Practice Questions: The Shepherd’s Treasure | Practice Questions with Solutions for Class 6 PDF Download

Q1: Who visited the shepherd one day, and why?
Ans: The king of a country visited the shepherd one day because he was famous for his wisdom and friendly nature. The king heard about him and thought of meeting him to know the truth.

Q2: What impressed the king when he met the shepherd?
Ans: When the king met him, the shepherd welcomed him warmly. He took the king (disguised as a traveler) inside his cave, gave him water to drink, and also shared his insufficient food with him. The shepherd’s wise conversation and hospitality impressed the king.

Q3: How did the king feel?
Ans: The king was very much impressed by his hospitality and wise conversation.

Q4: Why did the king go to the cave?
Ans: The stories of the wisdom and friendly nature of the shepherd led the king of Iran to visit his cave.

Q5: How was the shepherd?
Ans: The shepherd was poor and uneducated. But he was wise and friendly. He lived in a cave.

Q6: What impressed the king when he spent a night in the cave?
Ans: The king was greatly impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and wise talks.

Q7: What is the moral/message of the story?
Ans: The moral of the story is that honesty, humility, and wisdom are great virtues. These are recognized and rewarded by everybody sooner or later.

Q8: What quality of the shepherd impressed the king?
Ans: The king was greatly impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and generosity.

Q9: How did other people react when he was opening the box?
Ans: People standing around were curious to know the contents of the iron box.

Q10: Why were the people astonished when the chest was opened?
Ans: When the chest was opened, the people were astonished to see that it contained not the secretly collected treasure, but only an old blanket.

Q11: What did the governors of other provinces think about the chest that the new governor carried with him?
Ans: The governors of other states were suspicious and jealous of the shepherd. They thought that he had hoarded a lot of money which he must have dishonestly stolen from the taxes collected from the people. The chest contained this secretly collected treasure.

Q12: Honesty and wisdom are great virtues which are rewarded at the end? Support your answer with proper arguments.
Ans: It is true that honesty and wisdom are great virtues which are rewarded sooner or later. The shepherd was an honest and wise man. He shared his food with an unknown traveller and allowed him to sleep in his cave. As the stranger was the king, so he made shepherd governor of a small district. He rose to power, but remained as humble and calm as ever. He was kind and treated everyone equally with kindness. The other governors were jealous of him and made a conspiracy against him to defame him. The said he was dishonest and corrupt. But he remained humble to everyone and told them the truth. He opened the box to show everything. The king was pleased with the shepherd’s wisdom and made him the governor of a much bigger district. Thus, honesty and wisdom are great virtues which are rewarded sooner or later.

Q13: Give a character sketch of the shepherd. What qualities pleased the king?
Ans: The poor shepherd lived in a village in Iran. He was illiterate. But he was wise, and noble. He helped the people in trouble. He solved their problems with courage and common sense. The king was impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and gentleness. He appointed the humble shepherd the governor of a district. The new governor always carried an iron-box. The jealous governors thought that there was gold inside the chest. The king examined the box and found only an old blanket in it.

Q14: Was the shepherd worthy of being rewarded twice in the story? Why? Give your answer accurately.
Ans: Yes, the shepherd was worthy of being rewarded twice. First, the king was impressed by the shepherd’s goodness and wisdom when he visited his cave and made him the governor of a small district because he was glad with him. Secondly, when the king was doubtful about the shepherd’s honesty after hearing false stories about him, he asked the shepherd the reason behind carrying an iron box always. Hearing it, the shepherd replied in a humble way that the box contained the blanket which was his oldest friend. The blanket will protect him any time. The king was pleased to hear the shepherd’s reply. Being impressed with his honesty, he made him the governor of a much bigger district. Thus, the king’s action was justified.

Q15: How did the other governors try to humiliate the new governor (the shepherd)?
Ans: The shepherd was poor but humble, honest and hospitable. The king was pleased with the shepherd’s goodness and wisdom. His wisdom, common sense and above all, honesty were his real wealth. But wherever he went, he carried with him an iron chest. The envious governors poisoned the king’s ears against him. The king agreed to see for himself the jewels in the iron-box. But he found only an old and ordinary blanket. That was his only treasure. This inci­dent enhanced the shepherd’s dignity. The other governors felt embarrassed.

Q16: Write a few qualities that the shepherd possessed.
Ans: The shepherd possessed a lot of good qualities. He was poor and illiterate yet wise. He understood people’s sorrows and troubles and helped them to face their problems with courage. He gave sound advice to people. He was kind and just to all when he became the governor. He was friendly and hospitable to travellers. He was a fair and wise governor yet was humble.

Q17: How did the other governor try to humiliate the shepherd?
Ans: The king was pleased with the shepherd’s wisdom and appointed him as a governor. The envious governors poisoned the king’s ear against him. The king agreed to see for himself the jewels in the iron- box. But he found only an old and ordinary blanket. That was his only treasure. This incident enhanced shepherd’s dignity. The other governors felt embarrassed.

Q18: The story of shepherd teaches humanitarian values. Do you agree?
Ans: The shepherd was an embodiment of wisdom and kindness. He earned the honor bestowed upon him by the king. The king decided to meet him when he heard about the courage and common sense. The king went in a disguise to him, who greeted him. The shepherd bade him farewell by calling him ‘Your Majesty’. This surprised the king. He made him the governor of a small state. When false accusation was laid on him he gave a reply with poise and dignity.The values that can be learnt from him are honesty, wisdom and compassion.

Q19: Why was everyone delighted to see the iron chest on the camel’s back?
Ans: Everyone was delighted to see the iron chest fastened securely behind him on the camel’s back. The councillors had warned the king that he was dishonest and stored all the treasures that he collected in the iron chest. They were convinced that he had brought the iron chest with him it would be opened and his dishonestly would be revealed to the king.