tenali raman and the thieves question answer

10. Tenali Raman and the Thieves

About the passage

A. 1. (b); 2. (b); 3. (a); 4. (c)

B. 1. Thief 1; 2. Thief 1; 3. Tenali Raman’s wife; 

4. Tenali Raman

C. Answer the following questions:

 1.  Why did Tenali Raman decide to draw water from the well?

Ans:

Tenali Raman decided to draw water from the well to irrigate his fields.

 2. Why were the people warned to lock up their valuables ?

Ans:

The people were warned to lock up their 

valuables because thieves were going 

around stealing things.

 3. Why did Tenali Raman and his wife put a grinding stone in the old box?

Ans:

Tenali Raman and his wife put a grinding stone in the old box to fool the thieves who were hiding nearby.

4. How were Tenali Raman’s garden watered ?

Ans:

The thieves drew out the water from the 

well in order to take out the old box that 

Tenali Raman had thrown in the well.

Work with words

1. quiet; 2. loose; 3. there; 4. quite; 5. herd;

6. flour; 7. write; 8. hole

Grammar

1. but; 2. or; 3. and; 4. but; 5. but; 6. so; 7. and