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Read the following passage. “I should like to know how those weavers are getting on with my cloth,” thought the Emperor. “Only wise men can see the cloth. I’ll send my old minister, who is the wisest man in the court.” So the good old minister went into the room in which the men were working at the empty looms. “What can be the meaning of this?” thought the old man, opening his eyes very wide. “I cannot see anything on the looms!”:Now answer the following questions. a) What was the Emperor curious about? b) Who, according to the king, was the wisest man in the court? c) What were the weavers doing? d) Why was the old man surprised? e) What do you think the old minister was? |
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Answer» a) The Emperor was curious to knowhow the weavers are getting on with the cloth. b) The old minister c) The weavers were acting as if they were making cloth. d) The old man was surprised to see the empty looms. e) The old minister was a wise man. |
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