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<br />3. A) Read the story given below and answer the following short answer type questions.<br />There once lived a monk called Shan, in a village in China. He had earned a great name for<br />himself. But he was very arrogant Qui Jan heard of the monk's arrogance and wanted to teach him a<br />lesson. He went to meet Shan who neither greeted him nor acknowledged his presence. Just then a<br />servant of the monk come with a massage and said, "The son of an army officer is here to see you."<br />The monk said, "I will go and greet him." Shan welcomed the son of the army officer with respect<br />After the army officer's son had departed, Qui Jan asked Shan the season for his double-faced behavior.<br />"Why is it that you greeted the army officer's son so respectfully, yet behaved so arrogantly towards<br />me?" Shan, the monk had a quick reply, "Please don't get me wrong. For me greeting means not<br />greeting and

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Answer 2

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1. Shan had earned a great name for

himself. What does this mean? It means that Shan, the monk, is famous

and known amongst the people.

2. Write the antonym for 'arrogant.'

The antonym of arrogant is 'humble.'

3. Who wanted to teach Shan a lesson and why?

Qui Jun wanted to teach Shan a lesson, as he was arrogant in his behavior.

4. Whom did Shan welcomed with respect? Shan welcomed the army officer's son with respect.

5. What do you understand by the phrase, 'double-faced behavior.'

Double-faced behavior means the person has two different characteristics with them.

They are also known as 'hypocrites.'

6. What was Shan's logic for greeting?

According to Shan, 'greeting' means 'not greeting,' and 'not greeting' means 'greeting.'

7. How did Qui Jun teach Shan a lesson?

Qui Jun hit Shan's head with a stick and said, "According to your logic, 'beating you' means 'not beating,' and 'not beating you' means 'beating.'

8. Who had done mischief?

Mischief means an action that annoys or irritates. Therefore, Qui Jun did mischief to Shan by hitting his head with a stick.

9. What lesson did Shan learn?

Shan immediately realized his actions and started showing respect to everyone he met, irrespective of their status.