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A. Answer in two-three sentences each:, Question 1., Who was Sindbad? What was he fond of?, Answer:, Sindbad was a king. He was very fond of racing and hunting., Question 2., What had the king brought up? What did he tie around its neck? Why?, Answer:, The king had brought up a falcon as his pet. The king had tied a golden cup around her, neck, so that he could provide drink at the time of hunting., Question 3., What did the falcon suggest to the king one day?, Answer:, One day the falcon said that it was the right time for hunting. The king liked her, suggestion and went on a hunting expedition., Question 4., How did the king threaten the hunting troop?, Answer:, The king’s men spread a net to catch wild animals. A gazelle was trapped within the area, covered by the net. The king threatened to punish the person who allowed the gazelle to, escape, with death., , Question 5., Why does the falcon upset the cup with the ‘dripping liquid’?, Answer:, The falcon knew that it was poison. It did not want to drink it. So, it upset the cup.
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Question 6., When did the falcon succumb to death?, Answer:, As soon as the king reached the camp and sat comfortably, the falcon, which had, tolerated the pain till then, gasped and succumbed to death., , Question 7., What was the king’s reaction?, Answer:, The king repented his hasty action. He cried aloud at the death of the falcon which had, saved his life., , B. Answer in three-four sentences each:, , Question 1., How did the king look after the falcon?, Answer:, The king had brought up the falcon as his pet. He loved the falcon very much. The falcon, also loved him. The bird remained with him always. Even at night, the falcon used to sit, on his fist., , Question 2., How did the gazelle escape?, Answer:, The gazelle was trapped within the area ‘covered by the net. The hunting men started to, converge on the gazelle. The gazelle moved towards the king. It suddenly jumped above, the head of the king and escaped.
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Question 3., How did the falcon help the king kill the gazelle?, Answer:, The falcon, which was trained to hunt the prey, flew high up in the air and traced the, running gazelle. The bird swooped down and blinded the gazelle with her talons. The king, hit the gazelle with his mace and killed it., , Question 4., Why did the king take out the cup?, Answer:, It was a hot day. There was no sign of water anywhere. They were thirsty. The king came, to a tree where water seemed to be dripping through the leaf of the tree. The king took, out the cup to collect the dripping water. He wanted to quench the thirst of his falcon with, that water., , Question 5., What action of the falcon made the king furious?, Answer:, The king placed the cup in front of the falcon. The falcon overturned the cup instead of, drinking from it. The king filled the cup again and placed it in front of the falcon. But, the, bird upset the cup again. He filled the cup and placed it before his horse, but before the, horse could drink it, the falcon hurriedly upset the cup. This made the king very angry., , Question 6., Why did the king cut off the wings of the falcon?, Answer:, The king collected the dripping liquid and placed it before the falcon twice, but it, overturned the cup. It did not allow the horse to drink the liquid. The king was angry, because the falcon neither drank it nor allowed the horse to drink it. So, he cut off the, falcon’s wings with his sword.
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Question 7., What did the falcon indicate to the king?, Answer:, When the king cut off the bird’s wings, she cried out in pain. It indicated the king to look, up. The king looked up and saw a poisonous viper lying up above the tree. The liquid that, was dripping down was its poison., , Question 8., How did the king’s men trap the gazelle?, Answer:, The king’s hunting troop spread a net to catch the prey. Soon a gazelle was trapped, within the area covered by the net. They started closing in. The gazelle had no way to, escape., , Question 9., Why did the falcon upset the cup again and again?, Answer:, The falcon had seen the poisonous viper lying up above the tree. The falcon knew the, dripping liquid was snake’s poison and not water. It wanted to save the king, the horse, and herself. So, it overturned the cup again and again., , Question 10., Why did the king repent?, Answer:, The king cut off the falcon’s wings when it upset the cup thrice. The falcon made him, understand the reason for her actions. The falcon breathed its last after reaching the, camp. The king realised his blunder. He repented killing his pet falcon which had saved his, life.
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Question 11., Why did the king call his pet unlucky and foolish thing?, Answer:, It was a very hot day. The king, his horse and the falcon were thirsty. The king found, water dripping through the leaf of a tree. He collected the water and placed it before the, falcon. It upset the cup. Again the king did so, and again the bird upset the cup. The king, collected the liquid and placed it before the horse. The falcon overturned the cup. So, the, king called it unlucky and foolish for she could not satisfy her thirst with the little water, available., , Question 12., How did the falcon save the king’s life?, Answer:, The falcon overturned the cup twice and did not drink the liquid. Neither did she allow the, horse to drink the liquid. She knew it was not water, but, the poison of the viper. If she, drank, she thought the king would also slake his thirst with the poison. So, it overturned, the cup again and again and made the king look up and see the viper., , C. Answer the following in six-eight sentences each:, , Question 1., How did the king look after the pet falcon?, Answer:, The king had brought up the falcon as his pet. He loved the falcon very much. The falcon, also loved him. The bird remained with him always. Even at night, the falcon used to sit, on his fist.
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Question 2., How did the king hunt the gazelle?, Answer:, The king’s men spread the net wide to catch the prey. A gazelle was trapped. When the, hunting troop started to close in, the gazelle moved towards the king. It suddenly jumped, over the king and escaped. The king started chasing the gazelle on his horse. His pet, falcon flew high up in the air and spotted the running gazelle. The falcon swooped down, on the gazelle and blinded it with her sharp talons. The king struck the blind gazelle with, his mace and killed it.’, , Question 3., What made the king cry out aloud?, Answer:, The king was thirsty. He wandered about and did not find any water. Finally, he found, some kind of liquid dripping down a tree. He mistook it for water. He collected the liquid, and tried to make the falcon drink it. But, the falcon overturned the cup twice, Neither did, she allow the horse to drink. The king became angry and cut off the wings of the falcon., The falcon showed him the source of the dripping liquid., , It was poison dripping from a viper sleeping up the tree. The falcon bore its pain till they, returned to the camp. Then she gasped for breath and died. The king realised his great, mistake. He had killed his pet falcon which had saved his life. He cried out aloud in, repentance., , Question 4., How did the falcon prove herself a faithful companion of the king?, Answer:, The king had brought up a falcon as his pet. She always stayed with him and never left, his side. It was trained to hunt the prey. The falcon used to sit on his fist and go with him, wherever he went. Once they went to a valley to hunt. After killing a gazelle, the king was, thirsty and so were the horse and the falcon. The king found some liquid dripping down a, tree and mistook it for water.
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He collected it and tried to make the falcon drink. But, it upset the cup twice. She did not, allow even the horse to drink. It knew the liquid was poison dripping from a poisonous, viper. The king, in his anger, cut off the wings of the falcon. He later realised his mistake., The falcon sat on his fist without the wings and returned to the camp and died after, reaching the camp. In this way the falcon proved herself a faithful companion of the king., , Listening:, III. Your teacher will read you an interesting story. Listen to it carefully and answer the, questions that follow:, One day a young mother left her sleeping toddler on the floor and went out to fetch water, in a pot, leaving her pet mongoose in charge of the baby., When she returned a little later, she found the mongoose with its mouth full of blood lying, near the doorstep. Presuming that the mongoose had killed the sleeping baby, in her, anguish, she took the iron rod lying nearby, and killed the animal with it., Later, when she entered the room where she had left her babe asleep, she saw a, venomous viper lying dead, next to the baby’s bed, its body in pieces strewn around. She, gasped in horror as she took in the scene, realizing that her baby had been unharmed as, the mongoose had fought with the snake and had killed it. All her remorse and lament, could not bring her pet mongoose back to life., Question 1., Who took care of the baby when the woman went to fetch water?, Answer:, The mongoose took care of the baby., Question 2., Why was the mongoose’s mouth covered with blood?, Answer:, The mongoose had killed a venomous viper., Question 3., What made the woman kill the mongoose?, Answer:, The woman thought that the mongoose had killed her sleeping baby., Question 4., Why did the woman shed tears?, Answer:
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The woman realised her mistake. She had killed the mongoose which had saved her baby., She shed tears in remorse., Question 5., What do you learn from this story?, Answer:, We should think before we act. We must realise that haste makes waste., Reading:, V. Given below are five proverbs. Match them with their meanings:, 1. Haste makes waste., , a. One should excel in one’s trade rather than, dabbling in too many., , 2. Jack of all trades and master of, none., , b. One is judged according to the friends he, has., , 3. A poor workman blames his tools., , c. One must understand the importance of, saving money., , 4. A penny saved is a penny earned., , d. A person is trying to do everything., , 5. A person is known by the company e. An incapable person blames others for his, he keeps., failures., f. If you rush when you are doing something,, you will make a mistake., , Answer:, 1 – f; 2 – a; 3 – e; 4 -c; 5 – b.
