THE BOTTLE OF DEW
Question 1.
Why did Rama Natha’s wife feel frustrated?
Question 2.
Discuss how banana plantation is carried out by the farmers.
Question 3.
Narrate any other story that talks about the fruit of hard labour.
Think beyond
Question 1.
Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
(a) There is no magic potion that can turn things into gold. You worked hard on your land
and created this plantation. While you looked after the trees, your wife sold the fruits in the
market. That’s how you got this money. It was your hard work that created this wealth, not
magic. If I had told you about this earlier, you would have not listened to me, so I have
played a trick on you.
(i) Complete the sentence with suitable reason:
The sage played a trick on Rama Natha because ________________________
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(ii) Read the sentence to know ‘what happened’ and write the correct outcome.
What Happened Outcome Outcom
a. Copper vessel did not turn into gold.
b. Rama Natha understood the wisdom behind the words of the sage.
(iii) Write T for True and ‘F’ for false sentences.
a. Initially Rama Natha was a lazy person.
b. The sage transformed Rama Natha into a hard-working man.
c. Rama Natha was cheated by the sage.
d. Potion is a solid substance with a magical property.
e. The sage taught Rama Natha the lesson of working hard.
(b) -he believed there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold. He spent all
his time to learn more about this potion. People cheated him often, promising to tell him
about it, but he did not give up. His wife, Madhumati, was tired of this and also worried
…………
(i) Choose the option that lists the events given below in the correct order.
a. People made fool of Rama Natha.
b. Rama Natha spent his time and money on finding out the mystery behind the potion.
c. Madhumati got frustrated with his behaviour and way of life.
d. Rama Natha did not give up what he was doing.
e. Rama Natha believed that potion would torn anything into gold.
1. a, e, b, d, c
2. e, b, a, c, d
3. a, b, c, d, e
4. d, a, c, b, e
Fill in the blank with correct word from the lines given above.
His wife was _____ making him understand the futility of his pursuit.
Question 2.
Answer the following questions.
(a) What was the ‘funny’ idea that Rama Natha had?
(b) Why did Rama Natha feel cheated by the sage?
(c) What trick did the sage play with Rama Natha?
(d) What lesson do we learn from this story?
(e) Fill in the ‘before’ and ‘after’ table about Madhumati.
Choose the correct homophone.
1. Raj took a big ………….. (bite/byte) out of his cake.
2. I could not ……….. (sea/see) the complete picture.
3. She would not …………. (accept/except) this offer.
4. The ……….. (principle/ principal) of this school is very strict.
5. The ……….. (son/sun) is the source of energy on this earth
Complete the following sentences using suitable conjunctions:
(a) Rosy is tall beautiful, (and/or)
(b) I don’t know you are angry with me. (why/when)
(c) Think you speak, (before/because)
(d) I missed my flight I had to go by train, (so/if)
(e) We are polite to others, they will not treat us well, (still/unless)
(f) You must exercise regularly you wish to keep fit. (but/if)
(g) I like sweets my sister likes savoury food, (whenever/but)
(h) His father punished him he had failed in the examination, (until/because)
(i) I knew I shouldn’t have put off doing my homework the last minute, (until/ because)
(j) I couldn’t sleep well it was noisy outside, (because, so)
