Very Short Answer (One Word) Questions: Who Will Be Ningthou? | English Marigold Class 5 PDF Download

Q1: Who were the beloved king and queen in Kangleipak?
Ans: Ningthou and Leima.

Q2: What were the names of their three sons?
Ans: Sanajaoba, Sanayaima, and Sanatomba.

Q3: Who was the youngest child in the family?
Ans: Sanatombi.

Q4: How did the Ningthou and Leima decide to choose the future king?
Ans: They organized a horse race to decide the Tunggi Ningthou.

Q5: What was the contest to select the future king?
Ans: A horse race to the khongnang (banyan tree).

Q6: How did the three sons finish the horse race?
Ans: Sanajaoba, Sanayaima, and Sanatomba finished the race together.

Q7: What did Sanajaoba do to impress everyone during the contest?
Ans: He pierced the khongnang with his spear and jumped his horse through it.

Q8: How did Sanayaima impress the people during the contest?
Ans: He jumped his horse over the khongnang in a wonderful motion.

Q9: What did Sanatomba do in the contest to become the future king?
Ans: He uprooted the khongnang and laid it at the feet of the Ningthou and Leima.

Q10: Who did the Ningthou declare as the future Leima of Kangleipak?
Ans: Sanatombi.

Q11: Why did the Ningthou choose Sanatombi as the future Leima?
Ans: She showed compassion by feeling the pain of the khongnang and others.

Q12: What does Sanatombi do with the birds in the story?
Ans: She holds out her hands full of grain, and the birds flap about her, pecking at the food.

Q13: How old is Sanatombi in the story?
Ans: Five years old.

Q14: What did Sanatombi say about the khongnang after the contest?
Ans: She whispered, "The khongnang is dead. It was hurt by the spear, and now it is dead."

Q15: According to the Ningthou, what is a Leima?
Ans: A Leima is one who doesn't hurt anybody in the kingdom.