Change of Heart NCERT Class 6 English Chapter 10 Extra Questions and Answers
Question 1.
What kind of a person was Prabhat as a sportsperson?
Answer:
Prabhat always wanted to win. His parents, teachers, and friends said that Prabhat never knew defeat. He could not bear losing, not even at marbles. Losing would make him terrible.
Question 2.
How did Prabhat look at games?
Answer:
Prabhat looked at games differently. If he sensed that he would lose the game, he would not play it. Winning a game would give him a kind of unique feeling.
Question 3.
What kind of player was Surya?
Answer:
Surya was an excellent badminton player. He always played games with a smile on his face and with a good sportsman spirit. He always played to enjoy the game.
Question 4.
How does Surya show his great quality as a player in playing?
Answer:
While playing Surya looks smiling and relaxed. He treats the game lightly and doesn’t mind the defeat in a game. But in the badminton courts, he is a real phenomenon. He continues laughing and cracking jokes.
Question 5.
How did Prabhat cheat in the game of badminton?
Answer:
He was laughing and joking. In between Prabhat managed to change the scoreboard while Surya was looking elsewhere.
Question 6.
How did the cheating by Prabhat affect him?
Answer:
Prabhat out of jealousy cheated in the game. This gave defeat to Surya. Surya didn’t care for it. But it affected the morale of Prabhat. He couldn’t sleep that night due to this bad feeling.
Question 7.
How did Surya look at the defeat?
Answer:
Surya looked at the defeat like a normal thing. He continued smiling and caring little about the defeat. He found in it fun happiness and entertainment. His happy smile never left his face.
Question 8.
What did Prabhat look at the game after cheating?
Answer:
Prabhat looked at games differently after cheating. He realised that to enjoy a game one need not bother about the scoreboard. One needed to enjoy the game for its own sake. What mattered was trying to do well and enjoying every moment of it.
Question 9.
What did Prabhat learn something through the observation?
Answer:
Prabhat learned that there was a change in him. He had started playing even hide and seek. He felt sad when the game was going to end. He also started joking while playing. Prabhat was a new person with a new sporting spirit.
Change of Heart 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. Prabhat always wanted to win. His parents, teachers, and friends said that he did not know how to accept defeat. The fact was that he could not bear losing, not even at marbles. He felt so good when he won that he never wanted to give up that feeling. On the contrary, losing made him feel terrible. He thought that losing was the worst thing that could happen to anyone. (Page 104)
Question 1.
What was the main quality of Prabhat among his nears and dears?
(a) Prabhat was the best sportsperson
(b) He was a very famous player
(c) He always wanted to win
(d) He was a famous player
Answer:
(c) He always wanted to win
Question 2.
He did not know how to accept defeat. It means that
(a) he never was defeated in sports
(b) he was the best player
(c) he could not be defeated
(d) did not know how to accept defeat
Answer:
(d) did not know how to accept defeat
Question 3.
The game of marbles is a game of
(a) balls made of glass
(b) children
(c) adolescents
(d) none of the above
Answer:
(a) balls made of glass
Question 4.
Prabhat always wanted to
(a) win the game
(b) be first in everything
(c) play easy game
(d) sweep the game
Answer:
(a) win the game
Question 5.
Prabhat looked at defeat in games
(a) most enjoyable
(b) worst thing
(c) as terrible
(d) bad
Answer:
(c) as terrible
2. If Prabhat sensed that he would lose a game, he would not play it. He would take part only when he was sure of winning, even if the game lasted only for a minute. You could not stop him from playing the kind of games he was good at, like badminton. (Page 104)
Question 1.
When did Prabhat not want to play?
(a) when he sensed that he was going to lose
(b) when he was advised not to play
(c) when all was said he was to be defeated
(d) when he saw that he would be defeated
Answer:
(d) when he saw that he would be defeated
Question 2.
Prabhat was famous for being the
(a) best sportsperson
(b) single track player
(c) haughty player
(d) none of the above
Answer:
(a) best sportsperson
Question 3.
When would Prabhat play the game?
(a) when he was made the captain
(b) when he had his say in everything of the game
(c) when he saw he would not lose the game
(d) when other players were of his choice
Answer:
(c) when he saw he would not lose the game
Question 4.
Prabhat was the champion player of
(a) kho-kho
(b) badminton
(c) cricket
(d) football
Answer:
(b) badminton
Question 5.
Prabhat was a good player but he was
(a) arrogant
(b) haughty
(c) egoist
(d) simple-hearted
Answer:
(a) arrogant
3. The teams were decided on Monday and it was no surprise when Prabhat and Surya were chosen to play a round against each other. Prabhat was given the responsibility of keeping score for their match. On one hand, Prabhat prepared for the match with great seriousness. Surya, on the other hand, seemed relaxed, not taking things seriously at all. (Page 104)
Question 1.
Both Prabhat and Surya were chosen to play because
(a) they were the captains
(b) they were the top players
(c) they were the best players
(d) all wanted to see them play
Answer:
(b) they were the top players
Question 2.
Why was Prabhat prepared for the match most seriously?
(a) He didn’t want to be defeated.
(b) He was a famous player.
(c) He never knew defeat.
(d) He wanted his reputation to continue as the best player.
Answer:
(d) He wanted his reputation to continue as the best player.
Question 3.
Prabhat’s outlook on the game was simple. He
(a) wanted to play it without any tension
(b) had a desire to maintain his reputation as the best player
(c) never knew how to defeat
(d) he had a biased feeling about Surya
Answer:
(b) had a desire to maintain his reputation as the best player
Question 4.
Why did Prabhat prepare for the game with seriousness?
(a) He didn’t want to lose.
(b) He had a natural feeling for games.
(c) He felt jealous of Surya.
(d) He wanted to lose his reputation as the best.
Answer:
(a) He didn’t want to lose.
Question 5.
Surya’s outlook on life was that of
(a) a philosopher
(b) simple player
(c) ordinary person
(d) a good player
Answer:
(d) a good player
4. But on Friday, at the badminton court, Surya was a real phenomenon. He won points again and again, laughing and joking all the time. However, Surya was paying so little attention to the match that Prabhat managed to change the scoreboard while his opponent was looking elsewhere. (Page 105)
Question 1.
Prabhat prepared for the game with all seriousness as
(a) he wanted to win it at all costs
(b) he had never seen defeat
(c) he couldn’t bear the loss
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d) All of the above
Question 2.
Surya, on the other hand, took the game
(a) simply
(b) in a relaxed manner
(c) as his stake in the school
(d) lightly
Answer:
(b) in a relaxed manner
Question 3.
‘Surya was a real phenomenon’ means
(a) he was the best player
(b) he could turn the tables against the foe
(c) he had special qualities
(d) none of the above
Answer:
(c) he had special qualities
Question 4.
Surya took a simple view of the game because
(a) he had such a nature
(b) his habit of paying little attention to the match was a fact
(c) he enjoys his game
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d) All of the above
Question 5.
Surya never expected to cheat
(a) would be done in the game
(b) was a part of the game
(c) shall decide the game
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d) All of the above
5. What was surprising was that Surya did not feel bad about losing. What was more surprising was that Prabhat saw Surya playing basketball the next day. Surya was so hopeless at it that he could not score a basket for ten minutes. Yet, he enjoyed playing the game. His happy smile never left his face. (Pages 106-107)
Question 1.
What was Prabhat’s attitude towards winning and losing?
(a) He enjoyed playing games regardless of the outcome.
(b) He hated losing and only played games he was sure to win.
(c) He was indifferent to both winning and losing.
(d) He only played games that his friends wanted to play.
Answer:
(b) He hated losing and only played games he was sure to win.
Question 2.
Who was the new person who joined Prabhat’s school?
(a) Surya
(b) A new principal
(c) The Coach
(d) A new teacher
Answer:
(a) Surya
Question 3.
What was Surya’s attitude towards playing games?
(a) He was very competitive and hated losing.
(b) He enjoyed playing games regardless of the outcome.
(c) He only played games to win prizes.
(d) He played games only when his friends asked him to.
Answer:
(b) He enjoyed playing games regardless of the outcome.
Question 4.
What did Prabhat learn from observing Surya?
(a) That winning is everything.
(b) That enjoying the game is more important than winning or losing.
(c) That practice is key to winning.
(d) That losing is a disgrace.
Answer:
(b) That enjoying the game is more important than winning or losing.
Question 5.
How did Prabhat’s behavior change after observing Surya?
(a) He became more competitive and focused on winning.
(b) He started enjoying games more and didn’t worry about winning or losing.
(c) He stopped playing games altogether!
(d) He only played games with Surya.
Answer:
(b) He started enjoying games more and didn’t worry about winning or losing.