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प्रश्न
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
Mark your choice.
विकल्प
to fetch wise men.
to find answers to the questions.
to look for the wise hermit.
to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions
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उत्तर
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Tick the right answer.
When we take to something, we find it (boring/interesting).
While packing the hamper, George and Harris do a number of foolish and funny thing. Tick the statements that are true.
(i) They started with breaking a cup.
(ii) They also broke a plate.
(iii) They squashed a tomato.
(iv) They trod on the butter.
(v) They stepped on a banana.
(vi) They put things behind them, and couldn’t find them.
(vii) They stepped on things.
(viii) They packed the pictures at the bottom and put heavy things on top.
(ix) They upset almost everything.
(x) They were very good at packing.
Thinking about the Poem
What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?
Reporting verbs
Did you know?
Sometimes it is not necessary to report everything that is said word for word. It may be better to use “reporting verbs” which summarise what was communicated. Below are some of the most commonly used verbs of this kind.
| accept | advice | apologise | ask | assure | blame |
| complain | compliment | congratulate | explain | greet | hope |
| introduce | invite | offer | order | persuade | promise |
| refuse | regret | remind | say | suggest | tell |
| sympathise | thank | threaten | answer | warn | encourage |
|
can you hear me? (speaker) |
what did she say? (you) | she asked if you could hear her? (friend) (ask) |
| you should go to the doctor now? (speaker) | what did he say? (you) | he advice you to go to the doctor now? (friend) (advice) |
On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave?
Answer the following question.
Why is it good to have rebels?
Whose advice did the king finally think of seeking?
What did the kind farmer do with the money he made from the gold?
During the 1760 and 1770s, it became common to pitch the ball through the air. What changes it brought in to the game of cricket?
What did the narrator’s grandfather see at the zoo?
How did the monkey save himself?
Answer the following question. (Refer to that part of the text whose number is given against the question. This applies to the comprehension questions throughout the book.)
In what subjects did the little man need help to do Patrick’s homework? (5, 6)
Why did the magic waterfall disappoint other villagers? What reward did Taro get and from whom?
Mark the right item.
Taro earned very little money because ______
Answer the following question:
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Answer the following question.
What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play?
In groups of four, discuss the following lines and their meanings.
But only words can free a thought
From its prison behind your eyes
How does the poem, Crossing the Bar, portray the poet's deep affirmation and faith in God?
How does Prospero ask to be to be released from his “bands” in the Epilogue of the play, The Tempest?
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason.
In the short story, Atithi, Motilal Babu and Annapurna choose Tarapada as a prospective groom for their daughter because ______.
