Question

One Day a scholar came to the court of Emperor Akbar and challenged Birbal to answer his questions and thus prove that he was as clever as people said he was. Both the emperor and Birbal had had a difficult day and were impatient to leave. "Well, then, tell me," said the man, "which came first into the world, the chicken or the egg?" "The chicken," replied Birbal. "Ask me one difficult question," said Birbal. "We had agreed you would ask only one question and you have already asked it" said Birbal and he and the emperor walked away leaving the scholar gaping. He asked Birbal: "Would you prefer to answer a hundred easy questions or just a single difficult one?" "How do you know?" asked the scholar, a note of triumph in his voice. Bases on reading the above story, Identify: 1. Characters: _________________ 3. Problem: __________________ 2. Setting: ___________________ 4. Solution: ________________ Now, let us rewrite the story with the correct sequence of sentences. _________________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

Akbar and Birbal

Explanation:

1. Characters: Akbar, Birbal and the scholar

2. Setting: Akbar's court

3. Problem: Scholar wants to compete with Birbal

4. Solution:

One Day a scholar came to the court of Emperor Akbar and challenged Birbal to answer his questions and thus prove that he was as clever as people said he was. He asked Birbal: "Would you prefer to answer a hundred easy questions or just a single difficult one?" Both the emperor and Birbal had had a difficult day and were impatient to leave.  "Ask me one difficult question," said Birbal. "Well, then, tell me," said the man, "which came first into the world, the chicken or the egg?" "The chicken," replied Birbal. "How do you know?" asked the scholar, a note of triumph in his voice. "We had agreed you would ask only one question and you have already asked it" said Birbal and he and the emperor walked away leaving the scholar gaping.

Answer 2

The Court of Emperor Akbar

1. Characters: Scholar, Emperor Akbar and Birbal.

2. Setting: Court of Emperor Akbar

3. Problem: A Scholar challenged Birbal to answer his questions.

4.Solution:

• One Day a scholar came to the court of Emperor Akbar and challenged Birbal to answer his questions. Both the emperor and Birbal had had a difficult day and were impatient to leave.
• He asked Birbal: "Would you prefer to answer a hundred easy questions or just a single difficult one?" "Ask me one difficult question," said Birbal.
• "which came first into the world, the chicken or the egg?" "The chicken," replied Birbal. "How do you know?" asked the scholar, a note of triumph in his voice.