CBSE Class 6 English A Bottle of Dew MCQs Set 01

Answer: (A) By selling the banana crop

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha grew a lot of banana plants on his land.
2. His wife, Madhumati, gathered all the bananas from these plants.
3. She sold the bananas in the market to get money.

Answer: (D) Five

Explanation:
1. The wise sage told Rama Natha about a magic formula.
2. This formula required a specific amount of dew from banana leaves.
3. The exact amount he had to gather was five litres.

Answer: (B) Hard work

Explanation:
1. Waking up early in winter to collect tiny drops of water is very difficult.
2. It took Rama Natha six years of effort to do this.
3. Therefore, the dew represents real labor and effort.

Answer: (C) The sage Mahipati said to Rama Natha.

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha brought the dew drops to the sage after six years of farming.
2. When the trick did not turn copper to gold, the sage explained the truth.
3. The sage told him directly that magic potions do not exist.

Answer: (C) Winter

Explanation:
1. Dew drops only form on leaves when the weather is very cold.
2. Winter is the coldest season of the year.
3. So, Rama Natha had to wait for winter each year to do his work.

Answer: (A) He knew the truth would be revealed

Explanation:
1. The sage had set up a clever trick to help the young man.
2. He smiled because he knew Rama Natha was finally going to understand a valuable lesson.
3. He knew the illusion of magic would end and show the power of hard work.

Answer: (A) Plant banana plants and collect dew.

Explanation:
1. The sage wanted Rama Natha to stop being lazy.
2. He gave him a task that would force him to farm his fields.
3. He told him to grow banana trees and collect dew from their leaves.

Answer: (A) Wisdom and patience

Explanation:
1. The sage did not shout or get angry at Rama Natha's foolishness.
2. He quietly designed a plan that took six years to complete.
3. This shows he represents smart teaching, patience, and deep wisdom.

Answer: (B) He was determined to find it.

Explanation:
1. Many dishonest people lied to Rama Natha and took his money.
2. Even after losing money, he did not want to give up.
3. He believed so strongly in the magic potion that he kept trying.

Answer: (C) Hard work and willpower

Explanation:
1. No magic spell ever made gold coins for Rama Natha.
2. He earned his riches because he worked on his farm for six years.
3. His determination and daily physical effort made him successful.

Answer: (B) He wanted to change any object into gold.

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha was lazy and did not like to do agricultural labor.
2. He wanted an easy shortcut to get rich without working.
3. He believed a magic potion could turn cheap metals into valuable gold.

Answer: (B) Landlord

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha's father was a very wealthy man.
2. He owned many fields and a lot of property.
3. His job was managing this land as a rich landlord.

Answer: (C) Magic potion

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha spent his days traveling and asking people for secrets.
2. He did not care about normal jobs or farming.
3. He spent all his energy trying to find a magic potion.

Answer: (A) Turn things into gold.

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha believed in an ancient story.
2. The story said there is a special liquid with magical power.
3. This liquid could change copper, iron, or other simple things into pure gold.

Answer: (B) There is no shortcut to wealth

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha worked for six years and got wealth only by selling bananas.
2. He saw that the magic potion was just a story used to make him work.
3. He realized that honest labor is the only real way to earn money.

Answer: (A) He believed in a magic potion that could turn objects into gold.

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha had received a lot of land from his father.
2. However, he left the fields empty and wild.
3. He was too busy chasing rumors of a magic potion to care about farming.

Answer: (B) Copper bottle of Morning Dew

Explanation:
1. The sage took the morning dew that Rama Natha brought.
2. He acted like he was turning it into a magical potion.
3. Then, he sprinkled or poured it on a copper vessel to see if it would change to gold.

Answer: (A) Hard work creates wealth

Explanation:
1. The sage knew there was no magic that could make gold from nothing.
2. He wanted to help Rama Natha become responsible.
3. He showed him that cultivating crops and working hard is how people build real fortune.

Answer: (B) began to work on his inherited land.

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha trusted the wise words of the sage.
2. To get the magic potion, he immediately went back to his family fields.
3. He cleared the wild ground and started planting banana trees there.

Answer: (C) He got angry

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha had spent six long years working in the fields to collect dew.
2. When the liquid was poured on copper and nothing changed, he was shocked.
3. He felt that his time was wasted and became very mad at the sage.

Answer: (B) Rama Natha’s hard work on the banana plantation.

Explanation:
1. The sage pointed to the large fields of healthy bananas.
2. He explained that planting and selling these crops earned them their money.
3. This crop production, not magic, was the true way they became rich.

Answer: (A) The quality of the bananas

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha worked very hard on the farm to grow the banana trees.
2. Because of his care, the bananas they grew were large and delicious.
3. People in the market preferred to buy these high-quality fruits over others.

Answer: (A) A fable

Explanation:
1. A fable is a traditional short tale designed to teach an important truth.
2. This story teaches the reader that working hard is better than waiting for magic.
3. Since it teaches a life lesson, it is classified as a fable.

Answer: (C) Rama Natha’s reckless spending.

Explanation:
1. Rama Natha spent money to meet sages who promised magic secrets.
2. He was not earning any income to replace what he spent.
3. His wife was afraid that they would soon lose all their savings and become poor.