CBSE

CH1 THREE QUESTIONS WS

Class 07 - English

1. Both the hermit and the king [1]

a) slept for long b) nursed the wounds of the bearded man

c) were not surprized to meet the man d) told tales

2. When did the hermit answer the king’s questions? [1]

a) after the man befriended the king b) after the digging work

c) immediately d) never
3. Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom [1]

a) to look for the wise hermit b) to find answers to the questions

c) to announce a reward for those who could d) to fetch wise men

answer the questions
4. Why did the king send messengers? (Three Questions) [1]

a) To find answers to his questions b) To locate the hermit's house

c) To search for wise men d) To announce the reward

5. The king decided to seek the advice of ________. [1]

a) his councilors b) his ministers

c) an astrologer d) a wise hermit

6. The bearded man in lesson Three Questions was [1]

a) the king’s enemy b) God-fearing

c) wearing a long robe d) stabbed by the king

7. Which of these best describes the king? (Three Questions) [1]

a) Humble and capable b) Arrogant and fearsome

c) Smart and courageous d) Foolish and impulsive

8. Whom did the king decide to approach to find answers to his three questions? [1]

a) An astrologer b) A scientist

c) A magician d) A hermit
9. The answers of the hermit: [1]

a) failed to satisfy the king b) confused the king

c) satisfied the king d) amused the king

10. The king left his ________ behind. [1]

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 a) horse and bodyguard b) chariot

c) bodyguard d) horse
11. Where did the hermit live in the plot, Three questions? [1]

a) In the midst of a vast desert b) Near the sea

c) In a small forest d) In the snow-covered grounds

12. Why was the man revengeful? [1]

a) Because the king had seized his property b) Because he wanted to replace the king

c) Because he had killed his brother and seized d) Because king had killed his brother
his property
13. The answers to the three questions will enable: [1]

a) the king to lead a peaceful life b) the king to lead a successful life

c) the subjects to lead a successful life d) the hermit to go to the king

14. What was the hermit's reaction to hearing the king's three questions? [1]

a) He kept quiet b) He got petrified

c) He was enraged d) He fainted

15. The hermit’s advice was [1]

a) to do hard work b) to do important work

c) to do good to the person who needs your d) to do good to the people

help at the moment
16. The hermit drew the king’s attention [1]

a) towards the bearded man b) to the seeds to be sown

c) to the axe kept nearby d) towards the evil bodyguard

17. The king was not satisfied with the answers as: [1]

a) they served no purpose b) they were dull

c) they all were different d) they were lengthy

18. Who was the writer of the story, Three questions? [1]

a) Oscar Wilde b) Leo Tolstoy

c) Ruskin Bond d) William Shakespeare

19. What did the bearded man do as he approached the king? (Three questions) [1]

a) He started crying inconsolably b) He fell fainting on the ground

c) He started abusing the hermit d) He attacked the king

20. What did the king do to meet the hermit? [1]

a) Left his horse with his bodyguard b) All of these

c) Went on alone d) Put on ordinary clothes

21. Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms (Noun/Verb) of the [1]

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 word given in brackets: Eg:
He has ________ to help me. Do you think he will remember his ________? (promise)
He has promised to help me. Do you think he will remember his promise?
i. The ________ said that only fresh evidence would make him change his ________. (judge)
ii. I didn’t notice any serious ________ of opinion among the debaters, although they ________ from one
another over small points. (differ)
iii. It’s a fairly simple question to ________, but will you accept my ________ as final? (answer)
iv. It isn’t ________ that ________ should always be the mother of invention. (necessary)
v. Hermits are ________ men. How they acquire their ________ no one can tell. (wise)
vi. The committee has ________ to make Jagdish captain of the team. The ________ is likely to please
everyone. (decide)
vii. Asking for ________ is as noble as willingness to ________. (forgive)
22. Why did many wise men come to the king? Answer in the context of Three Questions. [1]
23. Why did the bearded man press his stomach with his hand? (Three Questions) [1]
24. What advice was given to the king regarding the second question? (Three Questions) [1]
25. Who was the bearded man? Answer in the context of Three questions. [1]
26. The wise men (Three Questions) wished to get ________. [1]

a) the land owned by the king b) a handsome sum of money

c) the treasure buried under the temple d) some amount of money

27. The king wanted to know answers to three questions to ________. [1]

a) avoid failure b) be wealthy

c) avoid success d) be the wisest king

28. The king was happy that ________. [1]

a) his action had pleased the hermit b) he had won a friend

c) he had caught hold of his enemy d) he had killed his enemy

29. The king promised a large sum of money to anyone who would answer his ________ questions. [1]

a) One b) Two

c) Four d) Three
30. Some wise men advised the king to go to the ________. [1]

a) royal astrologer b) acrobats

c) magicians d) ministers
31. The hermit attended only the ________. (Three questions) [1]

a) Saints b) Simple people

c) Children d) Monarchs
32. The king was ________ with the answers he received. [1]

a) satisfied b) not satisfied

c) confused d) bewildered

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33. A ________ is a person living in solitude mostly for religious reasons. (Three questions) [1]

a) Preacher b) Devotee

c) Hermit d) Disciple
34. The king promised to send to the wounded man ________. [1]

a) his own doctor b) his servants

c) some delicious food d) his servants and his own doctor

35. In the lesson Three Questions, the king’s reaction was _______. [1]

a) justified b) instant

c) undesirable d) humiliating
36. The king dressed the wounds of the ________. [1]

a) hermit b) guard

c) horse d) bearded man

37. The king dug the beds ________. [1]

a) to get his answers b) to help the hermit

c) because he loved gardening d) to pass time

38. The king went to see the hermit in ________. [1]

a) a hurry b) simple clothes

c) his cave d) his cage

39. Some wise men said that the king should have a council of ________. [1]

a) wise men b) advisors

c) astrologers d) ministers
40. The hermit was widely renowned for his ________ in the plot, Three questions. [1]

a) Wealth b) Strength

c) Courage d) Wisdom
41. The bearded man held his hands pressed against his ________ when he approached the hermit and the king. [1]
(Three questions)

a) Chest b) Knees

c) Head d) Stomach
42. According to the hermit, the most important time is ________. [1]

a) now b) sometimes

c) never d) then
43. The hermit lived in a ________ which he never left. [1]

a) den b) palace

c) jungle d) hut
44. The king was very eager to know the answers to his ________ questions. [1]

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 a) Seven b) Six

c) Five d) Three
45. Imagine you are the king. Narrate the incident of your meeting the hermit. Begin like this: [3]
The wise men answered my questions, but I was not satisfied with their answers. One day I decided to go and
meet the hermit...
46. How did the bearded man turn from the king's enemy to his friend? Answer in the content of Three Questions. [3]
47. What were the opinions of various people about the reply to the king's first question? [Three questions] [3]
48. Why did the king want to know answers to [Three Questions] [3]
49. What suggestions were made in answer to the third question? [Three Questions] [3]
50. Why did the king refuse to give reward to anyone in the story Three Questions? [3]
51. Why was the king advised to listen to his soldiers in the story Three Questions? [3]
52. Do you think the hermit realised his visitor was a king? Give a reason for your answer. [3]
53. Was the king vengeful? Give a reason for your answer. [3]
54. Why did the king change his clothes and leave behind his bodyguards and horse before meeting the hermit in the [3]
story Three Questions?
55. Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box. [3]
i. Many wise men answered the king’s questions, ________
ii. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men ________
iii. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable ________
iv. The king requested the hermit ________
v. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, ________

but the bleeding would not stop.

to answer three questions.
but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
and follow it strictly.
to help the king act at the right time.

56. What were the replies the king received for his first question? Write your answer in the context of Three [3]
Questions.
57. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man? [Three Questions] [3]
58. Imagine you are the hermit. Write briefly the incident of your meeting the king. Begin like this: [3]
One day I was digging in my garden. A man in ordinary clothes came to see me. I knew it was the king...
59. Describe the king in your own words. Write your answer in the context of Three Questions. [3]
60. In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be important to the king? [Three [3]
Questions]
61. What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like [3]
most, and why?
62. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [5]
The king was very happy to have made peace with his enemy so easily, and to have won him over as a friend. He
not only forgave him but said he would send his servants and his own doctor to look after him, and he promised
to give back the man his property.
i. Why was the king so happy?

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 ii. Why do you think the king had forgiven his enemy?
iii. Write any two things that the king promised him.
iv. What does this tell about the king?
63. Read the passage and answer the following questions: [5]
In reply to the first question, some said the king must prepare a time table and then follow it strictly. Only in this
way, they said, he could do everything at its proper time. Others said that it was impossible to decide in advance
the right time for doing something.
a. How many questions did the king ask?
b. Why was it suggested to make a time table?
c. What was the first question that the king asked?
d. Pick out the opposite of:
i. Destroy
ii. Later
64. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [5]
The man felt better and asked for something to drink. The king brought fresh water and gave it to him. By this
time the sun had set and the air was cool. The king with the hermit’s help carried the wounded man into the hut
and laid him on the bed. The man closed his eyes and lay quiet. The king, tired by his walk and the work he had
done, lay down on the floor and slept through the night. When he awoke, it was several minutes before he could
remember.
i. 'The man felt better and asked for something to drink'. How did the man feel better?
ii. What time of the day was it?
iii. Why did the king sleep through the night?
iv. Why did the king take time to remember where he was or who the strange man was?
65. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: [5]
You have already been answered ! said the hermit still bending down to the ground and looking up at the king
as he stood before him.
How have I been answered? What do you mean? Do you not see?" replied the hermit. If you had not pitied my
weakness yesterday and had not dug these beds for me, you would have gone away. Then that man would have
attacked you and you would have wished you had stayed with me.
a. Name the author and chapter from which the above lines have been taken.
b. What has been answered in the above lines?
c. What would have happened to the king if he would have not helped the hermit in digging beds?
d. Pick out synonyms of the words from the passage:
i. Saint
ii. Tiredness
66. Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow each of them: (1x5=5) [5]
The thought came to a certain king that he would never fail if he knew three things. These three things were:
What is the right time to begin something? Which people should he listen to? What is the most important thing
for him to do?
The king, therefore, sent messengers throughout his kingdom, promising a large sum of money to anyone who

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 would answer these three questions. Many wise men came to the king, but they all answered his questions
differently.
i. Name the story and its author.
ii. What were the king’s questions?
iii. Why was he keen to get the answers?
iv. Who did he call to the court to answer his questions?
v. Pick out a word from the above passage that means opposite to foolish.
67. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [5]
The king turned around and saw a bearded man running towards them. His hands were pressed against his
stomach, from which blood was flowing. When he reached the king he fainted and fell to the ground. The king
and the hermit removed the man’s clothing and found a large wound in his stomach. The king washed and
covered it with his handkerchief, but the blood would not stop flowing. The king redressed the wound until at
last the bleeding stopped. The man felt better and asked for something to drink. The king brought fresh water
and gave it to him.
i. Who was coming towards the king and the hermit?
ii. Who had probably wounded the man?
iii. Why did the kind redress his wound?
iv. Find from the passage
a. a noun for 'bleed'
b. past tense of 'remove', 'faint'.
68. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow each of them:(1x5=5) [5]
"You do not know me, but I know you. I am that enemy of yours who swore revenge on you because you put my
brother to death and seized my property. I knew you had gone alone to see that hermit, and I made up my mind
to kill you on your way home. But the day passed and you did not return. So I left my hiding-place, and I came
upon your bodyguard, who recognised me and wounded me. I escaped from him but I should have died if you
had not dressed my wounds. I wished to kill you, and you have saved my life. Now, if I live, I will serve you as
your most faithful servant and will order my sons to do the same. Forgive me!"
i. Who does me refer to?
ii. Why did the man want to kill the king?
iii. How did the king help the man?
iv. What did the king’s bodyguard do to him?
v. Pick out a word from the above passage that means the same as identified.
69. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions: [5]
When the king had dug two beds, he stopped and repeated his questions. The hermit gave no answer, but stood
up, stretching out his hand for the spade, and said, "Now you rest and let me work."
But the king did not give him the spade and continued to dig. One hour passed, then another. The sun went down
behind the trees and at last, the king stuck the spade into the ground and said, “I came to you, wise man, for an
answer to my questions. If you can give me no answer, tell me so and I will return home."
i. Name the lesson and the author.
ii. What were the king's three questions?
iii. Which of the following means 'bed' in the passage:

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 a. a plot of ground for plants.
b. a piece of furniture to sleep on
iv. Why did the king continue to dig?
v. Find a similar word of 'Flexible'.
70. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions: [5]
You have already been answered! said the hermit still bending down to the ground and looking up at the king
as he stood before him. How have I been answered? What do you mean? Do you not see? replied the hermit. If
you had not pitied my weakness yesterday and had not dug these beds for me, you would have gone away.
i. What is being answered in the above lines?
ii. How the king had been answered?
iii. The king had helped the hermit dig the beds. Which question has been answered here?
iv. What would have happened to the king if he would not have helped the hermit?
71. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: [5]
Leaving the wounded man, the king went out of the hut and looked around for the hermit. Before going away he
wished once more to get answers to his questions. The hermit was on his knees sowing seeds in the beds that had
been dug the day before. The king went up to the hermit and said, “For the last time I beg you to answer my
questions, wise man.”
i. Why did the king look round for the hermit?
ii. What was the hermit doing then?
iii. How did the king address the hermit?
iv. From the passage, find
a. two adjectives
b. two pronouns
c. two common nouns
72. Read the passage and answer the following questions: [5]
I do not know you and have nothing to forgive you for, said the king. You do not know me, but I know you. I am
that enemy of yours who swore revenge on you because you put my brother to death and seized my property. I
knew you had gone alone to see that hermit, and I made up my mind to kill you on your way home.
a. Who had asked for forgiveness?
b. What had the king done to the man?
c. What had the man sworn?
d. Pick out a word from the passage that means the same as:
i. took a vow
ii. The action of hurting someone in return for an injury.
73. Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow each of them:(1x5=5) [5]
When the king had dug two beds, he stopped and repeated his questions. The hermit gave no answer, but stood
up, stretching out his hand for the spade, and said, "Now you rest, and let me work.”
But the king did not give him the spade and continued to dig. One hour passed, then another. The sun went down
behind the trees, and at last the king stuck the spade into the ground and said, "I came to you, wise man, for an
answer to my questions. If you can give me no answer, tell me so and I will return home.”
"Here comes someone running,” said the hermit.

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 i. Why did the king go to the wood?
ii. What did he do there?
iii. How long did he work with the spade?
iv. What did the king expect from the hermit ?
v. Pick out a word from the above passage that means the same as expanding.
74. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow each of them:(1x5=5) [5]
The king turned round and saw a bearded man running towards them. His hands were pressed against his
stomach, from which blood was flowing. When he reached the king he fainted and fell to the ground. The king
and the hermit removed the man’s clothing and found a large wound in his stomach. The king washed and
covered it with his handkerchief, but the blood would not stop flowing. The king re-dressed the wound until at
last the bleeding stopped.
i. Describe the condition of the bearded man.
ii. What did the king see when he turned round ?
iii. What service did the king render to the wounded man?
iv. Give the noun form of the word bleed.
v. Pick out a word from the above passage that means the same as lost consciousness.
75. Read the passage and answer the following questions: [5]
The answers to his questions were so different, that the king was not satisfied and gave no reward. Instead, he
decided to seek the advice of a hermit, who was widely known for his wisdom. The hermit lived in a hut which
he never left.
a. Why was the reward not given to any of the wise men?
b. Finally, the king decided to meet whom? Where did he live?
c. The hermit was famous for what?
d. Pick out a word which is the opposite of:
i. Ignorance
ii. Similar

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