Q. (i) Who was in sorrow?
Ans. The poet was in sorrow.
Q.(ii) What did the proud man give to the poet?
Ans. The proud man gave gold to the poet.
Q. (iii) Who bound the head of the poet in hour of sorrow?
Ans. poor man bound the head of the poet.
Q. (iv) Which is greater-gold or sympathy?
Ans. Gold is greater than sympathy.
B.2.1. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements
(i) The proud man watched the poet day and night.
(ii) The proud man's looks were cold.
(iii) The poet did not return money to the proud man. (iv) The poor man went away by ignoring the poet.
(v) The poet was unable to pay back the deeds of a poor man.
(vi) Sympathy cannot be paid back.
Ans. (1) F, (ii) T, (iii) F, (iv) F. (v) T, (vi) T.
B.2.2. Answer the following questions in one sentences.
Q. (i) Who did not tell a kind word?
Ans. The proud man did not tell a kind word.
Q. (ii) What did the poor man give to the poet to eat?
Ans. The poor man gave bread to the poet to eat.
Q. (iii) What did the poor man do for the poet when he (the poet) lay in want and grief?
Ars. When the poet laid in want and grief, the poor man bound his head, gave him bread to eat and looked after day and night.
B.2.3. Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words.
Q. (i) How did the proud man help the poet when he was in deeps orrow? Do you like this way of helping a person in need?
Ans. The proud man gave gold to the poet when he was in deep distress but did not say a kind word. I do not like this way of helping a
person in need.
Q. (ii) Sympathy cannot be compared with gold. Explain.
Ans. Gold can be returned to the person who pays but sympathy cannot be returned. Gold is material thing but sympathy is immaterial thing. So, sympathy cannot be compared with gold.
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