West Bengal State Board Class 7 English Solution: Lesson 2 The Riddle
Activity 1
Choose the correct answers from the given alternatives:
(a) Emperor Akbar was walking
(i) in his place
(ii) in the royal garden
(iii) in the house of birbal .
Ans:- (ii) in the royal garden
(b) Birbal was Akbar’s
(i) most trusted and faithful minister
(ii) greedy and unfaithful minister
(iii) rival
Ans:- (i) most trusted and faithful minister
(c) The emperor was
(i) happy
(ii) clam
(iii) worried
Ans:- (iii) worried
(d) The fast things on earth is
(i) the human mind
(ii) bullock cart
(iii) horse
Ans: (i) the human mind
(e) The neighbour was outwitted by
(i) Akbar
(ii) Birbal
(iii) the neighbour’s friend
Ans:- (ii) Birbal
Activity 2
Identity which of the following statements are true and which are false. Give a supporting statements for each of your answers ?
(a) Emperor Akbar was very worried when was he was roaming his garden.
Ans:-
True – because he couldn’t find answer of a riddle.
(b) There were no flowers and fruits in the garden of Akbar.
Ans:-
False – Emperor Akbar’s and plants that produced fruits and flowers.
(c) Birbal was indifferent to Akbar’s troubles.
Ans:-
False – Birbal noticed that emperor Akbar did not have peace of mind that day.
(d) Birbal succeeded in answering to Akbar’s query.
Ans:
True – Birbal answered the riddle and roved it as well.
(e) The people of Akbar’s court admired the wishdom of Birbal.
Ans:-
True – people were amazed at the wisdom of Birbal.
Activity 3
What kind of a text is this ?
It is a (i) play (ii) essay (iii) story
Ans:- (iii) story
Activity 4
Give another title to the story. Give reasons for your answer.
Ans:-
Power of human mind .
Because in this story Birbal proved how fast a human mind can solve a problem.
Activity 5
Complete the sentences meaningfully :
(a) Akbar asked Birbal _______________________________________
(b) Most people of the court of Akbar were puzzled ________________
___________________________
(c) ______________________________________________withdrew his claim immediately
(d) _________________________________ the faster things on earth.
Ans:-
(a) “What is the fastest thing on this planet?”
(b) after listing to the question that trouble emperor Akbar.
(c) The neighbour realized that he was outwitted by Birbal and
(d) the human mind is
Activity 6
Fill in the chart information from the text:
Cause | Effect |
1. Akbar was troubled | |
(2) Emperor Akber asked Birbal to slove a riddle | |
3. the neighbour wanted to change money for drawing water from the well |
Ans:-
(1) Emperor Akber couldn’t find the answer of a riddle.
(2) Birbal solved the riddle and proved it is well.
(3) The neighbour claimed that he had sold the well only, not water in it.
Activity 7
Answer the following question :
(a) What were the things that the great emperor Akber loved ?
Ans:-
The great emperor Akbar loved arts, science, literature and music.
(b) Why did Akbar not have peace of mind ?
Ans:-
Because he couldn’t find the answer of riddle.
(c) What was the problem presented by the man from the audience ?
Ans:-
The man said that he bought a well from his neighbour but that seller wanted more money for the water in it.
(d) How did Birbal solve the problem ?
Ans:-
Bibal asked the buyer to change rent from the seller to keep his water in the buyer’s well. Then the seller realized his mistake and withdrew his claim.
Activity 8
Indentify the words from the text which are the synonyms of the following words
(a) confused
(b) demanded
(c) argument
(d) surprised
Ans:-
(a) confused – puzzled
(b) demanded – claim
(c) argument – dispute
(d) surprised – amazed
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This is not the rule of writing any supporting statement of a question. The exact rule to write a supporting statement is to quote the line of the lesson.
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