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प्रश्न
Read the story and answer whether the following statement is true or false.
To do good to people is the purpose of our life.
विकल्प
True
False
उत्तर
To do good to people is the purpose of our life - True.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Expressions in English classified under different heads. Pair up with your partner, guess, and match the columns. (Use a dictionary.)
| A | B | |
| (1) Principle | (a) | a generally accepted, evident, truth |
| (2) Quotation | (b) | short striking messages for the public |
| (3) Moral | (c) | a short witty remark stating the truth |
| (4) Idioms | (d) | a popular, well-known truth |
| (5) Slogans | (e) | established expressions which do not convey exactly the same as individual words |
| (6) One-liners | (f) | words cited from a speech/text of a famous person |
| (7) Maxims | (g) | a lesson derived from a story or experience |
| (8) Proverb | (h) | a rule to govern one’s behaviour |
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 round . . . 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. |
The character traits of the king and hermit are mixed up. Sort them out in the right box.
| feeble | helpful | enlightened |
| impatient | eager to succeed | wise |
| patient | convincing |
| KING | HERMIT |
|
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ |
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ |
Write down in your notebook two points for the following. How do you know?
the king’s enemy was repentant
Write down in your notebook two points for the following. How do you know?
the hermit was truly wise.
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blank.
The King wanted to know the ________ time to begin everything.
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blank.
Choose an adverb that collocates with “breathed _______________.
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.
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 : __________________
(b) Attempts made to find a solution : __________________
(c) Climax : __________________
(d) Solution : __________________
(e) Message : __________________
Write down in your notebook two points for the following. How do you know?
the learned advisers who came to the court confused the king.
