Chapter 8 - The Decision of the Panchayat · Class 5 English
Practise 8 short and long answer questions on The Decision of the Panchayat from Chapter 8 - The Decision of the Panchayat. Try writing your own answer first, then tap the question to compare it with the model answer and read the explanation behind it.
He needed a source of water for his fields.
The story says the farmer bought the well because he needed water for farming.
The neighbour said he had sold only the well, not the water inside it, and refused to let the farmer draw water.
He used this claim to stop the farmer from using the well.
He went to the village chief and explained his case.
The chief then arranged a Panchayat meeting.
They gathered under the banyan tree in the centre of the village.
The story identifies this as the meeting place.
The chief began by agreeing that only the well had been sold, which seemed to support the neighbour’s claim.
His satisfaction changes when the chief explains the consequence.
The chief said that if the water still belonged to the neighbour, he had no right to keep it in the farmer’s well and must remove or use it immediately.
The judgment applies the neighbour’s own claim consistently.
He had to pay a fine and apologise to the farmer.
The story states both consequences after the judgment.
It shows that a fair decision considers both sides and reasons carefully rather than accepting a clever excuse at face value.
The Panchayat hears both sides and uses the neighbour’s own argument to reach a just result.