Chapter 2.2
Question 1.
Read the polite requests/suggestions and complete the gaps in the responses. Make sure they are polite and not repeated.
→ Could you lend me your dictionary?
Accept (1) ………………..
Refuse (2) ………………..
Answer: Accept (1) Yes, here it is.
Refuse (2) I’m sorry, I can’t. I am using it now.
→ Can you please pass the salad?
Accept (1) ………………..
Refuse (2) ………………..
Answer: Accept (1) Sure!
Accept (2) Here you are.
→ May I know the exact time?
Accept (1) ………………..
Refuse (2) ………………..
Answer: Accept (1) Right now It is exactly ten to six.
Accept (2) It’s 10 minutes past 5.
→ Shall we plan a class-picnic?
Accept (1) ………………..
Refuse (2) ………………..
Answer: Accept (1) Yes, let’s!
Refuse (2) Not now; I’m going to my native place for a month.
→ Do you need help?
Accept (1) ………………..
Refuse (2) ………………..
Answer: Accept (1) Yes, please.
Refuse (2) It’s all right, thank you. I can manage.
→ Is it alright if I use your laptop?
Accept (1) ………………..
Refuse (2) ………………..
Answer: Accept (1) Yes, I can spare It for an hour.
Refuse (2) Well… could you wait some time? I have some things I need to complete.
Question 3.
Let’s see if you remember a nursery rhyme you must have sung, as a kid :
Fill in the missing words: ………………..
‘The ……………….. time to be happy is
The to be happy is here.
And the way to be ……………….., is to ……………….. someone
happy And have a little ……………….. right here!’
(happy, make, heaven, now, place)
Answer: (happy, make, heaven, now, place)
The time to be happy is now.
The place to be happy is here.
And the way to be happy is to make someone happy. And have a little heaven right here!
Question 1.
Read the story and answer whether the following statements are true or false.
(a) The people convinced the King to make a proclamation. ……………………………..
(b) The hermit spoke usually to everyone. ……………………………..
(c) The King received all answers from the hermit. ……………………………..
(d) The person the King saved and helped was his enemy. ……………………………..
(e) To do good to people is the purpose of our life. ……………………………..
Answer: (a) True
(b) False
(c) False
(d) True
Question 2.
Match the titles with the contents of the proper paragraph.
1 Once a certain king . . . important to do. a King gains a friend.
2 Many learned people . . . time for everything. b The wounded stranger
3 Equally varied . . . gave the reward to none. c King helps the hermit.
4 When the King arrived, . . . my first attention. d The stranger begs for pardon.
5 The hermit listened . . . continued to dig. e The hermit points out answers.
6 The King turned around . . . gave it to him. f Stranger’s vicious intention
7 Meanwhile the sun . . . said the King. g Questions remain unanswered.
8 “You do not know … all my life. h The king received various answers.
9 The King was very glad . . . the day before. i King’s announcement.
10 “Do you not see?” . . . sent into this life!” j The King meets the hermit.
Answer: (1) Once a certain king … important to do. i The king’s announcement.
(2) Many learned people … time for everything. h The king received various answers.
(3) Equally varied … gave the reward to none. g The questions remained unanswered.
(4) When the king arrived, … rriy first attention. j The king meets the hermit
(5) The hermit listened … continued to dig. c The king helps the hermit.
(6) The king turned round … gave it to him. b The wounded stranger.
(7) Meanwhile the sun … said the king. d The stranger begs for pardon.
(8) ‘You do not know … all my life.’ f The stranger’s vicious intentions.
(9) The king was very glad … the day before. a The king gains a friend.
(10) ‘Do you not see?’ … sent into his life. e The hermit points out answers.
Question 3.
The character traits of the king and hermit are mixed up. Sort them out in the right box.
Question 5.
Write down in your notebook two points for each of the following. How do you know . . .
(a) the learned advisers who came to the court confused the king.
answer: They all gave different and conflicting answers to the king’s questions.
None of them could give a clear and definite solution.
(b) the king was humble.
answer: He went to seek advice from a simple hermit instead of relying only on his power.
He worked by digging the hermit’s ground without hesitation.
(c) the king’s enemy was repentant.
answer: He asked the king for forgiveness for plotting to kill him.
He promised to serve the king faithfully for the rest of his life.
(d) the hermit was truly wise.
answer: He did not answer the king’s questions directly but made him realise the truth through actions.
His advice was practical and showed the importance of the present moment and kindness.
Question 6.
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks.
(a) “Varied” (Paragraph-3) means ……………………
(i) different
(ii) unnecessary
(iii) unequal
(iv) unimportant.
Answer: (a) different
(b) Many learned people came to the court and gave ……………………
(i) The same answers
(ii) correct answers
(iii) different answers
(iv) wrong answers.
Answer: (iii) different answers
(c) The synonym of ‘convinced’ is ……………………
(i) persuaded
(ii) happy
(iii) unhappy
(iv) angry.
Answer: (i) persuaded
(d) The King wanted to know the …………………… time to begin everything.
(i) right
(ii) exact
(iii) proper
(iv) good.
Answer: (i) right
(e) ‘‘I pray you to answer my question.’’ Here ‘pray’ means ……………………
(i) plead to God
(ii) request
(iii) order
(iv) suggest.
Answer: (ii) request
(f) Choose an adverb that collocates with “breathed ……………………
(i) hurriedly
(ii) heavily
(iii) hardly
(iv) calmly.
Answer: (i) heavily
Question 7.
Answer the following questions.
(a) The learned people were sometimes divided in their opinions, different persons giving quite different answers; at other times, none of them gave an answer. They all suggested ways to look for an answer. Point out one example of each.
Answer: To know the right time for every action: Draw up in advance a table of days, months and years and live strictly according to it. The people the king most needed: Councillors The most important occupation: Science.
(b) Though the hermit did not say anything to the king for some time, he did not ignore the king or treat him rudely in any way. Do you agree? What evidence of his politeness can you point out? What shows that he listened and responded to the king’s words?
Answer: I agree that though the hermit did not say anything to the king for some time, he did not ignore the king or treat him rudely in any way. His politeness is evident by the fact that he greeted the king. By spitting on his hand before he resumed digging, the hermit indicated that the work he was doing was more important and that the king would have to wait.
(c) The hermit ‘spoke only to common people’; so the king ‘put on simple clothes’. Do you think the king hoped to be mistaken for a common man, or was he just showing that he was a humble person? What shows that the hermit knew him to be the king?
Answer: The king put on* simple clothes because he did not want the hermit to refuse to answer his questions. The king was aware that the hermit was wise and would know that he was the king and not mistake him for a common person. Out of humility and respect, the king dressed up like a commoner. We know that-the hermit knew that he was the king by the way he returned the king’s greeting.
(d) Did the king behave as an ordinary person, rather than as a ruler, at the hermit’s hut? What shows it? Did he also act as a good, kind person? When did he do so?
Answer: Like any other ordinary person, the king tended to the wounded man. He even washed the wound and bandaged it many times. When required, he brought and gave the man water to drink. The king went out of his way to be good and kind to the man. All this happened after the wounded man came running, wounded, to the hermit’s hut.
(e) Do you think the hermit knew, beforehand, not only about the king’s arrival but about the ambush by his enemy? Think a little about this and say what you really feel.
Answer: I think the hermit somehow knew everything before the king arrived. He must have known about the plan of the king’s enemy and so was able to deal with it purposefully when the king arrived. News about the ambush must definitely have come to his ears. Otherwise he would not have been able to answer the king’s questions in such a real and practical way. He was a hermit, a wise man, and nothing of importance would have escaped his consideration.
Question 8.
Consider this list of the different things that happened and rearrange them in the order of time, that is, what happened first, what happened next and so on. Read the related paragraph again if you are uncertain.
(a) The bearded man resolved to kill the king.
(b) The king went alone to see the hermit.
(c) The king executed the bearded man’s brother.
(d) The king spent the night at the hermit’s hut.
(e) The bearded man laid an ambush to kill the king.
(f) The king’s bodyguards recognised and wounded the bearded man.
(g) The bearded man came out of the ambush.
Answer: (b) The king executed the bearded man’s brother.
(a) The bearded man resolved to kill the king.
(c) The bearded man laid an ambush to kill the king.
(e) The bearded man came out of the ambush.
(d) The king’s bodyguards recognised and wounded the bearded man.
(f) The king spent the night at the hermit’s hut.
(g) The king went alone to see the hermit.
Question 9.
Read the story in your own language, summarize the following aspects of the story in 4 to 5 lines each in your own language. Write it in your notebook.
(a) King’s problem: ……………………
Answer: The King’s problem was that he wanted someone from his kingdom to give him the answers to three questions.
(1) What was the right time to begin everything?
(2) Who are the right people to listen to?
(3) What was the most important thing to do?
(b) Attempts made to find a solution: ……………………
(c) Climax: ……………………
(d) Solution: ……………………
(e) Message: ……………………
Answer: The King wanted the answers to three questions. In order to find a solution, he had a proclamation made in his kingdom. He also announced a great reward to anyone who would give him the answers to his questions.
Question 10.
(A) The following compound words from the story are spelt in a jumbled order. Rearrange the letters to make them meaningful.
(1) a r e e t u k d n = ……………………
(2) y o n n a e = ……………………
(3) s t a p s i e m = ……………………
(4) h e e d a r f o n b = ……………………
(5) n e v h i g r e t y = ……………………
(6) h e i l n e w a m = ……………………
(7) d a d e b e r = ……………………
Answer: (1) a r e e t u k d n = undertake
(2) y o n n a e = anyone
(3) s t a p s i e m = pastimes
(4) h e e d a r f o n b = beforehand
(5) n e v h i g r e t y = everything
(6) h e i l n e w a m = meanwhile
(7) d a d e b e r = bearded
Answer by Dimpee Bora
