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2. Read the following extract of story carefully:
A father one day asked his daughters, "What is the sweetest thing in the world?" "Sugar! said the elder
daughter. "Salt", said his younger daughter. Her father thought that she was making fun of him, ou
stuck to her opinion. The father was obstinate, but so was his daughter A quarrel broke
ween
them over this small matter, and the father drove her out of the house, saying: "As you think that salt is
sweeter than sugar, you had better find another home where the cooking is more to your taste.
It was a beautiful summer night and as the pretty maiden sat singing sadly in the forest around her
father's cottage, a young prince, who had lost the way while hunting the deer, heard her voice, and came
utiful
to ask her the way. Then, struck by her beauty, he fell in love with her, took her home to his beautan
palace and married her.
The bride invited her father to the wedding feast, without telling him that she was his daughter. All the
dishes were prepared without salt, and the guests began to complain as they ate the tasteless food. There
is no salt in the meat!" they said angrily.
"Ah", said the bride's father. "Salt is truly the sweetest thing in the world! But when my daughter said
so, I turned her out of my house. If only I could see her again and tell her how sorry I am!"
Drawing the bridal veil aside from her face, the happy girl went to her father and kissed him. Now properly
salted dishes were brought in and all the guests were satisfied.
On the basis of the reading of the passage, answer the following questions in brief:
1. What question did the father put to his daughters? What answer did they give?
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2. Why did the younger daughter stick to her opinion?
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3. Why is the salt the 'sweetest thing in the world?
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4. What made the father feel sorry for his behaviour towards his younger daughter?
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5. What does the word 'obstinate' mean?
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Answer 1

1. What question did the father put to his daughters? What answer did they give?

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• The father asked his daughters what the sweetest thing was in the world.
• The elder replied sugar, where the younger daughter replied salt.

2. Why did the younger daughter stick to her opinion?

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• The younger daughter was as obstinate as her father was.

3. Why is the salt the 'sweetest thing in the world'?

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• Salt is the sweetest thing in the world because without salt, all the delicious dishes are tasteless.

4. What made the father feel sorry for his behaviour towards his younger daughter?

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• When the father himself tasted the dishes prepared without salt and felt unammused, he realized that his younger daughter was right about salt being the sweetest thing in the world. This made the father feel sorry for his behaviour towards his younger daughter.

5. What does the word 'obstinate' mean?

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• The word 'obstinate' means 'stubborn' or 'solid'.

Answer 2

1. What question did the father put to his daughters? What answer did they give?

• The father asked his daughters, "What is the sweetest thing in the world?"
• His elder daughter said sugar and younger daughter replied salt.

2. Why did the younger daughter stick to her opinion?

• The younger daughter stuck to her opinion because like her father he was obstinate.

3. Why is the salt the 'sweetest thing in the world?

• According to the passage salt is the sweetest thing in the world because it ensures the test of the delicious food.

4. What made the father feel sorry for his behaviour towards his younger daughter?

• Saltless foods of weeding feast made the father feel sorry for his behaviour towards his younger daughter?

5. What does the word 'obstinate' mean?

• 'Obstinate' means opinionated or stubborn.