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NCERT · Class 6 · English

Unit 10: A Strange Wrestling Match

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Questions

5 questions
Q1Written answer

What was Vijay Singh’s weakness? Which awkward situation did it push him into?

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Answer: Vijay Singh’s weakness was that he was fond of boasting. He boasted that he wished to meet a ghost and teach him a lesson. This pushed him to an awkward situation where he was suggested to go to the Haunted Desert where he could find ghosts.

Q2Written answer

Was the old woman’s gift to Vijay Singh eccentric? Why?

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Answer: The old woman gifted a lump of salt and an egg to Vijay Singh. Yes, the gift was eccentric because Vijay Singh could not understand what the purpose of such a gift was in a desert.

Q3Written answer

Why did Vijay Singh ask the ghost disguised as Natwar to come closer?

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Answer: Vijay Singh asked the ghost disguised as Natwar to come closer so that he could size up his enemy like all other good wrestlers.

Q4Written answer

What made the ghost speechless? Why?

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Answer: Vijay Singh pretended to be brave. He looked at Natwar’s face and said that he was a plain, lying ghost. This made the ghost speechless because people used to get afraid when they saw him, but here, Vijay Singh was brave and confident.

Q5Written answer

Why did Vijay Singh say “Appearances can be deceptive”?

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Answer: Vijay Singh said that “Appearances can be deceptive” because he wanted to insult the ghost. He wanted to show the ghost that he was very confident and strong enough to make the ghost lose.