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1.

Who did Uttanka feel indebted to? Why?

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Uttanka, after learning all that his master could teach him felt indebted because he never repaid even once. In olden days there was practice of paying gurudakshina after learning from his-guru. So Uttanka felt indebted.

2.

The houses of hermitages are made of ________________ . a) mud and straw b) wood and mud c) mud and stones d) All

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a) mud and straw

3.

Guru’s wife asked guru Dakshina as _________________ . a) some amount of money b) ornaments c) a big house. d) Queen’s earrings.

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d) Queen’s earrings.

4.

What was the Guru’s wife long-cher- ished wish?

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Guru’s wife long cherished wish was to wear the ear-rings worn by the queen on feast day.

5.

Queen gave ear-rings. ____________ . a) unwillingly b) willingly c) with fear of hermitage d) by king’s order.

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Correct Answer is : b) willingly

6.

The silent ones he met were the strangest ones. Do you agree? Comment

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The silent ones he met were the strangest ones. The silent ones he met at first were two women weaving a piece of cloth when he asked them the way, they did not care for him and went on with their weaving. The other strange thing he saw were six boys turning the wheel round and round without speaking, usually small children and women are talkative. But they were so silent which felt strange.

7.

Make three words using each prefix given and write them down. Refer to the dictionary if necessary. Race with your partner to test your dictionary reference skill.a. disb. imc. ind. une. nonf. mis

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a. dis

i. disapprove 

ii. disagree 

iii. dishonest

b. im

i. impossible 

ii. impure 

iii. immortal​

​​​​​​c. in

i inactive 

ii. incoherent 

iii. inaccurate

d. un

i unjust 

ii. unhappy 

iii. unreal

e. non

i. nonsense 

ii. nonstop 

iii nonvegetarian

f. mis

i misread 

ii. misconception 

iii. mislead.

8.

Describe Uttanka’s meeting with the strange man.

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When Uttanka went on his way he saw a huge bull coming towards him. Uttanka saw seated upon the bull a man so large, he drew back in fear. But the strange man called him asking to drink a cup Ml of some kind of liquid. Initially, Uttanka refused, but then he drank when the strange man said that it will help him on his way.

9.

The two maidens weaving were and ________. a) twin sisters b) angles c) night and day d) wind and rain.

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c) night and day

10.

Uttanka’s Gurudakashina by Mrinalini Sarabai About the Author:

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Mrinalini Sarabai was bom on May 11, 1918, is a celebrated Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. Besides choreographing, more than three hundred dance dramas, she has also written many novels, poetry, plays and stories for children. She is also one of the trustees of Sarvodaya international test, an organization for promotion of Gandhian ideals.

Mrinalini Sarabhai has been awarded by the Indian government with national civilian awards Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padmashri in 1965. She was honoured with the degree of Doctor of letters, honours course (Littd) by the university of East Anglia, Norwich.

11.

What did the serpent citizens do? Why?

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The horse’s body darted a flame that shot through every space in the kingdom of serpent king. It burnt the houses till all the serpents rushed out. To save their lives, serpent citizens clamoured the king to return the ear-rings which the king did.

12.

Boys turned the wheel with spokes a) five b) six c) eight d) twelve

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Correct Answer is : d) twelve

13.

Read paragraphs 9 to 14. Think about the character of the king and the queen, Tell your partner your opinion about them.

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The character of the king is very kind, caring and also very affectionate. When the boy approached the king and revealed about his task, king smilingly adviced the boy to approach the queen, that to in new clean clothes. This shows king’s compassion for then- citizens.

In the same way when the boy approached the queen, she willingly gave her ear-rings to fulfill his mistress’s cherished wish. Also the queen warned him to be careful while carrying the jewels. Even the queen took part in favoring the boy’s devotion, shows her hospitality.

14.

Who stole the ear-rings? How?

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Serpent king stole the ear-rings. When Uttanka placed it on the ground, he sprang to his feet and turned round in time to see a man dressed in rags, running through the forest. Uttanka ran after him as fast as he could, but man suddenly changed into snake which wriggled into a hole in the ground.

15.

Uttanka came back to hermitage with the help of __________ . a) king’s chariot b) pushpak vimana c) by walk d) horse.

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Correct Answer is : d) horse.

16.

Drink given to Uttanka by a stranger was. __________. a) wine b) a fruit juice c) dirty water d) none

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Correct Answer is : d) none

17.

After that, Uttanka met some people, Who were they? How did they help him?

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After that Uttanka met an old man, as he spoke there was thunder and lightening and a great thunderbolt fell. The Whole earth shook but next to where Uttanka stood was a big hole in the ground.

By this Uttankq was able to enter the hole and found himself in the kingdom of serpent king Secondly he met two women weaving a piece of cloth. They were two maidens weaving the black and white threads of night and day.

Thirdly, he saw a man with the horse. The man was the god of fire. Uttanka bowed to the man respectively and asked him a favour. Man asked Uttanka to blow into the horse. So Uttanka blew and blew and from every hair of the horse’s body darted a flame that shot through every space in the kingdom of serpent king. It burnt the houses till all the serpents rushed out begging Uttanka to save their lives and serpent king returned ear-rings to Uttanka.

18.

Uttanka entered into the kingdom of ____________________ . a) Vijayanagaraking b) Ujjainiking c) Serpent king djkalingaking.

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c) Serpent king djkalingaking.

19.

Drink given to Uttanka by a stranger is _______________________ . a) wine b) fruit drink c) Ambrosia d) grape juice

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Correct Answer is : c) Ambrosia

20.

Uttanka did something wrong in following the queen’s instructions. What was that? What made him do a thing like that?

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The queen warned the boy, Uttanka that ear-rings have long been coveted by serpent king. So she asked him to be cared and not to lose the ear-rings. But Uttanka on his way was tired, leaning against the trunk of the tree placing earrings on the ground beside him This was the wrong thing done by Uttanka since he was tired, walking all the way he was tired. So his weariness made him to do that.

21.

Uttanka was indebted to the Guru’s wife too.

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Uttanka was indebted to the Guru’s wife too is Not True.