Chapter 03 Rama to the Rescue

Text Book Solutions

Let us do these activities before we read

Q1: Identify the following people.
How do they help us when we are in trouble?

Ans:

• 
  Policeman – Helps maintain law and order, rescues people in danger.
  
• 
  Firefighter – Extinguishes fires, rescues people from burning buildings.
  
• 
  Doctor – Provides medical care and treatment.
  
• 
  Lifeguard – Rescues people from drowning in water bodies.
  

Q2. 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
Ans: (b) save someone

Q3. Work in pairs. 
 Put a tick mark at the end of the phrases describing those who need to  be rescued. Share your answers with your teacher and classmates.
(a) A man stuck in a building on fire.
Ans: ✓

(b) A woman buying vegetables in the market.
Ans: ✗

(c) A dog who has hurt its leg.
Ans: ✓

(d) A tree being cut down in a forest.
Ans: ✓

Q4. 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.
Ans: In Hindi, a policeman is often called “policewala” or “hawaldar.”

Q5. 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? 
Ans: It depends on the nature of the problem. If it is something I can handle, I will try to solve it myself. If it is too difficult or dangerous, I will wait for 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.
Ans: (iii) Think quickly about ways to solve the problem. It is important to stay calm and think of practical solutions to deal with the problem efficiently.

Let us discuss (Page-22)

Circle the odd one–

Q1. The characters are: husband, wife, children
Ans: children

Q2. Who entered the house?: guest, robber, Kotwal
Ans: guest

Let us discuss (Page- 23)

Write whether True or False.

Q1. The man tells his plan to his wife.
Ans: True

Q2. The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.
Ans: False

Let us discuss(Page-24)

Q1. Along with your classmates, call out the name ‘Rama’– softly, loudly and very loudly. 
Ans: (This is an activity, not applicable for text answers)
Q2. What do you think will happen next in the story?
Ans: I think Rama, the Kotwal, will catch the thief and the couple will be safe.

Let us discuss

Q1. 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.

Ans: 

• 
  wonder – (f) a feeling of surprise
  
• 
  yard – (c) an area outside a building
  
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  chatter – (d) talk for a long time about unimportant things
  
• 
  instead – (a) in place of someone or something
  
• 
  closely – (b) carefully
  
• 
  perhaps – (e) maybe
  

Q2. Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.

Ans: 

Main Characters

• 
  The man
  
• 
  His wife
  

Setting

• 
  A village, one night
  

Other Characters

• 
  Rama, the village Kotwal (watchman)
  
• 
  The thief
  

Problem

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  A thief tries to break into the couple’s house at night.
  

Solution

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  The couple cleverly pretends to call their future child “Rama,” which makes the thief think they are calling the watchman. This prompts the real Rama, the Kotwal, to come and catch the thief.
  

Let us think and reflect

Q1. Read the following lines and then answer the questions that follow.
(a) Man: What’s the matter? What are you looking at?
 Wife: Ssssh! 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? 
Ans: The man says the first line because he noticed his wife looking alarmed.

(ii) Choose the correct option.
The wife says ‘Ssssh! Listen!’. What does the word ‘Ssssh’ mean here?
a. sleep
b. help
c. rest
d. be silent 
Ans: d. be silent

(iii) How can you tell that the wife was listening carefully? 
Ans: The wife was listening carefully because she noticed the noise stopped, indicating someone had entered the house.
(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.

(i) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the given lines.
 The villagers caught the thief and took him to the _____________________.
Ans: Kotwal

(ii) Choose the correct option.
What do the words “Oh, Oh!” show here? 
a. surprise b. anger c. pain d. happiness
Ans: a. surprise

(iii) How can you tell that the kotwal was good at his job? 
Ans: The kotwal was good at his job because he quickly responded to the call and caught the thief.

Q2. Give one reason why the man and his wife were not able to fall asleep.
Ans: They were not able to fall asleep because they heard noises indicating someone was trying to enter their house.

Q3. What did the thief wish would happen? Did it happen? 
Ans: The thief wished the couple would talk about their money. It did not happen.

Q4. How did the man and his wife get help from the kotwal?
Ans: The man and his wife called out “Rama” loudly, making the thief believe the kotwal was being summoned, which prompted the actual kotwal to come and catch the thief.

Q5. Do you think cleverness can help us solve our problems? Why do you say so?
Ans: Yes, cleverness can help us solve our problems because the couple’s clever plan to call out “Rama” tricked the thief and led to his capture.

Let us learn

Q1. Study the highlighted words in the following lines.

• I’m feeling so sleepy…
  
• It’s a thief.
  
• They’re awake.
  

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

• 
  I am feeling so sleepy…
  
• 
  It is a thief.
  
• 
  They are awake.
  

 Now, write the full words with the missing letter.

(a) _________ feeling so sleepy…
Ans: am

(b) _________ a thief.
Ans: is

(c) _____ awake
Ans: are

Q2. Expand the following words. Two examples have been done for you. 
Use the contracted form of these words in sentences of your own

Ans:

Example Sentences:
(a) What’s your name?
(b) I’ll be there soon.
(c) I’d like to go home.
(d) We’ll see you tomorrow.
(e) That’s a good idea.
(f) We’re going to the park.
(g) Don’t worry about it.
(h) You’ll enjoy the movie.
(i) I must’ve missed the train.

Q3. 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 _________________.
[are going on at the time of speaking/happened in the past/will take place in the future]
Ans: 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]
Ans: am studying

(b) My friend ______________ a story book. [is + read + ing]
Ans: is reading

(c) We ______________ a board game. [are + play + ing]
Ans: are playing

(d) I ______________ a new language. [am + learn + ing]
Ans: am learning

(e) The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]
Ans: are sitting

(f) My mother ______________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]
Ans: is cooking

Q5. Study the following picture and fill in the blanks with the present progressive form of verbs.

(a) Govind and Anu _____________ football.
Ans: play

(b) Pema ___________ flowers.
Ans: picks

(c) Anil _____________ the score card.
Ans: checks

(d) The mother ___________ a book. 
Ans: reads

(e) The dog __________ to catch the ball. 
Ans: runs

(f) The birds _________ in the sky.
Ans: fly

Q6. Study the following sentences from the story and complete the table.
One example has been done for you.

Q7. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.

1. 
   He solved the mathematics problem quickly.
   
2. 
   The car moved smoothly along the highway.
   
3. 
   The musician played the guitar beautifully.
   
4. 
   Shobha danced gracefully.
   
5. 
   Rohit left the house hurriedly.
   

Q8. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need

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

Q9. 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)
Ans: tiredness

b. Sentence (ii) expresses a feeling of __________. (wonder/relief)
Ans: relief

c. Sentences (iii) and (iv) ask __________. (answers /questions)
Ans: questions

Q10. 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)

(b) Oh how big the hole is
Ans: Oh, how big the hole is! (exclamatory)

(c) Do you like to read comic books
Ans: Do you like to read comic books? (interrogative)

(d) What is your favourite story
Ans: What is your favorite story? (interrogative)

Let us listen You will listen to a security guard making an announcement to the people in the neighbourhood. As you listen, fill in the blanks with only one word that you hear. (refer to page 38 for transcript) The security guard announced that (i) ____________ has been happening in that area. He advised everyone to stay safe and the kids to tell the (ii) ____________ as soon as they find anything different. They should not forget that (iii) ____________ is the main thing. He asked them to call (iv) ____________ when they need immediate help.
Ans:
(i) robbery
(ii) adults
(iii) safety
(iv) 100

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 …
Ans: My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone trying to get into our house. We were scared and whispered to each other about what to do. We decided to call out “Rama” loudly to scare the thief. Luckily, Rama, our village Kotwal, heard us and came running. He caught the thief and we were safe.

Let us explore

Q1. Find out from your teacher or parents what you would do in the  following situations.
Who will you call if …

• you see fire
  
• you see someone getting hurt
  
• you see a wounded animal
  
• you see someone suspicious
  
• you find a lost child
  
• you get lost
  

Ans:

• 
  you see fire – Call the fire department
  
• 
  you see someone getting hurt – Call an ambulance
  
• 
  you see a wounded animal – Call animal rescue
  
• 
  you see someone suspicious – Call the police
  
• 
  you find a lost child – Call the police
  
• 
  you get lost – Call a trusted family member or friend