A Game of Chance
Overview
'A Game of Chance' is a story from NCERT Class 6 English (Honeysuckle) about a young boy named Rasheed who visits a fair during Eid-ul-Fitr with his uncle. While his uncle steps away, Rasheed is tricked by a shopkeeper running a lucky dip game. He keeps spending money hoping to win a big prize but only gets small, worthless items. Later, his uncle explains how the shopkeeper cleverly cheated him. The story teaches children to be careful and not fall for dishonest tricks.
Typed Notes
Setting and Characters
The story is set during the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr. A large fair is held in the town, full of stalls, sweets, and games. The main character is Rasheed, a young boy who goes to the fair with his Uncle Hamid. Other characters include Bhaiya (an older boy who works for Rasheed's family), the clever and dishonest shopkeeper who runs the lucky dip stall, and some strangers who are secretly working with the shopkeeper to make the game look fair and exciting.
The Lucky Dip Trick
While Uncle Hamid goes to meet a friend, Rasheed watches a lucky dip game. The shopkeeper spins a wheel and people pick numbered chits to win prizes. Rasheed sees strangers winning big prizes like a wristwatch and a large sum of money. Excited and tempted, Rasheed tries his luck again and again, spending all his money. But he only wins small, useless items like a plastic comb and a cheap toy. He feels sad and confused about why he never wins anything big.
The Explanation and Moral
When Uncle Hamid returns, he sees Rasheed looking upset. Bhaiya explains that the 'winners' Rasheed saw were actually the shopkeeper's own friends, planted in the crowd to make others believe the game was genuine. This is a common trick used to cheat innocent and greedy people. Uncle Hamid is not angry but gently explains the lesson: never be tempted by greed, and never trust a game of chance run by a stranger. Rasheed learns a valuable life lesson about honesty, greed, and being alert.
Theme, Moral and Grammar Point
The main theme of the story is the danger of greed and blind trust. The moral is: do not be greedy and always think carefully before spending money, especially in games of chance. A key grammar point in this chapter is the use of past tense verbs to narrate a story — for example, 'Rasheed watched', 'the wheel spun', 'he spent all his money'. Students should also note descriptive adjectives used in the chapter such as 'enormous', 'mischievous', 'lucky', and 'tempted' to describe people and situations.
Key Concepts
Revision ke liye ek nazar — exam se pehle yahi padhna hai.
- 01Rasheed is tricked at a lucky dip stall during an Eid fair while his uncle is away.
- 02The shopkeeper uses clever tricks — making strangers win big prizes — to lure Rasheed into spending all his money.
- 03Rasheed's friend Bhaiya and his uncle later explain how the game was rigged and dishonest.
- 04The moral of the story is that one should never be greedy or trust strangers blindly, especially at games of chance.
- 05Important vocabulary includes words like 'tempted', 'mischievous', 'enormous', 'luck', and 'prize'.
Questions & Solutions
Pehle khud try karo — phir solution kholo. Yahi tariqa topper banata hai.
Why did Rasheed keep spending money at the lucky dip stall even though he was not winning big prizes?
How did the shopkeeper trick people at the fair?
What did Rasheed win at the lucky dip stall? How did he feel about it?
What lesson did Uncle Hamid teach Rasheed after the incident at the fair?
Who was Bhaiya and what role did he play in the story?
During an Eid fair, young Rasheed is left alone while his uncle steps away. He watches a lucky dip stall where strangers seem to win big prizes. Tempted by greed, he spends all his money but only wins worthless items. Later, Bhaiya and his uncle reveal that the winners were the shopkeeper's own friends, planted to cheat innocent people. Rasheed learns never to be greedy or trust strangers blindly.
Chapter-end quiz
4 MCQsOption tap karo — turant pata chalega sahi ya galat, explanation ke saath.
Q1.Where does the story 'A Game of Chance' take place?
Q2.What did Rasheed actually win after spending all his money at the lucky dip?
Q3.Which word means 'attracted or lured by something desirable'?
Q4.Who were the people Rasheed saw winning big prizes at the stall?
Mark karo — dashboard par progress dikhega.