Rama to the Rescue — Class 6 English Poorvi Questions and Answers

Rama to the Rescue questions and answers: study the Class 6 Poorvi comic with its summary, corrected comprehension answers, contractions, present progressive tense, adverbs, listening key and maze route.

Source: NCERT Poorvi, Grade 6, Unit 1, printed pages 20–35; listening transcript on page 38; supplied reprint 2026–27. Open-ended and personal responses are examples to adapt. These explanations are study support, not an official NCERT answer key.

About the chapter

‘Rama to the Rescue’ is a folktale from Tamil Nadu presented as a comic in Poorvi Unit 1. A husband and wife hear a thief entering their village house at night. The husband proposes a plan, and both act as though they are discussing the name of a future child. Calling ‘Rama’ loudly brings the village kotwal, who catches the thief.

Rama here is the village policeman. He is not Rama Natha from ‘A Bottle of Dew’, and the story is not an episode from the Ramayana.

About the piece

The textbook credits the comic to Amar Chitra Katha. Its opening panel identifies Luis M. Fernandes for the script and Ram Waeerkar for the illustrations. Read the speech bubbles, expressions and action panels together to understand the sequence.

Summary

One night, a tired husband and wife are preparing to sleep. The wife hears a noise and asks her husband to listen. They realise that a thief has dug into their house. The man tells his wife that he has a plan. They begin a pretend conversation about naming a future child Rama.

The wife says she would call the child softly in the house, more loudly in the yard and very loudly in the street. The hidden thief hopes to hear about their money or to see them fall asleep. Instead, the couple call ‘Rama’ loudly enough for the village kotwal to hear. Rama runs to the house, sees the hole, enters and arrests the thief. Their teamwork and timely police help prevent the robbery.

1. Notice: the wife hears the intruder and alerts her husband.
2. Plan: the husband proposes a pretend conversation about a child named Rama.
3. Signal: the couple call the name so the kotwal can hear.
4. Rescue: Rama arrives and arrests the thief.

Theme & message

The story values observation, presence of mind, cooperation and seeking appropriate help. Both spouses contribute: the wife notices the noise, the husband proposes the plan, and they carry it out together. Rama provides the police assistance that completes the rescue.

For a real emergency, seek a trusted adult and appropriate emergency help; the comic’s trick is a fictional plot, not a general safety procedure.

Word meanings

Before we read — activities

I. People who help us

In the original page-20 pictures, from left to right: police officer, doctor, firefighter. Police help with safety and crime; doctors treat illness and injury; firefighters respond to fires and rescue situations.

II. Meaning of rescue

Choose 2. save someone.

III. Who needs rescue?

Tick 1, 3 and 4: the man in a burning building, the dog with an injured leg and the tree threatened by cutting. The woman shopping in the given situation is not shown in danger. Discuss appropriate rescue or conservation help with your teacher.

IV. Policeman in my language

Sample: in Hindi I can say ‘पुलिसकर्मी’ or ‘सिपाही’. Write the word used in your own language; ‘kotwal’ is the term in this story.

V. A problem when I am alone

Sample: I would assess the problem calmly and contact a trusted adult if I needed help. For question 2, choose (iii) think quickly about ways to solve the problem. A manageable problem and an immediate danger need different responses; I would not confront an intruder.

Let us discuss

While reading — circle the odd one

1. Children. There are no children present; the couple only pretend to discuss a future child.

2. Guest. The robber and the kotwal enter the house in the story. A guest does not. The task concerns who appears/enters, rather than who would normally be welcome.

While reading — True or False

1. True. The man says that he will tell his wife the plan.

2. False. The thief’s thoughts mention money, not jewels. Keep that distinction when answering the printed statement.

Calling ‘Rama’ and predicting

1. Practise calling the name softly, loudly and very loudly as a classroom voice activity.

2. Sample prediction: the village kotwal may hear his name, come to the house and catch the thief. State your prediction before reading the ending.

I. Word-meaning matching

1 → vi, 2 → iii, 3 → iv, 4 → i, 5 → ii, 6 → v. Wonder means a feeling of surprise; yard is an area outside a building; chatter means extended talk about unimportant matters; instead means in place of; closely means carefully; perhaps means maybe.

II. Story map

Let us think and reflect

I.1. The couple hear a noise

(i) The wife looks alert and is listening to a sound, prompting the man to ask what is the matter.

(ii) Choose D — be silent.

(iii) She notices that the noise has stopped and concludes that the person has got in. Her attention to the change in sound shows careful listening.

I.2. Rama arrives

(i) kotwal. This is the word from the lines completing the sentence.

(ii) Choose A — surprise.

(iii) Rama responds promptly to the call, recognises the hole made by the thief and acts to catch him.

II. Why could the couple not fall asleep?

They hear someone entering their house and realise it is a thief. They remain alert to deal with the danger.

III. What did the thief wish for?

He wants the couple to talk about their money, or at least stop talking and fall asleep. That does not happen: their conversation summons Rama and the thief is arrested.

IV. How did they get the kotwal’s help?

They pretend to discuss naming a child Rama and how they would call him at different distances. Their loud calls of the same name as the village kotwal bring the real Rama to the house.

V. Can cleverness help solve problems?

Sample: yes, thoughtful planning can help. The couple use what they know and work together to seek help. Cleverness is useful alongside safety and appropriate assistance; it does not mean facing every danger alone.

Let us learn

I. Expand the forms with missing letters

I’m → I am; it’s → it is; they’re → they are. The apostrophe marks omitted letters: ‘a’ in I’m, ‘i’ in it’s, and ‘a’ in they’re.

II. Expansions and sample sentences

In the story, ‘I’d better listen closely’ means ‘I had better listen closely’, not ‘I would better’. In ‘I’d like to help’, I’d means ‘I would’. Must’ve expands to ‘must have’, not ‘must of’.

III. Present progressive tense

Choose ‘are going on at the time of speaking’. The pattern is am/is/are + verb-ing.

IV. Complete the sentences

1. I am studying in Grade 6.
2. My friend is reading a story book.
3. We are playing a board game.
4. I am learning a new language.
5. The teachers are sitting in the staff room.
6. My mother is cooking food in the kitchen.

V. Verbs for the actual page-29 picture

1. Govind and Anu are playing football.
2. Pema is plucking flowers.
3. Anil is holding the score card.
4. The mother is reading a book.
5. The dog is jumping to catch the ball.
6. The birds are flying in the sky.

These answers refer to the printed illustration, rather than an imagined playground picture. Suitable alternatives must describe what is actually visible.

VI. Adverbs

A. closely; B. softly; C. loudly. They answer ‘How?’ ‘Very’ increases the degree of ‘loudly’ in the phrase ‘very loudly’.

VII. Suitable adverbs — one natural set

In blank order: quickly, smoothly, beautifully, gracefully, hurriedly. Unused: warmly, funnily. Discuss another choice if it fits both the action and the sentence’s meaning.

VIII. Adverbs in the forest paragraph

In blank order: peacefully, slowly, tirelessly, honestly, sweetly. Unused: brightly, angrily. These complete the imagined paragraph; it is a language exercise.

IX. Feelings and questions

(i) tiredness; (ii) relief; (iii) questions.

X. Punctuation and sentence type

1. Wow, what an intelligent man he is! — Exclamatory
2. Oh, how big the hole is! — Exclamatory
3. Do you like to read comic books? — Interrogative
4. What is your favourite story? — Interrogative

Let us listen

Listening — printed transcript on page 38

In blank order: robbery; adults; safety; 100. Keep 100 for this textbook listening answer because that is the number in the transcript.

Let us speak

I. Pronounce the contractions

Practise: I’ll, it’s, don’t, I’m, I’d, he’s, that’s, we’ll, they’re, you’re, we’re, what’s; then can’t, won’t, I’ve, wouldn’t, shouldn’t and didn’t. Say each with your teacher and expand it to check its meaning. Contractions are common in speech and informal writing; expanded forms are often preferred for formal writing.

II. Discuss safety

Core choices: (i) avoid injury; (ii) protect family and pets; (iii) prevent accidents; (v) prevent robbery. Choice (vii), saving money, can also be supported by explaining that avoiding theft or accidents prevents losses. Visiting a doctor regularly and paying an electricity bill are not direct answers to this safety question.

Three sample suggestions: secure doors and windows with an adult’s help; report an unusual concern to a trusted adult; learn whom to contact for urgent help. Put these into full sentences using the textbook’s speaking hints.

Let us write

Original model — the man tells a neighbour: My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone trying to enter our village house. My wife noticed the noise and asked me to listen. We realised that a thief had got in. I suggested a plan, and we pretended to discuss naming a child Rama. We called the name softly and then loudly. The village kotwal, also called Rama, heard us, came to the house and caught the thief. Our plan helped us get the right assistance before anything was stolen.

This covers when, where, what, how and why. Retell it in your own words rather than copying the model.

Let us explore

1. Whom could I call?

For a genuine emergency in India, 112 connects police, fire/rescue and health assistance. Government of India — Emergency Response Support System. This practical information is separate from the listening transcript’s answer, 100.

2. The page-35 maze

Start at the opening beside the kotwal on the upper left. Follow the route through the passages to the lower-right opening beside the thief. The diagram below redraws the maze and shows a connected route that does not cross its walls.

Open the maze route at full size to inspect the turns, then trace it on your textbook copy.

Additional ClearStudy questions

This practice is separate from the printed textbook exercises.

Additional comprehension practice

1. What problem did the couple face?
A thief dug into their house at night while they were preparing to sleep.

2. Who was Rama?
He was the village kotwal, or policeman. His name matched the name used in the couple’s pretend conversation.

3. Who proposed the plan?
The husband proposed it, and his wife cooperated. She had first alerted him to the noise.

4. Why did Rama come to the house?
He heard his name being called loudly and responded to the call. On arrival, he recognised that a thief had dug into the house.

5. What does the story value?
Observation, thoughtful planning, teamwork and seeking appropriate help.

Longer responses

6. Explain the couple’s teamwork.
The wife notices a sound and asks the husband to listen. They realise that a thief has entered. The husband proposes a pretend discussion about naming a future child Rama. His wife joins the conversation about calling the child softly or loudly depending on where he is. Their loud calls of ‘Rama’ bring the village kotwal, whose name is the same. He catches the thief. The rescue depends on both spouses’ contributions and the kotwal’s timely action; it is inaccurate to give only one spouse all the credit.

7. How does the pretend conversation work?
The thief expects talk about money and hopes the couple will fall asleep. Their conversation seems to concern a child’s name, but the loud calls are intended to reach the village kotwal. The thief does not understand their purpose, while Rama responds to his name. This difference between what the thief thinks and what the couple intend makes the comic entertaining and completes its clever plot.

ClearStudy MCQs and assertion–reason practice

Assertion–Reason – choose: (a) A and R true, R explains A; (b) A and R true, R does not explain A; (c) A true, R false; (d) A false, R true.

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