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Question 14 Marks

"This is cheating," he told the sage. "I have wasted six precious years of my life." But sage Mahipati only smiled and called Madhumati to come forward.
Q.1. Complete the following sentence appropriately.
When Rama Natha accused the sage of cheating him, Mahipati only smiled because he______
Q.2. Why did the speaker feel cheated by the Sage Mahipati?
Q.3. Do you think Rama Natha could have done something better in these six years? Give reason for your answer.
Q.4. Which of the following words is the opposite in meaning of the word 'precious'?
(a) Costly$\quad$(b) Expensive$\quad$(c) Useless$\quad$(d) Treasured

Answer

self

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Question 24 Marks

Carefully, he took the bottle to the sage. The sage smiled and muttered something over the water. Then he returned the bottle and said, 'Try it out.' Rama Natha sprinkled a few drops on a copper vessel and waited for it to turn to gold. To his surprise nothing happened! 'This is cheating,' he told the sage. 'I have wasted six precious years of my life.'
Q.1. Why did the sage mutter something over the water?
Q.2. What happened when Rama Natha sprinkled the magic potion on the vessel?
(a) The vessel turned to stone
(b) The vessel remained unchanged
(c) The vessel turned silver
(d) The vessel turned gold
Q.3. Do you think Rama Natha wasted six years of his life?
Q.4. The word that means the same as 'shower' in the given extract is _________.

Answer

1.The sage muttered the magical words to turn the water into a magic potion.
2. (b) The vessel remained unchanged
3. No. Rama Natha did not waste his time, instead he used it to be productive and became successful with his huge banana plantations.
4. sprinkled

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Question 34 Marks

Rama Natha went home, and after talking to his wife started cleaning his large fields, which had been lying empty all these years. There he planted rows and rows of banana plants. He tended them carefully and during the winter months collected the dew that formed on them with great care. His wife helped him too.
Madhumati gathered the banana crop, took it to the market and got a good price for it. Over the years, Rama Natha planted more and more plants and they had a huge banana plantation. At the end of six years, he finally had his five litres of dew.
Q.1. Place the following events in the correct order to match the story.
(a) Rama Natha talked to Madhumati.$\qquad$
(b) Rama Natha collected five litres of dew.$\qquad$
(c) Madhumati sold the bananas at the market.$\qquad$
(d) Rama Natha planted rows and rows of banana plants.
Q.2. Why were Rama Natha's lands lying empty?
Q.3. Complete the sentence based on your understanding.
Rama Natha took care of his banana plantations with dedication, as _________ .
Q.4. State whether the given statement is True or False.
Rama Natha failed to collect the dew and gave up.

Answer

1. a-b-c-d
2. Rama Natha's lands were lying empty all these years because he did not want to work and wasted all his time looking for the magic potion.
3. he wanted to collect five litres of dew as advised by the sage so that he could prepare a magic potion with it.
4. False

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Question 44 Marks

One day, a famous sage called Mahipati came to their town. Rama Natha became his follower and asked him about the potion. To his surprise the sage answered, 'Yes, in my travels in the Himalayas, I heard how you could make such a potion. But it is difficult.' 'Tell me!' requested Rama Natha, not believing his luck.
Q.1. Complete the following sentence appropriately. Rama Natha was looking for a magic potion that _________
Q.2. Why couldn't Rama Natha believe his luck?
Q.3. Which of the following places did the sage travel to?
(a) Brahmaputra$\qquad$(b) The Western Ghats$\qquad$(c) The Thar$\qquad$(d) The Himalayas
Q.4. State whether the following statement is True or False.
Rama Natha became Mahipati's follower only because he wanted the magic potion.

Answer

1. could turn anything into gold.
2. Rama Natha couldn't believe his luck because he had been looking for the magic potion for so many years and never got any promising answers from anyone.
3. (d) The Himalayas
4. False

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