Class 6 English — Chapter 1: A Bottle of Dew

What you'll learn

• ▸The Value of Hard Work (Central Theme)
• ▸Character Analysis and Development
• ▸Story Comprehension and Plot Sequencing
• ▸Identifying and Using Homophones
• ▸Sentence Construction with Conjunctions
• ▸Vocabulary in Context
• ▸Phonics: The Sounds of 's'

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- UNIT 1 FABLES AND FOLK TALES A Bottle of Dew Let us do these activities before we read. I Circle the picture that matches with each word. Check your answers by sharing them with your classmates and teacher. 1. worried 2. plantation 3. sage 4. surprise II Answer these questions and discuss them with your classmates and teacher. 1. Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then? 2. How did it help you? 3. How did it make you feel? © NCERT to be republished Reprint 2025-26 --- PAGE 2 --- POORVI— GRADE 6 Let us read I Rama Natha was the son of a rich landlord. His father left him large tracts of land when he died. But Rama Natha did not spend even one day looking after his land. This was because he had a funny idea—he believed there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold. He spent all his time to learn more about this potion. People cheated him often, promising to tell him about it, but he did not give up. His wife, Madhumati, was …

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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4. Who is the main character of the story 'A Bottle of Dew'? Get Solution →
5. What did Rama Natha's father leave him upon his death? Get Solution →
6. What was Rama Natha's 'funny idea' that he spent all his time on? Get Solution →
7. What is the name of the famous sage who came to Rama Natha's town? Get Solution →
8. What type of plant did the sage instruct Rama Natha to grow? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Desert beetles collect morning dew on their backs to drink.
• 💡 Banana plants are actually giant herbs, not true trees.
• 💡 There are over 1,000 different types of bananas around the world.
• 💡 Gold is so rare it would fit into three Olympic swimming pools.
• 💡 Ancient alchemists tried to turn ordinary metals into gold for centuries.

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