The Invention of Shoes Class 5 Worksheet English Gul Mohar

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) What was King Hobu's main concern?
(a) Keeping the kingdom clean
(b) Keeping his royal feet clean
(c) Pocketing fat salaries
(d) Finding a tanner
Ans: (b)
King Hobu was bothered by the dust dirtying his royal feet whenever he stepped on the ground.

(ii) Who did King Hobu ask for help in finding a solution?
(a) The courtiers
(b) Gobu Rai
(c) The scholars
(d) The scientists
Ans: (b)
King Hobu asked his minister, Gobu Rai, for help in finding a solution.

(iii) Why did the attempt to wash away the dust with water fail?
(a) It turned the land into mud
(b) It made the dust worse
(c) The water-carriers couldn't do it
(d) The water dried up
Ans: (a)
The attempt to wash away the dust with water led to the land becoming muddy, causing more problems.

(iv) How did the tanner suggest solving the problem?
(a) Covering the earth with mats
(b) Keeping the king indoors
(c) Wrapping the king's feet in leather
(d) Sweeping the kingdom with brooms
Ans: (c)
The tanner suggested covering the king's feet with leather to keep them clean.

(v) What lesson can we learn from the story?
(a) The importance of sweeping regularly
(b) The power of scientific solutions
(c) The simplicity of effective solutions
(d) The need for more water-carriers
Ans: (c)
The story teaches us that sometimes the simplest solution can be the most effective.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) One morning, King Hobu summoned his minister, ___________.
Ans: Gobu Rai
King Hobu summoned his minister, Gobu Rai.

(ii) The king wondered why the dust dirtied his royal ___________.
Ans: feet
King Hobu was bothered by the dust dirtying his royal feet.

(iii) After thinking long and deep, the scholars and scientists suggested covering the earth with ___________.
Ans: mats
The scholars and scientists suggested covering the earth with mats, but this idea did not work.

(iv) The tanner's idea was to wrap the king's ___________ in leather.
Ans: feet
The tanner's idea was to wrap the king's feet in leather to keep them clean.

(v) The royal emissaries set off in every which way to find a ___________.
Ans: tanner
The royal emissaries were sent out to find a skilled tanner to make shoes for the king.

Q3: Match the Column

Match the items in Column A with their corresponding items in Column B.

Ans:

Q4: True or False

(i) The king's main concern was the dust dirtying his royal feet.
Ans: True
King Hobu was worried about the dust making his feet dirty.

(ii) The attempt to wash away the dust with water was successful.
Ans: False
The attempt to wash away the dust with water turned the land into mud, making the situation worse.

(iii) The scholars and scientists suggested covering the earth with carpets.
Ans: True
The scholars and scientists suggested covering the earth with mats, but this idea did not work.

(iv) The tanner's suggestion was to wrap the king's feet in leather.
Ans: True
The tanner suggested covering the king's feet with leather.

(v) Gobu Rai believed that the tanner had taken his own idea.
Ans: True
Gobu Rai thought the tanner might have taken his own idea, but it's not clear if this was true.