Question

Q. 5(A) Read the given passage and answer the following questions. (4)

One day a wonderful plate made of gold fell from heaven into the court of a temple in Benares, and on the

plate these words for inscribed: "A gift from heaven to him who loves best." The priests at once made a

proclamation that everyday at 12 o'clock, all who would like to claim the plate should assemble at the

temple, to have their kind deeds judged.

Everyday for a whole year all kinds of holy men, hermits, scholars and nobles came and related to the priests

their deeds to charity, and the priests in solemn council had their claims. At last they decided that the one

who seemed to be the greatest lover of mankind was a rich man who had that very year given all his wealth

to the poor. So they gave him the plate of gold, but when he took it in his hand, it's turned to worthless

lead, though, when he dropped it in his amazement on to the floor, it became gold again.

For another year claimants came, and the priests awarded the prize three times. But the same thing

happened, showing that God did not consider these men worthy of the gift.

Meanwhile a large number of beggars came and lay about the temple gate, hoping that the claimants who

came would give them alms to prove they were worthy of the golden plate. It was a good time for the

beggars, because the pilgrims gave them plenty of money; but they gave them no sympathy, not even a

look of pity.

At last a simple peasant, who had heard nothing about the plate of gold, came. He was so touched by the

sight of the miserable beggars that he wept. When he saw a poor blind and maimed wretch at the temple

gate, he knelt at his side and took his maimed hands in his and comforted him with kind words. When this

peasant came to the temple, he was shocked to find it full of men boasting of their kind deeds and

quarrelling with the priests. One priest, who held the golden plate in his hand, seeing the peasant standing

there, beckoned to him. The peasant came, and knowing nothing about the plate, took it in his hands. At

once it shone outwith three times its former splendour and the priest said, "Son, the gift is yours, for you

love the best.Questions:

1) Who was the plate of gold meant for?

2) What happened when that man took the plate of gold?

3) What happen when the peasant took the plate of gold?

4) Find words in the first two paragraphs which mean:

a) Great surprise______

b) Public announcement________​

Answer 1

1 -a gift from heaven who loves it

2-he took it in his hand, it's turned to worthless

3- AT once it shone outwith three times its former splendour and the priest said, "Son, the gift is yours, for you love the best.

4-2-assembly

Great surprise__I can't understand sorry