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Words: Qualities of a Good Friend

Class 6 English · Chapter 5: A Friend's Prayer · NCERT Poorvi section pp. 55–56

Learn

Blessed ("With special friends I feel I'm blessed") means feeling lucky and thankful. Words with a similar meaning: grateful, thankful. (Excited, understood and relaxed are different feelings.)

Qualities of good friends: loyal (stays by you, even when you make a mistake), helpful (supports you), kind (shares and is gentle), caring (looks out for you), honest (never lies).

Use them in sentences: "My friend is always loyal to me, even when I make a mistake." "She shares things with me; she is very kind." "He is helpful because he always supports me." "She never lies; she is an honest person." "My friend and I believe in caring for each other."

Quotations about friendship: "A friend in need is a friend indeed" means a true friend is one who helps you when you need it. "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." Find a friendship saying in your own language and make a decorated poster of it.

Explore: match the quality.

  1. Put each description under its quality.

Remember

  • Blessed means feeling thankful and lucky (grateful, thankful).
  • Good friends are loyal, helpful, kind, caring and honest.

Quick check

Which word means almost the same as "blessed"?

  1. thankful
  2. excited
  3. relaxed
  4. angry
Answer

thankful. Feeling blessed = feeling thankful and lucky.

Think about it

Write three sentences about three friends, each using a different quality.

One answer

For example: "Aman is loyal; he stood by me when others laughed. Neha is honest. Kabir is helpful with maths."

Practice

Practise with fresh questions at three levels (easy, medium, hard), some answered hands-on, with hints and worked answers. Get 4 of your last 5 right to finish the topic.