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1. 1.

   There is an error in each of the following sentences. Rewrite them correctly.

   1. Gopal, the court jester, was a dull and cruel man.
   2. The news visitor who arrived in the king's court could only speak the language of the land.
   3. The Maharaja was not interested in finding out where the visitors belonged to.
2. 2.

   Why did the people call the visitor 'pundit masai' ?

3. 3.

   Where did the visitor say his parents were?

4. 4.

   What did Gopal offer to find out?

5. 5.

   How did Gopal find out the pundit's origin?

6. 6.

   Replace the following dictionary definitions by single words from the passage. 

   1. Unprepared for a suprise or a difficulty :
   2. Do or handle something clumsily :
   3. Of uncertain or unclear meaning :
   4. Trip or momentarily lose one's balance fall :
   5. Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain :