Question

IV.(a) Read the given passage and answer the following question. 5

A holy man wishing to convince a king of the power of God, bade him, before his courtiers,

to dip his head into a tub of cold water. On doing so, the king found himself in a strange land

by the sea. He asked his way of some foresters who guided him to a town. He had many

adventures there and finally, married a wealthy woman, by whom he had seven sons and

seven daughters. Later on he was reduced to poverty, and had to contemplate working as a

porter for a living. On day he plunged into the sea for his ablutions before prayer, and on

rising his head, he found himself standing with his courtiers beside the tub of water. He

began to blame the holy man for what he had suffered, but the holy man told him it was all

a delusion, and that it was the power of God to make a thousand years as one moment, and

a single moment seem as thousand years.

1. Did the king really go to a strange land? What would you call his experience?

2. From the passage, find words that mean:

(i)Person whose job it is to carry people’s luggage or loads.

(ii)People who live in forests.

3. What did the king blamed the holy man for?

4. What shows that the king believed in God?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Yes,the king really goes to a strange land . He had an worst experience but he enjoy himself the adventure of a strange land.

2.(i)Person whose job it is to carry people’s luggage or loads.

• porter

ii)People who live in forests.

• foresters

3.The king blamed the holy man for, what he had suffered in a strange land.

4.The king believed in God because One day he plunged into the sea for his ablutions before prayer to God.