Who's the greatest? Questions and Answers

Words and Meanings

• gems - precious stones
• stunned - shocked
• flog - beat with a whip
• agitated - disturbed
• favourite - something that is liked very much
• fix - mess or tight corner
• beat - defeat we must rise time crying rying harder

Q.1. Fill in the blanks.

(1)The nine gems or ................ in Akbar's court were famous.

(2) The stories of Akbar and Birbal have been handed down over ..........

(3) The............ courtiers began to cry out.

(4) The offender should be given his favourite

Q.2 Match column 'A' with column 'B'

Column 'A'                        Column 'B' 

 (1) interesting                    (a) wealth

 (2) untold                           (b) questions 

 (3) favourite                       (c)sweetmeat

Ans.

Q3) Answer in one word.

(1) Who was a patron of art and culture?

(2) Who was closest to Emperor Akbar's heart?

(3) Who had pulled Emperor Akbar's moustache that morning?

Q. 4. State whether True or False.

(1) Akbar had great respect for scholars, writers and poets.
(2) Akbar and Birbal tales have been handed down over generations written in large books.
(3) Only Akbar's grandson had the guts to pull Emperor Akbar's moustache.
(4) Akbar was very angry when he heard Birbal's explanation about his grandson pulling his moustache.
(6) Akbar wanted to punish the person who pulled his moustache.

Q.5 Give the antonyms of

(1) strong x .......
(2) wealth x ......
(3) interesting x ......
(4) closest x ......

Q. 6. Answer the following questions.

(1) Why was Emperor Akbar known as one of the greatest rulers in the world?

(2) What did Akbar love to do at court?

(3) What was the question that Akbar put to his courtiers regarding his moustache?

(4) Who would be so bold as to pull the Emperor's moustache?

Q7. Crossword from the passage

Across

1. The Great Emperor 
2. Where money is safely kept

Down

1. The Emperor's friend
2. Group of fighting men.

Q8. Pick out the nouns and say what kind

(1) He had great respect for scholars.

(2) He had a very strong army and untold wealth.

(3) Put him in jail without food and water.

(4) Birbal amiled and offered an explanation.

Q9) Punctuate the sentences

1. the court was stunned
2. flog him give him fifty lashes of the whip exclaimed the nobleman
3. what do you say birbal

Answer :-

1. The court was stunned!
2. "Flog him! Give him fifty lashes of the whip!" exclaimed the nobleman.
3. "What do you say Birbal?"

Q.10) Use the following phrases in sentences of your own.

(i) Patron of art and culture.Ans. India has had great rulers who were patrons of art and culture (ii) burst out laughing Ans. When my father heard the joke about the camel's hump, he burst out laughing.

Q.11)(A) Fill in the blanks.

(1) Birbal stepped forward and......... (2)............. kingdom extends everywhere.(3) Akbar forgave the courtiers for their.................. Ans (1) bowed low (2) God's (B) Answer in one word. (3) stupidity.

Q11)(B) Answers the questions.

(1) Why can the Almighty not banish anyone?
Ans. The Almighty cannot banish anyone from his kingdom because his kingdom extends everywhere.
(2) Why is it said that Akbar was not a fool?
Ans. Akbar was not a fool because he did not care for false praise.
(3) What did Akbar do when he was pleased with Birbal's answer?
Ans. Akbar was so pleased with Birbal's answer that he forgave the courtiers for their stupidity.
(4)Why did the courtiers want to shower praises on Emperor Akbar?
Ans. The courtiers wanted to shower praises on Emperor Akbar to get some favours from him.
(5) What did Emperor Akbar tell his courtiers when they showered praises on him?
Ans. Akbar told his courtiers to tell him at least one thing that he could do that Almighty God could not do or else they would all incur the royal displeasure.
(6) What was the one thing that Akbar could do that God could not do? Why?
Ans. Akbar could throw a person out of his kingdom, but since God's kingdom extended everywhere, the Almighty could not banish anyone from his kingdom.

(C) Give the antonyms of.

(1) false x true
(2) displeasure x pleasure
(3) forward x backward
(4) smile x frown
(5) advantage x disadvantage
(6) stupidity x smartness

(D) Pick out the adjectives in the sentences.

(1) He did not care for false praises.
Ans. false - adjective of quality
(2) The next morning the court was full.
Ans. next - adjective of quality
(3) What is that one thing?
Ans. one - adjective of number
(4) They were in a proper fix.
Ans. proper - adjective of quality

(E) Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.

(1) The Almighty cannot banish anyone........... his kingdom.
(2) He forgave the courtiers..... their stupidity.
(3) They were a proper fix. Ans. (1) from (2) for (3) in

(F) Make smaller words from the following.

(1) certainly -
Ans. rain, in, certain, cane
(2) thoughtfully
Ans. rain, in,
3)certain, cane
Ans. thought, ought, full, tough

(G) Rewrite in reported speech.

(1) Akbar looked at Birbal thoughtfully, "And what is that one thing?"
Ans. Looking at Birbal thoughtfully, Akbar asked him what that one thing was.
(2) Akbar's face lit up with a smile, "That was very clever Birball"
Ans. Akbar's face lit up with a smile when he exclaimed to Birbal that it was very clever of him.

(H) Say with reasons whether the following statements are true or false.

(1) Akbar thought he was greater than God.
Ans. False-Akbar never thought so. He knew God was the greatest.
(2) Birbal thought Akbar was greater than God.
Ans. False-Birbal knew God was the greatest.

I) Guess the meanings of the words and phrases.

• untold wealth - enormous wealth
• closest to the Emperor's heart - very dear to the Emperor
• grave offence - very serious misdeed
• banish - throw out of the kingdom.

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