Lesson : 2 (Class VII)
The Riddle
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Let’s do:
ACTIVITY 1
Choose the correct answers from the given alternatives:
(a) Emperor Akbar was walking
(i) in his palace
(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) calm
(iii) worried
Ans. (iii) worried
(d) The fastest thing 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
Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers.
(a) Emperor Akbar was very worried when he was roaming in his garden. [T]
S.S : But the great Emperor Akbar did not have peace of mind.
(b) There were no flowers and fruits in the garden of Akbar. [F]
S.S : There were flowers of all shapes and sizes in his garden.
(c) Birbal was indifferent to Akbar’s troubles. [F]
S.S : Wise Birbal, noticing this, asked Akbar, ‘O great and powerful King, what is troubling you ?
(d) Birbal succeeded in answering to Akbar’s query. [T]
S.S : Birbal offered to answer his question.
(e) The people of Akbar’s court admired the wisdom of Birbal. [T]
S.S : 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. Another title to the story can be Akbar’s riddle. The story is based on the riddle given by Akbar.
ACTIVITY 5
Complete the sentences meaningfully :
(a) Akbar asked ___________________________________.
Ans. Birbal what the fastest thing on this planet is.
(b) Most people of the court of Akbar were puzzled _____________________________.
Ans. hearing the question that troubled Akbar.
(c) ____________________________ withdrew his claim immediately.
Ans. The man who sold the well
(d) _______________________ the fastest thing on earth.
Ans. Human mind is
ACTIVITY 6
Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
| 1. Akbar was troubled | |
| 2. Emperor Akbar asked Birbal to solve a riddle | |
| 3. The neighbour wanted to charge money for drawing water from the well. |
Ans.
| Cause | Effect |
| 1. Akbar cannot find an answer to a simple question- what is the fastest thing on this planet ?’ | 1. Akbar was troubled |
| 2. Emperor Akbar asked Birbal to solve a riddle | 2. Akbar called all his courtiers together. |
| 3. A neighbour kept water in his well. | 3. The neighbour wanted to charge money for drawing water from the well. |
ACTIVITY 7
Answer the following questions :
(a) What were the things that the great Emperor Akbar loved ?
Ans : The things that the great Emperor Akbar loved were arts, sciences, literature and music.
(b) Why did Akbar not have peace of mind ?
Ans : Emperor Akbar did not have peace of mind because he could not find an answer to a simple riddle.
(c) What was the problem presented by the man from the audience ?
Ans : The man from the audience claimed that his neighbour had sold him his well. But now, when he wanted to draw water from the well, his neighbour wanted to charge him money for it.
(d) How did Birbal solve the problem ?
Ans : Birbal solved the problem easily by using his mind power. He asked the buyer to charge rent from the seller to keep his water in the buyer’s well. Then the seller realized that he was outwitted and withdrew his claim.
ACTIVITY 8
Identify the words from the text which are synonyms of the following words :
(a) Confused – puzzled
(b) demand – claim
(c) argument – dispute
(d) surprised – amazed
ACTIVITY 9
Complete the following sentences with the proper degree of adjectives:
(a) Shiela has the _______ (long) hair in the class.
Ans : Shiela has the longest hair in the class
(b) Mr. Ghosal is _______(busy) than Mr. Patnaik.
Ans : Mr Ghosal is busier than Mr Patnaik.
(c) We should be ________(careful) in our speech.
Ans : We should be more careful in our speech.
(d) Shenawaz is as ________(thin) as Pralay.
Ans : Shenawaz is as thin as Pralay.
(e) The owl is considered as the _________ (wise) of all.
Ans : The owl is considered as the wisest of all.
(f) His house is _____(far) away from my house than Sanjeev’s.
Ans : His house is farther away from my house than Sanjeev’s.
ACTIVITY 10
Fill in the blanks with either Present Continuous Tense or Past continuous Tense :
(a) It ________ (rain) now.
Ans : It is raining now.
(b) Dr. Monmohon Singh _________ (visit) Kolkata today.
Ans : Dr Monmohon Singh is visiting Kolkata today.
(c) Hari _________ (study) at 9 p.m yesterday.
Ans : Hari was studying at 9 p.m. yesterday.
(d) The boys _______ (play) in the field now.
Ans : The boys are playing in the field now.
(e) Rahim _______ (talk) to his friend when his mother called him.
Ans : Rahim was talking to his friend when his mother called him.
ACTIVITY 11
Suppose your friend asks you to solve a riddle and you don’t know the answer to it. Write a dialogue in about 75 words based on the conversation that you had with your friend.
Begin like this :
Sunil : Hello Rohit! What’s going on?
You : Nothing serious. Just having a crack at this crossword.
Sunil : Good to see that you like puzzles. Well, here’s a riddle for you.
You : What’s the riddle ?
Sunil : Well, ……………………………………..
Ans.
Sunil : Well, here is a riddle for you, answer it – “A man dies of old age on his 20th birthday. How is this possible ?
You : It’s really interesting. I can’t catch the answer it’s puzzling me.
Sunil : Think more, you can easily solve it.
You : He dies of old age but it was his 20th birthday! Is it possible?
Sunil : Yes. He was born on 29th February.
You : Oh! What a tricky riddle it is!
Sunil : You should answer it.
You : Yes. I should think more.
Sunil : Ok, bye.
You : Bye, See you later.
ACTIVITY 12
Try to write a story that you may have heard before using the following points.(in about seventy words) :
A crow– – finds meat– – –flies to a tree– – –a clever fox– – –sees– – – says to crow– – –sings– – –meat falls– – –fox takes– – – crow sad– – – –flies away.
Begin like this :
A crow was flying for a long time. He became very hungry…………………………..
Now complete the rest of the story taking cues from above.
A Clever Fox and A Foolish Crow
A crow was flying for a long time. He became very hungry and was looking for something to eat. At last, it came across a meat shop and was tempted. Somehow it managed to steal a piece of meat from there. The crow then flew away to a nearby jungle and sat on a tree to eat the meat. It was about to eat the piece. At that moment a fox was passing under the tree. He noticed the crow with the piece of meat and was enticed to get it. The fox thought for a while. Soon an idea stuck with him. Then he said to the crow, “Oh! My dear crow, how beautiful you are! Your feathers are really shiny. Surely your voice must also be very sweet. Please sing a song for me.” Hearing this, the crow felt very proud and opened its mouth to sing. But the piece of meat fell down from its beak. At once the clever fox picked it up and ran away from there. The crow understood that it was befooled by the fox.
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