Short Question Answer: Three Questions | English Honeycomb Class 7 PDF Download

Q1. Why did the king send two messengers throughout his kingdom?
Ans: The king sent his messengers throughout his kingdom to look for wise people.

Q2. Where did the king find a place?
Ans: The king finally found solace by seeking the hermit's advice who lived in a distant jungle.

Q3. Why did the king refuse to give a reward to anyone?
Ans: The king was not satisfied with the answers of the wise men. They all had given different answers to the same questions because of which he was unable to conclude, so he refused to give the reward to anyone.

Q4. What do you gather about the wise hermit from the lesson?
Ans: The hermit was a weak old man and used to live amidst the woods which he would never leave. He was digging the ground in front of his hut for sowing seeds when the king arrived and the tedious task had made him tired.

Q5. Why did the king want to know the answers to three questions?
Ans: The king wanted to know the answers to his three questions because he wanted to be a successful ruler.

Q6. What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?
Ans: In answer to the third question, some said that the most important thing was science. Others said fighting and yet others chose religious worship.

Q7. The king is the main character of the story. Explain giving three examples.
Ans: The whole story revolves around the king. The king had known the hermit’s nature of meeting only ordinary men. So, he gave up his king’s attire, left behind his soldiers and the horse, and went alone to meet him. He offered the hermit his help in digging the ground. He did this till evening. This helped him avoid the attack planned by the bearded man. He helped the bearded man bandage his wound and offered him water. He saved his life. This helped him make friends with his enemy.

Q8. What had compelled the king to leave his guards and horse?
Ans: The king knew that the hermit met only ordinary men so left behind his horse and bodyguards and went to meet the hermit in his hut in the woods all alone.

Q9. Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions.
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.
Ans: (ii) to find answers to the questions.

Q10. Did the wise men win the rewards? If not, why?
Ans: No, the wise men didn’t win the reward because their answers were so different from each other and the king was not satisfied with their answers.

Q11. What were the replies the king received to his first question?
Ans: In reply to his first question, the king was advised to follow a timetable by some men. Some people thought that it was impossible to decide the right time in advance. The king was suggested to keep a note of all happenings around him, avoid indulging in excessive pleasure, and do everything that seemed important at any particular time. Along with this, he should have a team of intelligent people to guide him to the right thing at the right time.

Q12. The king is the main character of the story. Explain giving three examples.
Ans: The whole story revolves around the king. The king had known the hermit’s nature of meeting only ordinary men. So, he gave up his king’s attire, left behind his soldiers and the horse, and went alone to meet him. He offered the hermit his help in digging the ground. He did this till evening. This helped him avoid the attack planned by the bearded man. He helped the bearded man bandage his wound and offered him water. He saved his life. This helped him make friends with his enemy.

Q13. The king helped the hermit dig the beds. He even slept on the floor of the hut and lived like a simple man in the hermit hut. What lesson did we learn from this?
Ans: The king wasn’t carried away with the immature suggestions of his courtiers. The king found the old hermit and tried digging the beds so he offered his help to the man. He was accustomed to comfort and lavishness in his palace still at the hermit’s home he slept on the floor. At our homes, we get all the luxuries but if one day there comes a situation where we have to live without them we should be prepared for that. In the end, we must say that he was an embodiment of intellect humility, and decisive in the true sense.

Q14. In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be important to the king?
Ans: In answer to the second question, some said that the people most necessary to the king were his councilors, while others said, the priests. A few others chose the doctors. And yet others said that soldiers were the most necessary.

Q15. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?
Ans: The king and the hermit helped the wounded man by providing him the shelter and protection from the army. The king washed and covered the would of the man with his handkerchief. But the blood would not stop flowing. The king re-dressed the wound until it stopped bleeding. They took him to a hut to rest and the king also gave him fresh water after being relaxed.

Q16. The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?
Ans: The king forgave the man. He showed his forgiveness by telling him that he would send his servants and his own doctor to look after him. He also promised to give back the man his property.

Q17. King has the right sense of judgment. Do you agree or not? Give examples in support of your answer.
Ans: The king wanted to be a good ruler and had a fair sense of judgment. He was seeking answers to the three questions which he thought would help him in his mission. The king was kind-hearted, and when he found the old man tired of digging the ground, he offered him his help. He kept on bandaging the bearded man’s wound until blood stopped coming out from it. He was down to earth, he dressed up like a common man and spent the night sleeping on the floor at the hermit hut. He forgave the wrong and promised to help him in every possible way.

Q18. Do you think we should help people in need? Why so?
Ans: We should always help people in need. We have been sent to this world to do good to others. If we are good and kind towards others, people will respect us for our kindness. Being kind and helpful keeps us happy from within. We feel happiness when we bring smiles to the faces of others. We earn their good wishes and blessings in return; It makes us a good human being. To help others is the greatest motto of humanity and we should adhere to it. The king is an embodiment of humanity and kindness.