CHAPTER -3 Taro’s Reward CLASS 6th |IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & MCQs | NCERT ENGLISH | EDUGROWN

MCQ Questions

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One evening, when Taro and his parents were sitting in a comer of their hut, a strong wind began to blow. It whistled through the cracks of the hut and everyone felt very cold. Suddenly Taro’s father said, “I wish I had a cup of sake; it would warm me and do my old heart good.” This made Taro sadder than ever, for the heart-warming drink called sake was very expensive.

Question 1.
What happened one evening?
(a) There was a heavy rainfall
(b) An angel came there
(c) A strong wind blew
(d) He felt sick

Question 2.
How was the condition of Taro’s house?
(a) There were cracks in the hut
(b) The hut fell down
(c) The hut was covered with water
(d) None of these

Question 3.
What did Taro’s father wish?
(a) A cup of sake
(b) A cup of milk
(c) A cup of tea
(d) A glass of hot water

Question 4.
Why could Taro not buy sake for his father?
(a) He did not want to buy
(b) It was not good for health
(c) He did not want to go to the market
(d) It was expensive

Question 5.
Give the meaning of ‘expensive’.
(a) cheap
(b) costly
(c) fine
(d) raw

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Taro saw a beautiful waterfall hidden behind a rock. Kneeling at a place where the water flowed quietly he cupped a little in his hands and put it to his lips. Was it water? Or was it sake? He tasted it again and again and always it was the delicious sake instead of cold water.

Question 1.
Name the lesson.
(a) A Game of Chance
(b) Taro’s Reward
(c) Fair Play
(d) Who Did Patrick’s Homework

Question 2.
What did Taro see?
(a) A waterfall
(b) A river
(c) A tree
(d) A rock

Question 3.
Where was the waterfall hidden?
(a) Behind a mountain
(b) Behind a hill
(c) Behind a rock
(d) Behind a tree

Question 4.
What did he find in the waterfall?
(a) Cold water
(b) Milk
(c) Hot water
(d) Sake

Question 5.
Give the opposite of ‘beautiful’.
(a) ugly
(b) intelligent
(c) handsome
(d) clever

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Next morning, Taro started for work even earlier than the morning before. He carried with him the largest pitcher he owned, for he intended first of all to go to the waterfall. When he reached it, he found to his great surprise all his neighbours there. They were carrying pitchers, jars, buckets anything they could find to hold the magic sake. Then one villager knelt and held his mouth under the waterfall to drink. He drank agai’n and again, and then shouted angrily, “Water! Nothing but water!” Others also tried, but there was no sake, only cold water.

Question 1.
What did Taro carry with him that day?
(a) A glass
(b) A pitcher
(c) The largest pitcher
(d) A bowl

Question 2.
What did he see near the waterfall?
(a) His neighbours
(b) An angel
(c) The old lady
(d) His parents

Question 3.
What were they carrying?
(a) Pitchers
(b) Jars
(c) Buckets
(d) All of them

Question 4.
Why were they carrying all these things?
(a) For cold water
(b) For sake
(c) For hot water
(d) For milk

Question 5.
………….. was coming out of the waterfall.
(a) Sake
(b) Honey
(c) Milk
(d) Water

(4)

The story of Taro and his magic waterfall reached the Emperor of Japan. He sent for the young woodcutter, and rewarded him with twenty pieces of gold for having been so good and kind. Then he named the most beautiful fountain in the city after Taro. This, said the Emperor, was to encourage all children to honour and obey their parents.

Question 1.
Who heard the story of Taro and magic waterfall?
(a) The king’s men
(b) The Minister
(c) The Emperor
(d) The Sepoy

Question 2.
What did he do?
(a) He punished him
(b) He have him a reward
(c) He gave a job to him
(d) He appointed him his minister

Question 3.
Who is the ‘woodcutter’ here?
(a) Taro
(b) The old man
Taro’s father
(d) Taro’s friend

Question 4.
What did the king reward Taro?
(a) Ten pieces of gold
(b) Ten pieces of silver
(c) Twenty pieces of silver
(d) Twenty pieces of gold

Question 5.
After whose name was the waterfall named?
(a) Taro’s name
(b) Taro’s mother’s name
(c) Taro’s father’s name
(d) The king’s name

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Muttering their anger and disappointment, the villagers left the place one by one. Taro came out from his hiding place. Was it true, he wondered? Was the sake a dream? Once more he caught a little liquid in his hand and put it to his lips. It was the same fine sake. To the thoughtful son, the magic waterfall gave the delicious • sake. To everyone else, it gave only cold water.

Question 1.
Why were the villagers angry?
(a) They could not find Taro
(b) They could not find sake
(c) They could not find the angel
(d) They could not find waterfall

Question 2.
What did Taro do?
(a) Came out from his place
(b) Tried to soothe the villagers
(c) Went away
(d) None of these

Question 3.
What did he taste from waterfall?
(a) Cold water
(b) Milk
(c) Hot water
(d) Sake

Question 4.
What did the waterfall give to all others?
(a) Water
(b) Milk
(c) Sake
(d) Honey

Question 5.
Give the meaning of ‘muttering’,
(a) feeling sorrow
(b) clapping
(c) whispering
(d) talking loudly

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That afternoon, a neighbour stopped by for a visit. Taro’s father politely offered her a cup of the sake. The lady drank it greedily, and thanked the old man. Then Taro told her the story of the magic waterfall. Thanking them for the delicious drink, she left in a hurry. By nightfall she had spread the story throughout the whole village.

Question 1.
Who came to visit Taro’s family?
(a) A lady
(b) A friend of Taro
(c) A gentleman
(d) None of these

Question 2.
What did Taro’s father give to the lady?
(a) A cup of tea
(b) A cup of coffee
(c) A cup of sake
(d) A cup of water

Question 3.
Who told the lady the story of magic waterfall?
(a) Taro’s father
(b) Taro
(c) Taro’s mother
(d) Taro’s friend

Question 4.
What did the lady do?
(a) Went to the waterfall
(b) Spread the news
(c) Said nothing
(d) Told the news to her husband

Question 5.
Which word in the passage means ‘desiring more’?
(a) greedily
(b) thanking
(c) politely
(d) delicious

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Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed earlier than usual and made his way to the forest. He chopped and cut, chopped and cut as the sun climbed, and soon he was so warm that he had to take off his jacket. His mouth was dry, and his face was wet with sweat. “My poor old father!’ he thought. ‘If only he was as warm as I!’ And with that he began to chop even faster, thinking of the extra money he must earn to buy the sake to warm the old man’s bones.

Question 1.
What did Taro do next morning?
(a) He went for a walk
(b) He did not go to work
(c) He got up early
(d) None of these

Question 2.
What did he do then?
(a) He went for a walk
(b) He chopped more and more wood
(c) He did not do anything
(d) He bought sake for his father

Question 3.
Why did he do so?
(a) To earn more money
(b) To help the needy people
(c) lb have more wood
(d) None of these

Question 4.
How did he feel?
(a) Cold
(b) Very hot
(c) Warm
(d) Sick

Question 5.
Who was the ‘old man’?
(a) Taro’s father
(b) Man in jungle
(c) Taro’s uncle
(d) Another woodcutter

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A young woodcutter named Taro lived with his mother and father on a lonely hillside. All day long he chopped wood in the forest. Though he worked very hard, he earned very little money. This made him sad for he was a thoughtful son and wanted to give his parents everything they needed.

Question 1.
What was Taro?
(a) A farmer
(b) A woodcutter
(c) A shoemaker
(d) A guard

Question 2.
With whom did he live on a hillside?
(a) His parents
(b) His mother
(c) His father
(d) His wife

Question 3.
Why was he sad?
(a) He was unhealthy
(b) He had no friends
(c) He earned very little money
(d) He could not work more

Question 4.
He was a …………… son.
(a) thoughtful
(b) careless
(c) clever
(d) thoughtless

Question 5.
Give the meaning of ‘chopped’.
(a) friend
(b) cut into pieces
(c) peeled
(d) wrapped

Important Questions

Question 1.
What does Taro do to earn his living?
Answer:
Taro was a woodcutter. He earned his living by chopping of woods.

Question 2.
What was the wish of the father to save himself from cold?
Answer:
Taro’s father wished to drink sake’ to save himself from cold.

Question 3.
What was the plan of Taro to arrange sake’ for his father?
Answer:
Taro decided to work harder to arranged sake’ for his father.

Question 4.
How did villagers got to know about source of sake’?
Answer:
When a neighbour, visited Taro’s house and was offered sake’, she’asked about the source of it. Taro’s father told her the truth and then she spread the news in the village.

Question 5.
Why did Taro hide himself?
Answer:
Taro hid to save himself from the anger of the villagers.

Question 6.
What was the reward of Taro’s goodnews?
Answer:
Taro received twenty pieces of gold for his kindness.

Question 7.
Why was ‘the most beautiful fountain’ named after Taro?
Answer:
The most beautiful fountain was named after Taro to encourage all children to respect and obey their parents.

Question 8.
Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream?
Answer:
Taro ran in direction of the stream because he was thirsty, and he had never heard before the sound of falling water in that area.

Question 9.
How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking sake’?
Answer:
Taro’s father stopped shivering and did a little dance in the middle of the floor. Thus he showed
his happiness.

Question 10.
Why did the waterfall give Taro sake’ and others water?
Answer:
The waterfall gave Taro sake’ and others water because he was a thoughtful son who gave respect and obeyed his parents always. He also worked very hard to give them everything they needed while others were greedy.

Question 11.
Why did the villagers want to drown Taro?
Answer:
The villagers wanted to drown Taro because they thought he had tricked them.

Question 12.
Why did the emperor reward Taro?
Answer:
The emperor of Japan rewarded Taro for being good and kind towards his parents. This was emperor’s way to encourage all children to respect, obey and serve their parents.

Taro’s Reward Homework Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
What value can be learnt from the life of Taro?
Answer:
Taro is a loving son. His kindness is rewarded by the fountain of sake’, which is a drink to provide warmth to the body. Once his father was feeling cold and desired to drink sake’. So, he decided to work hard to earn more money. His earnest way was rewarded by the king also. He became an ideal son and ‘ set example for others.

Question 2.
How does the reward given to Taro encourage others?
Answer:
By reading the inspirational stories of achievers, the sensitive emotions of the reader are touched. The achievement and rewards one receive works as a motivational factor. As sake’ from fountain was rewarded to Taro only and later. The emperor gave him money and also named the fountain after Taro. Such accomplishment of Taro would last forever in the mind of its listeners.