Unit 3 - Supplementary - The Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy
LESSON PLAN for this lesson is given at the end of the answers.
SECTION I
A. Choose the correct answer
from the options given below
1. The king wanted to know the
answers for _______________ questions.
a)
three b) five c) nine
2. The hermit lived in a
_______________.
a) cottage b) palace c) wood
3. _______________ widely
renowned for his wisdom.
a)
hermit b) messengers c) warriors
B. Fill in the blanks
1.
The answer for the
first question was to have a council of
wise men to
fix the proper time for everything.
2.
Magicians were referred to know
the right time for every action.
3.
The king decided to
consult a hermit.
C. Who said these words?
1. “They all answered his
questions differently.”
2. How can I learn to do the
right thing at the right time?
3. “Now rest awhile – and let me
work a bit?”
Answer :
- Narrator – “They all answered his questions
differently.”
- The King – “How can I learn to do the right thing at
the right time?”
- The Hermit – “Now rest awhile – and let me work a
bit?”
D. Answer the following
questions
- What questions did the king ask?
` The king asked three questions:
- What is the right time to begin everything?
- Who are the right people to listen to and whom to avoid?
- What is the most important thing to do?
- Was the king satisfied with the answers? Why?
No, the king was not satisfied because all the learned
men gave different answers, and none of them convinced him as being completely
right.
- Why was the king advised to go to the magicians?
Some people believed only magicians could know in advance
what was going to happen, and therefore they could tell the right time for
every action.
- Whose advice did the people say would be important for the
second question the king asked?
People said the most necessary people were the councilors,
priests, doctors, or warriors, depending on who was
answering.
Section II
A. Write ‘True or False’ for
the following statement.
1. The bearded man was an enemy
of the king.
2. The king and the hermit
refused to help the wounded man.
3. The wounded man asked for
forgiveness from the king.
4. The king promised to restore
the property of the bearded man.
Answer :
- True – The bearded man was indeed an enemy of the
king.
- False – The king and the hermit helped the wounded
man.
- True – The wounded man asked for forgiveness from the
king.
- True – The king promised to restore the property of
the bearded man
B. Match the words in column
‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’
A B
physician -
bring back
restore -
surprise attack
repent -
medical practitioner
ambush –
regret
|
A |
B |
|
physician |
medical practitioner |
|
restore |
bring back |
|
repent |
regret |
|
ambush |
surprise attack |
C. Answer the following
questions
- Who came running out of the wood? What happened to him?
- A bearded man came running out of the wood. He was badly
wounded and bleeding from his stomach.
- How did the king and the hermit restore the life of a
wounded man?
- The king and the hermit bandaged the man’s wound, stopped
the bleeding, gave him water, and carried him into the hut to rest. Their
care saved his life.
- Why did the king sleep through the night?
- The king was exhausted from digging the beds and taking care
of the wounded man, so he fell into a deep sleep and slept through the
short summer night.
- How did the behaviour of the wounded man change at the
end?
- The wounded man, once the king’s enemy, felt remorse and
asked for forgiveness. He offered to serve the king faithfully and asked
his sons to do the same.
D. Answer the following in
100 words
- What were the answers to the three questions? What is the
message of the hermit?
- The hermit explained that the most important time is
‘now’, as it is the only time when we have power. The most
important person is the one we are with at the moment, and the most
important thing to do is to do good to that person. The hermit’s
message is that we must live in the present, treat everyone kindly, and
do good whenever possible, as that is the true purpose of life.
- Why did the bearded man ask for the king’s forgiveness?
What did the king do to show his forgiveness?
- The bearded man wanted revenge on the king but was wounded
instead. The king saved his life. Realizing the king’s kindness, he asked
for forgiveness. The king forgave him, promised to send his physician,
and to return his property, thereby making peace.
English Folk Tale – Fill in
the blanks
There were once three tortoises
– a father, a mother and a baby. On one fine morning during spring, they decided that they would
like to go for a picnic. They picked the place where they would
go, a nice wood at some distance, and
they began to put their things together.
They got tins of cheese, vegetable, meat and fruits. They were ready for the
picnic. They set out carrying their baskets after
eighteen months they sat down for rest. They
enjoyed the picnic very much.
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