English A2 : Complex Factual Activity

(i) Agree.
(ii) Disagree.

(a) The king finally got the answers to his questions. The most important time was when the king was digging the beds and when he was attending to the wounded man. Otherwise he would not have met the man and the man would have died. The most important action was bandaging the man's wounds. If the man had died, he would not have made peace with the king. The most important man was the hermit, who made it possible for the king to find the answers to his questions.
(b) By saving the life of the wounded man, who was in fact the king's enemy, the king passes on to us the message that the most important thing in life is to do good to others, because it is for that purpose alone we were sent into this life.

The hermit finally pointed out the answers to the king's questions by referring to incidents that the king actually experienced when he visited the hermit. With the help of each incident, the hermit explained to the king what the most important time was, who the most important person was and what the most important action was.

The climax of the story is that the person whom the king had wronged by executing his brother years ago, finally forgave him. This is because the king had saved his life.

The king's enemy tells him that since the king had saved his life, if he (the king) wished it, he would serve him all his life. This shows that he was repentant.

The wounded man had resolved to kill the king. In trying to do so, he was wounded and the kingsaved his life. Hence the wounded man asked for the king's pardon.

The bearded man was wounded. He fainted. He had a large wound in his stomach. The bleeding would not stop and the wound had to be bandaged and re-bandaged. The bandage was soaked with blood. The bearded man was indeed in a very serious condition when he arrived.

The hermit listened to the king but said nothing. He just spat on his hand and continueddigging. Later, when the king felt sorry for him, the hermit handed the king the spade to take over. When the king asked his question again, instead of giving an answer, the hermit rose and stretched out his hand for the spade.

Disagree
Agree

The hermit spoke only to common people. The king knew this. So he wanted to present himself as a common man and elicit answers for his questions. That is why he went to the hermit in disguise.

The last group of learned men said that it was impossible for one man to decide correctly the right time for every action and that the king should, instead, have a council of wise people, who would help him to fix the proper time for everything.

(a)The King's problem was that he wanted someone from his kingdom to give him the answers to three questions:
(1) What was the right time to begin everything?
(2) Who are the right people to listen to?
(3) What was the most important thing to do?
(b)The King wanted the answers to three questions. In order to find a solution, he had a proclamation made in his kingdom. He also announced a great reward to anyone who would give him the answers to his questions.