Chapter 15

 THE MISER

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1. Who was the miser?
Ans: The miser was a very rich man who spent very little money.

2. What kind of food did the miser eat?
Ans: The miser ate very cheap food.

3. What did the miser do every morning?
Ans: Every morning, the miser went out to see the shopkeepers.

4. Who looked after the miser’s house?
Ans: A watchman looked after the miser’s house.

5. Where did the watchman live?
Ans: The watchman lived in a hut near the gate.

6. What did the watchman like to eat?
Ans: The watchman liked to eat fish.

7. What did the miser smell one day?
Ans: One day, the miser smelled the nice smell of fish.

8. What did the miser ask the watchman?
Ans: The miser asked the watchman what he was cooking that day.

9. What did the watchman say in reply?
Ans: The watchman said, “I won’t do it again, Sir. Please excuse me.”

10. What did the miser say about the smell of fish?
Ans: The miser said that he liked the smell of fish very much.

11. What did the watchman and his wife think about their master?
Ans: They thought that their master was mad.

12. Why did the watchman ask the miser for money?
Ans: Because they cooked fish every day for him, and fish was costly.

13. What did the miser do when the watchman asked for money?
Ans: The miser went inside, dropped silver coins on the floor, and let them hear the sound of coins.

14. Did the miser give the money to the watchman?
Ans: No, he only let them hear the sound of the coins.

15. What did the miser ask the watchman and his wife when he came out?
Ans: The miser asked, “Did you hear the tinkle of the coins?”

16. What was the watchman’s reply?
Ans: The watchman said, “Yes, sir, we did.”

17. What did the miser say about the smell of fish and the sound of coins?
Ans: The miser said, “I enjoyed the smell of your fish and you enjoyed the sound of my coins.”

18. Did the miser give any money to the watchman and his wife?
Ans: No, the miser did not give any money.

19. What did the miser tell the watchman and his wife in the end?
Ans: The miser told them not to ask for money as he did not ask for their fish.

20. How was the rich man?
Ans: He was a miser.

21. Who did he lend money to?

Ans: He lent money to small shopkeepers.

22. What did the watchman's wife cook every day?

Ans: She cooked fish every day.

4. Did the miser like the smell of the fish?

Ans: Yes, the miser liked the smell of the fish.

5. The miser enjoyed the smell of the watchman's fish. What did the watchman and his wife enjoy?

 Ans: They enjoyed the sound (tinkle) of the miser’s silver coins.

(B) Who said and to whom:

1. "Cook the fish before midday."
Ans: The watchman said to his wife.

2. "Please cook it every day. I like the smell very much."
Ans: The miser said to the watchman.

3. "He is going to give us all that money."

Ans: The watchman and his wife said to each other.

4. "Did you hear the tinkle of the coins?"

Ans: The miser said to the watchman and his wife.

VI. True or False

The miser gave silver coins to the watchman. – False

The miser thought the sound of coins was enough. – True

The watchman and his wife were happy in the end. – False

The miser compared the smell of fish to the sound of coins. – True

The miser became angry with the watchman. – False

The miser liked the taste of fish. – False

The watchman asked for money for cooking fish. – True

The miser gave the sound of coins instead of real money. – True

The miser spent a lot of money. – False

The watchman lived inside the miser’s house. – False

The miser liked the smell of fish. – True

The watchman told his wife to cook the fish after midday. – False

IV. Let’s Talk:

Do you like fish?

What do you eat for lunch at home?

Have you ever smelled food and liked it a lot?

(Work in pairs: Use question words like Where, What, How, Who, When, Why)

Ranu : I take my lunch at 12 o'clock.
Manju : When do you take your lunch?

Ranu : I play in the ground.
Manju : Where do you play?

Ranu : I go to school at 9.45 a.m.
Manju : When do you go to school?

Ranu : I take rest at home on Sunday.
Manju : What do you do on Sunday?

Ranu : Bablu is my brother.
Manju : Who is your brother?

VII. Structures in Context

(A) Grammar Notes:

At is used for:

→ Specific Time: at 7 o'clock, at 8:30 a.m.

→ Holiday Period: at Christmas, at night

In is used for:

→ Part of the Day: in the morning, in the evening

→ Year, Month, Season: in 1998, in January, in winter

(B) Fill in the blanks using 'in' or 'at':

1. Aasim goes to school in the morning.

2: Mahak plays with her friends in the evening.

3. He comes home for lunch at midday.

4. His school ends at 4 p.m.

5. Bunty wakes up at 7 o'clock in the morning.

6. My younger brother was born in the month of January, in 2006.

7. The train arrived at 3.30 p.m.

V. Vocabulary

(Fill in the blanks using given words)


 Words: meat, while, coin, shut, tinkle, enjoyed, interest, smell, wait, excuse

I felt pity for the beggar and gave him a coin of five rupees.

I am vegetarian. I don't eat meat.

The greedy man loves the tinkle of coins very much.