Chapter 8 A Game of Chance Important Questions Class 6 Honeysuckle English
Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1. Why was the shop called ‘Lucky Shop’?
Answer
The shop was called ‘Lucky Shop’ so as to attract the people to try their luck and win prizes.
Question 2. What incident forced Rasheed to try his luck in the fair?
Answer
When Rasheed was in the fair, he saw an old man getting a beautiful clock worth 15 by trying his luck. Another boy got a comb, a fountain-pen, a wristwatch and a table lamp after he tried his luck. All these things tempted Rasheed to get some big prizes by trying his luck.
Question 3. What warning did uncle give to Rasheed?
Answer
Rasheed’s uncle warned him neither to buy anything from the fair nor to go very far.
Question 4. What did the people do when they saw him lose money?
Answer
The people around him were laughing at his bad luck. They did not show any sympathy.
Question 5. What happened every year on the occasion of Eid in Rasheed’s village?
Answer
In Rasheed’s village, there was a big fair on the occasion of Eid. Traders from far and wide came to sell their goods.
Question 6. How did Rasheed lose all his money at the Lucky shop?
Answer
Rasheed was tempted to try his luck and win some big prize. He took several chances but won no expensive item. Thus he lost gill his money.
Question 7. Was it Rasheed’s fault or he was tricked?
Answer
Rasheed was neither unlucky nor foolish. He was an innocent boy while the shopkeeper was a cheat.
Question 8. What was Rasheed’s fault at the fair?
Answer
He did not heed the advice of his uncle neither to buy anything nor to go too far out in his absence.
Question 9. Why was Rasheed upset?
Answer
Rasheed was upset because he did not win any prize. All his money was lost at the ‘Lucky Shop’.
Question 10. How did uncle explain the ‘game of chance’?
Answer
Uncle told Rasheed that the lucky shop man had made fool of him. The old man and the boy who won costly things were, in fact, the shopkeeper’s friends. It was all a trick to tempt the customers.
Question 11. Why was Rasheed trying his luck again and again?
Answer
Rasheed was not winning costly items like other people, so he was going on trying his luck again and again.
Question 12. Why do you think Rasheed’s uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence?
Answer
Rasheed’s uncle knew that many tradesmen and shopkeepers who made a fool of the gullible persons. Therefore, he asked Rasheed not to buy anything in his absence.
Question 13. What things did uncle buy for Rasheed?
Answer
Uncle bought a beautiful umbrella, biscuits, sweets and some other gift items for Rasheed.
Question 14. How did uncle explain the tricks of the shopkeeper?
Answer
Uncle told Rasheed that the ‘Lucky Shop’ man had made fool of him. The old man and the boy who won costly things were in fact the shopkeeper’s friends. It was all a trick to tempt the customers.
Question 15. How would you describe Rasheed’s ‘bad luck’?
Answer
Rasheed was neither unlucky nor foolish. He was an innocent boy while the shopkeeper was a cheat.
Question 16. Who was with Rasheed when he was going to the fair with his uncle?
Answer
Bhaiya also went with Rasheed to the fair along with his uncle.
Question 17. What lesson did the narrator learn from his experience at the fair?
Answer
The narrator Rasheed went to the fair on the occasion of Eid. He was tempted to try his luck at a shop. He was too innocent. The shopkeeper was cheat. He lost all his little money in that game of chance. He learnt the lesson that he can be easily be fooled and robbed of his money by with shopkeepers.
Question 18. What were the things that Rasheed got by trying his luck?
Answer
By trying his luck Rasheed got two pencils and a bottle of ink. He got only a trifle every time.
Question 19. Why is the lesson named “A game of chance”?
Answer
The lesson is named as “A game of chance” because at the Lucky stall, people try their luck in the hope of doubling their money, but one can never be sure of winning. Gambling is a game of chance because there are equal chances of either winning or losing all your money.
Question 20. An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper. How much money did he make?
Answer
The old man made 15 rupees by selling the clock back to the shopkeeper.
Question 21. How did Rasheed’s uncle warn him in the fair?
Answer
Rasheed’s uncle was an intelligent man. He warned him neither to buy anything nor to go far away from him while he was away with his friends. He asked Rasheed to wait for him.
Long Answer Type Questions
Question 1. What was the trick that the shopkeeper played to tempt people to play the game of luck?
Answer
The shopkeeper was very cunning and wanted everybody to try his luck. There were discs on the table with numbers. One person had to choose any six discs and find the total number of them. One had to pay him 50 paise for this. The person got the article marked with that number. Two people came to try their luck. An old man got a beautiful clock and he get 15 from the shopkeeper. Another boy who came, got four items. These people were the companions of the shopkeeper and helped him in playing tricks to tempt other people for trying their luck. This way, he used to tempt people.
Question 2. In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed?
Answer
The shopkeeper played tricks to tempt to try his lucky by making him believe that it was luck that got the old man and the boy theft-prizes but in reality they were friends of the shopkeeper. Therefore, Rasheed tried his luck again and again but only got some cheap things which he sold back to the shopkeeper and lost all his money.
Question 3. ‘The owner of the shop played a mind game’. What impact would it have on a child’s mind?
Answer
Children easily believe in what they see. When Rasheed was convinced that others are winning, he went ahead to try his luck as well. Initially he was optimistic to get reward by trying his luck. But later he felt discouraged. Nobody in the gathering came to comfort and console him. He was properly guided only by his uncle. He supported him unconditionally. The child would have personality disorders like lack of confidence. He might consider him unlucky as well. He was shattered by the whole incident. So, the society should own the responsibility of making confident citizens. If they observe anything wrong, they should raise the voice then and there.
Question 3. What was uncle’s reaction when he came to know about Rasheed’s trying his luck?
Answer
When Rasheed’s uncle came to know about the incident, he was neither angry nor sad on trying his luck. His uncle smiled and patted Rasheed on his back. He told Rasheed that the shopkeeper had made him a fool. He took Rasheed to a shop and bought him a beautiful umbrella, biscuits and sweets and some other little gifts.
Question 4. ‘The game chance’ disheartened Rasheed: What role the elders should play in regaining the faith of a child’ like Rasheed, who had a bad experience?
Answer
Rasheed tried his luck in ‘the Lucky Shop’ but he failed to win any reward. That was disheartening and demoralizing for the sensitive mind of the child. He felt that everyone around was making fun of him. Elders like Rasheed’s Uncle, without making fun of him, taught him not to embarrass himself. He asked him not to discuss about this act of various stupidity. To divert his attention from this episode, he bought him gifts. So that he won’t feel guilty. The lesson he learnt for life time was not to trust anybody blindly. His confidence was rebuilt by the faith his uncle reposed in him.
Question 5. What lesson did Rasheed learn from this incident of trying his luck?
Answer
Rasheed’s uncle was an intelligent man. He took him to the Eid fair. He gave him warning neither to buy anything nor to go far away while he was away. But, Rasheed could not control himself and went with Bhaiya from shop-to-shop including the Lucky Shop. He was also tempted to try his luck when he saw an old man and a boy getting their gifts. He started trying his luck but lost all his money in getting trifle. The shopkeeper befooled him and only then Rasheed learnt that one should always follow what the elders say and never to go into any act of greed.
Question 6. What is meant by a ‘game of chance’? What lesson did the narrator learn from his experience at the fair?
Answer
‘A Game of Chance’ refers to gambling. A person stakes his money in the hope of doubling it. But he can never be sure of winning the lottery. The narrator Rasheed goes to the fair on the occasion of Eid. He is tempted to try his luck at a shop. He is too innocent to see through the shopkeeper’s trick. He loses all his little money in that game of chance. He learnt the lesson that he can be easily befooled and robbed of his money by witty shopkeepers.
Extract Based Questions
Extract 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 goods to sell. You could buy anything from a small pin to a big buffalo. 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.
Questions
(i) What was organised on the occasion of Eid?
(ii) What happen in the fair?
(iii) Who took Rasheed to the fair?
(iv) Whom did Uncle meet in the fair?
(v) Write the past participle of‘lead’.
Answer
(i) A fair was organised on Eid.
(ii) Shops were set up by tradesmen for sale of goods.
(iii) Uncle took Rasheed to the fair.
(iv) Uncle met with his friends in the fair.
(v) led.
Extract 2
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. 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.
Questions
(i) Who gave the warning?
(ii) What was the warning?
(iii) Why Rasheed couldn’t buy anything?
(iv) What was the name of the shop?
(v) Give antonym of lazy.
Answer
(i) Uncle gave the warning.
(ii) Uncle warned him neither to buy anything nor to go too far out while he was away.
(iii) Rasheed couldn’t buy anything because he waited for his uncle to come.
(iv) ‘The lucky shop’ was the name of the shop.
(v) Active.
Extract 3
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.
Questions
(i) Who is T in above passage?
(ii) Who encouraged him to try his luck?
(iii) What did he win in the first chance?
(iv) What price did the shopkeeper pay for bottle of ink?
(v) What made Rasheed think that luck was not with him?
Answer
(i) I is the boy Rasheed, named in the passage.
(ii) Rasheed’s bhaiya encouraged him to try his luck.
(iii) Rasheed .won two pencils only.
(iv) The shopkeeper paid 25 paise for the bottle of ink.
(v) Rasheed could manage to win things of little value only.
Question 4
People were looking at me. Some were laughing at my bad luck, but none showed any sympathy. Bhaiya and! 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?”
(i) Who were looking at him?
(ii) Why were they laughing?
(iii) Where did Rasheed and his Bhaiya return to?
(iv) What was the reason of his being upset?
(v) Change the noun into adjective for the word ‘sympathy’.
Answer
(i) People were looking at him.
(ii) They were laughing at his bad luck.
(iii) Rasheed and his Bhaiya returned to the place where his uncle left him.
(iv) He was upset as he was befooled by the shopkeeper.
(v) Sympathic.