Available Answers

1. 1.

   Read the following passage carefully :

   Once there lived a king in Greece. His name was Midas. He was very greedy. He had plenty of gold. Still he always prayed to Pluto, the God of wealth, for more gold.

   One night Pluto appeared before Midas. He told Midas that from the next morning everything would turn to gold by his touch. Saying this Pluto disappeared.

   Now answer the following questions :

   1. Who was Midas?
   2. Where did he live?
   3. Who was Pluto?
   4. What did Midas pray to Pluto for and why?
   5. How did Pluto grant his prayer?
2. 2.

   Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions set on it :

   Rana Pratap was the ruler of Mewar. He had a great love for his motherland. He did his best to protect her Iron the Mughals. At that time Mansingha was the ruler of Amber. He made friends with the Mughal Emperor, Akhar, and became one of his generals

   Once Mansingha came to the fort of Kamal Mir and became a guest of Rana Pratap.

   "The Raja of Amber is no doubt a Rajput by birth," Rana Pratap thought, "but he is a coward and has given his aunt in marriage to the Mughal Emperor. I will arrange a dinner for him but I won't dine with him."

   Questions :

   1. Who was Rana Pratap?
   2. Who was Mansingha?
   3. What sort of man was Mansingha?
   4. Why did Rana Pratap not dine with him?
3. 3.

   Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions set on it :

   Many years ago, Parikshit was the king of Hastinapur. One day he went into the forest to hunt deer. He saw a deer and tried to shoot it with his arrow. The deer ran away into the forest. He ran after the deer and came to a big tree. He saw a hermit under the tree. The hermit's name was Shamik. He often sat in prayer beneath the tree.

   Parikshit was very thirsty. He said to the hermit. "Will you please give me some water to drink?" But the hermit did not give any answer.

   Parikshit became very angry. He found a dead snake on the ground. He put it round the hermit's neck and went away.

   Questions :

   1. Who was Parikshit?
   2. Why did he go to the forest?
   3. Was the king able to shoot the deer?
   4. Who was under the tree?
   5. What did Parikshit do to the hermit?
   6. Why did he do that?
4. 4.

   Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions set on it :

   A boy was walking along a busy road. He wore cotton trousers and a cotton shirt. On the back of his shirt, there were pictures of dogs. Two young men were walking behind the boy. They laughed and called out to the boy loudly. There is a host of dogs behind you. The boy could understand their joke. So he did not look behind but answered promptly, "You are right. I do hear them barking behind."

   Questions :

   1. What was the boy wearing?
   2. How did the young men following him cut jokes with him?
   3. What did the boy say in reply to the young men's joke?
5. 5.

   Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions set on it :

   Long, long ago, the people of Rome used to keep slaves. The slaves had to do all sorts of work for their masters. Their masters could buy and sell them and even put them to death i they so liked.

   Once there was a slave in Rome. His name was Androcles. His master treated him most cruelly. 'Better to die than be a slave.' thought Androcles. So he made up his mind to run away from his master. He left Rome and escaped into a forest. There he found a cave and went to take rest. He was tired and soon fell asleep.

   Questions :

   1. How did the people of Rome treat their slaves?
   2. Who was Androcles?
   3. How was Androcles treated by his master?
   4. What did he do then?
6. 6.

   Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions set on it :

   Our daily food consists chiefly of wheat or rice. Wheat grows best in Punjab, while rice grows well in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. This is why rice is the main food of the Bengalis and the Tamils, while the people of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have bread made of wheat flour as their chief food.

   Questions :

   1. What is the main food of the Bengalis?
   2. What is the main food of the Tamils?
   3. What is the main food of the people of the Punjab?
   4. What is the main food of the people of Uttar Pradesh?