Rama to the Rescue — Poorvi (Grade 6)
About the story: A thief digs into a house at night. A clever couple call out the name “Rama” (the Kotwal) softly → loudly so he hears and comes. Villagers help catch the thief. The story highlights alertness, presence of mind, and community safety.
कहानी का भाव: चोर घर में घुसता है। पति-पत्नी समझदारी से “रामा” (कोतवाल) पुकारते हैं—धीरे से ऊँची आवाज़ तक—ताकि वह सुनकर आ जाए। गाँव वाले मिलकर चोर पकड़ लेते हैं।
Let us do these activities before we read.
1. Identify the following people. How do they help us when we are in trouble?
| Person | How they help (English) | कैसे मदद करते हैं (Hindi) |
|---|---|---|
| Policeman / Kotwal (Thanedar) | Protects citizens, catches thieves, keeps law and order. | नागरिकों की सुरक्षा, चोर पकड़ना, कानून-व्यवस्था बनाए रखना। |
| Doctor | Treats injuries/illness in emergencies. | आपात स्थिति में चोट/बीमारी का इलाज करता/करती है। |
| Firefighter | Rescues people from fires/accidents. | आग/दुर्घटना से लोगों को बचाता/बचाती है। |
| Security Guard | Watches the area, alerts people, deters crime. | निगरानी, समय पर चेतावनी, अपराध रोकने में मदद। |
Answers may vary (class discussion).
2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
The word ‘rescue’ means to ______________________.
(a) make fun of someone (b) save someone (c) ask someone for help
3. Work in pairs. Put a tick mark at the end of the phrases describing those who need to be rescued. Share your answers with your teacher and classmates.
| Phrase | Tick? |
|---|---|
| (a) A man stuck in a building on fire. | ✓ |
| (b) A woman buying vegetables in the market. | ✗ |
| (c) A dog who has hurt its leg. | ✓ |
| (d) A tree being cut down in a forest. | ✓ (environmental rescue context) |
4. The policeman in the story you are about to read is called the kotwal. Some people call him thaanedar. What do you call a policeman in your language? Share it with your classmates and teacher.
5. Imagine you are alone at home and you face a problem. Answer the following questions and share your answers with your teacher and classmates.
(a) Will you solve the problem yourself or wait for someone to help you?
(b) How will you deal with the problem? Give a reason.
(i) Be worried about the problem and give up.
(ii) Feel angry that only you have the problem.
(iii) Think quickly about ways to solve the problem.
Model Response: (a) I’ll stay safe and call a trusted adult/police. (b) Choose (iii) — Think quickly about safe solutions (lock doors, call 100/112, avoid risk). — सुरक्षित रहकर 100/112 पर संपर्क, दरवाज़े-खिड़कियाँ बंद, जोखिम से बचना।
Let us discuss
Circle the odd one–
1. The characters are: husband, wife, children
2. Who entered the house?: guest, robber, Kotwal
Write whether True or False.
1. The man tells his plan to his wife.
2. The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.
1. True — They plan together to call “Rama”.
2. False — The thief silently digs/enters; he is not shown asking for jewels.
1. सही • 2. ग़लत
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?
Activity result: Calling “Rama” louder alerts the Kotwal; he comes, villagers gather, thief is caught.
परिणाम: “रामा” ऊँची आवाज़ में पुकारने से कोतवाल आता है और चोर पकड़ा जाता है।
Work in pairs to match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B.
| Column A | Column B | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. wonder | (a) in place of someone or something | (f) a feeling of surprise |
| 2. yard | (b) carefully | (c) an area outside a building |
| 3. chatter | (c) an area outside a building | (d) talk for a long time about unimportant things |
| 4. instead | (d) talk for a long time… | (a) in place of someone or something |
| 5. closely | (e) maybe | (b) carefully |
| 6. perhaps | (f) a feeling of surprise | (e) maybe |
Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.
| RAMA TO THE RESCUE | Notes (Model) |
|---|---|
| Main Characters | Husband, Wife, Rama (Kotwal) |
| Setting | Night; couple’s house; village |
| Problem | Robber digs in and enters the house |
| Other Characters | Villagers, Thief |
| Solution | They call “Rama” softly → loudly; Kotwal arrives; villagers catch thief |
Story map; wording may vary slightly.
Let us think and reflect
1. Read the following lines and then answer the questions that follow.
(a) 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?
(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
(iii) How can you tell that the wife was listening carefully?
(i) He notices his wife’s alert reaction towards a sound and asks what happened. — पत्नी की सतर्कता देखकर वह पूछता है।
(ii) d. be silent — “Ssssh” का अर्थ “चुप रहो/ध्यान से सुनो” है।
(iii) She hushes him (“Ssssh! Listen!”), lowers voice, and infers from the stopping noise that someone got in. — धीमी आवाज़, “सुनो” कहना और आवाज़ रुकने से निष्कर्ष निकालना।
(b) 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 _____________________.
(ii) Choose the correct option. What do the words “Oh, Oh!” show here? a. surprise b. anger c. pain d. happiness
(iii) How can you tell that the kotwal was good at his job?
(i) kotwal / police — कोतवाल/पुलिस के पास।
(ii) a. surprise — अचानक स्थिति देखकर आश्चर्य।
(iii) He responds quickly, identifies the break-in, and coordinates the catch. — तत्परता, समझदारी और समन्वय से चोर पकड़ा गया।
2. Give one reason why the man and his wife were not able to fall asleep.
3. What did the thief wish would happen? Did it happen?
4. How did the man and his wife get help from the kotwal?
5. Do you think cleverness can help us solve our problems? Why do you say so?
Let us learn
1. Study the highlighted words… Now, write the full words with the missing letter.
(a) _________ feeling so sleepy… (b) _________ a thief. (c) _____ awake.
(a) I’m — I am • (b) It’s — It is • (c) They’re — They are
अपस्ट्रॉफ़ी (’ ) गिरे अक्षर को दर्शाती है।
2. 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 | Sample Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | what’s | what is | What’s that sound? |
| (b) | I’ll | I will | I’ll call the kotwal. |
| (c) | I’d | I would / I had | I’d better stay quiet. |
| (d) | we’ll | we will | We’ll be safe. |
| (e) | that’s | that is | That’s his voice. |
| (f) | we’re | we are | We’re awake. |
| (g) | don’t | do not | Don’t panic. |
| (h) | you’ll | you will | You’ll be fine. |
| (i) | must’ve | must have | He must’ve heard us. |
3. Study the highlighted words and the words in the brackets… Now, choose the correct option. The sentences (a)-(e) refer to actions that __________________.
4. Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences.
| Item | Original Prompt (with hint) | Answer (Present Progressive) | हिंदी |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | I ______________ in Grade 6. [am + study + ing] | I am studying in Grade 6. | मैं कक्षा 6 में पढ़ रहा/रही हूँ। |
| (b) | My friend ______________ a story book. [is + read + ing] | My friend is reading a story book. | मेरा मित्र कहानी की किताब पढ़ रहा/रही है। |
| (c) | We ______________ a board game. [are + play + ing] | We are playing a board game. | हम बोर्ड गेम खेल रहे हैं। |
| (d) | I ______________ a new language. [am + learn + ing] | I am learning a new language. | मैं नई भाषा सीख रहा/रही हूँ। |
| (e) | The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing] | The teachers are sitting in the staff room. | शिक्षक स्टाफ रूम में बैठे हैं। |
| (f) | My mother ______________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing] | My mother is cooking food in the kitchen. | मेरी माँ रसोई में खाना बना रही हैं। |
5. Study the following picture and fill in the blanks with the present progressive form of verbs.
Model (picture-based): The boy is running. The girl is drawing. The guard is watching. Answers may vary as per the picture.
6. Study the following sentences from the story and complete the table.
| S. No. | Sentence | Question Word | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I’d better listen closely. | How does he listen? | closely |
| 2. | When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him. | How does she call out? | softly |
| 3. | Then I’ll call out very loudly… | How does she call out? | very loudly |
Words answering how/when/where are adverbs.
7. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.
(warmly, gracefully, smoothly, beautifully, funnily, quickly, hurriedly)
- Govind and Anu quickly football. are playing quickly (implied)
- Pema beautifully flowers. is arranging beautifully
- Anil hurriedly the score card. is updating hurriedly
- The mother warmly a book. is reading warmly/lovingly
- The dog quickly to catch the ball. is running/jumping quickly
- The birds gracefully in the sky. are flying gracefully
Exact verbs aren’t printed; any natural verb+adverb pairing that fits is acceptable.
8. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.
(honestly, brightly, peacefully, sweetly, angrily, slowly, tirelessly)
- animals lived peacefully.
- The wise old tortoise moved slowly…
- The ants worked tirelessly…
- The lion ruled the jungle honestly…
- The birds sang sweetly…
9. Study the following sentences from the story and choose the correct option.
(i) Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been! (ii) Ah, at last, they’ve stopped their chatter! (iii) What should we do? (iv) What should we name our child?
- (i) expresses: tiredness
- (ii) expresses: relief
- (iii) & (iv) ask: questions
10. Punctuate the following sentences and write whether they are exclamatory or interrogative sentences.
- Wow, what an intelligent man he is → Wow! What an intelligent man he is! — Exclamatory
- Oh how big the hole is → Oh! How big the hole is! — Exclamatory
- Do you like to read comic books → Do you like to read comic books? — Interrogative
- What is your favourite story → What is your favourite story? — Interrogative
Let us listen
You will listen to a security guard making an announcement… (refer to page 38 for transcript). As you listen, fill in the blanks with only one word that you hear.
Filled Answers (from transcript): (i) robbery (ii) adults (iii) safety (iv) 100
ट्रांसक्रिप्ट के अनुसार—इलाके में चोरी की रिपोर्ट; बच्चों को तुरंत बड़ों को बताने और आपात में 100 डायल करने को कहा गया।
Let us speak
1. Listen to your teacher pronounce the contractions and repeat…
2(a). Why do you think it’s important for people to keep their house and themselves safe? Tick the suitable reasons.
- ☑ (i) To be safe from injury
- ☑ (ii) To keep family members and pets safe
- ☑ (iii) To stop accidents from happening
- ☐ (iv) To make sure they visit the doctor regularly
- ☑ (v) To stop robbery
- ☐ (vi) To pay the electricity bill
- ☑ (vii) To save money
2(b). Now, use the given hints to share your reasons…
2(c). Use the given hints to share three ideas…
Let us write
The next day, the neighbour asked the man in the story about what had happened…
Model Paragraph (English): My wife and I were about to sleep when we heard someone digging near the wall. We kept quiet and decided to call “Rama” softly, then loudly. The Kotwal heard us and rushed in. Soon the villagers came and the thief was caught. Our plan worked and we stayed safe.
हिंदी संक्षेप: रात को आवाज़ सुनकर हमने “रामा” पुकारा। कोतवाल आया, गाँव वाले जुटे और चोर पकड़ा गया।
Let us explore
1. Find out from your teacher or parents what you would do in the following situations. Who will you call if …
- you see fire → 101 / ERSS 112
- you see someone getting hurt → 108 Ambulance / 112
- you see a wounded animal → local animal helpline / vet
- you see someone suspicious → 100 / 112 Police
- you find a lost child → 100 / 112; Childline 1098
- you get lost → Call parents/guardians; stay in a safe, well-lit place
2. Find the right path for the kotwal to catch the thief.
Extra MCQs (Practice)
- “Rama” is the village: Kotwal
- The thief entered by: digging his way in
- The couple called “Rama”: softly → loudly → very loudly
- Villagers and Kotwal: caught the thief
- “Rescue” means: to save someone
- “Closely/softly/loudly” are: adverbs
- Present progressive example: They are talking
- Contraction of “They are”: They’re
- “Oh, Oh!” expresses: surprise
- Emergency (police): 100
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