The Old-Clock Shop : ncert solution class 6

1. What made Ray think the visitor was not really shopper?

Ans:- Every shopper has his/her own identification. Ray was an excellent and experienced shop owner. He was deaf and dumb but he was able to understand the real shoppers. He was able to trace the actual characteristics of a real shopper. His extraordinary eyes and his brilliance made him think that the visitor was not really shopper.

2. Why did you think he had come to the shop?

Ans:- I think that the shopper came to steal money from the shop. He wanted some money which was badly needed.

3. How did Ray communicate with him?

Ans:- Ray communicated with his customer by writing his words on a notepad. And the very same thing was done by the customer.

4. What do you think the man said to his friend who waited at the door?

Ans:- The man informed his friend standing close that the owner of the shop was neither able to hear nor to speak.

5. Ray was not a pawnbroker. Why then did he lend money to people in exchange for their old watches and clocks?

Ans:- Ray was not a pawnbroker. He was very kind and helpful person to the needy ones. He was not able to answer in negative to anyone who was needy. So he lent money in exchange for their old watches and clocks.

6. "The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers." In what sense did it have 'great powers'?

Ans:- The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers. The watch made the money which was badly needed. The owner of the shop was not stolen in any way. So both the customer and the owner were safe.

7. Do you think the man would ever come back to pick up the watch?

Ans:- No, the man would never come to pick up the old watch because he got higher than its worth.

8. When did "the unfriendly face" of the visitor turn truly friendly?

Ans:- The unfriendly face of the visitor turned truly friendly on getting a fifty dollar note for his old and ordinary watch. He was extremely pleased to have got it.