A Grain Of Rice | Questions & Answers | Class 4 English Connection | Brightnotes1|
About the passage
A. 1. (b); 2. (a); 3. (b); 4. (b)
1. The Raja’s decree was that people had to give all their extra rice to him.
2. The Raja did not open his royal store house to the people as promised because he believed that it was their duty to ensure that their Raja did not go hungry.
3. The reward Bholi demanded was agrain of rice on the frst day that was to be doubled every day for thirty days.
4. At the end of the story, the Raja promised Bholi that he would take only that much rice which he needed.
5. Raja was not at all wise and fair because he kept all the rice for himself and did not share it with his people even at the time of a famine.
Discuss
A. No it was not. Students can discuss giving their justifcation.
B. Bholi is clever and helpful. She outsmarts the greedy raja, turning a reward of one grain of rice into a feast for a hungry nation.
Work with words
A. 1. (d); 2. (a); 3. (d); 4. (b); 5. (b)
B. 1. emperor; 2. courtier; 3. cardiologist;
4. paediatrician; 5. mason
Grammar
A. 1. bouquet;2.litter;3.gang;4.bunch;5.pack;
6. choir
B. 1. strength; 2. honesty; 3. truth;
4. carelessness; 5. friendship
C. 1. A; 2. C; 3. A; 4. C; 5. C
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