NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Chapter 4 The Old-Clock Shop

Here the students can find the NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Chapter 4 The Old Clock Shop. The solutions contain questions, answers, explanations and images to all the questions present in the prescribed textbook of CBSE board. All the questions are solved by experts with a detailed explanation that help students to complete their assignments & homework. Students can refer to the Class 6 English NCERT solutions in order to obtain a clear idea of the type of questions that would appear in the annual exams.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English A Pact with the Sun Chapter 4

Question 1. What made Ray think the visitor was not really a shopper?

Answer: Ray was deaf and dumb, but a good judge of men. His old wise eyes told him that the new visitors to his shop at that late hour, was not a shopper or customer. There was no friendliness in his eyes.

Question 2. Why do you think he had come to the shop?

Answer: I think he had come to the shop to rob the shop. He was in urgent need of money.

Question 3. How did Ray communicate with him?

Answer: Ray could neither speak nor hear. So, he communicated with his customer by writing his message on a notepad. The visitor also wrote his reply on paper.

Question 4. What do you think the man said to his friend who waited at the door?

Answer: The man would have said to his friend who waited at the door that the shop owner was deaf.

Question 5. Ray was not a pawnbroker. Why then did he lend money to people in exchange for their old watches and clocks?

Answer: Ray was not a pawnbroker, a person who lends money on security of some item. He did not lend money on interest. He was, however, kind and helpful. He couldn’t say ‘No’ to the needy people.

Question 6. “The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers.” In what sense did it have ‘great powers’?

Answer: The watch was just ordinary. But it had the power to pull a person out of a bad situation. The older man got the money he needed without hurting Ray. The generous shopkeeper also escaped physical injury. In this sense the watch had great powers.

Question 7. Do you think the man would ever come back to pick up the watch?

Answer: No, I don’t think the older man would ever come back to pick up the watch. He received money more than the watch was worth.

Question 8. When did “the unfriendly face” of the visitor turn truly friendly?

Answer: The “unfriendly face” of the visitor turned truly friendly when Ray offered him a way out by accepting the old watch for fifty dollars. Both knew that the watch was not worth that much.

EXTRA QUESTIONS

I. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Question 1. Who was Ray? What was his handicap?

Answer: Ray was the owner of an old-clock shop. He was deaf and dumb. He communicated with his customers by writing on a notepad.

Question 2. Who were the two last-minute shoppers to Ray’s shop?

Answer: The two persons came to Ray’s shop just before the shop closed. One was young, the older one was nearly fifty. They had an evil plan to rob Ray of his cash.

Question 3. What was the problem of the two shoppers? What were they going to try?

Answer: The two persons visiting Ray’s shop were in dire need of money. They were ready to take away Ray’s cash by force.

Question 4. How did Ray tackle the evil-minded shoppers?

Answer: Ray hid his growing fear. He noticed that the older man was unfriendly and he carried a gun. But he kept cool. He paid fifty dollars in exchange for an old watch. This pleased the man. He said ‘Merry Christmas’ to Ray before he walked out of the shop.

Question 5. What message did the old clocks spread as they chimed ‘Merry Christmas’ together?

Answer: The old-clocks and timepieces in Ray’s shop chimed all together. They spread ‘the message of peace on earth and goodwill towards all’.

II.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Question 1. Sketch the character of Ray in about 80 words. What qualities of Ray do you admire most?

Answer: Ray was an old and deaf owner of an old clock-shop. He repaired and sold old clocks. He communicated with his customers using pen and paper. But he was wise with long experience. Anger boiled within him when he noticed a gun in the man’s pocket. But he remained cool. He was generous and helpful also. He overpaid his visitors in need. He sent away the unfriendly visitors quite happy.

Question 2. How did the old clock give a timeless message through Ray?

Answer: Ray was an old and deaf dealer in old clocks. He also used to pay to the needy customers against the security of their old clocks. Two visitors came to his shop when he was going to pull the shutters down. He doubted their intentions. But he kept his cool. He offered them fifty dollars for an old clock. He did so as a gesture of goodwill and peace. The timepiece rang out a musical message filled with hope. All the three persons who stood in the shop heard the timeless message of peace on earth and goodwill towards all.

The Old-Clock Shop Class 6 English NCERT Questions and Answers

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