FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - CLASS 06 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - A ROSE FOR THE PRINCESS

 

Unit -09

A ROSE FOR THE PRINCESS

Comprehension:

1) Answer the following in a word or a sentence each.

1) Who was the rose a gift for?

Ans: Princess Jahanara was the rose a gift for.

 

2) Why does the princess gift silk to Maqbool?

Ans: The princess gifted silk to Maqbool because she was very pleased with the rose which he sent to her.

 

3) What is the reward Maqbool receives from the princess for taking her out?

Ans: The rose gardens of the Qila to tend for the rest of his life was the reward Maqbool received from the princess for taking her out.

 

4) What is the request that the princess makes to Maqbool?

Ans: Maqbool had to send the prasad to her whenever he visited to the mandir.

 

2)  Answer the following in 2-3 sentences each:

a) Dilruba tells Maqbool that she belongs to his family. Why does she say this?

Ans: Maqbool had named roses of the garden and one of rose name was Dilruba. So, she told him that she belonged to his family.

 

b) What is the condition Maqbool lays down before he agrees to take Panna out with him?

Ans: Panna should not ask Maqbool to buy bangles or attar when he took her out.

 

c) What explanation does Panna give to explain her statement, “But then the roads were emptied for us.” What is the actual explanation?

Ans: The actual explanation was that the roads were emptied when the Princess Jahanara made a visit there and she accompanied her and the roads were emptied.

 

d) What punishment does the Commander give Maqbool? Why?

Ans: Maqbool was punished because he had taken princess Jahanara to bustling streets of Agra. Commander had punished Maqbool to send him off to work at Akbar Badshah’s tomb at Sikandra.

 

 Match these words with their meaning.

a) Tended – took care of

b) Dazed – lost in thoughts

c) Scrambled – moved quickly

d) Devastated – extremely shocked or sad

e) Abducted – took away forcibly