The King’s Choice (7E4)

Q.1 Guess the meaning of ‘fierce’ in this context.

Q.2 Think and answer.

1. Why must a King have a court?
2. What qualities are necessary in the following? Why?

• • King
  • adviser
  • bodyguard
  • messenger

3. What is an ‘oath of loyalty’?
4. Write and read aloud the oath that each of the courtiers must have taken.
5. The fox 2. The leopard 3. The vulture
6. Why was the vulture told to lead the way?
7. Why had the lion never seen a camel?
8. What advice did the fox and the leopard give? Was it based on good and sound thinking?

Q.1 Think and answer:

1. Do you think the vulture was enjoying the search?
2. Do you think the king’s decision to go back was right?
3. Can you guess the plan that the fox had thought of?
4. Why does the fox address the camel as ‘friends camel’?
5. What qualities of the courtiers emerge in this part of the story?

Q.2 Write about the good qualities of any one person you do not like. (You need not name the person)

Q.3 Language Study Activities.

1. Using your imagination, write more sentences in the pattern of the sentences given below:

• • (a) But the more the lion had, the more he wanted.
  • (b) Whenever he took a walk, they followed him.

 Q.1 Answer the following:

1. The fox, the leopard and the vulture have the same thought about the camel. Why is it so?
2. Did you expect the lion to be kind to the camel? Do you think his decision was right?
3. Why did the courtiers have to obey the king?
4. Were the courtiers being loyal to the king?
5. What qualities of the camel are seen in his speech?
6. Why did the lion laugh to see the courtiers go?

Q.2 Language Study Activities.

1. Find five countable nouns from the passage and write their singular and plural forms.
2. List the units that we use to measure the following.

• • water
  • Milk
  • distance
  • Weight

3. Using your imagination, write another sentences in the pattern of the sentences given below:

• • To be kind is good. But to be kind is better.