OMPREHENSION
1.
Why did the boy go to the farmer?
2.
What did the farmer ask him to do ?
3.
How much did the farmer pay him and when ?
4.
Who did the boy give his three coins and why ?
5.
What did the old man give to the boy ?
6.
Where did the boy go then ? What happened there?
7.
Why did the magistrate punish him ? What was the punishment ?
8.
How did the boy get the silver coins and his freedom back ?
SCUSSION
The brain is mightier than a sword. Discuss.
Answers
Explanation:
Why did the boy go to the farmer?
Ans. The boy was very poor. He was in search of work. That was why he went to the farmer.
Q.2. What did the farmer ask the boy to do?
Ans. The farmer asked the boy to look after his goats.
Q.3. How much did the farmer pay him and when?
Ans. After three years, the farmer paid him only three copper coins.
Q.4. Who did the boy give his three coins and why?
Ans. The boy gave them to an old beggar. The beggar said that he was very hungry.
Q.5. What did the old man give to the boy?
Ans. The old man was an angel. He gave the boy a magic violin and a gun.
Q.6. Where did the boy go with his violin and gun? What happened there?
Ans. The boy went back to the farmer's house. The boy hit the bird with his gun.
Q.7. Why did the magistrate punish the boy? What was the punishment?
Ans. The farmer said that the boy was a thief. He ordered to hang the boy.
Q. 8. How did the boy get the silver coins and his freedom back?
Ans. The magistrate had ordered to hang the boy. The boy requested the magistrate to let him play his violin. The boy began to play. The magistrate, the hangman and the firmer had to keep dancing At last the farmer said that he would give him the silver coins. The magistrate said that he would give him his freedom.
Answer:
1.THE BOY WENT TOTHE FARMER BECAUSE HIS FATHER WAS DEAD AND HIS MOTHER WAS POOR AND HE WAS HUNGRY SO HE WANTED SOME HELP FROM THE FARMER.
2.The boy told him that he was looking for work and then farmer asked him that he can look after his goats and take them for grazing
3.How much did the farmer pay him and why? Ans. Three copper coins after three years.
4.Who did the boy give his three coins and why? Ans. The boy gave his coins to a beggar because the beggar was very hungry.
5.Santiago and Manolin reminisce about the many years the two of them fished together, and the boy begs the old man to let him provide fresh bait fish for him. The old man accepts the gift with humility. Santiago announces his plans to go “far out” in the sea the following day.
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7.the farmer said that the boy was a thief. the police arrested him. they found a thousand silver coins with him. the magistrate ...
8.How did the boy get the silver coins and his freedom back? Ans. The magistrate had ordered to hang the boy. ... The magistrate, the hangman and the firmer had to keep dancing At last the farmer said that he would give him the silver coins.