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DAV: Class VIII English Literature Chapter 1: Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy

DAV: Class VIII English Literature 

Chapter 1: Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy

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I Understanding the Story

A. Tick (√) the correct …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

1. The king reached the hermit’s cell – on foot.

2. When the king approached the hermit, the latter was – digging earth

3. The man who came running from the woods had a wound in – his stomach.

4. The king dressed the bearded man’s wound with – his handkerchief and the hermit’s towel.

5. After dressing the bearded man’s wounds, the king slept – on the threshold of the hermit’s cell.

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 B. Answer the …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

 1. What were the three …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: The three questions that occurred to the king were:

(a) What was the right time to do anything?

(b) Who were the most important people?

(c) What were the most important affairs?

 2. Why did the …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: The king went to the hermit to get the answers to his three questions.

The hermit received only the commoners, so the king went alone and was dressed like a commoner.

 3. Who was the bearded …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: The bearded man was the king’s enemy. 

He got wounded because the king’s soldiers had attacked him on recognizing him that he was the king’s enemy.

 4. How did digging …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: If the king had not helped the hermit by digging the beds and had gone his way, the enemy in ambush would have attacked him. So the digging of beds for the hermit saved the king’s life.

 C. Write the given adjectives …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans,   

Character

Adjective

1. King

Inquisitive, impulsive

2. Hermit

wise, considerate

3. Bearded man

Practical, grateful

II HOTS

Briefly explain …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: The king got the answers to his three questions that the right time to do ....

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