CBSE Class 7 English Three Questions Worksheet

Read the summary of the chapter and then learn and write the following exercise in copy or on paper.

Once a certain king got a thought that he would never fail if he knew three things. These three things were:
What was the right time to begin everything?
Who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid?
What was the most important thing to do?
He proclaimed that the ones who gave the right answers should be rewarded but no one was able to answer. The king decided that he needed to ask a wise hermit .He went to wood where the hermit lived.
Hermit gave him all that three answers .

Write and learn the word meanings 

Question. Woods 
Answer : a small forest

Question. Seized 
Answer : took by force

Question. Council 
Answer : a group of people chosen to give advice or to make rules

Question. Hermit 
Answer : a person who lives alone and leads a simple life

Question. Affairs
Answer : things, matters, business

Question. Councilor 
Answer : members of Council

Question. Faithful 
Answer : loyal and true

Question. Fainted 
Answer : lost consciousness

Short Answer Type Questions :

Question. Who was the bearded man?
Answer : The bearded man an enemy of the king. The king had put the man’s brother to death and had also seized his property. That is why he wanted to take revenge on the king.

Question. Why was the king advised to go to the magicians?
Answer : The king was advised to go to the magicians in order to decide the right time for doing something, it is necessary to look into the future, and only magicians could do that.

Question. Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?
Answer : The king wanted to know the answers to the three questions because he thought that he would never fail once he knew the answers to the questions.

Question. Did wise men win the reward ? If not ,why not ?
Answer : No, the wise men did not win the reward because the king was not satisfied with their answers.

Question. Why did the bearded man ask for the king's forgiveness ?
Answer : The bearded man asked for the king's forgiveness because he wanted to kill the king but the king saved his life.

Long Answer Type Questions :

Question. Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
Answer : He had come with the intention of killing the king. When he left his hiding place, the king’s bodyguard recognised him and thus, wounded him. He managed to escape, but would have died if the king had not taken care of him and dressed his wounds. Ironically, he was saved by the very person whose life he wanted to take. That is why he asked for the king’s forgiveness.

Question. What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?
Answer : In answer to the first question, the hermit said that there is only one time that is important and that time is ‘Now’. It is the only time when one has any power to act.
The hermit answered the second question by saying that the most necessary person is the person you are with at a particular moment. This is because no one knows what will happen in the future and whether we will meet anyone else.
The hermit’s response to the third question was that the most important thing is to do good for the person one is with. This is because all are sent into this world for that purpose alone.
All the answers are linked to each other and have their own significance.

Question. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
Answer : When the king and the hermit saw the large wound on the man’s stomach, the king washed and covered it with his handkerchief. Since the blood did not stop flowing, he re-dressed the wound until it stopped bleeding. When the man felt better, he gave fresh water to him. Then, with the help of the hermit, he took the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the bed. This is how they helped the wounded man.