Date: 16/03/2021
CLASS-VI
MM. 80
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
(15 marks]
Dr. Hubert was famous for his ability and also for his greed
Once, he cured a child of a grave disease and as a token of her gratitude the
child's mother presented the doctor with a pretty silk wallet. The woman said,
*Sir, I made it myself. Please accept it."
Shaking his head, the doctor said harshly, "I do not accept my fee in kind. Give in
cash. The women felt hurt and humiliated. She asked, how much should I pay
you?"
"Hundred rupees", said the doctor.
Without a word, the mother took a hundred rupee note out of the silk wallet,
handed it to the doctor and left with rest of the hundred rupee notes she had
brought in the wallet to give him.
Questions:
a) What might the doctor have felt looking at the wallet?
b) Why did the lady feel humiliated?
c) How many notes were there in the wallet?
d) Who was in loss, the doctor or the lady? How?
e) What would he have thought later on?
f) What lesson do you learn from this story?
g) Give suitable title for the above passage.
Answers
Answer:
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Answer:
a) The doctor felt that this was not worthy for his gratitude. He was greedy therefore,he wanted money.
b) The lady feel humiliated because doctor refused to accept silk wallet made by her.
c) The total money lady brought in this wallet were two hundred rupees.
d) The doctor was in loss because he thought that the wallet was normal and does not determine his ability,so he refused to accept because he didn't knew that it was twice the money he took.
e) The only thing that might had came to doctor's mind would that he should have accepted the wallet. So,he would get double of it.
f) It says that we should never be greedy and does not demand for more, be happy with what you have.
g) Suitable title for.above passage is
Never greed.