NCERT Class 6 English Unit 2: Friendship (The Unlikely Best Friends & A Friend's Prayer): 30 flashcards
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1. What is the theme of a text?
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The theme is what the text *means* — the message or central idea behind the events.
2. What is the plot of a story?
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The plot is the sequence of events — what happens in the story.
3. Name the five parts of the story pattern taught in Unit 2.
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Setting, characters, conflict (problem), turning point, resolution.
4. What is the setting of a story?
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The setting is where and when the events of the story happen.
5. What is the turning point in a story?
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The moment a character makes a key choice that changes the direction of events.
6. What is the resolution of a story?
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How the story ends and what the character (and reader) learns from it.
7. Name four features that build a poem.
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Repetition, rhythm, rhyme, and imagery.
8. Why do poets use repetition?
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Repetition points at what matters most — it signals the poem's key idea or feeling.
9. What is imagery in a poem?
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Words that make you see, hear, or feel something — a colour, a sound, a mood.
10. What is the central idea of a poem?
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The one thought the whole poem circles around — its main message.
11. How should you answer a question about a poem?
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Quote the line from the poem that supports your answer, then explain the feeling or meaning.
12. How should you answer a question about a story character?
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Retell the event, then explain the choice the character made and the value behind it.
13. What three skills does Unit 2 train?
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Reading, analysing, and expressing.
14. What is the correct four-step way to learn a new vocabulary word?
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1) Underline it in the text. 2) Guess from context. 3) Check the dictionary. 4) Write your own sentence.
15. Why does reading aloud help you understand a poem?
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It lets you hear the rhythm and feel the mood, which reveals the poem's meaning.
16. Why does reading aloud help you understand a story?
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It lets you hear the tone of the characters and the narrator.
17. What is the difference between plot and theme?
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Plot is *what happens*; theme is *what it means*.
18. What does a strong answer name, according to Unit 2?
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The action, the choice, and the value behind it.
19. Why does Unit 2 pair a poem with a prose piece?
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So students can compare how the same theme works in two different genres.
20. What kind of characters appear in Unit 2's texts?
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Ordinary people who make brave or kind choices.
21. What themes connect Unit 2 to everyday life?
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Standing up for others, admitting mistakes, and helping without reward.
22. What is the common mistake when asked for the theme?
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Writing the plot instead of the meaning — describing what happened rather than what it means.
23. What question should you ask yourself after describing what happened?
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'So what?' — the answer is usually the theme.
24. What does the unit say about courage and kindness?
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Doing the right thing is often hard, and that is exactly why it matters.
25. What is the difference between a poem question and a prose question?
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Poem questions ask about feeling and meaning; prose questions ask about character and choice.
26. What is the correct way to use a new word from the unit?
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Use it in your own sentence — words are meant to be used, not just memorised.
27. What is the difference between a poem and a prose piece in how you read them?
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A poem is read for rhythm and repetition; prose is read for character and events.
28. What should every answer about a text include?
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A line or event from the text as evidence.
29. What is the relationship between the poem and the story in Unit 2?
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They explore the same theme — courage and kindness — in two different genres.
30. Why is comparing the poem and the story useful?
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It deepens understanding of both texts and the shared theme.
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