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Important Questions for CBSE Class 6 English A Pact with The Sun Chapter 6 - The Monkey and the Crocodile

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CBSE Class 6 English A Pact With The Sun Important Questions

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Chapter No

Chapter Name

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Chapter 1

A Tale of Two Birds

2

Chapter 2

The Friendly Mongoose

3

Chapter 3

The Shepherd's Treasure

4

Chapter 4

The Old Clock Shop

5

Chapter 5

Tansen

6

Chapter 6

The Monkey and the Crocodile

7

Chapter 7

The Wonder Called Sheep

8

Chapter 8

A Pact with the Sun

9

Chapter 9

What Happened to The Reptiles

10

Chapter 10

A Strange Wrestling Match

Study Important Questions for Class 6 English A Pact with the Sun Chapter 6 - The Monkey and the Crocodile

A. Very Short Answer Questions:    1 Mark

1. Word - Meaning from the given chapter

i. Laden - Loaded

ii. Hatched - Open and produce a young animal of an egg.

iii. Sarcasm - To mock someone.

iv. Pester - Annoy someone continuously.


2. Fill in the Blanks:

(i) The monkey was happy but lonely and wanted a _____ to talk to and share the fruits with.

Ans: companion


(ii) “I did come here in search of food for myself and my wife. Nice of you to ______.” 

Ans: offer me fruit


(iii) The monkey ______ some from the nearest branch and threw them down.

Ans: plucked 


(iv) “I can’t kill a friend, though I won’t mind a monkey occasionally for a ______.”

Ans: change of taste


3. True - False:

(i) The monkey lived alone on a tree loaded with fruits

Ans: True


(ii) The crocodile first came to eat the monkey.

Ans: False


(iii) Monkey denied being friends with the crocodile.

Ans: False


(iv)The crocodile took the monkey for his wife to eat.

Ans: True


4. Match the following:

i. Crocodile

Sky

ii. Monkey

Jungle

iii. Lion

Tree

iv. Birds

Water


Ans:

i. Crocodile

Water

ii. Monkey

Tree 

iii. Lion

Jungle

iv. Birds

Sky


5. How many characters are mentioned in the story “The Monkey and the Crocodile”?

Ans: Three characters are mentioned in the story “The Monkey and the Crocodile”.


B. Short Answer Questions:     2 Marks

1. Where did the monkey live? 

Ans: The monkey lived on a tree loaded with fruits on the bank of the river.


2. What did the monkey do on the tree?

Ans:  The monkey made the tree his home and happily ate fruits of his choice. 


3. Who visited the monkey and why?

Ans:  The crocodile visited the monkey in search of fruit for himself and his wife.


4. Why was the monkey sad?

Ans:  Monkey was sad because for a long time he was alone and he had no friends around. He wanted someone to share the fruits with.


5. Did the crocodile come to eat the monkey? Do they become enemies?

Ans: No, the crocodile didn’t come to eat the monkey. The purpose of the crocodile's arrival was the search for food.  They did not become enemies. In fact, they became best friends.


C. Short Answer Questions:    3 Marks

1. What conversations the two friends generally had?

Ans: The two friends generally talked about the birds and the other animals that lived nearby and in the jungle. They also had words about the villagers that suffer from difficulties in raising good crops due to the shortage of rain. 


2. What made the wife crocodile annoyed at her husband?

Ans:  The wife crocodile was annoyed at the husband crocodile as she alone had to take care of their children alone while he had stayed at the monkey’s place longer than other days. She was annoyed because he was neglecting his duties towards his children.


3. Did the crocodile immediately agree to invite the monkey?

Ans: No, the crocodile didn’t agree to invite the monkey immediately. Firstly, he denied that he would not do it as the monkey is his friend and he helped him a lot. But then his wife convinced him of the heart and he had to listen to his wife and invited the monkey.


4. Who says this dialogue and why?

“Sorry, my friend,” he said hesitatingly, “but I have to go underwater now. I’ve brought you here to kill you. My wife cannot survive without eating your heart. Goodbye.”

Ans: The given dialogue is spoken by the husband crocodile as he faces troubles in swimming through the heavy current in the river. He tells this to his friend monkey whom his wife and he wanted to kill and eat.


5. How did the monkey react knowing the truth of the invitation?

Ans: The monkey, when came to know the truth, got angry at the crocodile for tricking him. Then he became scared. As he was very clever and wise, thus, he acted accordingly. He played the crocodile’s simple-mindedness and told him that he left his heart on the tree and they’ll have to go back to get it back. So the monkey took him back to the tree and saved himself.


D. Long Answer Questions:    5 Marks

1. Describe the character of the monkey in the story “The Monkey and the Crocodile”.

Ans: The monkey in the story, ‘The Monkey and the Crocodile’ is portrayed as a humble animal at first. He happily lived on a tree and ate fruits. However, he became sad as he longed for a friend in his lonely life. Finally, he became friends with a crocodile from the river. He shared fruits with the crocodile and invited him for chats. He showed true friendship and unselfishness to him. However, when he found out that his friend was betraying him, he cleverly saved himself and went back to living alone.


2. Describe the character of the husband crocodile in the story “The Monkey and the Crocodile”. 

Ans: The character of the crocodile presented in the story of ‘The Monkey and the crocodile’ showed many contrasting qualities.  He was warm and friendly towards the monkey but acted selfishly by betraying him. He made quick friends with the monkey and shared his fruits. Though he was readily influenced by his wife and tricked the monkey into coming to his home hoping to provide the monkey's heart as food. Again at the end of the story when he not only got fooled by the monkey and lost his friendship, we see sadness and lament in him because he had lost such a great friend.


3. Describe the character of the wife crocodile in the story “The Monkey and the Crocodile”.

Ans: The wife crocodile is portrayed as a selfish and doubtful animal. The husband crocodile daily got her fruits and food to eat but she doubted him and his friendship with the monkey. She could not find the reason why a monkey had to befriend a crocodile. She influenced the husband crocodile to betray his friend and bring him over to her house. She wished to eat the monkey’s heart. She also had an upper hand in the family as unwillingly husband crocodile agreed to trick the monkey. 


4. What is the moral of the story “The Monkey and the Crocodile”?

Ans: The moral of the story “The Monkey and the Crocodile” is to never trust someone blindly and also that we should never betray anyone.

In the story, the monkey blindly trusted the crocodile and almost got killed. It was only his cunning nature that saved him from becoming food to the crocodile’s family.


5. What would you have done if you were at the place of the husband crocodile? Do you think he did the right thing by listening to his wife?

Ans: If I was at the place of the husband crocodile, I would never have betrayed my friend who had been nothing but kind and friendly to me. Even if my dear family member asked me to do so.  As no matter what, it was the wrong thing to do. We should never betray or backstab people who help us in our need and family and friends that have always been with us. No, the husband crocodile didn’t do the right thing by listening to his wife. Instead, he should have corrected her that the monkey is his friend and no matter what he wouldn’t do any such thing to him, neither should she.


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FAQs on Important Questions for CBSE Class 6 English A Pact with The Sun Chapter 6 - The Monkey and the Crocodile

1. Why did the monkey welcome the crocodile?

When the hungry crocodile swam up to the monkey, he told him that he was looking for food. He was given a few rose apples by the kind monkey. The crocodile ate them up and asked the monkey if he could come back for more fruit in the near future. The benevolent monkey nodded his head in agreement. It didn't take long for the two to become close friends. Having a friend made the monkey very happy. He always welcomed the crocodile to have plenty of fruits. 

2. What do you learn about friendship from the Chapter The monkey and the crocodile of Class 6 English?

According to Class 6 English Chapter 6 the monkey and the crocodile were really thick friends. They used to spend time together. Even after being such a great friend, the crocodile couldn't rebel against his wife's wishes when she insisted on eating the monkey’s heart. In doing so, he betrayed his friend's trust. The monkey, on the other hand, was clever and thus managed to escape. The crocodile, if wanted, could have convinced his wife but he broke his friend’s trust and loyalty and ruined the friendship. 

3. Do you think the crocodile took the right decision to kill the monkey? Give reasons to support your answer?

No. Chapter 6 of Class 6 English is a story about the friendship of a monkey and a crocodile. They grew into best friends over time but the friendship couldn’t last long. The reason was when the crocodile’s wife asked his husband to bring the monkey’s heart. Being a friend he could have denied it. But instead, he agreed to do so. This is the worst thing any friend could do. 

4. How did the monkey save himself?

When the crocodile told him what his wife wished for the monkey’s heart. The monkey told him that he would be happy to give his heart away, but he forgot it on the tree and ended up leaving it there for all to see. In an effort to retrieve the heart, he asked the crocodile to swim back to where it had been taken from. The crocodile turned around and swam back to his tree. In order to save himself, the monkey leapt onto a branch. To know more, students can visit the Vedantu app and website.

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Study materials for Class 6 English Chapter 6 provided on the online website of Vedantu includes everything that a student needs to prepare himself for the exams. It includes NCERT solutions, important questions, sample papers, revision notes. These notes are given in simple language to maximise retention and understanding of the topic. Regularly practicing from these given materials can help you understand the concepts well and eventually will build confidence within you. You can avail these study notes from the website of Vedantu or from Vedantu app.