The Chair NCERT Class 6 English Chapter 6 Extra Questions and Answers
Question 1.
What was Mario’s grandfather’s challenge to him?
Answer:
Mario’s grandfather’s challenge to him was to test who his real friends were using an invisible magic chair.
Question 2.
What happened when Mario tried to sit on the invisible chair?
Answer:
He kept falling, as there was no chair, until his true friends, Guneet, Asma, and Deepa, held him up.
Question 3.
What did Mario learn from the experience?
Answer:
Mario learned from the experience that true friends are those who care for and support you, not those who laugh at your misfortune.
Question 4.
Who helped Mario sit on the magic chair?
Answer:
Guneet, Asma, and Deepa.
Question 5.
What was the reward for winning the bet?
Answer:
A fruit chaat.
Question 6.
What did Mario’s grandfather teach him?
Answer:
Mario’s grandfather taught him how to identify true friends.
Question 7.
How many true friends did Mario find?
Answer:
Three (Guneet, Asma, and Deepa).
Question 8.
What did Mario and his friends use to test future friendships?
Answer:
Mario and his friends used the magic chair test to test future friendships.
The Chair Class 6 Extract Based Questions
Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow choosing the best option from among the given ones.
1. Mario, brave and determined, took the strange invisible chair and set off for school. At break time, he asked everyone to form a circle. He put himself in the middle, with his chair. “Nobody moves. You’re about to see something amazing.” (Page 61)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
What two qualities describe Mario in the passage?
(a) Small and quiet
(b) Brave and determined
(c) Shy and nervous
(d) Lazy and sleepy
Answer:
(b) Brave and determined
Question 2.
What did Mario bring to school that was invisible?
(a) A table
(b) A chair
(c) A book
(d) A hat
Answer:
(b) A chair
Question 3.
Where did Mario place himself during break time?
(a) At the front gate
(b) In the center of a circle
(c) On top of the roof
(d) In the cafeteria
Answer:
(b) In the center of a circle
Grammar-Based Questions
Question 1.
Identify the tense used in the sentence “Mario took the strange invisible chair and set off for school.”
Answer:
Past tense
Question 2.
Rewrite the sentence “You’re about to see something amazing.” in the passive voice.
Answer:
“Something amazing is about to be seen.”
Question 3.
What type of sentence is this: “Nobody moves. You’re about to see something amazing.”
Answer:
It is an imperative sentence (giving a command).
Question 4.
Identify the subject and verb in the sentence: “He put himself in the middle, with his chair.”
Answer:
Subject: “He”;
Verb: “put”.
2. That evening the four children went to see Mario’s grandpa as he had won the bet. They had a great time listening to stories and eating a lot of fruit chaat. From then on, they used the magic chair test on many occasions and whoever passed became friends for life. (Page 63)
Short Questions
Question 1.
Who did the four children go to see that evening?
Answer:
Mario’s grandpa.
Question 2.
What did Mario’s grandpa win?
Answer:
He won the bet.
Question 3.
What did the children do while visiting Mario’s grandpa?
Answer:
They listened to stories and ate fruit chaat.
Question 4.
What did the children start doing after they visited Mario’s grandpa?
Answer:
They started using the magic chair test on many occasions.
Question 5.
What happened to those who passed the magic chair test?
Answer:
They became friends for life.
Think and Answer
Question 1.
Why is listening to stories an important skill in building relationships?
Answer:
Listening to stories shows empathy and interest in others’ experiences. It helps build connections by understanding different perspectives and fostering meaningful conversations.
Question 2.
What does the “magic chair test” teach about forming relationships?
Answer:
The magic chair test teaches us that having similar interests and values is important for making friends. It reminds us to think about whether we get along well with someone before becoming friends with them.
