Grade- 5 Podar International School, Gandhinagar

a)Why was Egeon arrested in Ephesus? A.By law, if any merchant from Syracuse was seen in the city of Ephesus, he would be put to death or he had to pay thousand marks. Egeon was an old merchant of Syracuse. Thus when spotted in the streets of Ephesus, he was arrested. 2.  How did Egeon get separated from his wife and elder son? A. One day when Egeon along with his family boarded a ship for home, a dreadful storm arose. The ship dashed against a mighty rock and was shattered to pieces. Due to this incident, Egeon got separated from his wife and elder son. 3.How did Egeon’s wife come to be in the nunnery? A. Due to a storm Egeon and his wife got separated. A fisherman rescued her and the elder children, taking along the eldest Antipholus and Dromio with him. Since she was left alone, she entered a nunnery. 4.  Why did Adriana think that her husband had gone mad? A.When the money did not reach Antipholus of Ephesus, he went to his house along with the jailor to get the money. Anti

a)What would Robin do every morning on his way to college? A.Every morning on his way to college, Robin would stop and stare at the red car in the showroom. b) Did Robin’s father agree to buy him the car? A.Robin’s father agreed to buy him the car if he got good grades in college. c) Why did Robin get angry with his father? What did he do? A.When Robin topped his graduation class he expected his father to gift him the red car instead he got a hymn book. This annoyed Robin. d) What happened when Robin went back to his old house after many years? A.When Robin went back to his old house after many years, he entered his father’s study and picked up the hymn book that was still on the table. A car key dropped out of it which had the tag with the dealer’s name, his graduation date and the words – ‘Paid in Full’. e) Do you think Robin regretted his behaviour with his father?Why do you think so?  A.When Robin came to his old house when his father fell sick, he relived old memorie

a)Who is the speaker in the poem and whom is the poem addressed to? A.The beggar is the speaker and the poem is addressed to God. b) What did the beggar see while begging? A.The beggar had been begging as usual in the village when he spotted the king’s chariot in the distance. c) Why did the beggar feel the King’s request to be jest? A.When the beggar spotted the king’s chariot in the distance, his hopes soared. He hoped that the king would give him enough alms so that he need not beg for the rest of his life. d) How did the beggar respond to the King’s request? A.When the king’s chariot stopped in front of the beggar, the king stepped out and holding his palm in front of the beggar asked the beggar for alms. The beggar was utterly shocked and thought that the king was jesting when he asked him for alms. He  could not believe that the king would take alms from a beggar. e) How did the beggar respond to the King’s request? A.The beggar thought it was in poor jest that the