Rama to the Rescue NCERT Solutions
The opening exercises introduce the idea of rescue before moving into the characters, events, vocabulary, and comprehension questions from the story.
Q1. Identify the following people. How do they help us when we are in trouble?
Answer:
Police officers: They catch people who break the law, respond during emergencies, and help protect people.
Doctors: They treat people who are sick or injured, provide medical help during emergencies, and give advice about staying healthy.
Firefighters: They put out fires, rescue people and animals from dangerous situations, and teach people about fire safety.
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
Answer: (b) save someone
Q3. 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
Answer:
(a) ✓
(b) ✗
(c) ✓
(d) ✓
Q4. The policeman in the story is called the Kotwal. Some people call him Thaanedar. What do you call a policeman in your language?
Answer: You can answer according to the language you speak. One possible response is: We call a policeman “police” in our language.
Q5. Imagine you are alone at home and you face a problem. Answer the following questions.
(a) Will you solve the problem yourself or wait for someone to help you?
Answer: I will first try to solve the problem myself. If I cannot solve it safely, I will seek help from someone.
(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.
Answer: (iii) Think quickly about ways to solve the problem. The right response may depend on the situation, the people involved, and the help available.
Q6. Circle the odd one out: husband, wife, children.
Answer: Children
Q7. Circle the odd one out: guest, robber, Kotwal.
Answer: Robber
Q8. Write whether the statement is True or False: The man tells his plan to his wife.
Answer: True
Q9. Write whether the statement is True or False: The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.
Answer: False
Q10. Along with your classmates, call out the name ‘Rama’ softly, loudly, and very loudly.
Answer: This is a classroom speaking activity. Practise saying “Rama” at different volumes as directed.
Q11. What do you think will happen next in the story?
Answer: I think Rama, the Kotwal, will hear his name being called and come to the house to catch the thief.
Q12. Match the words with their meanings.
Word | Meaning |
wonder | a feeling of surprise |
yard | an area outside a building |
chatter | talk for a long time about unimportant things |
instead | in place of someone or something |
closely | carefully |
perhaps | maybe |
Q13. Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.
Answer:
Main characters: Man, wife, Rama
Setting: A village
Other character: Thief
Problem: The thief was trying to find the location of the money so that he could steal it.
Solution: The wife began calling out Rama’s name. Rama, the village Kotwal, heard his name and came to the house, where he caught the thief.
Q14. Read the given lines and answer the questions.
(a) What makes the man ask his wife what she is looking at?
Answer: The man notices that his wife’s behaviour has changed and that she is concentrating on something alarming.
(b) The wife says, “Ssssh! Listen!” What does ‘Ssssh’ mean here?
(a) sleep
(b) help
(c) rest
(d) be silent
Answer: (d) be silent
(c) How can you tell that the wife was listening carefully?
Answer: Her concern about the incident and her response to the unusual sound show that she was listening carefully.
Q15. Read the lines about Rama arriving at the house and answer the questions.
(i) Fill in the blank with the correct words: The villagers caught the thief and took him to the ______.
Answer: Police station
(ii) What do the words “Oh, Oh!” show?
(a) surprise
(b) anger
(c) pain
(d) happiness
Answer: (a) surprise
(iii) How can you tell that the Kotwal was good at his job?
Answer: Rama came quickly after hearing his name. His quick response shows that he was alert and good at his job.
Rama to the Rescue Solutions PDF
The Rama to the Rescue Class 6 English NCERT Solutions PDF can help you revise the complete range of exercises in one place. You can return to the story-based questions when you need to revise the sequence of events and use the language exercises to practise contractions, present progressive forms, adverbs, and sentence types.