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

Q1: Fill in the Blanks.
(i) The thought came to a certain king that he would _____ if he knew _____.
Ans: never fail, three things
(ii) The king, therefore, sent messengers throughout his kingdom, promising a _____ to anyone who would answer _____ .
Ans: large sum of money, his questions
(iii) The king should notice all that was going on, avoid _____, and always do whatever seemed necessary at that time.
Ans: foolish pleasures
(iv) The hermit was on his _____ in the beds that had been dug the day before.
Ans: knees sowing seeds

Q2: Word – Meanings 
(i) Pleasures
Ans: A feeling of satisfaction
(ii) Council
Ans: A body of people that manages the city’s, country’s, or a kingdom’s affairs.
(iii) Councilors
Ans: A member of a council or a group.
(iv) Hermit
Ans: Someone who lives alone as a religious discipline.

Q3: True & False.
(i) The three questions is about three different kings asking three different questions.
Ans: False
(ii) The king wishes to know the right time to end something, which people he should avoid, and what is the least important thing to do?
Ans: False
(iii) Many wise men came to the king, but they all answered his questions differently.
Ans: True
(iv) The king rewarded many councilors and villagers as he knew answers.
Ans: False

Q4: Why did the king send two messengers throughout his kingdom?
Ans: The king sent his messengers throughout his kingdom to look for wise people.

Q5: How did the king promise to reward the person who would answer his questions correctly?
Ans: The king promised to reward the person with a huge sum of money. If anyone gave suitable answer to his question.

Q6: Where did the king find place?
Ans: The king finally found solace by seeking the hermits advice who lived in a distant jungle.

Q7:  Where did the hermit live?
Ans: The hermit lived in the forest

Q8:  What was the hermit doing when the king reached there?
Ans: The hermit was digging the ground infront of his hut.

Q9: Whom did the king see running towards them?
Ans: The king saw a bearded man running towards them.

Q10:  “Let me take the spade and work in your place”. Who said and to whom?
Ans: The king said this to the hermit.

Q11: What would be rewarded by the king if anyone answers these three questions?
Ans: The king promised a large sum of money as a reward

Q12:  Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?
Ans: The king wanted to know answers of his three questions because he wanted to be a successful ruler.

Q13: 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.
Ans: (ii) to find answers to the questions.

Q14: What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?
Ans: In answer to the third questions, some said that the most important thing was science. Others said fighting and yet others chose religious worship.

Q15: 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 king was not satisfied with their answers.