Eng E.E The Little Grain of Gold Q/A
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 king was stretching out his hand for alms. He recovered his wits and very grudgingly handed the king the smallest grain of corn that he had.
f) The beggar regretted his action at the end of the day. Why?
A.At the end of the day the beggar found a grain of gold among the alms. The beggar was filled with regret; he realized that had he been generous, the king would have rewarded him tenfold. He realized that he had lost much on account of his selfish behaviour. He also realized that he had met none other than God himself. He wept bitterly over his selfish behaviour.
2) Explain ‘my evils days were at an end’.
When the beggar saw the king’s chariot in the distance, his hopes soared. He expected the king to give him generous alms. He would no longer need to beg and would lead a comfortable life. Hence he felt that ‘his evil days were over.’
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 king was stretching out his hand for alms. He recovered his wits and very grudgingly handed the king the smallest grain of corn that he had.
f) The beggar regretted his action at the end of the day. Why?
A.At the end of the day the beggar found a grain of gold among the alms. The beggar was filled with regret; he realized that had he been generous, the king would have rewarded him tenfold. He realized that he had lost much on account of his selfish behaviour. He also realized that he had met none other than God himself. He wept bitterly over his selfish behaviour.
2) Explain ‘my evils days were at an end’.
When the beggar saw the king’s chariot in the distance, his hopes soared. He expected the king to give him generous alms. He would no longer need to beg and would lead a comfortable life. Hence he felt that ‘his evil days were over.’
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