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Question 1., , Who gave the Akshaya Pathra to Yudhishtira?, Answer:, , Lord Surya gave Akshaya Pathra to Yudhishtira, , Question 2., , What was special about the Akshaya Pathra?, , Answer:, , It would give unlimited food till Draupadi finished her meal., , KSEEBSolutions.com, , Question 3., , Who arrived in the house of the Pandavas?, , Answer:, , Durvasa and his disciples arrived in the house ofthe Pandavas., , Question 4., , What was Yudhisthira worried about?, , Answer:, , Yudhisthira was worried because there was no food left to serve, and Draupadi had already finished her meals., , Question 5., , When did Draupadi pray for help? When the Pandavas became, anxious, , Answer:, , When Durvasa and his disciples went to bath in the river, she, prayed to Lord Krishna for help., , KSEEBSolutions.com, , Question 6., , How did Krishna satisfy Duruvasa and his disciples?, , Answer:, , Krishna appeared before Draupadi and asked her to bring the, Akrhaya pathra on looking closely at the bowl, Krishna found a, single grain of rice and he ate it, he was satisfied by the meal. His, satisfaction in turn made durvasa and all his disciples feel so, fully fed that they never came to Yudhishtira’s house.
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Check Your Understanding:, C1. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:, , Question 1., , Which sentence in the first paragraph shows that Philemon and, Baucis were poor?, , Answer:, , They worked hard on their farm and were only able to get as, much food as they needed. This sentence shows that Philemon, and Baucis were poor., , KSEEBSolutions.com, , Question 2., , Would any stranger who came to their house go without food?, Answer:, , No, they would never let any stranger who came to their doors, go without food., , Question 3., , Why did the dogs bark?, , Answer:, , The dogs barked as the boys shouted at two strangers who, entered the village., , Question 4., , What made Philemon say that the boys were bad?, , Answer:, , The boys ill-treated the strangers so Philemon said that the boys, were bad., , Question 5., , Why did Baucis feel that the strangers should have come earlier?, Answer:, , Philemon and Baucis had finished their supper just before the, stranger's arrival. So Baucis felt that if the strangers haw come, earlier they could have shared their food with them.
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Question 6., , What were the strangers pleased with?, , Answer:, , The strangers were pleased with their hospitality and their, kindness. A small bowl of milk to drink was a feast for them., , Question 7., , What made Baucis astonished?, , Answer:, , Baucis poured the milk from the bowl into 2 cups and placed, them before the guests. They drank the milk and later one of, them asked for some more. Baucis said there is hardly a drop left, in that bowl., , The guests took the bowl and said there is milk in this bowl as, much as they want they filled their cups again from the bowl., Baucis was astonished and hardly end. believe her eyes. She told, her husband that these guests one not ordinary men., , Question 8., , Together, the couple decided that the strangers were angels, from heaven., , (fill in the blank with the right word), , KSEEBSolutions.com, , Vocabulary, , V1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets:, One is done for you., , The neighbors also saw the men in ragged clothes. But they did, not realize that they needed shelter. From where their cottage, was, they could not see the dogs properly. Only Baucis whose, house was on the mound could see the boys ill-treat the, strangers. Philemon and Baucis were astonished at the behavior, of the boys. The boys hooted till they were out of their breath., (cottage, astonished, hooted, shelter, mound,)
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V2. Read the following sentence:, , Baucis earlier had poured out all the milk. Later one of the, strangers asked for more. The word ‘earlier’ is opposite of later’., Practice the use of opposites:, , Plastic is light but lron is heavy, , 1. This chair is comfortable, but that one is uncomfortable., 2. You are late today, please come early to school., , 3. Some buses are ordinary and some buses are special., 4. My sister is happy but my brother is unhappy. (sad), , KSEEBSolutions.com, V3. Read the following paragraph:, , The boys hooted at the strangers in rags. The elders did not, heartily welcome them. Though they were feasting, they had no, mind to be hospitable. They ill-treated the two of them. In fact, they were astonished that the Philemon couple accepted them, as guests that night., , Recognize the words you are familiar with and make sentences, of your own., , One is done for you, , hoot: The passenger heard the hoot of the train from the station., , 1.1 found some strangers in my farmhouse., , 2. We should respect our elders., , 3. | wished my son heartily on his birthday, , 4. Hospitality is a virtue., , 5. My friend was astonished to get Rs. 25,000/-as his salary., 6. We should treat our guests kindly.
