Chapter 3 Taro Reward Solutions
Question - 11 : - “This, said the emperor, was to encourage all children to honour and obey their parents.” “This’ refers to
- the most beautiful fountain in the city.
- rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
- sending for Taro to hear his story. (Mark the right item.)
Answer - 11 : -
2. rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.”
Question - 12 : - Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example: young – lung
money – sunny
young sad money chop lung last
wax could bad sound axe wood
way stop sunny fast round day
Answer - 12 : -
| sad | bad |
| chop | stop |
| last | fast |
| wax | axe |
| could | wood |
| sound | round |
| way | day |
Question - 13 : - Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
| Lonely little hard young thoughtful delicious beautiful |
A ——————–— woodcutter lived on a ——————–— hillside. He was a ——————–——— son who
worked ——————–——— but earned ——————–——— money. One day he saw a ——————–———
waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it ——————–———.
Answer - 13 : -
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.
Question - 14 : - Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.
(i) This made Taro ——————–——— than ever. (3)
(ii) He decided to work ——————–——— than before. (3)
(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed ——————–——— than usual.(4)
(iv) He began to chop even ——————–———. (4)
(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even ——————–——— than the morning before. (10)
Answer - 14 : -
(i) This made Taro sadder than ever.
(ii) He decided to work harder thanbefore.
(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed earlier thanusual.
(iv) He began to chop even faster.
(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even earlier thanthe morning before.
Question - 15 : - Speak the following sentences clearly but as quickly as you can. Learn them by heart.
(i) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood.
(ii) Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter was a little bitter so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Answer - 15 : -
Activity to be done by yourself.
Question - 16 : - 1. The story ‘Taro’s Reward’ shows that Taro is thoughtful, hardworking and also wise. Read aloud the parts of story that show these qualities in Taro.
2. (i) Like Patrick in the story ‘Who Did Patrick’s Homework’, Taro is helped by magic. Do you believe in magic? What are the magical things that happen in these stories?
(ii) Which story do you like better, and why? Do you know such stories in other languages? Discuss these questions in class.
3. Now write a paragraph or two about these two stories, comparing them.
Answer - 16 : -
1. “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 old parents everything they needed.”
“But Taro had been wise enough to slip behind a rock when he saw how things were going.”
(i) Yes, I believe in magic. But I also know that it is a matter of playing tricks that require practice. In Patrick’s story, there is an elf that helps him to do his homework. In Taro’s story, the magical things happen when the water of the beautiful little waterfall behind the rocks taste like saké.
(ii) Honestly speaking, I do like both the stories as they are interesting and have a hint of magic in them. However, I really appreciate Taro’s story as it teaches us a major lesson that hard work always pays off and that we should always respect and obey our parents who sacrifice so much for our sake.
(For the second part of the question, please attempt by yourself).
1. The story “Who did Patrick’s homework?” is an interesting story about a young boy who hated doing his homework. One day he saves an elf from the cat and the little man grants him a wish. Patrick asks the little man to do his homework until the end of his semester and the elf complies with it. This is a very natural story of all students who hate homework and want someone else to complete their pending work.
On the contrary, “Taro’s Reward” is the story of a young and hardworking woodcutter who is a thoughtful son to his parents. He tries his best to keep his parents happy and even God favours his thoughtfulness and rewards him. A magical waterfall offers saké instead of plain water for his old father to drink. This story has a moral lesson that hard work always pays off and that we should always respect and obey our parents who sacrifice so much for our sake.
Question - 17 : - Listen to these children. What are they talking about?
Answer - 17 : -
The three boys are discussing their problems. The first boy considers swimming to be more difficult than driving. The second boy disagrees with it. He thinks that swimming is much less difficult than driving. However, the third boy thinks that learning English is the most difficult task in comparison to swimming and driving.
Question - 18 : - Work in groups. Come to some agreement on each of the activities given below. Decide which is the most interesting, dullest, most dangerous, safest, most rewarding, most exciting. | cooking | fishing | playing football |
| knitting | dancing | listening to music |
| reading | sewing | mountain climbing |
| walking | swimming | learning languages |
| painting | watching TV | stamp collecting |
Answer - 18 : -
most interesting: dancing, watching TV,listening to music
dullest: knitting,sewing, learning languages
mostdangerous: mountain climbing
safest: walking,stamp collecting
mostrewarding: cooking, reading, fishing, painting
mostexciting: playing football, swimming
Question - 19 : - Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against each two new words that rhyme with it.
1. bed —–———–———— —–———–————
2. wax —–———–———— —–———–————
3. fast —–———–———— —–———–————
4. chop —–———–———— —–———–————
5. young —–———–———— —–———–————
Answer - 19 : -
1. bed red, shed
2. wax axe, tax
3. fast last, cast
4. chop hop, shop
5. young tongue, unsung