English Question Answers Chapter 2.4 Class 6 Maharashtra Board

1. Understanding Difficult Words

New words and their meanings from the story:

Word	Meaning
Scolding	Shouting angrily
Orphan	A person with no parents or close relatives
Fare	Food or meal
Furnace	A place where a potter bakes his bricks, pots, etc.
In kind	In the form of things, articles, or grain instead of money

2. Find the words that match the given meanings

Sentence from the Story	Word from the Sentence	Meaning
“Once a rich man was scolding his lazy son.”	Scolding	Shouting angrily
“Somadatta was a poor orphan boy.”	Orphan	A person with no parents or relatives
“That’s good payment for this simple fare!”	Fare	Food
“He needed wood to burn in his furnace.”	Furnace	A place where a potter bakes bricks, pots, etc.
“Some of them paid him cash while others paid him in kind.”	In kind	Paying with things instead of money

3. Quiz Your Teacher

Students can ask their teacher these questions:

1. What does “orphan” mean?

✔ It means a child with no parents.

2. How do we say “hard work pays off” in our mother tongue?

✔ (Students and teachers can discuss translations.)

3. How do you pronounce “merchant”?

✔ It is pronounced as “mur-chuhnt”.

4. What is the spelling of “business”?

✔ B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S.

5. What is the English word for (a word from your mother tongue)?

✔ (Students can try to find translations together.)

6. How do you describe a person who is very hardworking?

✔ We can say they are “diligent” or “industrious.”

4. Objects That Somadatta Sold

List of things Somadatta traded or sold:

1. A dead mouse (sold to a shopkeeper)
2. Roasted gram (given to laborers in exchange for sticks)
3. Sticks (sold to a potter for pots)
4. Pots and pitchers (sold in the market)
5. Flowers (collected from a gardener and sold to rich people)

5. Flowchart Showing Somadatta’s Progress

1. Somadatta sells a dead mouse to a shopkeeper → Gets gram in return.
2. He gives gram to laborers → Gets sticks from them.
3. He sells sticks to a potter → Gets pots and pitchers.
4. He helps a gardener and gets free flowers → Sells them to rich people.
5. He keeps earning money and grows his business.
6. He becomes a successful merchant.
7. He gifts a golden mouse to the rich merchant.

6. Create a Story Using One of These Prompts

1️⃣ Aneesh finds a mango seed and decides to plant it on a hill.
2️⃣ He waters it every day and protects it from animals.
3️⃣ After many months, a small plant grows.
4️⃣ Years later, the tree gives many mangoes.
5️⃣ People enjoy the mangoes and plant more trees.
6️⃣ The dry hill becomes a green mango orchard.

Learning About Langugage

Adjectives (Describing Words)

Find three suitable nouns for each adjective:

Adjective	Nouns
Poor	Boy, family, village
Dead	Mouse, tree, fish
Small	Room, box, kitten
Polite	Person, reply, child
Lazy	Student, worker, dog
Good	Friend, idea, teacher
Well-known	Actor, scientist, leader
Golden	Ring, coin, statue

Find the Adjectives in These Sentences

Sentence: “I am looking for my big blue sharpener.”
✔ Adjectives: big, blue

Sentence: “Why don’t you take this green and small one?”
✔ Adjectives: green, small

Sentence: “Oh! It’s old. It has become blunt.”
✔ Adjectives: old, blunt

Sentence: “How wonderful were the days we spent at Sagroli!”
✔ Adjective: wonderful

Sentence: “Unforgettable moments!”
✔ Adjective: unforgettable

Sentence: “The jackal was very clever.”
✔ Adjective: clever

Sentence: “I like fresh vegetables.”
✔ Adjective: fresh

Sentence: “We are sitting on this invisible bench.”
✔ Adjective: invisible