THREE QUESTION
1. “It
occurred to a certain Tsar”—
a.
Who is called Tsar?
b.
What occurred to the Tsar?
c.
What were the three questions that occurred to the Tsar?
d.
Why did he need correct answers to those questions?
e.
What did he do to get the answers to the questions?
f.
Who came to give him the answers to his questions?
g.
What answers were given to three questions of the Tsar by the learned men?
h. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
i.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
a.Ans: The ruler of Russia is called
Tsar.
b.Ans: Three questions occurred to the
Tsar.
c.Ans: The three questions that occurred
to the Tsar were:
i. What
was the right time for every action?
ii. Who
were the most necessary people?
iii. What was the most important thing to do?
d.Ans: He needed correct answers to
those questions because he would never fail in any action that he might
undertake. / He needed correct answer to those questions not to fail in his
action.
e.Ans: To get the answers to his
questions, the proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great
reward to anyone who would correct answers to his three questions.
f.Ans: Learned men from different
places came to the Tsar to answer to his questions.
As the Tsar was not satisfied with
the answers of the learned men, he decided to consult a hermit who was widely
renowned for his wisdom.
The learned men had different
opinions. In reply to the first question, some of them said that to know the
right time for every action a timetable should be made properly. Others advised
to follow on going events of daily life and do what was the most needful. Some
others said to keep a council of wise men who would tell the proper time of
work. Some suggested that the Tsar should consult the magicians beforehand. In
reply to the second question they said that the most important people were the
councilors or the priests or the doctors or the warriors. In reply to the third
question they said that the most important occupation was science or skill in
warfare or religious worship.
The Tsar didn’t accept the answers given by
the learned men because they did not give any concrete conclusion. The answers
were different and the Tsar was not satisfied with them.
2.
a.
What is the first question of the Tsar?
b.
What answers were given to the Tsar by the learned men?
c. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
d.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
Ans: The first question of the Tsar was -- What was the right time to
begin a work?
Ans: The learned men had different opinions. In reply to the
first question, some of them said that to know the right time for every action
a timetable of day, month and year should be made properly. Others advised to follow
on going events of daily life and do what was the most needful. Some others
said to keep a council of wise men who would tell the proper time of work. Some
suggested that the Tsar should consult the magicians beforehand.
No, the Tsar was not satisfied with
the answers because their answers were different.
Their answers being different, the
Tsar decided to consult with a hermit renowned for his wisdom.
3.
A. What is the first question of the Tsar?
b.
How did the learned men answer to the first question of the Tsar? C. Was the Tsar satisfied?
Ans: The Tsar’s first question was
how to know the most important time for him to begin an action.
The learned men offered different
answers to the first question of the Tsar. Some scholars said that the Tsar
should draw up, in advance, a table of days, month and years to decide the
right time of his action. Another group of the scholars said that the Tsar
should pay close attention to the events of life and take a ready decision.
Some advised the Tsar to depend upon a group of wise men for calculating the
right time of action. But there was also another opinion. In their opinion, the
Tsar should consult only with the magicians as only they can predict the future
course of action.
The different answers to the
question showed that the learned men could not find the right answers of the
Tsar’s question. Being different, their answers did not satisfy the Tsar.
4.
a.
What was the second question of the Tsar?
b.What
answers were given to the Tsar by the learned men?
c. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
d.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
Ans: The second question of the Tsar was -- Who were the right people
to listen to and whom to avoid?
The learned men
had different opinions. In reply to the second question some of them said that
the most important people were the councilors. Some mention the priests. Some
of them mention the doctors, and others said that the most important people
were the warriors.
5.
a.
What was the third question to the Tsar?
b.What
answers were given to the Tsar by the learned men?
c. Was the Tsar satisfied with their answers? If not,
why?
d.
What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned
men? -----2016
The learned men had different
opinions. In reply to the third question they said that the most important
occupation was science or skill in warfare or religious worship.
6.“All
the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them” or, “The Tsar agreed with none of them” 2022
a.
what does the word ‘them’ refer to?
b.
What were the questions to which the Tsar got different answers?
b.
Whom did the Tsar decide to consult when he was not satisfied?
c.
Where did the person live with whom the Tsar decided to consult?
d.
What was he famous for? --- 2018
ans: The word ‘them’ refers to the
different answers given to the Tsar by
the learned men.
c.Ans: The three questions that occurred
to the Tsar were:
i. What
was the right time for every action?
ii. Who
were the most necessary people?
iii. What was the most important thing to do?
Ans: When the Tsar was not satisfied
with the answers given by the learned men, he decided to consult with a hermit
renowned for his wisdom.
Ans: The hermit with whom the Tsar
decided to consult lived in a wood.
Ans: The hermit was famous for his
wisdom.
7.
a.
Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar?
c.
Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him? --- 2017/ b.
What did the man swear and resolve to do?
b.What did the
Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend?
ans: The Tsar killed the brother of
the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the Tsar became his enemy, and
the bearded man desired to kill him.
Ans:
The Tsar killed the brother of the bearded man and captured his
property. Hence the man followed the Tsar up to the wood to kill him, but the
Tsar’s men recognized him and injured him. He would have bled to death, if the
Tsar had not saved his life. Out of gratitude the man beg forgiveness from the
Tsar.
Ans:
When the Tsar gained the bearded man for friend, He promised that he
would send his servant and his own physician to attend him and restore his
property.
8. How
did the Tsar save the life of the bearded/wounded/injured man? ----2015
Ans: The Tsar came to the woods. He
met the hermit there. All day long he was digging the earth for him. In the
evening a strange thing happened. A bearded man came running out of the wood.
The man was in a serious condition. He pressed his hands against his stomach,
and blood was flowing profusely from under them. When he reached the Tsar, he
felt fainting on the ground and began to moan feebly. The Tsar and the hermit
unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar
washed it carefully, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and with a towel of
the hermit. But the blood would not stop flowing. So, the Tsar bandaged the
wound repeatedly. At last the blood ceased flowing. The man asked for something
to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Then the Tsar, with
the hermit’s help, carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the
bed. Thus, the Tsar and the hermit saved the life of the wounded man.
9. How did
the Tsar Make peace with his enemy?
Ans: The Tsar came to the woods. He
met the hermit there. All day long he was digging the earth for him. In the
evening a strange thing happened. A bearded man came running out of the wood.
The man was in a serious condition. He pressed his hands against his stomach,
and blood was flowing profusely from under them. When he reached the Tsar, he
felt fainting on the ground and began to moan feebly. The Tsar and the hermit
unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar
washed it carefully, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and with a towel of
the hermit. But the blood would not stop flowing. So, the Tsar bandaged the
wound repeatedly. At last the blood ceased flowing. The man asked for something
to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Then the Tsar, with
the hermit’s help, carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the
bed. Thus, the Tsar and the hermit saved the life of the wounded man. The next
day the man requested the Tsar to forgive him. The Tsar came to know that he
had actually saved the life of his enemy. The man gave up all anger and wanted
to serve the Tsar as the Tsar had saved his life. The Tsar was very happy. He
also promised to give back his property. He wanted to send his doctors and
servants for the man’s treatment and service. Thus the Tsar made peace with his
enemy.
10. “Forgive
me!”-
a.
Who is the speaker here?
B.
Why did the speaker beg forgiveness? – 2017
c. Was he forgiven? Justify your answer.
d.
How did the Tsar react to it?
Ans: In the story “Three Question”
written by Leo Tolstoy the bearded man is the speaker.
The Tsar killed the
brother of the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the man followed
the Tsar up to the wood to kill him, but the Tsar’s men recognized him and
injured him. He would have bled to death, if the Tsar had not saved his life.
Out of gratitude the man beg forgiveness from the Tsar.
Yes, he was forgiven. The Tsar
promised that he would send his servant and his own physician to attend on him
and restore his property.
Hearing this Tsar was surprised. He
told the man that he did not know him and had no cause to forgive him. When he
heard everything, he made peace with the Tsar. He promised that he would send
his servant and his own physician to attend him and restore his property.
11.”you are
tired”—
A.
Who said this and to whom?
B. What made the person tired?
C. what did the speaker do for him?
Ans: The Tsar said this to the hermit
in the story “Three Question”
The hermit was frail and weak. He had been digging soil for a long time
to make seed-beds ready for showing. As he worked, he breathed heavily. This
strenuous work made the hermit tired.
On seeing the tired hermit,
the Tsar takes pity on him. He proposed to him to hand over the spade to him.
The hermit accepted the Tsar’s proposal gladly, and the Tsar was digging
seed-beds for him.
12.”I
resolved to kill you”—
a.
Who is ‘I’ in the above line?
b. Identify the person spoken to?
c.
Why did the speaker desire to kill the listener?
d. How was the man wounded?
e.
Was he successful in his mission?
a. Ans: The pronoun ‘I’ refers to the
bearded man in the story “Three Question”.
b.ans: This is spoken to the Tsar.
c. ans: The Tsar killed the brother
of the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the bearded man desired to
kill the Tsar.
d. ans: At the evening he came out
from his ambush to find the Tsar and came across the Tsar’s body guard . They
recognized him and wounded him.
No, he was not successful in his
mission. Ultimately he was wounded by the Tsar’s bodyguards, and he made peace
with his enemy as he saved his life.
13. “I am
that enemy of yours who swore to revenge himself on you” –
a.
Who was the speaker?
b.
To whom was it spoken?
c.
How did he become enemy of the person spoken to?
d.
Why did he confess so before him?
Ans: The bearded man is the speaker
in the story “Three Questions” written by Leo Tolstoy.
Ans: It was spoken to the Tsar.
Ans: The Tsar killed the brother of
the bearded man and captured his property. Hence the bearded man became an
enemy of the Tsar and desired to kill him.
Ans: The man
followed the Tsar up to the wood to kill him, but the Tsar’s men recognized him
and wounded him. He would have bled to death, if the Tsar had not saved his
life. So, he forgot his enmity , and out of gratitude confessed so before the
Tsar and begged forgiveness.
14. “The
Tsar was very glad to have made peace with enemy”—
a.
Who was the Tsar’s enemy?
b.
Why was he an enemy of the Tsar?
c.
How did the Tsar make peace with his enemy?
a. ans: The strange bearded man whom
the Tsar met before the hermit’s hut and whose life he saved was the Tsar’s
enemy.
b. The Tsar killed his brother and
captured all his property. Consequently the man looked upon the Tsar as his
worst enemy.
15. Why do
you think that the hermit did not answer the question of the Tsar Immediately?
Experience. A seer as he was, he was
well aware of the things to come. He just waited for the right turn of the after hearing him?
Ans: The Tsar asked the hermit three
questions. The Tsar expected immediate answers from him. He was very eager to
know the answers. But the hermit did not give any answer immediately. Rather he
kept him waiting. I think it was not without reason. The hermit was widely
renowned for his wisdom. He knew that the self-teaching is the best teaching.
He thought that the Tsar would have to get his answers from his own experience.
Hence, he kept the Tsar waiting for the situation, which he would soon face,
and therefore, he would seek the answers for himself.
16.
a.
Why did the Tsar not agree with the answers of the learned men?
b.
Who did the Tsar decide to consult again?
c. Why did the Tsar decide to consult again?
d.
What was the person famous for?
e.
How did the Tsar go to visit this person and why?
Ans: The learned men answered the Tsar’s
questions differently. So the Tsar could not agree with any of the scholars.
Ans: The Tsar decided to consult the hermit.
Ans:
The Tsar put three questions to the learned men. But he got different
answers from them. He found none right. He was unhappy and not satisfied with
the answers. So he decided to consult the hermit to get right answers to his
questions.
Ans: The hermit was famous for his
wisdom.
The famous person was the hermit. He was renowned for his wisdom. The
hermit lived in a wood. The tsar went to meet him. He put on simple clothes. He
rode on horseback. But he dismounted from his horse at a distance from the
hermit’s hut. He also took not his bodyguard with him.
The Tsar did all these things for the hermit. The hermit did not meet
rich man in gorgeous dress. He was a simple man. He loved simplicity. The royal
dress, royal horse and other props of the Tsar might disturb the hermit. The
king thought this. And that’s why he decided to meet the hermit like a
commoner.
17. “You
have already been answered” –
Who
said this and to whom?
What
answers did the hermit give to the Tsar’s three questions?
How did he justify them?
Ans: The hermit said this to the Tsar.
In reply to the three questions of the Tsar the hermit gave some
concrete answers. The hermit told the Tsar that present time is the most
important time because it is the only time when we have any power in hand. The
most necessary man is ‘he’ with whom we are now. Finally, the most important
work is to do good for the person(s) with whom we spend our present time.
The hermit justified his answer
by mentioning some situations. All the incidents or situations like digging the
ground, nursing the wounded man, staying with the persons present there were
taken by him as the reference of the establishment of his answers.
18. “Here
comes someone running” –
a.
Who is the speaker?
b.
Who is the listener?
c.
Who was coming?
d.
Why did he come running?
e.
What happened to him?
f.
Describe his condition?
g.
How was he received at the hermit’s cottage?
Ans: The hermit is the speaker here.
Ans: The Tsar is the listener here.
Ans: A bearded man was coming out of
the wood.
Ans: He came running because he was
wounded and was trying to save himself from the hand of the Tsar’s body guards.
Ans: The condition of the man was
serious. He held his hands pressed against his stomach, and blood was flowing
from under his hands. When he reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground and
began to moan feebly.
19.How was
the wounded man revived and nursed? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar?
What did the Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend? 2+2+2 2019
or,
How did the Tsar save the life of the
bearded/wounded/injured man? ----2015
Ans: The Tsar came to the woods. He met
the hermit there. All day long he was digging the earth for him. In the evening
a strange thing happened. A bearded man came running out of the wood. The man
was in a serious condition. He pressed his hands against his stomach, and blood
was flowing profusely from under them. When he reached the Tsar, he felt
fainting on the ground and began to moan feebly. The Tsar and the hermit
unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar
washed it carefully, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and with a towel of
the hermit. But the blood would not stop flowing. So, the Tsar bandaged the
wound repeatedly. At last the blood ceased flowing. The man asked for something
to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Then the Tsar, with
the hermit’s help, carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the
bed. Thus, the Tsar and the hermit saved the life of the wounded man.
Ans: The Tsar killed the brother of the bearded
man and captured his property. Hence the man followed the Tsar up to the wood
to kill him, but the Tsar’s men recognized him and injured him. He would have
bled to death if the Tsar had not saved his life. Out of gratitude the man beg
forgiveness from the Tsar.
Ans:
When the Tsar gained the bearded man for friend, he promised that he
would send his servant and his own physician to attend him and restore his
property.
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