Class 6 English Chapter 5: A Friend’s Prayer — practice questions with answers
Free practice for Class 6 English, Chapter 5: A Friend’s Prayer. Try the solved questions below, then take a free test with instant marking and explanations.
27 questions9 easy, 14 medium, 4 hardNCERT · CBSE · State boards
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Q1. Who wrote the poem ‘A Friend’s Prayer’?
- Jill Wolf
- Jean de La Fontaine
- Sudha Murty
- Subba Rao
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Answer: A. Jill Wolf
Why: The poem is by Jill Wolf. [p.53]
Why: The poem is by Jill Wolf. [p.53]
Q2. What does the poet want her friendships always to be?
- The most important thing to her
- A secret
- Only for school days
- A competition
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Answer: A. The most important thing to her
Why: ‘May my friendships always be / The most important thing to me.’ [p.53]
Why: ‘May my friendships always be / The most important thing to me.’ [p.53]
Q3. How does the poet feel with special friends?
- Blessed
- Bored
- Angry
- Afraid
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Answer: A. Blessed
Why: ‘With special friends I feel I’m blessed.’ [p.53]
Why: ‘With special friends I feel I’m blessed.’ [p.53]
Q4. What does the poet use to ‘see’ and realise what friends can be?
- Her heart
- Her eyes
- A book
- Her mind only
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Answer: A. Her heart
Why: ‘Let me use my heart to see, / To realise what friends can be.’ [p.53]
Why: ‘Let me use my heart to see, / To realise what friends can be.’ [p.53]
Q5. ‘My friend never lies. She is an ______ person.’
- honest
- loyal
- helpful
- kind
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Answer: A. honest
Why: Someone who never lies is honest. [p.55–56]
Why: Someone who never lies is honest. [p.55–56]
Q6. The poet wants to judge her friends from afar.
True or false?
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Answer: False
Why: She prays to make no judgements from afar and love friends as they are. [p.53]
Why: She prays to make no judgements from afar and love friends as they are. [p.53]
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How many practice questions are there for Class 6 English Chapter 5: A Friend’s Prayer?
27 questions (9 easy, 14 medium, 4 hard). A few are solved on this page; the free test shows the answer and explanation for every question after you submit.
Is this chapter from the NCERT book?
Yes — it follows the NCERT Class 6 English syllabus, used by CBSE and many state boards.