Chapter 8: A Game of Chance

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Chapter 8: A Game of Chance

Class: VI

Exercise number: 1

Question a

Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given in brackets.

1. _________________was held at the time of the Eid festival. (A big show, A big fair, A big competition)
2. Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goods_______________________.  (to display, to buy, to sell)
3. Uncle told me ______________while he was away. (not to buy anything, not to go anywhere, not to talk to anyone)
4. The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everybody present ____________. (to play the game, to win a prize, to try their luck)
5. The first time I took a chance I got ______________. (a bottle of ink, two pencils, a trifle)
6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made ____________. (a fool of me, a good profit, friends with many people)

Answer a

1. A big fairwas held at the time of the Eid festival.
2. Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goodsto sell.
3. Uncle told me not to buy anythingwhile he was away.
4. The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everyone present to try their luck.
5. The first time I took a chance I got two pencils.
6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had madea fool of me.

Question b

Answer the following questions.

1. Why do you think Rasheed’s uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence? (3)
2. Why was the shop called ‘Lucky Shop’? (4)
3. An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper. How much money did he make? (5)
4. How many prizes did the boy win? What were they? (6)
5. Why was Rasheed upset? (7, 8, 9)
6. In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed? (11)

Answer b

1. Rasheed’s uncle knew that the shopkeepers would make a fool of Rashid and cheat him that’s why Rasheed’s uncle told him not to buy anything in his absence.
2. The shopkeeper wanted everyone to try their luck that’s why the shop was called Lucky Shop. There were discs kept on the table with numbers from one to ten facing down. To try their luck, one had to pay 50 paise and had to pick any six discs. After picking up the discs add the numbers and find the total. And finally, the article marking with that number went with the person.

3. The old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper and made 15 rupees.

4. The boy won four prizes and the prizes were a comb, a fountain pen, a wristwatch and a table lamp.

5. Rasheed was upset because he was hoping a big prize for winning and for this he continued trying his luck again and again. But he got a trifle every time. His behavior made people laugh at him and no one showed any sympathy.

6. The shopkeeper made Rasheed believe that it was their luck that made the old man and the boy won their prizes. People who won prizes were actually friends of the shopkeeper and they were playing tricks to tempt Rasheed. As a result, in the hope of getting a big prize, Rasheed tried his luck again and again. However, he did not win anything big.

Question a

The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.

1. (i) The two teams have _________________ three matches already. (play)

(ii) The last day’s _________________ was excellent.

2. (i) She has a lovely ________________________. (face)

(ii) India ______________a number of problems these days.

3. (i) He made his _______________ in essay-writing. (mark)

(ii) Articles ________________‘sold’ are reserved.

4. (i) The police are __________________ the area to catch the burglars. (comb)

(ii) An ordinary plastic __________________ costs five rupees.

5. (i) He gave a ______________________ in answer to my question. (smile)

(ii) We also ___________________ to see him smile.

6. (i) He said he __________________ to be invited to the party. (hope)

(ii) We gave up ________________ of his joining the party.

7. (i) The boys put up a good athletic_______________ . (show)

(ii) The soldiers ________________ great courage in saving people from floods.

8. (i) You deserve a ______________ on the back for your good performance. (pat)

(ii) The teacher _________________________ the child on the cheek to encourage her.

Answer a

1. (i) The two teams have playedthree matches already.

(ii) The last day’s play was excellent.

2. (i) She has a lovely face.

(ii) India faces/is facing a number of problems these days

3. (i) He made his markin essay writing.

(ii) Articles marked ‘sold’ are reserved.

4. (i) The police are combingthe area to catch the burglars.

(ii) An ordinary plastic comb costs five rupees.

5. (i) He gave a smilein answer to my question.

(ii) We also smiled to see him smile.

6. (i) He said he hopedto be invited to the party.

(ii) We gave up hope of his joining the party.

7. (i) The boys put up a good athletic show.

(ii) The soldiers showed great courage in saving the people from the floods.

8. (i) You deserve a paton the back for your good performance.

(ii) The teacher patted the child on the cheek to encourage her.

Question b

Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.

• Therewas a big crowd at the fair.
• Therewere many things I’d have liked to buy.

Now rewrite the following sentences using ‘there’ in the beginning. Look at the following examples.

• I can do nothing to help you.
• Thereis nothing I can do to help you.
• A man at the door is asking to see you.
• Thereis a man at the door asking to see you.

1. This park has beautiful roses.
2. Your story has no fun in it.
3. We have no secrets between us.
4. My village has two primary schools.
5. This problem can be solved in two ways.

Answer b

1. There are beautiful roses in the park.
2. There is no fun in your story.
3. There are no secrets between us.
4. There are two primary schools in my village.
5. There are two ways to solve this problem.

Question c

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from the box.

There was a _________________ Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a _________________ toy to a _________________ camel. I went to the fair on its __________________ day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky Shop.

It was very__________________. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, Uncle told me that I was more __________________ than __________________.

Answer c

There was a big Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a tiny toy to a huge camel. I

went to the fair on its last day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the lucky shop. It was very

interesting. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later uncle told me that I was more foolish than unlucky.