NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 2 A Friend's Prayer — Let us listen
Book page 56 Updated on2026-09-05
Q1.
You will listen to a talk about some outdoor activities that two friends spend their time doing. As you listen, answer the given question in one or two word(s) only. What do the two friends purchase and use on the park bench?
Answer
A comic book.
The transcript on page 72 says: “Sometimes they also purchase a comic book, sit on a park bench and read together.”
Listening tip: The question repeats two words from the audio — purchase and park bench. When you hear those words, the answer is the very next thing said.
Q2.
You will once again listen to the talk about some outdoor activities of the two friends. As you listen, circle the pictures that show these activities. (Six pictures, numbered 1 to 6)
Answer
Circle pictures 1, 3, 4 and 6.
Picture
What it shows
Circle it?
Line in the talk
1
Two boys sitting on a park bench, reading a book together
Yes
“purchase a comic book, sit on a park bench and read together”
2
One boy cycling while the other walks beside him
No
The talk says both go cycling — here only one boy is on a cycle.
3
The two friends eating ice-cream near an ice-cream cart
Yes
“What both truly enjoy is eating ice-cream together.”
4
The two friends walking together on a path in the park
Yes
“both take walks in the nearby park, listen to birds and look at the trees”
5
The two boys reading, seated on a mat on the grass
No
In the talk they read on a park bench, not on the ground.
6
Both boys on bicycles
Yes
“On Saturdays, both go cycling around the neighbourhood.”
How the two wrong pictures trap you: Pictures 2 and 5 show the right activity done in the wrong way — one cyclist instead of two, and a mat instead of a bench. In listening tasks, always check the small details, not just the main action.
Not shown at all: the swings and the slide, which the talk also mentions. No picture in the book matches those.