A Game of Chance Class 6 NCERT English Summary Explanation Questions Answers
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A Game of Chance Class 6 NCERT English Summary Explanation Questions Answers|NCERT Class 6 Solution
Here you will get the summary of the story A Game Of Chance from Class 6 NCERT English. Along with the summary, the explanation, word meaning of difficult words and questions answers have been discussed.
A Game of Chance
Honeysuckle Chapter 8
A Game of Chance Introduction Class 6 NCERT English
A Game of Chance is a story about a boy named Rasheed who goes to a fair and learns the futility of playing games of chance. People love winning based on their lucks. But often times people are fooled this way. The story A Game of Chance shows how the events like lotteries and lucky winning games play with innocent People and befool them.
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A Game of Chance Summary Class 6 NCERT English
Here you will get a detailed summary of the story A Game of Chance from Class 6 NCERT English Honeysuckle book.
Every year a fair is held in the village of Rasheed on the ocassion of Eid. Tradesmen come to sell different kinds of good. Everything from a small pin to a big buffalo is available in the fair. This time Rasheed's uncle took him to the fair. A servant also accompanied them. His uncle met a few of his friends and went to spent some time with them.
Rasheed's uncle left him and went to spend time with his friends. Rasheed and the servant, Bhaiya looked around the fair. His uncle warned him not to buy anything as he might get fooled. Seeing the display of attractive things Rasheed wanted to buy although he waited for his uncle's arrival. They took a round of the fair and stopped near the lucky Shop. It was a game of chance that could be played with only 50 paise. One had to pay 50 paise and he would get six discs, the total number of six discs would get the player an article.
There were different people who were playing the game of chance. An old man paid 50 paise and got a beautiful clock which he was reluctant to buy. So he sold it to the shopkeeper for 15 rupees. Next a boy little older than Rasheed tried his luck and he won a comb, a fountain pen, a wrist watch and a table lamp at the end. The shopkeeper bought all these things and the boy earned a good amount of money.
Rasheed was very excited to play this game although his uncle warned him not to do so. Getting encouraged by Bhaiya, their servant he played the game and every time he found himself getting petty things which were not at all satisfactory for him. Rasheed won two pencils, a bottle of ink and he lost all his money winning nothing at the end.
They came to the place where his uncle left them . Rasheed was looking upset. Seeing him upset his uncle bought him a beautiful umbrella, biscuits and sweets
and some other little gifts. His uncle explained the matter that all the winners were none but the shopkeeper's acquaintances. It was neither good nor bad luck. It was a trick to befool people and loot their money by tempting them with lucrative items. His uncle asked him to forget about it.
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A Game of Chance Explanation Class 6 NCERT English
Here you will get a detailed explanation of the story A Game of Chance. Line by line Explanation has been given so that the readers don't miss a little thing. Word-Meaning of difficult words has also been discussed here in this article.
Text:
1. EVERY year on the occasion of Eid, there
was a fair in our village. Eid was
celebrated only one day but the fair lasted
many days. Tradesmen from far and
wide came there with all kinds of good to sell. You could buy anything from a
small pin to a big buffalo.
Word-Meaning:
Occasion - purpose
Tradesmen - businessmen
Far and wide - from distant places.
Explanation:
Every year a fair is held in Rasheed's village on the occasion of Eid. This year too a fair was held and salesmen from different places arrived to sell items. It was a great opportunity for tradesmen to make good profit from the fair. It was such a fair where everything from a small pin to a big buffalo was available.
Text:
2. Uncle took me to the fair. Bhaiya, who
worked for us at home, came with us.
There was a big crowd at the fair. Uncle
was leading us through the crowd when
he met a few of his friends. They wanted
him to spend some time with them.
Word-Meaning:
Crowd- lots of people.
Leading - showing direction. The verb is 'Lead'
Explanation:
Rasheed the narrator of the story went to the fair with his uncle and Bhaiya, their servant. His uncle was showing them direction to the fair. His uncle met a few of his friends and they wanted to spend some time with him.
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3. Uncle asked me whether I would like
to look around the fair with Bhaiya till
he came back. I was happy to do that.
Uncle warned me neither to buy anything
nor to go too far out while he was away. I
promised that I would wait for him.
Word-Meaning:
Look around- have a visit
Warned - inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation
Promised- to give words
Explanation:
His uncle met a few of his friends who wanted to spend some time with him. So the narrator Rasheed stayed with their servant, Bhaiya. His uncle before going to meet his friends warned him not to buy anything as he might be fooled. Rasheed promised that he would wait for his uncle to come.
Text:
4. Bhaiya and I went from shop to shop.
There were many things I would have
liked to buy, but I waited for Uncle to
return. Then we came to what was called
the Lucky Shop. The shopkeeper was
neither young nor old. He was a middle-
aged man. He seemed neither too smart
nor too lazy. He wanted everybody to try
their luck. There were discs on the table
with numbers from one to ten facing
down. All you had to do was to pay
50 paise, pick up any six discs, add up
the numbers on the discs and find the
total. The article marked with that
number was yours.
Word-Meaning:
Shop to shop - from one shop to another shop
Lucky shop- a shop where one can try one's luck
Explanation:
As Rasheed was warned not to buy anything, he and Bhaiya looked around from one shop to the other. Coming to the lucky Shop Rasheed noticed an attractive thing. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man. On the table there were discs with numbers marked on them. One had to pay 50 paise and pick up six discs. The total numbers marked on the discs had to be calculated. And the article marked with the number of the sum total of all six discs would be the reward of the lucky winner.
Text:
5. An old man paid 50 paise and
selected six discs. He added up the
numbers on them and found the total
was 15. He was given the article marked
15, which was a beautiful clock. But the
old man did not want a clock. The
shopkeeper obliged him by buying it
back for 15 rupees. The old man went
away very pleased.
Word-Meaning:
Obliged - grateful
Pleased- satisfied
Explanation:
Different people were trying their luck. Rasheed saw an old man there in the shop paying 50 paise to try his luck. He was given six discs and found the total number was 15. The article marked with the number 15 was a beautiful clock. The old was not interested in the clock, so the shopkeeper bought the article for 15 rupees from the old man. The old man was very satisfied winning 15 rupees.
Text:
6. Then a boy, a little older than I, tried
his luck. He got a comb worth 25 paise.
The shopkeeper looked neither happy
nor sad. He bought the comb from the
boy for 25 paise. The boy tried his luck
again. He now got a fountain-pen worth
three rupees. Then he tried a third time
and got a wrist watch worth 25 rupees.
When he tried again he got a table lamp
worth more than 10 rupees. The boy was
happy and went away with a smile and a
good deal of cash.
Word-Meaning:
Fountain pen - a special type of pen which is very attractive.
Good deal of cash- good amount of money.
Explanation:
After the old man Rasheed found a little boy, older than him tried his luck. He was really very lucky as he won a lot of items. First he won a comb which cost 25 paise. The shopkeeper each time bought the item from the boy. Next time the boy won a fountain pen which was worth of 3 rupees. Third time he won a wrist watch worth 25 rupees. The boy again tried his luck and the last time he won a table lamp which cost 10 rupees. The boy was really very happy as won a good number of valuable items. The shopkeeper bought all these things from him and the boy was very pleased.
Text:
7. I wanted to try my luck too. I looked
at Bhaiya. He encouraged me. I paid 50
paise and took six discs. My luck was
not too good. I got two pencils. The
shopkeeper bought them from me for 25
paise. I tried again. This time I got a bottle
of ink, also of little value. The shopkeeper
bought that too for 25 paise. I took a
chance for the third time. Still luck was
not with me.
Word-Meaning:
Encouraged - motivate
Explanation:
Rasheed was attracted by all these. He also tried to test his luck although his uncle warned him not to buy anything. Getting encouraged by Bhaiya he paid 50 paise and got six discs. First he got two pencils, he was not satisfied. The shopkeeper bought the pencils from him for 25 paise and Rasheed made no profit. Next Rasheed won a bottle of ink. The third time also Rasheed was not lucky . He won very trifle things, which of little value.
Text:
8. I had hopes of winning a big prize and
continued to try my luck again and again,
paying 50 paise each time. But every time
I got a trifle. At last I was left with only 25
paise. Again the shopkeeper showed his
kindness. He said I could either play once more with 25 paise or settle the
account then and there. I played again and
the last 25 paise also disappeared.
Word-Meaning:
Continued- carried on
Trifle- valueless
Settle- resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem)
Disappeared - vanished
Explanation:
Rasheed although not very lucky in this game of chance wanted to carry on trying again and again. Each time he paid 50 paise and he was left with nothing . At last when he found he was left with only 25 paise the shopkeeper asked him to play only once with the remaining money or settle the account. The remaining amount of 25 paise also disappeared and Rasheed was discouraged.
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Text:
9. People were looking at me. Some were
laughing at my bad luck, but none
showed any sympathy. Bhaiya and I went
to the place where Uncle had left us and
waited for him to return.
Presently he came. He looked at me and
said, “Rasheed, you look upset. What is
the matter?
Word-Meaning:
Laughing at- mocking at/ridiculing
Sympathy - kindness
Upset- sad
Explanation:
When Rasheed won nothing valuable he was discouraged and disheartened. Everyone was busy laughing at him for his bad luck. Then they returned to place where his uncle left them. They waited for him to return. After coming, his uncle found Rasheed very upset. He could not understand the matter, so she asked the reason of his being upset.
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10. I did not say anything. Bhaiya told him
what had happened. Uncle was neither
angry nor sad. He smiled and patted me.
He took me to a shop and bought me a beautiful umbrella, biscuits and sweets
and some other little gifts. Then we
returned home.
Word-Meaning:
Patted- touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand.
Explanation:
Rasheed was very sad as he could not win anything in the game. Bhaiya briefed the matter to Rasheed's uncle. His uncle did not show any reaction. He smiled and consoled him. He bought Rasheed a beautiful umbrella, biscuits and sweets and some other gifts so that he felt happy. After that they returned home.
Text:
11. Back home, Uncle told me that the
Lucky Shop man had made a fool of me.
“No, Uncle,” I said, “it was just my
bad luck.”
“No, my boy,” said Uncle, “it was
neither good luck nor bad luck.”
“But, Uncle,” I said, “I saw an old man
getting a clock and a boy getting two or
three costly things.”
“You don’t know, child,” Uncle said,
“they were all friends of the shopkeeper.
They were playing tricks to tempt you to
try your luck. They wanted your money
and they got it. Now forget about it, and
don’t tell anybody of your bad luck or
your foolishness.”
Word-Meaning:
Made a fool- befool
Tempt - seduce/attract
Explanation:
Returning home, uncle explained that the shopkeeper was very clever and he befooled Rasheed. Rasheed thought that it was his bad luck only for which he could not win something valuable. He also referred to the old man and the little boy who won valuable and costly items. His uncle explained that it was not his bad luck. The shopkeeper tempts people to play the game so that he makes the maximum profit. The old man and the little boy were the friends of the shopkeeper and it was just a trick to tempt people to earn their trust. He advised him to forget the matter and not to disclose it to anyone.
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A Game of Chance Questions Answers Class 6 NCERT English Solution Chapter 8
In this section you will get all the textual questions answers from the story A Game of Chance Class 6 NCERT English.
Working With The Text
A. Complete the following sentences from
memory choosing a phrase from those given
in brackets.
1. A big fair 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 sell .
(to display, to buy, to sell)
3. 3. Uncle told me not to buy anything 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 try their luck
(to play the game, to win a prize, to try their luck)
5. The first time I took a chance I got two pencils
(a bottle of ink, two pencils, a trifle)
6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made a fool of me .
(a fool of me, a good profit, friends with many people)
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)
Answers-
1.
Why do you think Rasheed’s uncle asked him not to buy
anything in his absence? (3)
Answer: Rasheed's uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence as he was well aware that anyone could take benefit of his innocence and he might be fooled and he might lose his money.
2. Why was the shop called ‘Lucky Shop’? (4)
Answer- The shope in the fair was called 'Lucky Shop ' as people were tempted by the shopkeeper to test their luck.
3. An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper.
How much money did he make? (5)
Answer- The old man won a clock and sold it back the shopkeeper. He made 15 rupees.
4. How many prizes did the boy win? What were they? (6)
Answer - The boy won four Prizes - a comb, a fountain pen, a wrist watch and a table lamp.
5. Why was Rasheed upset? (7, 8, 9)
Answer- Rasheed was very upset although initially he was very excited. When being tempted by others winning in the game of chance he tried to test his luck, he got trifle things. He never expected that he would win trifle things like two pencils, a bottle of ink and would lose his money thereby.
As he lost all his money and could not win anything valuable , he became upset.
6. In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed? (11)
Answer- The shopkeeper was very clever. He tempted Rasheed to test his luck. Rasheed lost all his money and became upset at the end.
Working With Language
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.
Answers-
1.
i) The two teams have played three matches
already.
ii) The last day's play was excellent.
2.
I) She has a lovely face.
(ii) India is facing a number of problems these days.
3.
(i) He made his mark in essay-writing. (mark)
(ii) Articles marked ‘sold’ are reserved.
4. (i) The police are combing the area to catch the burglars.
(ii) An ordinary plastic comb costs five rupees.
5. He gave a smile in answer to my question.
(ii) We also smiled to see him smile.
6. (i) He said he hoped to 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 people from floods.
8. (i) You deserve a pat on the back for your good performance.
(ii) The teacher patted the child on the cheek to encourage her.
B. Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.
There was a big crowd at the fair.
There were 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.
There is nothing I can do to help you.
A man at the door is asking to see you.
There is a man at the door asking to see you.
1. This park has beautiful roses.
Answer- There are beautiful roses in this park.
2. Your story has no fun in it.
Answer - There is no fun km your story.
3. We have no secrets between us.
Answer - There are no secrets between us.
4. My village has two primary schools.
Answer- There are two Primary schools in my village.
5. This problem can be solved in two ways.
Answer- There are two ways to solve this problem.
C. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from
the box.
(huge big foolish interesting tiny unlucky last)
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 ————————————— .
Answers--
There was a huge Eid Fair in our village.
We could buy anything from a small toy to a big 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.
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