1. I want to ask ………………. question now.

2. It is ………………. nice day today.

3. Mohini works in ………………. office.

4. ………………. man was crossing the road.

5. She works in factory.

6. There is ………………. huge statue of Rani Lakshmibai at the square.

7. Yours is ………………. inspiring story.

8. Where is ………………. Statue of Liberty situated?

9. He belongs to ………………. different school of thought

10. Do you know where ………………. library is?

11. She is ………………. MSc in Chemistry.

12. I am going to ………………. club.
13. ………………. Gomati is a famous river.
14. Rashmi is ………………. unique girl.
15. I know how to play ………………. violin.
16. ………………. life in the army not so easy though it is full of pride and prestige.
17. She was not in ………………. mood of cutting jokes.
18. This is ………………. honour for me.
19. One cannot compare ………………. orange with apple.
20. Each of them is ………………. unique fruit.
21. (a) Mr Sharma’s daughter is an air hostess
(b) There is a big hole in that wall
(c) An man is waiting for you, sir
(d) All are correct
22. (a) An Earth is a beautiful planet
(b) Shail is a nice boy
(c) Do you need an umbrella?
(d) All are correct
23. (a) She ordered a bag online
(b) The four persons came yesterday also
(c) I know you have got the pair of the new shoes
(d) All are correct
24. (a) Give me an sheet of paper
(b) Does she have a pencil?
(c) The book fair was very nice
(d) All are correct
25. (a) A new film will be releasing this Friday
(b) The cow is a milk animal
(c) The tea is my favourite drink
(d) All are correct
26. (a) There is a telephone on the table
(b) Runjhun is my neighbour’s daughter
(c) The sky is full of stars today
(d) All are correct
27. (a) Many poets have made the Moon a synonym for love
(b) It is also a symbol of beauty
(c) We should not spread a rumors
(d) All are correct
28. (a) On that day, he didn’t have a money
(b) Many tribal people live on the bank of rivers
(c) The boy gave a loud cry
(d) All are correct
29. (a) Children love to play the mobile games
(b) The hat he was wearing was presented by his uncle
(c) Ruhi was a very sensible girl
(d) All are correct
30. (a) You are a mature person now
(b) We must not waste a time
 (c) Today is a hot sunny day
(d) All are correct

Insert articles (A, An, the) wherever necessary in the following sentences.

1. Kunal wants to go to USA for post graduation.

2. The hospitals in Singapore are best in the world.

3. Ram had scar on his forehead.

4. There is tall building in Smit Vihar.

5. Sampada is Rani Lakshmibai of our class.

Question 1:
Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

Question 2:
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom

1. to fetch wise men.

2. to find answers to the questions.

3. to look for the wise hermit.

4. to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.

Check
Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences
given in the box.

1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions ……………….

2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men ……………….

3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable ……………….

4. The king requested the hermit ……………….

5. The king washed and dressed the beared man’s wound ……………….

Answer the following questions.

Question 1:
Why was the king advised to go to the magicians?

Question 2:
In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be important to the king?
Question 3:
What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?

Question 4:
Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?

Question 5:
How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?

Question 6:

1. Who was the bearded man?

2. Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?

Question 7:
The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?

Question 8:
What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which
answers do you like the most and why?

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why did the king send two messengers throughout his kingdom?

Question 2:
How did the king promise to reward the person who would answer his questions correctly?

Question 3:
Whose advice did the king finally think of seeking?

Question 4:
Who did go alongwith the king to meet the hermit?

Question 5:
During which time of the day would the hermit would leave the forest and go out?

Question 6:
Why did the bearded man press his stomach with his hand?

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why was the king advised to listen to his soldiers?

Question 2:
Why did the king refuse to give reward to anyone?
Question 3:
Why the king changed his clothes and left behind his bodyguards and horse before meeting the
hermit?

Question 4:
Describe the hermit in one or two sentences.

Question 5:
“Here comes someone running”. Who has been referred to in this sentence?

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What were the replies the king received for his first question?
this he should have a team of intelligent people to guide to him to the right thing at the right time.

Question 2:
Describe the king in your own words.

Question 3:
Describe the bearded man in your own words.

Question 4:
The king had done right things at the right time. Explain giving three examples.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
What does the rebel do when everybody talks during the lessons?

Question 2:
Why does the rebel choose to Wear fantastic Clothes?

Question 3:
Are the rebels rain lovers?

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1:
Why do rebels always contradict the others?

Question 2:
Why does the society disapprove of the rebels?

Extract Based Questions

Extract 1

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

When everybody talks during the lesson,

The rebel doesn’t say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson,
The rebel creates a disturbance.
Question 1:
With reference to the above extract, do you think it is good to be a rebel?

Question 2:
Can there be a good reason behind staying silent when everybody is talking?

Question 3:
Can there be a good reason behind speaking when everybody else is silent?

Question 4:
What do you think, the rebel doesn’t like?
(a) Opposing the authority.
(b) Going with the flow.
(c) Taking lessons in a classroom.
(d) Taking advice of an illiterate person.

Question 5:
What must be the main motto of a rebel, in your opinion?
(a) Teaching the Society to be dutiful.
(b) Obeying the rules.
(c) Bringing disharmony.

Question 6:
What does a rebel do when nobody talks during the class?
(a) Creates a disturbance.
(b) Spoils the atmosphere.
(c) Teaches the teacher.
(d) Runs away.

Extract 2

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

“When everybody says, Yes please,

The rebel says, No thank you.
When everybody says, No thank you,
The rebel says, Yes please.
It is very good that we have rebels.
You may not find it very good to be one.

Question 1:
What decides the choices made by the rebel?

Question 2:
Why does the poet say it is not good to be a rebel oneself?

Question 3:
Use the word “rebel” in a sentence of your own.

Question 4:
Who do you think is the character of rebel based on?
(a) A political activist
(b) The poet
(c) The school teacher
(d) A young child

Question 5:
What does the rebel do?
(a) Defy others
(b) Disobey others
(c) Trust, others
(d) Love others

Question 6:
Who does not like the rebels?
(a) The poet
(b) The political activists
(c) The Society
(d) The rebels

Question 4:
Why does the rebel demand for the rain when everybody is praising the sun?
(a) He is craving for rain.
(b) He hates the Sun.
(c) He is not happy with what everybody likes.
(d) None of the above

Very Short Answer Type Question

1. What does the rebel do when everybody talks during the lessons?

2. Why does the rebel choose to wear fantastic clothes?

3. Why do rebel always contradict the others?

4. What does the rebel do when everybody has short hair:

5. What does the rebel do when everybody grows hair long?

6. What does the rebel do when everybody talks during the lesson?

7. what does the rebel do when nobody talks during the lesson?

8. How does the rebel dress himself when everybody wears a uniform?

9. How does the rebel dress when everybody wears fantastic clothes?

10. In the company of day lovers, what does the rebel prefer to?

11. What does the rebel prefer when others are surrounded by cat lovers?

12. What does the rebel want when everyone praise for the sum?

13. What does the rebel praise when others greet the rain?

14. When everyone goes to the meeting, what does the rebel do?

15. When others are staying at home and reading books, what does the rebel do?

16. What does the rebel say, when everybody say yes?

17. What does the rebel say, when others say no?

18. What is not good to be come in life?

19. Who is the poet of the poem “ The rebel”?

20. Whom does the poet compares the common people to?

1. According to the poet, what is the character of the rebel?

2. “When everybody has short hair, The rebel lets his hair grow long”- Explain.

3. What does the poet mean to say about this lines – “When everyone wears a uniform,
The rebel dresses in fantastic clothes.”

4. Why does the rebel creates disturbance during the class?

5. “It is very good that we have rebels you may not find it very good to be one” –
Explain.

7. Where did Kari live?

8. Describe how the author gets twigs for Kari?

9. When the author was gathering twigs, what did he hear?

10. What did the author see when he reached near the edge of the water?

11. How elephants need to be trained?

12. How bananas were disappeared from the authors dining room?

13. Why the author was very frightened?

14. What did he found when he ran after Kari into his pavilion?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. “When everybody has short hair, The rebel lets his hair grow long, When everybody
has long hair, The rebel cuts his hair short” – Explain.

2. “When everybody talks during the lesson The rebel doesn’t say a word. When nobody
talks during the lesson The rebel creates a disturbance” – Explain.

3. “ In the company of dog lovers, The rebel expresses’ a preference for cats, In the
company of cat lovers, The rebel puts in a good word for dogs.” – Explain

4. “When everybody is praising the sun, Te rebel remarks on the need for rain. When
everybody is greeting the rain, The rebel request the absence of sum.” – Explain

5. “When everybody goes to the meeting, The rebel stays at home and reads a book.
When everybody stays at home and reads a book. When everybody stays at home and
reads a book the rebel goes to the meeting” – Explain

6. Why is it not good to be a rebel?

7. Describe a brief note on Kari?

8. Why did the author takes Kari to the river in the morning?

9. How elephants must be taught?

10. Why an elephant should be taught to sit down?

11. What you expect an elephant to do when you give him the master call?

Extra Questions and Answers Reference to Context

1. When everybody has short hair,

The rebel lets his hair grow long.
When everybody has long hair,
The rebel cuts his hair short.
When everybody talks during the lesson,
The rebel doesn’t say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson,
The rebel creates a disturbance.

(i) How does the length of hair reflects the rebellious attitude?
(ii) What do rebels do when everybody has long hair?
(iii) How differently do rebels behave during the lesson?
(iv) What does the rebel try to show by his gesture?

2. When everybody wears a uniform,

The rebel dresses in fantastic clothes.
When everybody wears fantastic clothes,
The rebel dresses soberly.
In the company of dog lovers,
The rebel expresses a preference for cats.
In the company of cat lovers,
The rebel puts in a good word for dogs.

(i) When do rebels wear fantastic clothes?

(ii) Who is the preference of a rebel in a cat lover’s gathering?
(iii) What do rebels aim at while preferring just opposite choices?
(iv) What is a ‘good word’?

3. When everybody is praising the sun,

The rebel remarks on the need for rain.
When everybody is greeting the rain,
The j-ebel regrets the absence of sun.
When everybody goes to the meeting,
The rebel stays at home and reads a book.
When everybody stays at home and reads a book,
The rebel goes to the meeting.

(i) Why do rebels assert for rain?

(ii) Explain ‘when everybody is greeting the rain’.
(iii) When do rebels regret the absence of sun?
(iv) Why do rebels stay at home?

4. When everybody says, Yes please,

The rebel says, No thank you.
When everybody says, No thank you,
The rebel says, Yes please.
It is very good that we have rebels.
You may not find it very good to be one.

(i) Why do rebels refute to behave normally?

(ii) ‘The common gesture of greeting is violated by rebels’. Do you agree?
(iii) Explain ‘It is very good … rebels’.
(iv) How far is the poet successful in describing ‘a rebel’?

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Why did the king send two messengers throughout his kingdom?

2. How did the king promise to reward the person who would answer his questions
correctly?

3. Where did the king find place?

4. Where did the hermit live?

5. Why did the king refuse to give reward to anyone?

6. What had compelled the king to leave his guards and horse?
Answer: The king knew that the hermit meet only ordinary man so left behind his horse and
7. What do you gathered about the wise hermit from the lesson?

8. Who was the intruder? What made him visit the hermit?

9. Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

10. Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom

(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions.
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.

11. What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?

12. Did the wise men win the rewards? If not, why?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. What were the replies the king received for his first question?

2. King has right sense of judgement. Do you agree or not? Give examples in support of
your answer.

3. The king is the main character of the story. Explain giving three examples.

4. Do you think we should help people in need? Why so?

5. The king helped the hermit digging the beds. He even slept on the floor of the hut
and lived like a simple man in the hermit hut. What lesson we learnt from this?

6. Why was the king Advised to go to magicians?

7. In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be
important to the king?

9. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?

10. (i) Who was the bearded mem?

(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?

11. The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?

12. What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer
separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?