The primary sector involves activities that:

produce goods directly from nature

Which of these belongs to the secondary sector?

Manufacturing cloth from cotton in a factory

Why was Gajaraj sad at the start of 'The Unlikely Best Friends'?

Although he had royal comforts, he was lonely because he had no friend; the mahout was only a good caretaker, not a friend.

How did Gajaraj and Buntee show they were true friends?

They played and bathed together, Gajaraj gave Buntee rides on his back, and when separated both refused to eat out of sadness.

Why did the farmer finally set Buntee free?

He saw that Buntee would not eat and was missing his friend, so out of kindness he removed the rope and let the dog return to Gajaraj.

What does the speaker pray for in 'A Friend's Prayer'?

She prays that friendship always stays important to her, that she gives her best to friends, and that she loves them just as they are.

Who wrote the poem 'A Friend's Prayer'?

The poem was written by Jill Wolf.

What bet did Mario's grandfather make in 'The Chair'?

He bet a plate of fruit chaat that Mario did not have as many true friends as he boasted, and gave him an invisible magic chair to test this.

What happened when Mario tried to sit on the invisible chair?

He kept missing and falling to the ground while his classmates laughed, until three real friends held him up so he would not fall.

Who were Mario's real friends and how did they show it?

Guneet, Asma and Deepa held Mario up so he would not fall, while the others only made fun of him.

What lesson does 'The Chair' teach about friendship?

True friends are those who care for us and help us, not those who take joy in our bad luck.

What common idea links all three pieces in this unit?

They all show that true friendship means loyalty, care, acceptance and standing by a friend in difficult times.

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Friendship — Class 6 English

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CBSE Class 6English Poorvi

Chapter 2: Friendship

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Unit 2 of Poorvi explores the meaning of true friendship through three readings. The prose story 'The Unlikely Best Friends' by Subba Rao tells of Gajaraj, a royal elephant who is lonely despite all his comforts, until a stray dog named Buntee wanders into his stable. The two become inseparable, bathing and playing together, until a farmer takes Buntee home. Both friends stop eating out of sadness, so the kind farmer finally sets Buntee free to return to Gajaraj, and even the mahout and the farmer become friends. The poem 'A Friend's Prayer' by Jill Wolf is a gentle prayer asking that friendship always stay important, that one give one's best to friends, and that one love friends just as they are without judging them. The third piece, 'The Chair', tells of a boastful boy named Mario who claims to have countless friends. His grandfather gives him an invisible magic chair, betting a plate of fruit chaat that Mario does not have as many real friends as he thinks. At school Mario keeps falling while trying to sit on the chair, and only three true friends, Guneet, Asma and Deepa, hold him up so he will not fall, while the others laugh. Mario learns that real friends care for us and never enjoy our misfortune. Together the readings teach loyalty, acceptance, kindness and the value of true friends. Refer to the illustration in the NCERT textbook.

'The Unlikely Best Friends' by Subba Rao (prose)Loyalty between an elephant and a dog'A Friend's Prayer' by Jill Wolf (poem)'The Chair' and the invisible-chair testQualities of a true friendPast tense, opposites and comprehension

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Gajaraj

The lonely royal elephant in 'The Unlikely Best Friends' who befriends a stray dog.

Buntee

The stray dog who becomes Gajaraj's best friend; the two refuse to eat when separated.

Mahout

The elephant trainer and caretaker who looks after Gajaraj and later befriends the farmer.

'A Friend's Prayer'

A poem by Jill Wolf in which the speaker prays to be a loving, accepting and devoted friend.

Mario

The boastful boy in 'The Chair' who learns who his real friends are through the invisible-chair test.

Theme of true friendship

The idea, running through all three pieces, that real friends care for us, accept us and stand by us in difficulty.

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