FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - CLASS 06 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - FRIEND IN NEED

 

Unit - 04

FRIEND IN NEED

Come, let us talk about this story:

1)  Say to your partner, the boy or the girl sitting next to you, whether the following ideas are true or not true. Quote words from the text to justify your answer.

a) Kunti was happy after begetting her first child. (True/Not True)

Ans: Not True - Kunti with a heavy heart placed the baby in a basket and set it afloat on the river Ganga.

 

b) It was the Pandavas who did not treat Karna kindly. (True/Not True)

Ans: True -  When Krupa challenged Karna to reveal his parentage at the tournament, Bhima flung hot words at Karna, and Duryodhana befriended Karna.

 

c) Kunti was right in asking Karna to join the Pandavas. (True/Not True)

Ans: True - Kunti said, “It is the Pandavas you should lead, not Duryodhana’s armies. Leave them, come now! Join your brothers; defend them, against the Kauravas. My heart has been heavy within me all these years. Bring me peace now”.

 

d) Karma was sad but he was determined to fight on his friend’s side. (True/Not True)

Ans: True - Karma said, “Duryodhana gave me wealth of kingdom, power, armies-more than that he gave me friendship, a lifelong friendship. Would I not be a traitor and a cheat, if I deserted him now?”

 

2) Speak to your partner about the points raised in these questions. Write down what you say.

a) What had Durvasa taught Kunti?
Ans: Sage Durvasa had taught Kunti a mantra, It was a secret verse to invoke the Gods. When invoked, they would appear before her and bless her with son equal to themselves in glory.

 

b) Whom did Kunti invoke?
Ans: Surya, the Sun God was invoked by Kunti.

 

c) What was Kunti blessed with?
Ans: A child who would prove to the greatest of all heroes was Kunti blessed with.

 

d) What did Kunti do with the child?

Ans: Kunti wondered, she placed the baby in a basket and set it afloat on the river Ganga.

e) Why was Kunti disturbed?
Ans: Kunti was disturbed because the Pandavas would fight against the Kauravas and Karna was on Duryodhana’s side. Karna would fight against his brothers.

 

f) When did Kunti meet Karna to reveal the truth?
Ans: Kunti hurried to the banks of the Ganga, where she knew Karna would be at his morning prayer and she met him there to reveal the truth.

 

g) Why did Karna refuse to leave Duryodhana?
Ans: Karna refused to leave Duryodhana because  When Krupa challenged Karna to reveal his parentage, it was Duryodhana who befriended him and gave him wealth, a kingdom, power, armies more than that he gave him friendship, a lifelong friendship.

 

h) What did Kunti plead with Karna?
Ans: “It is the Pandavas you should lead, not Duryodhana’s armies. Leave them. Come now! Join your brothers, defend them against the Kauravas. My heart has been heavy within me all these years. Bring me peace now”. Kunti pleaded with Karna.

 

i) Did Karna become a traitor?
Ans: No, Karna did not become a traitor.

 

3)  Discuss with your friend and write down the answers to the following questions in two or three sentences each.

a) What did Krishna tell Kunti?
Ans: Krishna told Kunti that war was near and her sons would fight against their cousins and there would be much bloodshed.

 

b) Why did Karna come to dislike the Pandavas?
Ans: Bhima had flung hot words at Karna at the tournament, and Krupacharya demanded him to reveal his parentage. So, Karna disliked the Pandavas.

 

c) How did Duryodhana help Karma?
Ans: Duryodhana who befriended him and gave him wealth, a kingdom, power, armies more than that he gave him friendship, a lifelong friendship.

 

4)  Read the following lines. Discuss with your friend and answer the questions that follow.

a) “Would I not be a traitor and a cheat, if I deserted him now?”
i) Who is the “I”?
Ans: “I” is Karna.

 

ii) Who was this person speaking to?
Ans: This person was speaking to Kunti.

 

iii) What was the answer?
Ans: Kunti had no answer.

 

b) “It is the Pandavas you should lead, not Duryodhana’s armies leave them.”
i) Who said this?
Ans: Kunti said this.

 

ii) To whom was it said?
Ans: It was said to Karna.

 

iii) Why did she say this?
Ans: She said this because Karna was her son.

 

c) “Your sons will fight against their cousins. There will be much bloodshed.”
i) Who does the phrase “Your sons” refer to?
Ans: “Your sons” refers to the Pandavas.

 

ii) Who said this?
Ans: Krishna said this.

 

iii) Who will fight against whom?
Ans: The Kauravas would fight against the Pandavas.

 

Vocabulary:

5)  The words in the box given below mean “a large number of”

For Example, ‘a shoal of fish’ refers to a large group of fish swimming together. Discuss with your friend and complete the following phrases with suitable words from the bracket.

(Bunch, group, flight, galaxy, posse, bundle, fleet, parliament, swarm, pride, colony, giggle)

1) a posse of constables.                   2) a galaxy of stars.

3) a swarm of bees.                         4) a group of people.

5) a giggle of girls                            6) a parliament of owls.

7) a flight of steps.                          8) a fleet of ships.

9) a bundle of sticks.                      10) a bunch of keys.

11) a colony of ants.                       12) a pride of lions.

 

6)  Strike of the words in the box below that are not suitable.

(thoughtfulness, hard work, honour, kindness, duty, efficiency, honesty, friendship, pride)

Karma made a choice not to desert the Kauravas to join the Pandavas.

This shows that he held duty, honor, and friendship above everything else.

 

Focus on grammar – Prepositions

7)  Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions in the following sentences.

a) Kunti sat on the bank looking at Karma as he stood in the river meditating on Surya.
b)  Karma came up from the river and touched Kunti’s feet.
c) “You look very much worried, O, Great One, you have never spoken to me before,” said Karma.
d) “I will do whatever I can for you. Tell me how I can help you”.