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प्रश्न
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 : __________________
उत्तर
King’s problem: The king felt that if he knew the right time to begin anything, the right people to listen to or avoid, and the right occupation to take up, he would be able to rule his kingdom well.
Attempts made to find a solution :
The king made a proclamation of rewarding handsomely those who could answer his questions. Unsatisfied by the answers he received, he visited a renowned wise hermit convinced he would get his answers from him.
Climax:
The king finally goes out to meet the hermit one last time after making peace with his enemy who had come there with the intention of killing him. This is when the hermit speaks to the king and points out that the king already had the answers to his questions. He proceeds to explain what he means thereafter.
Solution :
The king got his answers through all that he experienced throughout the day with the hermit. The actions and wisdom of the hermit gave the answers to the king's questions. The most important time is 'now', the most important person is the one you are with at that point in time and doing good for the person who is with you in the most important work, were the answers that he found with the hermit's help.
Message :
You have been sent into this world to do good deeds so do all the good you can to everyone around you. Love others as you would expect others to love you because love is the base of human existence.
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can."
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the story and answer whether the following statement is true or false.
The hermit spoke usually to everyone.
Read the story and answer whether the following statement is true or false.
The King received all answers from the hermit.
Read the story and answer whether the following statement is true or false.
To do good to people is the purpose of our life.
Complete the Tree diagram associated with the happenings in the story.
Complete the Tree diagram associated with the happenings in the story.
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blank.
Many learned people came to the court and gave ________________.
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blank.
‘‘I pray you to answer my question.’’ Here ‘pray’ means _______________.
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.
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
____________ time.
Read the following passage and do the activities:
(A1) Relate the following actions with the king and the hermit: (2)
| digging | learning things | breathe heavily | asking questions |
| King | Hermit |
| 1.______ | 1.______ |
| 2.______ | 2.______ |
|
When the king arrived, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. He greeted the king but went on digging. The hermit was frail and weak, and each time he struck the ground with the spade and turned over a little earth, he breathed heavily. The king went up to him and said, “I have come to you, wise hermit, to ask you to answer three questions - How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time? Who are the people I most need, and to whom should I, therefore, pay most attention? And what affairs are the most important and need my first attention?” The hermit listened to the king but said nothing. He just spat on his hand and resumed digging. The king watched in silence for a while. Then, feeling sorry for the hermit, he said, “You are tired, let me take the spade and work awhile for you.” The hermit silently handed over the spade and sat down on the ground. When he had dug two beds, the king stopped and repeated his questions. |
(A2) State whether you agree/disagree with the following statements: (2)
- The hermit was strong and agile.
- The king came to the hermit to ask three questions.
- The hermit handed over the spade and sat down.
- The king wasn’t feeling sorry for the hermit.
(A3) Solve the cross word puzzle using words from the passage referring to the clues are given: (2)
| Down | Across |
| (1) Restart/Start again | (3) A tool for digging |
| (2) Sage |
(4) Intelligent |
(A4) Do as Directed: (2)
- When the king arrived the hermit was digging the ground.
(Name and identify the subordinate clause.) - The hermit listened to the king but said nothing.
(Rewrite the sentence and begin it with “Though …...)
(A5) Whom do you consider your guide when you are in difficulty? Why? (2)
