, tax
• fast: last, cast
• chop: hop, shop
• young: tongue, unsung