1.2 Who’s the Greatest?

Q.3.Say with reasons,whether the following statements are true or false.

1.Akbar wanted to punish the person who pulled his moustache.

Q.1.Listen to the stories carefully,as your teacher reads them aloud.Note down the new words,ideas or concepts.Discuss them in the class.

Q.2.Guess the meaning of following words and phrases:

1.Untold wealth:Wealth that is too great to be measured.

2.Closest to the emperor’s heart:Most loved by the emperor.

3.Grave offence:Serious crime.

4.Banish:To order someone to leave a place.

Q.3.Say with reasons,whether the following statements are true or false.

1.Akbar wanted to punish the person who pulled his moustache.

Ans.False:Akbar did not actually wanted to punish the person who pulled his moustache.He just wanted to test his courtiers and hear what they had to say.

2.Akbar thought he was greater than god.

Ans.False:It was akbar’s courtiers who said that he was greater than god.They said this to flatter akbar and get some favour from him.

3.Birbal thought akbar was greater than god.

Ans.False:Birbal knew that god is greater and he proved it very well without displeasing the emperor.

Q.4.Write a sentence each about three of your friends.Each time you should sayy what your friends cannot do,and yet,pay a compliment to your friend.

Ans.1)Many students do it but my friend rayyan just cannot cheat in exams.

2)However upset she is,Mary cannot be rude to anybody.

3)Ayesha just cannot tolerate cruelty towards animals.

Q.5.Write a short note on emperor akbar

Ans. Emperor Akbar was one of the greatest ruler of the world. He had a vast empire, a very strong army and  untold wealth.He was a good human being who cared for his subjects. He had great respect for scholars, writers, poets and artists belonging to different religions. He was a patron of art and culture.He loved to pose interesting questions or problems in his court.He had an excellent sense of humour and was very fond of birbal who was one of the nine gems of his court.

Q.6. Convert the stories into dialogues and read the dialogues aloud in the class.

Ans. Emperor:Courtiers,i have a question for all of you.What should be the punishment for someone who pulled my moustache?

Nobleman1:Flog him!Give him fifty lashes of the whip.

Nobleman2:That’s not enough.Put him in jail without food and water

First courtier:You are the greatest of the kings!

Second courtier:You are the greatest of the kings or emperors that ever lived…

 Q.7.Form pairs and make a ‘pair presentation’ of any one of the two stories. To do so, each person presents only one sentence at a time, and the next one is immediately presented by the partner. Thus, each person in the pair presents alternate sentences without breaking the flow of the narration.

Q.8. Find at least five other Akbar and Birbal stories and share them with your friends. Make a list of the stories collected by the entire class. Write your list in alphabetical order.

Q.9. Visit a library. Find the stories of:

• Mulla Nasiruddin
• Gopal Bhand
• Tenali Raman

Share them in the class.