The Unlikely Best Friends NCERT Class 6 Poorvi Completely Solved

Are you a Class 6 student or a parent/teacher looking for comprehensive answers and guidance for the “The Unlikely Best Friends” chapter from the NCERT English textbook Poorvi? You’ve come to the right place! On this page, you’ll find detailed word meanings, question answers, grammar solutions, and activities – all in a clear, easy-to-understand format. Whether you need help with vocabulary, discussions, listening tasks, or writing assignments, this complete solution will support your learning and exam preparation, following the latest CBSE and NCERT guidelines.

Table of Contents

• Word Meanings
• Let Us Discuss
• Let Us Think and Reflect
• Let Us Learn
• Let Us Listen
• Worksheet
• Let Us Speak
• Let Us Write

Word Meaning of The Unlikely Best Friends

Word	Meaning (English)	Meaning (Hindi)
booth	rectangular space	कोना / चबूतरा
stables	living spaces for animals	अस्तबल
interacted with	communicated with	बातचीत की
strayed	came by mistake	भटककर आ गया
munching	chewing	चबाना
wagged	moved from side to side	हिलाना (पूंछ)
convey	communicate	बताना / पहुँचाना
crumbs	small pieces of food	टुकड़े
accompanied	went with someone	साथ गया
plunging	jumping in	गोता लगाना
trunk	long nose (of an elephant)	सूँड़
splashed	threw (water)	छींटे मारे
yelped	cried (in pain or surprise)	चिल्लाया
delighted	happy	खुश
hugged	held closely	गले लगाया
disappeared	was not seen	गायब हो गया
realise	understand	समझना
winced	shrunk back in pain or distress	दर्द से पीछे हटना
chores	daily duties	रोज़ के काम
slight	a little	थोड़ा
indigestion	upset stomach	बदहज़मी
tummy	stomach	पेट
sprang	jumped	उछला
joyous	happy	प्रसन्न
swing	move side to side or back and forth	झूलना
relieved	thankful	राहत महसूस करना
satisfaction	happiness	संतोष

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Let Us Discuss

1. Talk about the things that Gajaraj and Buntee did together. Now, write in the shapes given below. One has been done for you.

• played
• ate food together
• went to the pond
• took rides on Gajaraj’s back

2. Why did the farmer hug Buntee?
The farmer hugged Buntee because he was very happy to find his lost dog.

3. Do you think Buntee will leave Gajaraj and go home with the farmer?
No, Buntee will not leave Gajaraj because they were true friends and both missed each other a lot.

1. Why did Gajaraj not eat his food?
Gajaraj did not eat his food because he was sad and missed his friend Buntee.

2. Who were friends at the end of the story?
At the end of the story, Gajaraj and Buntee became friends, and the mahout and the farmer also became friends.

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Let Us Think and Reflect

I. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.

(i) Complete with one word:
mahout : kind : : Gajaraj : sad

(ii) The mahout was a good caretaker because he gave food to Gajaraj and a bath in the pond.

(iii) A friend plays with us and shares our feelings, but a caretaker only looks after our needs.

(i) The farmer uses the word friend to refer to the elephant.

(ii) The farmer knew Buntee was hungry because Buntee had not eaten any food after leaving Gajaraj.

(iii) The farmer removed the rope because he wanted Buntee to go back to his friend and be happy.

(iv) Complete with one word:
Gajaraj : Buntee : : mahout : farmer

II. Give two examples to show that Gajaraj was very happy to have a friend.

1. Gajaraj splashed water playfully on Buntee in the pond.
2. Gajaraj lifted Buntee with his trunk and gave him a ride on his back.

III. How did the mahout come to know that Gajaraj was sad?
The mahout saw that Gajaraj was not eating his favourite food, so he understood that Gajaraj was sad.

IV. Why do you think Buntee licked the farmer’s hand?
Buntee licked the farmer’s hand to thank him for letting him go back to Gajaraj.

V. What was ‘unlikely’ about the friendship of Gajaraj and Buntee?
It was unlikely because an elephant and a dog are very different animals, yet they became best friends.

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Let Us Learn

1. Gajaraj was sad without a friend and when he met Buntee, he was filled with joy. ‘Sad’ and ‘filled with joy’ are opposites. Opposites can also be formed by adding some letters before a word. For example, un- unhappy, in- incorrect, dis- disconnect, mis- misuse. Now, take help from the words given as hints and fill up their opposites in the puzzle. (Note: All words are from the story you have just read.)

Across:
3. KIND (opposite of unkind)
7. HUSHED (opposite of yelped)
8. ASLEEP (opposite of awake)
9. WORRIED (opposite of relieved)
10. FOUND (opposite of missing)

Down:

1. FINISHED (opposite of started)
2. DISAPPEARED (opposite of appeared)
3. HAPPY (opposite of sad)
4. TOUCHED (opposite of untouched)
5. LIKE (opposite of hate)

2. Now, complete the paragraph with some of the words you have used in the puzzle.

My pencil was missing. I was very worried as it was a gift from my friend. I woke up my elder brother who was asleep on the bed. I told him that my pencil seemed to have disappeared. He hushed and told me to look under my pillow. I was relieved when I found the pencil there.

3. The words that tell us about an action are called verbs. In the story, the author tells us what happened before. To do that, the past form of the action word (verb) is used. Let us learn about the three forms of past tense.

Simple Past Tense	Past Progressive Tense	Past Perfect Tense
looked	was looking	had ordered
gave	was missing	had followed
noticed	was munching	had remained
went		had tied
asked
felt
joined
arrived
served
touched
threw

Select the correct form of the verb to complete the passage. Check your answers with the teacher.

The farmer came back and noticed that Buntee was sad. He had tied Buntee with a rope the day before. He asked Buntee why he was sad. The farmer felt that Buntee was missing Gajaraj and set him free.

4. ‘…neither the farmer nor the mahout noticed that the two friends were in tears.’
The words 'neither', 'nor' are used to state that the farmer and the mahout did not notice the same thing.
'Neither, nor' connect two negative choices. For example: Neither Rohit nor I want to play football.
When you need to choose between two things that you want, you may use ‘either, or’. For example: Rohit wants to play either cricket or kho-kho. It means Rohit wants to play cricket or Rohit wants to play kho-kho.
Discuss the given sentences with your teacher to practise.
• Neither Shikha nor Anuj like to tell stories.
• Either Bhavesh or Abha made this painting.

1. Neither Shikha nor Anuj like to tell stories.
   This means Shikha does not like to tell stories and Anuj also does not like to tell stories.
2. Either Bhavesh or Abha made this painting.
   This means Bhavesh made the painting or Abha made the painting (one of them did it).

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Let Us Listen

1. You will listen to a story about ‘Unlikely Friends’. Use exact words from the story to fill up the missing details in the paragraph. (refer to page 71 for transcript)

The leopard is a wild animal but it became a friend of a cow. When the leopard grew up, it left the village. It came in the night to meet the cow. The leopard would sit beside the cow. They also played together. The villagers were surprised at their friendship.

2. Now, listen to the story again and number the sentences in correct order.

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Worksheet

The first one has been done for you.

1

The cow took care of the leopard cub as a mother.

3

The leopard came to meet the cow at night.

4

The leopard stopped coming regularly.

2

The leopard left the village after growing up.

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Let Us Speak

Solution (Sample Response):

I am Rohan.
I like:
• Reading storybooks
• Playing football

Both of us like:
• Watching cartoons
• Eating ice cream

My friend is Aman.
My friend likes:
• Playing cricket
• Drawing pictures

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Let Us Write

Write six sentences about your friend with the help of the facts collected in the above task. Mention how you are not only similar but also different. You may take help of the words given below.

1. My friend and I both like ice cream.
2. We like to play together in the evening.
3. I like football but my friend likes cricket.
4. Neither of us likes to quarrel with others.
5. We are different because he is quiet and I am active.
6. Still, we are good friends because we enjoy each other’s company.

Rama to the Rescue - Class 6 NCERT English Poorvi Solved

Complete solution for lesson Rama to the Rescue Class 6 NCERT text book Poorvi, Q&A, grammar and writing part. It includes:

• Let us discuss
• Let us discuss
• Let us discuss
• Let us discuss
• Let Us Think and Reflect
• Let us learn
• Let us listen
• Let us write

 

Let Us Read

Let us discuss

 I Circle the odd one.

 1. The characters are: husband, wife, children

 2. Who entered the house? guest, robber, Kotwal

Let Us Discuss

 I Write whether True or False.

 1. The man tells his plan to his wife.  (True)

2. The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.  (True)

Let Us Discuss

 1. Along with your classmates, call out the name ‘Rama’– softly, loudly and very loudly. 

2. What do you think will happen next in the story?

ANSWER: I think Rama the Kotwal will catch the thief.

Let Us Discuss

I. Work in pairs to match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B. Check your answers by sharing them with your teacher and classmates.

Column A	Column B
1. wonder	(i) in place of someone or something
2. yard	(ii) carefully
3. chatter	(iii) an area outside a building
4. instead	(iv) talk for a long time about unimportant things
5. closely	(v) maybe
6. perhaps	(vi) a feeling of surprise

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Answer:

Column A	Answer	Column B
1. wonder	(vi)	a feeling of surprise
2. yard	(iii)	an area outside a building
3. chatter	(iv)	talk for a long time about unimportant things
4. instead	(i)	in place of someone or something
5. closely	(ii)	carefully
6. perhaps	(v)	maybe

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 II Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.

Main Characters

1. Husband
2. Wife

Setting

• A village in Tamil Nadu

Other Characters

1. Rama the village Kotwal
2. Thief

 Problem

• A burglar has broken in the house

Solution

• The husband wife shouted the name Rama their future son and successfully got the attention of Rama the village Kotwal who caught the thief.

Let Us Think and Reflect

 I Read the following lines and then answer the questions that follow.

 1.
Man: What’s the matter? What are you looking at?

Wife: Ssssh! Listen!

Man: Somebody is trying to get in.

Wife: I … I think he has got in … the noise has stopped.

 (i) What makes the man say the first line? 

ANSWER: The man says so because his wife suddenly looks to the other side as if someone is there.

(ii) Choose the correct option.

 The wife says ‘Ssssh! Listen!’. What does the word ‘Ssssh’ mean here?

A. sleep 

B. help 

C. rest 

D. be silent 

ANSWER: D. be silent

(iii) How can you tell that the wife was listening carefully? 
ANSWER: The wife was listening carefully as she asked the man to keep quiet.

 2. Rama, the village kotwal, ran to the house from which he heard his name being called.

 Rama: Oh, Oh! Some thief has dug his way into this house. 

(i) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the given lines.

 The villagers caught the thief and took him to the Police Station.
 
(ii) Choose the correct option.

 What do the words “Oh, Oh!” show here? 

A. surprise 

B. anger 

C. pain 

D. happiness
ANSWER: A. surprise

 

(iii) How can you tell that the kotwal was good at his job? 
ANSWER: Kotwal responded immediately when he heard his name and caught the thief. This proves that he was good at his job.

II Give one reason why the man and his wife were not able to fall asleep.

ANSWER: The man and his wife were not able to sleep because of a thief has broken in their house.

III What did the thief wish would happen? Did it happen? 
ANSWER: The thief wished that the couple would talk about their money, but the couple talked about their would-be son.

IV How did the man and his wife get help from the kotwal?
ANSWER: The man and his wife through their clever game of calling 'Rama O Rama' very loudly managed to alert the village Kotwal Rama, who finally arrested the thief.

V Do you think cleverness can help us solve our problems? Why do you say so?

ANSWER: Yes cleverness can help us solve our problems as it happened in the story. The cleverness of the couple saved them from the thief.

Let us learn

I Study the highlighted words in the following lines.

• I’m feeling so sleepy.

• It’s a thief.

• They’re awake.

The highlighted words given in the above sentences have one letter missing in each. What are they? Share them with your teacher and classmates.

Now, write the full words with the missing letter.

1. _______ feeling so sleepy.

2. _______ a thief.

3. ____ awake.

The missing letters are marked by an apostrophe (’).

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Solution

1. I am feeling so sleepy.

2. It is a thief.

3. They are awake.

II Expand the following words. Two examples have been done for you. Use the contracted form of these words in sentences of your own.

S. No.	Contracted Words	Expanded Form	Sentences
1.	what’s	what is	What’s your name?
2.	I’ll
3.	I’d
4.	we’ll
5.	that’s
6.	we’re
7.	don’t
8.	you’ll
9.	must’ve	must have	She must’ve forgotten her bag.

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Solution

S. No.	Contracted Words	Expanded Form	Sentences
1.	what’s	what is	What’s your name?
2.	I’ll	I will	I’ll help you with your homework.
3.	I’d	I would / I had	I’d like a cup of tea.
4.	we’ll	we will	We’ll go to the park tomorrow.
5.	that’s	that is	That’s a beautiful picture.
6.	we’re	we are	We’re excited for the trip.
7.	don’t	do not	Please don’t make noise.
8.	you’ll	you will	You’ll enjoy this movie.
9.	must’ve	must have	She must’ve forgotten her bag.

III Study the highlighted words and the words in the brackets in the following sentences from the story.

1. I am feeling so sleepy. [am + feel + ing]

2. What are you looking at? [are + look + ing]

3. Somebody is trying to get in. [is + try + ing]

4. They are saying something. [are + say + ing]

5. Perhaps, they are talking about their money. [are + talk + ing]

Now, choose the correct option.
The sentences 1–5 refer to actions that _________________
[are going on at the time of speaking / happened in the past / will take place in the future]

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Answer

The sentences 1–5 refer to actions that are going on at the time of speaking. ✅

IV Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences.

1. I ______________ in Grade 6. [am + study + ing]

2. My friend ______________ a story book. [is + read + ing]

3. We ______________ a board game. [are + play + ing]

4. I ______________ a new language. [am + learn + ing]

5. The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]

6. My mother ______________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]

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Solution

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 Study the following picture and fill in the blanks with the present progressive form of verbs.

1. Govind and Anu _____________ football.

2. Pema ___________ flowers.

3. Anil _____________ the score card.

4. The mother ___________ a book.

5. The dog __________ to catch the ball.

6. The birds _________ in the sky.

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Solution

1. Govind and Anu are playing football.

2. Pema is picking flowers.

3. Anil is showing the score card.

4. The mother is reading a book.

5. The dog is running to catch the ball.

6. The birds are flying in the sky.

VI Study the following sentences from the story and complete the table. One example has been done for you.

1. I’d better listen closely.

2. When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him.

3. Then I’ll call out very loudly…

S. No.	Sentence	Question	Word
(i)	I’d better listen closely.	How does he listen?	A. closely
(ii)	When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him.	How does she call out?	B. ______
(iii)	Then I’ll call out very loudly.	How does she call out?	C. ______

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Solution

S. No.	Sentence	Question	Word
(i)	I’d better listen closely.	How does he listen?	A. closely
(ii)	When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him.	How does she call out?	B. softly
(iii)	Then I’ll call out very loudly.	How does she call out?	C. loudly

VII Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.
Adverbs given: warmly, gracefully, smoothly, beautifully, funnily, quickly, hurriedly

1. He solved the mathematics problem __________.

2. The car moved __________ along the highway.

3. The musician played the guitar __________.

4. Shobha danced __________.

5. Rohit left the house __________.

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Solution

1. He solved the mathematics problem quickly.

2. The car moved smoothly along the highway.

3. The musician played the guitar beautifully.

4. Shobha danced gracefully.

5. Rohit left the house hurriedly.

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✅ Extra words not used: warmly, funnily

VIII Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.
 honestly angrily brightly peacefully sweetly slowly tirelessly

Once upon a time in a small forest, animals lived peacefully.
The wise old tortoise moved slowly but always won the race against the proud rabbit.
The ants worked tirelessly, gathering food for the winter.
The kind-hearted lion ruled the jungle honestly, giving everyone a chance to speak.
The birds sang sweetly, making everyone in the forest happy.

IX Study the following sentences from the story and choose the correct option. 

1. Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been! 
2. Ah, at last, they’ve stopped their chatter! 
3. What should we do? 
4. What should we name our child?
   
   ANSWER:
   (i) Sentence 1 expresses a feeling of tiredness. ✅
   (ii) Sentence 2 expresses a feeling of relief. ✅
   (iii) Sentences 3 and 4 ask questions. ✅

X Punctuate the following sentences and write whether they are exclamatory or interrogative sentences. 

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

You will listen to a security guard making an announcement to the people in the neighbourhood. As you listen, fill in the blanks with only one word that you hear. (refer to page 38 for transcript)

The security guard announced that

1. robbery has been happening in that area.

2. He advised everyone to stay safe and the kids to tell the adults as soon as they find anything different.

3. They should not forget that safety is the main thing.

4. He asked them to call 100 when they need immediate help.

Let Us Write

The next day, the neighbour asked the man in the story about what had happened. As the man, tell the neighbour what had happened in your own words. Remember to include the following:

when ………….........………………………………………………….
where ………….........………………………………………………….
what ………….........…………………………………………………. how………….........…………………………………………………. why………….........………………………………………………….

You may begin this way:
My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone … 

ANSWER:

Last night, my wife and I were about to sleep when we heard loud shouts outside. We looked out of the window and saw a man trying to break into a shop. Just then, a passerby noticed him and raised an alarm. Soon, people gathered and the thief ran away. The shop was saved, and we felt very relieved.