NOTES PREPARED BY
ASHAQ HUSSAIN BHAT
TEACHER SCHOOL
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
'Three questions'
WORKING WITH THE VEXT
Q. 1. What are the three questions?
Ans.(i) What is the right time to begin something?
(ii) Which people should one listen to ?
(iii) What is the most important thing to do?
Q. 2. Why did the king want to seek answers to the three questions?
Ans:- He thought he would never fail if he knew their answers,
Q.3. Why was the king advised to go to the magicians ?
Ans. The magicians could help the king to look into the future.
Q. 4. Was the king satisfied with the answers of the wise men ?
Ans. No, the king was not satisfied with their answers.
Q.5. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
Ans. They washed and dressed his wound. They gave him water to drink.
Q. 6. Who was the bearded man ? Why did he ask for the king's forgiveness ?
Ans. The bearded man was the king's enemy. He had come to kill the king. But the king saved his life. So the bearded man asked the king to forgive him.
Q.7. How did the king show his forgiveness ?
Ans. The king promised to send his servants and his own doctor to look after the bearded man. Thus he showed his forgiveness.
Q. 8. What answers did the hermit give to the three questions?
Ans.(1) The most important time is ‘Now'.
(ii) The most important person is with whom we are at the moment.
(iii) The most important work is to do good to the person with whom we are.
Q. 9. Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box below:
1. Many wise men answered the king's questions..........
2.Someone else suggested that there should be a council of wise men...........
3.Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable....... .....
4. The king requested the hermit...........
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man's wound.............
一but the bleeding would not stop.
一 to answer three questions.
一 but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
一and follow it.
一to help the king act at the right time.
Answers :
1. but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
2. to help the king act at the right time.
3. and follow it.
4. to answer three questions.
5. but the bleeding would not stop.
Q. 10. Find from the lesson words which mean the following:
1.To act in accordance with ; obey
2.To cause (an event) to occur earlier
3.An assembly of people
4.To find by searching ; to look for
5.Meet with friendliness or expressions of welcome
6. Small patches of group of plants
7.Feel sorry for
8. Got up From sleep
9. Give back
10. Lost consciousness.
Answers :
1. follow
2. advance
3. council
4. seek
5. greet
6. beds
7. regret
8. awoke
9. repay
10 fainted
LANGUAGE WORK
Q. 1.What will you say in the following situations
1.Somebody offers you a cup of tea but you don't want to take it.. .........
2 .You want somebody to listen to you............
3.You did not understand what somebody said,...........
4.Someone asks you for a change of Rs. 500, but you don't have..................
5.You want somebody to pass you the pen which is on the table................
6.You are late and your teacher asks you why you are late..................
7. Somebody offered you an apple and you ate it.................
8. You want somebody to show you the way to the railway station. How will you start the conversation ?..................
Answers
1. No, thanks.
2. Excuse me.
3. Pardon ! Could you say that again ?
4. Sorry, Idon't have any.
5. Could you pass me the pen, please ?
6. Sorry for being late but my bike got punctured. 7. Thanks for the tasty apple.
8. Excuse me. Could you please tell way to the railway station ?
GRAMMAR WORK
Q. 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs given in brackets :
1. If I.............. hard, I would havegot more marks.(work)
2. If the driver in front had not stopped so suddenly, the accident.............. (not happen)
3. He would not have played tennis if you.......... him a racket.(not give)
If you..............your time, you would have succeeded. (not waste)
5. If he.......... he............ it (try, do)
Answers :
1. had worked
2. would not have happened
3. had not given
4. had not wasted ,
5.had tried , could have done.
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