Chapter- 13 The Royal Joke
1. What is the name of the poem?
Answer: The Royal Joke.
2. Who is the main character in the poem?
Answer: A beggar.
3. Whom did the beggar meet?
Answer: A king.
4. What was the beggar doing at first?
Answer: Wandering here and there.
5. What did the beggar think about the king?
Answer: That he was the greatest king.
6. What was the beggar’s condition in the beginning?
Answer: He was poor and wandering in search of food.
7. Why did the beggar think his bad days were over?
Answer: Because he saw the king and expected help.
8. What did the beggar expect from the king?
Answer: He expected a great fortune.
9. When did the beggar feel lucky?
Answer: When he saw the king approaching.
10. What did the king ask the beggar?
Answer: To give something to him.
11. How did the beggar react to the king’s request?
Answer: He was surprised and confused.
12. What did the beggar give the king?
Answer: A small portion of his grains.
13. Why did the beggar give only a little?
Answer: Because of his greed.
14. What did the beggar receive in return?
Answer: Gold equal to what he gave.
15. Why was the beggar unhappy?
Answer: He realized his mistake of not giving more.
16. Why is the poem called “The Royal Joke”?
Answer: Because the king taught a lesson through an unusual act.
17. What lesson did the beggar learn?
Answer: One should not be greedy.
18. What would have happened if the beggar was generous?
Answer: He would have received more gold.
19. Why did the beggar remain poor?
Answer: Because of his greed.
20. What does the poem teach about giving?
Answer: Giving more brings greater rewards.
21. Which line shows hope?
Answer: “I was expecting a great fortune from you.”
22. Which line shows greed?
Answer: “I could donate only a small portion.”
23. Which line shows sorrow?
Answer: “Looking at the great reward I became unhappy.”
24. Which line shows confusion?
Answer: “I was quite puzzled…”
25. Which line shows surprise?
Answer: When the king asked the beggar to give something.
26. What is more important than wealth?
Answer: Generosity.
27. Why should we avoid greed?
Answer: It leads to loss and regret.
28. What lesson do we learn from the king?
Answer: Teach lessons wisely.
29. What should we do when we have something?
Answer: Share it with others.
30. What is the message of the poem?
Answer: Generosity brings happiness and rewards.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
