COMPREHENSION
CHECK PAGE
10-14
1.
Why did the king want to know the answers to three questions?
Answer: The king wanted to
know the answers to those three questions so that he would never fail.
2.
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions.
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.
Answer: (iv) to announce a reward for
those who could answer the questions.
3.
Complete the following sentences by
adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.
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•
but the bleeding would not stop. •
to answer three questions. •
but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied. •
and follow it strictly. •
to help the king act at the right time. |
(i)
Many wise men answered the king’s questions, ________
Answer: … but their answers were so varied that the king was not
satisfied.
(ii)
Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men ________
Answer: … to help the king act at the right time.
(iii)
Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable ________
Answer: … and follow it strictly.
(iv)
The king requested the hermit ________
Answer: … to answer three questions.
(v)
The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, ________
Answer: … but the bleeding would not stop.
WORKING
WITH THE TEXT PAGE
14
Answer the following questions.
1.
Why was the king advised to go to magicians?
Answer: To answer the king’s first question to decide the right time to
do something, some wise men suggested that one must have to look into the
future to decide it and that can be done by magicians only. Hence, the king was
advised to go to the magicians.
2.
In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be
important to the king?
Answer: For the second question, the wise men suggested that the king
should listen to his councillors, the priest, the doctor, or the
soldiers.
3.
What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?
Answer: For the third question, some wise men suggested that science
should be of the priority and some said that religion should be on top
priority.
4.
Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?
Answer: No, they didn’t win the reward as the king was not satisfied with
their answers.
5.
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
Answer: They helped the man by sheltering him. The king cleaned the wound
of the man and dressed it to control the flow of the blood. The king gave him
fresh water to drink. Then, the king and the hermit took the man inside the hut
and let him sleep for the night.
6. (i) Who was the bearded man?
Answer: He was an enemy of the king and came to take
revenge for his brother’s death and seized property.
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
Answer: He had come to kill the king but instead the
king saved his life. Hence, he regretted it and asked for the king’s
forgiveness.
7.
The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?
Answer: To show his
forgiveness, the king sent his doctors and servants to look after his health
and also promised to return his property.
8.
What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer
separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?
Answer: The hermit’s answers
were –
(i) The most important time is ‘now’.
(ii) The most important person is the person you are with at a particular
moment.
(iii) The most important business is to do good for others.
I like the first answer the most because it is the only time we
have any power to act.
WORKING
WITH LANGUAGE PAGE
15
1. Match items in List A with their
meanings in List B.
fainted: lost consciousness
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A |
B |
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(i)
wounded |
got
up from sleep |
|
(ii)
awoke |
give
back |
|
(iii)
forgive |
small
patches of ground for plants |
|
(iv)
faithful |
severely
injured |
|
(v)
pity |
pardon |
|
(vi)
beds |
loyal |
|
(vii)
return |
feel
sorry for |
Use
any three of the above words in sentences of your own. You may change the form
of the word.
Answer:
(i) wounded: severely injured
(ii) awoke: got up from
sleep
(iii) forgive: pardon
(iv) faithful: loyal
(v) pity: feel sorry for
(vi) beds: small patches of
ground for plants
(vii) return: give back
Three words used in sentences.
(a) We should always return our friend’s notebook on time.
(b) There should be a gap of at least one metre between two beds to plant
trees.
(c) We should immediately call a doctor if someone is wounded.
2. Each of the following sentences has
two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the word given in
brackets.
He has _______ to help me. Do you think
he will remember his _______ ? (promise)
He has promised to help me. Do you think he will remember his promise?
(i) The _______ said that only fresh
evidence would make him change his _______. (judge)
(ii) I didn’t notice any serious _______
of opinion among the debaters, although they _______ from one another over
small points. (differ)
(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to
_______, but will you accept my _______ as final? (answer)
(iv) It isn’t _______ that _______ should
always be the mother of invention. (necessary)
(v) Hermits are _______ men. How they
acquire their _______ no one can tell. (wise)
(vi) The committee has to _______ make
Jagdish captain of the team. The _______ is likely to please everyone.
(decide)
(vii) Asking for _______ is as noble as
willingness to _______. (forgive)
Answer:
(i) The judge said
that only fresh evidence would make him change his judgement.
(ii) I didn’t notice any serious difference of
opinion among the debaters, although they differed from
one another over small points.
(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to answer,
but will you accept my answer as final?
(iv) It isn’t necessary that necessity should
always be the mother of invention.
(v) Hermits are wise men. How they
acquire their wisdom no one can tell.
(vi) The committee has decided to make
Jagdish captain of the team. The decision is likely to
please everyone.
(vii) Asking for forgiveness is as noble as willingness to forgive.
Poem: The
Squirrel By
Mildred Bowers Armstrong
WORKING WITH THE POEM PAGE 17
1. Why does the poet say the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?
Answer: The poet sees the tail of the squirrel is
raised upward and the tip of the tail is bent downward that looks like a
question mark. Hence, the poet says the squirrel ‘wore a question mark for its
tail’.
2.
Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say? (Think: Does
an animal wear a coat? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how
‘wear’ is used in different ways.)
Answer: Usually, we don’t say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail. We say that
an animal has a tail.
3.
“He liked to tease and play”. Who is teasing whom? How?
Answer: The squirrel is teasing the poet. When the poet runs around the tree, the squirrel also runs around the tree but in the opposite direction to tease and play with the poet.
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