Pariksha Adhyayan
(Subject - English)
Lesson - 6
Measure For Measure
[जैसे को तैसा]
I. Choose the Correct Answer:
1. The king invited .................. to the court and asked him to draw his portrait.
(a) Tenali Raman
(b) Raja Varma
(c) One of the ministers
(d) One of the courtiers.
2. Tenali Raman was famous for:
(a) his wisdom
(b) his jokes
(c) his friendship
(d) his bad temper.
3. Krishna Devaraya rewarded the artist with the:
(a) Prime ministership
(b) chief ministership
(c) leadership
(d) membership.
4. Write the opposite of 'loudly.
(a) quietly
(b) bravely
(c) brightly
(d) flashily.
5. Who wanted Tenali Raman's help?
(a) the carpenter
(b) the courtiers
(c) King Krishna Devaraya
(d) the elders of the town.
6. Raja Varma was:
(a) a carpenter
(b) an artist
(c) a king
(d) the prime minister.
Ans.
1. (b) Raja Varma,
2. (a) his wisdom,
3. (b) chief ministership,
4. (a) quietly,
5. (d) the elders of the town,
6. (b) an artist.
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Tenali Raman said, I have put a carpenter on the job of .............................. .
2. A .......................... prepared a sumptuous feast for the king.
3. .......................... did not invite Raja Varma.
4. Raja Varma was a brilliant ........................ .
5. After tasting the food, the ....................... realized that the food was badly cooked.
Ans.
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Tenali Raman said, I have put a carpenter on the job of Cooking.
2. A carpenter prepared a sumptuous feast for the king.
3. Tenali Raman did not invite Raja Varma.
4. Raja Varma was a brilliant artist.
5. After tasting the food, the king realized that the food was badly cooked.
III. Very Short Answer Questions:
Answer the following questions in one or two words.
(दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर एक या दो शब्दों में लिखें।)
Q. 1. Who was invited by the King Krishna Devaraya to draw his portrait?
(राजा कृष्ण देवराय द्वारा अपना चित्र बनवाने को किसे आमंत्रित किया गया ?)
Ans. Raja Varma.
(राजा वर्मा)
Q. 2. Change the gender of the following word “king”.
Ans. Queen.
Q. 3. What was the name of the king ?
(राजा का नाम क्या था ?)
Ans. King Krishna Devaraya.
(राजा कृष्ण देवराय।)
Q. 4. Who wanted Tenali Raman's help?
(कौन तेनाली रामन की मदद चाहता था ?)
Ans. The elders of the town.
(शहर के बुजुर्ग।)
Q. 5. Who prepared a sumptuous feast for the king?
(किसने राजा के लिए शानदार भोजन बनाया ?)
Ans. A carpenter.
(एक बढ़ई ने।)
IV. Short Answer Questions:
Answer the following questions in 1-2 sentences.
(दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर 1-2 वाक्यों में लिखें।)
Q. 1. What was King Krishna Devaraya known for?
(राजा कृष्ण देवराय किस बात के लिए जाने जाते थे?)
Ans. King Krishna Devaraya was known for his patronage of poets and scholars.
(राजा कृष्ण देवराय कवियों और विद्वानों के संरक्षक के रूप में जाने जाते थे।)
Q. 2. Why did the people not dare to complain about Raja Varma to the king?
(लोग राजा से राजा वर्मा की शिकायत करने का साहस क्यों नहीं जुटा पाये ?)
Ans. The people did not dare to complain of Raja Varma because the king was very fond of him.
(लोग राजा से राजा वर्मा की शिकायत करने का साहस इसलिए नहीं जुटा पाये क्योंकि राजा उसे बहुत पसन्द करता था।)
Q. 3. Whom did the elders of the town approach?
(शहर के बुजुर्गों ने किससे सम्पर्क किया ?)
The elders of the town approached Tenali Raman, asking him to help in getting rid of Raja Varma, the new chief minister.
(शहर के बुजुगों ने तेनाली रामन से सम्पर्क किया और कहा कि राजा वर्मा को नये मुख्यमन्त्री के पद से हटाने में मदद करें।)
Q. 4. How did the king reward Raja Varma?
(राजा ने राजा वर्मा को कैसे पुरस्कृत किया ?)
Ans. The king rewarded Raja Varma with the chief ministership.
(राजा ने राजा वर्मा को मुख्यमन्त्री पद से पुरस्कृत किया।)
Q. 5. How was the food at Tenali Raman's house?
(तेनाली रामन के घर खाना कैसा था ?)
Ans. The food at Tenali Raman's house was badly cooked and was unbearably hot.
(तेनाली रामन के घर खाना बेहद खराब था और उसमें अत्यधिक मिर्च थी।)
Q. 6. How did the king realize his mistake?
(राजा को अपनी गलती का अहसास कैसे हुआ ?)
Ans. When Tenali Raman put a good carpenter to prepare food for the king, then the king realized his mistake.
(जब तेनाली रामन ने एक बढ़ई को राजा के लिए खाना बनाने का काम दिया तो राजा को अपनी गलती का अहसास हुआ।)
V. Long Answer Questions:
Answer the following questions in 5-7 sentences.
(दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर 5-7 वाक्यों में लिखें।)
Q.1. Why did Tenali Raman invite the king, queen and some courtiers to his house? (तेनाली रामन ने राजा, रानी और कुछ दरबारियों को अपने घर क्यों बुलाया ?)
Ans. Tenali Raman invited them to his house for lunch as he wanted the king to realise that the artist is not eligible to be a chief minister.
(तेनाली रामन ने राजा, रानी और दरबारियों को अपने घर खाने पर बुलाया क्योंकि वह राजा को अहसास दिलाना चाहता था कि कलाकार मुख्यमन्त्री बनने लायक नहीं है।)
Q. 2. Describe the character of Raja Varma.
(राजा वर्मा का चरित्र चित्रण कीजिए।)
Ans. Raja Varma was a brilliant artist. He drew the images of prominent characters of men and women from Puranas beautifully. He became well known for his genius art. He was close and dear to the king. King was so impressed with him that he rewarded him with the chief ministership.
(राजा वर्मा एक प्रतिभाशाली चित्रकार था। उसने पुराणों के प्रमुख स्त्री एवं पुरूष पात्रों के बहुत सुन्दर चित्र बनाये थे। वह अपनी प्रतिभा के कारण राजा का प्रिय व नजदीकी बन गया।
राजा उससे इतना प्रभावित था कि उसे मुख्यमन्त्री पद से पुरस्कृत कर दिया।)
Q. 3. What did Raja Varma do when he came to know about the awkward incident at Raman's house?
(जब राजा वर्मा को रामन के घर की अजीब घटना के बारे में पता चला तो उसने क्या किया ?)
Ans. When Raja Varma came to know about the incident of lunch at Raman's house, he resigned from his post and saved the king from the embarrassment of removing him.
(जब राजा वर्मा को रामन के घर के खाने की घटना का पता चला तो उसने अपने पद से त्याग-पत्र दे दिया और राजा को उसे पद से हटाने के संकोच से बचा लिया।)
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