NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 2 A Friend's Prayer — Let us learn
Book page 55 & 56 Updated on2026-09-05
Q1.
The poet says, ‘With special friends I feel I’m blessed’. Select the words that are similar to the meaning of being blessed, from those given below: excited, grateful, understood, thankful, relaxed.
Answer
grateful and thankful
To feel blessed is to feel that something very good has been given to you, and to be full of thanks for it. Grateful and thankful carry exactly that meaning.
Word
Similar to ‘blessed’?
What it really means
excited
No
Full of eager, restless energy — a feeling before an event.
grateful
Yes
Thankful for what someone has given you.
understood
No
Known correctly by others — pleasant, but not the same as blessed.
thankful
Yes
Feeling and showing thanks.
relaxed
No
Free from tension, calm.
Your own sentence: I feel grateful — almost blessed — that my parents let me keep the puppy I found in the rain.
Q2.
Good friends have a lot of qualities. Let us list some. loyal, h e __ __ f __ l, k __ __ d, c __ __ i n g, h o __ __ __ t
Answer
Puzzle
Word
Meaning
loyal (given)
loyal
Always faithful; never leaves your side.
h e __ __ f __ l
helpful
Ready to give help when it is needed.
k __ __ d
kind
Gentle and good to others.
c __ __ i n g
caring
Concerned about how others feel.
h o __ __ __ t
honest
Truthful; never cheats or lies.
Tip: Count the dashes before you guess. h e _ _ f _ l has seven letters, so ‘help’ alone will not do — it must be helpful.
Q3.
Now, fill in the blanks with the words you just listed above. My friend is always _____________ to me even when I make a mistake.
Answer
My friend is always kind to me even when I make a mistake.
We are ‘kind to’ someone. Forgiving a mistake instead of getting angry is an act of kindness.
Q4.
My friend shares things with me. She is very _____________.
Answer
My friend shares things with me. She is very helpful.
Sharing what you have — a pencil, an umbrella, your notes — is a way of helping, so ‘helpful’ is the quality being described here.
Q5.
My friend is _____________ because he always supports me.
Answer
My friend is loyal because he always supports me.
A loyal friend stands by you at all times — in front of others and behind your back. The word ‘always’ in the sentence is the clue.
Q6.
My friend never lies. She is an _____________ person.
Answer
My friend never lies. She is an honest person.
Notice the article: it is “an honest person”, because honest begins with a vowel sound — the ‘h’ is silent.
Q7.
My friend and I believe in _____________ for each other.
Answer
My friend and I believe in caring for each other.
After the preposition ‘in’ we need the -ing form, and ‘caring for someone' means looking after them and worrying about their happiness.
All five together: kind, helpful, loyal, honest, caring — one quality per sentence, and each one used exactly once.
Q8.
Think of any three of your friends. Write three sentences on why you like each one of them.
Answer
Write three sentences for each friend — one about a quality, one about a habit or thing you do together, and one about something the friend did for you. Use the quality words you have just learnt: loyal, helpful, kind, caring, honest.
Sample answer:
Salim — He is the most honest boy I know and never copies in a test. He waits for me at the corner every morning so that we can walk to school together. When I lost my new water bottle, he shared his with me for a whole week.
Ritu — She is very caring and notices at once when I am upset. We practise kho-kho together in the evening ground. She taught me the dodge that got me into the school team.
Deepak — He is helpful and explains Maths sums to me until I understand them. We both love drawing and swap our sketchbooks. Last year, when I was ill for two weeks, he brought me the class notes every single day.