Question

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

The King of Siam had a peculiar habit. Instead of receiving gifts on his birthday he gave them. One year on his birthday not having anything else handy, he gave each of his daughters a green parrot in a golden cage. The princesses were very proud of their parrots and they spent an hour every day in teaching them to talk. Presently all the parrots could say, “God save the king “and some of them could say “Pretty Polly” in no less than seven Oriental languages

Q (i) The King had a peculiar habit. What was it?

Answer 1

Answer:

The King's peculiar habit was that instead of receiving gifts on his birthday, he gave them. It is called peculiar because usually, people receive gifts on their birthdays.

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Answer 2

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• The peculiar habit of the king was to give gifts on his birthday rather than receive them. It is called peculiar because usually people get or receive gifts on their birthdays.