Three Questions & The Squirrel
Chapter 1
Answer the following questions.
1. Why was the king advised to go to magicians?
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2. In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be important to the king?
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3. What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?
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4. Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?
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5. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
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6. (i) Who was the bearded man?
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(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
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7. The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?
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8. What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?
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1. Match items in List A with their meanings in List 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.
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2. Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the word given in brackets.
(i) The ________ said that only fresh evidence would make him change his __________ .(judge)
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(ii) I didn’t notice any serious ________ of opinion among the debaters, although they _______ from one another over small points. (differ)
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(iii) It’s a fairly simple question to _______ ,but will you accept my _______ as final? (answer)
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(iv) It isn’t ________ that ___________ should always be the mother of invention. (necessary)
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(v) Hermits are __________ men. How they acquire their _________ no one can tell. (wise)
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(vi) The committee has ________ to make Jagdish captain of the team. The __________ is likely to please everyone. (decide)
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(vii) Asking for _________ is as noble as willingness _________ to . (forgive)
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The Squirrel
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?
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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.)
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3. “He liked to tease and play”. Who is teasing whom? How ?
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