NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 2 A Friend's Prayer — Let us explore

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Q1.

There are many quotations about friendship. Read the ones given below. • “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” • “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” What do you think is the meaning of these quotations? Share it with your teacher.

Answer

Quotation	What it means
“A friend in need is a friend indeed.”	The person who stands by you when you are in trouble is your real friend. Anybody will sit with you when things are going well; difficulty is the test that shows who truly cares.
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.”	A best friend does not just enjoy your company — he makes you a better person. With him you work harder, speak more truthfully and behave more kindly than you would alone.

Both quotations in this unit: Buntee proves the first one — he refused food and ran back the moment Gajaraj needed him. Guneet, Asma and Deepa prove the second — they hold Mario up instead of laughing at him, and their example teaches him what a friend really is.

Q2.

Think of an experience in your life with your friend that suits this quotation. Share it with your friends.

Answer

Tell one complete incident, not a general opinion — say what happened, what your friend did, and end by linking it to the quotation.

Sample answer: Last monsoon I slipped on the wet school stairs and hurt my ankle badly. Everyone crowded around and stared, but only Deepak ran to call the class teacher, and then walked me slowly to the medical room with my arm across his shoulder. He even carried my bag home. That day I understood the meaning of “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

Q3.

Look for some famous quotations on friendship; these can be in your own language too. Read and share them with your teacher and classmates. Write one quotation on paper, colour and decorate it. Put it up on the class board.

Answer

Collect quotations from three places — your English reader, a Hindi or regional-language book of dohe and proverbs, and your grandparents.

Quotation	Language / source	Meaning
“कहत, नटत, रीझत, खिझत, मिलत, खिलत, लजियात” — a friend reads all these moods	Hindi (Bihari, Satsai)	A close friend understands you without a word being spoken.
“रहिमन धागा प्रेम का, मत तोड़ो चटकाय”	Hindi (Rahim)	The thread of love, once snapped, can be joined only with a knot — so never break a friendship in anger.
“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.”	English proverb	The same idea as the poem — “With special friends I feel I'm blessed.”
“Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.”	English proverb	Happiness shared grows bigger; sorrow shared grows smaller.

How to make the poster: Write the quotation in big letters in the middle of a chart paper, put the writer's name in a corner, draw a simple border of two hands joined or two birds on a branch, and colour it with just two or three colours so that the words stay easy to read from a distance.

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