f

ool
i
sh?
VELAMMALVI DYALAYA,ALAPAKKAM
CHENNAI A)becausetheyfoll
owalltheridicul
ousor
der
s
ENGLISHNOTES passedbytheirki
ng
Class :IX B)becausetheyli
stentotheirking
Subject:Engl
ish C)becausetheydosill
ythings
Topic:IntheKingdom ofFool
s D)becausetheyarefooli
sh

Q6-Whati
sthemessageoft
hest
ory
?
Intr
oduct i
ont othelesson
Kannadai saregionallanguagemainl
yspokeni nthe
stateofKar nataka.ThisstoryisaKannadaf ol
ktal
e.
A)bewi seandstayawayf
rom f
ool
i
shpeopl
e
Folktaleisastorywhi chispassedonfr om one B)l
istentotheki
ngs
gener ati
ontoanot her.Iti
stakenfr
om thebook‘ Fol
k C)kingsarefool
s
Talesf rom I
ndia’writ
tenbyAKRamauj an. D)none

Q7-Howdi
dthegur
usav
ethepeopl
eoft
he
ki
ngdom?
Fi
rstofallletusdi scussthetit
leofthest or
y‘ I
nthe
Kingdom ofFool s’whichmeanst hest atewher epeople
arenotsowi se, t
heyar enotintel
l
igent.Inthisstoryt
he A)byf l
atteringtheking
ki
ng, hi
smi nister
sandhi sadv i
sersarefools.That B)maki ngt hekingbeli
evethatthenewstake
meanst hayt heyar enotwiseandi nt
elli
gent.Whent hi
s will
bringfor tune
ki
ndofpeopl erulethekingdom, t
henwhatal lhappens C)byhel pingt heki
ngdom gett
ingri
dofthe
hasbeent oldint hi
sst or
y. fooli
shkingandhi ssil
l
yminist
er
D)all
MCQs

Q1-Whatdoest
hisst
oryspeakabout
? Q8-Whower
ethei
diot
s?

A)ki
ngs A)ki
ngandhi
smi
nist
er
B)ki
ngsandtheirmini
sters B)peopl
e
C)akingdom r
uledbyaf ool
ishki
ngandhi
ssi
l
ly C)gurus
mini
ster D)al
l
D)al
l
Q9-Whatdi
dtheki
ngandhi
smi
nist
erdeci
det
o
Q2-Whatki
ndofst
oryi
sthi
s? change?

A)Afol
ktal
e A)people
B)amocktal
e B)customs
C)ahumorous C)nightwit
hday
D)aser
ious D)all

Q3-Whatdoest
hisst
oryt
hrowl
i
ghtupon? Q10-Howwast
heni
ghtchangedwi
thday
?

A)foolishpeopleandthedanger
stheypose A)peopl
ewoul dworkatni
ghtandsl
eepdur
ing
B)kingsandt heirmi
nist
ers day
C)alway sbehappy B)byli
ght
ingtheki
ngdom
D)wi sepeople C)bydecorat
ingever
ythi
ng
D)none
Q4-Whati
sthet
hemeoft
hisl
esson?
Q11-Howweret
hepeopl
emadet
oobeyt
he
ki
ng’
sorder
s?
A)foolishpeopleareunpr
edi
ctabl
eand
dangerous
B)kingsaredanger ous A)bythr
eateni
ngtokill
C)gurusar ewise B)byspeaki
ngtothem
D)hav egoodfriends C)byshowingthem sword
D)none

Q5-Whyar
ethepeopl
eint
heki
ngdom cal
l
ed
Q12-Whov
isi
tedt
heki
ngdom?
A)aguruandhisdi
sci
ple A)amanst abbedhi
m
B)aki
ngfrom anot
herki
ngdom B)aknif
e
C)amerchant C)wall
oftheoldhousef
ell
onhi
sheadand
D)apri
ncess ki
ll
edhim
D)none
Q13-Whatdi
dthegur
uandhi
sdi
sci
plef
indat
t
hegrocer
yshop? Q21-Whom didthet
hief
’sbr
otherbl
amef
ort
he
deat
hofthethief
?
A)manybeaut
iful
things
B)samepri
ceforall
t het
hings A)desti
ny
C)aduddu B)peopl
e
D)none C)merchant
D)All
Q14-Whywast
hegur
uini
ti
all
yhappy
?
Q22-Howdi
dthemer
chantescapef
rom t
he
A)becauseofthecapacit
yofbuyingal
lthi
ngsat puni
shment
?
anominalpri
ce
B)becauseofthechangesystems A)wit
hhiswisdom
C)becauseofthefool
ishpeople B)gur
usavedhim
D)All C)hi
sfri
endssavedhi
m
D)al
l
Q15-Whydi
dgur
udeci
det
oleav
ethepl
ace?
Q23-Whom di
dthemerchanthol
dresponsi
ble
A)becauseofsomeur gentwor k fort
het
hief
’sdeat
handsavedhisownlif
e?
B)hehadamessaget ol eav
et hepl
ace
C)kingorder
edtoleavetheplace A)hisf
ather
D)becausehethoughtthati
twasnotsafet
obe B)themasonwhobui
l
tthewal
l
wit
hf ool
sforal
ongt i
me C)hisf
orefat
her
s
D)none
Q16-Whol
eftt
heci
ty?
Q24-Howdi
dthebr
ickl
ayersav
ehi
sli
fe?
A)di
scipl
e
B)gur
u A)byput
ti
ngt
hebl
ameonthemerchant
C)si
ll
yminist
er B)byput
ti
ngt
hebl
ameonthedanci
nggir
l
D)ki
ng C)byput
ti
ngt
hebl
ameonahawker
D)byput
ti
ngt
hebl
ameonhisfat
her
Q17-Whatdi
dthegur
utel
lhi
sdi
sci
ple?
Q25-Howdi
dthedanci
nggi
rlsav
eher
sel
f?
A)thepeopl
ewereinnocent
B)theci
tywasful
lofsurpri
ses A)byputt
ingt
hebl
ameonthegoldsmith
C)behavi
oroff
ooli
shisunpredi
ctabl
eandi
twas B)byputt
ingt
hebl
ameontheminister
notsaf
etoli
vewit
ht hem C)byputt
ingt
hebl
ameonhermast er
D)none D)none

Q18-Whobr
okei
ntot
hemer
chant
’shouse? Q26-Howdi
dthegol
dsmi
thsav
ehi
msel
f?

A)ki
ng A)byputt
ingt
hebl
ameonmer
chant’
sfat
her
B)si
l
lymini
ster B)byputt
ingt
hebl
ameont
hedanci
nggir
l
C)di
sci
ple C)byputt
ingt
hebl
ameoni
sworker
sr
D)athi
ef D)none

Q19-Howdi
dthet
hiefent
ert
hemer
chant
’s Q27-Whatdi
dthemer
chantpl
ead?
house?
A)i
twashi
sf ather’
sdealandnothi
s
A)j
umpingthewal l B)i
twasgodsmi th’
sfaul
t
B)fr
om thebackdoor C)i
twasbri
cklayer’
sfaul
t
C)bymakingahol ei
ntothewal
l D)None
D)none
Q20-Whatkil
ledthethi
efaft
ert
hel
oot
? Q28-Whatar
gumentdi
dtheki
ngpr
esentt
o
puni
sht
hemer
chant
? gof
ort
hest
akef
ir
st?

A)Heinher
itedhi
sf ather
’ssi
ninthesameway A)Gur
u’swordsandthei
rownf
ool
i
shness
asheinher
it
shisweal th B)t
hei
rgreed
B)Hemustsacr i
fi
cef orhi
sfather
’ssake C)t
hei
rfooli
shness
C)Hemustaccompl i
shhisfat
her’
shalfdone D)Al
l
works
D)None Q36-Whydidt
heki
ngandhi
smini
ster
sdeci
de
t
ogof ort
hest
aket
hemsel
ves?
Q29-Whywast
hemer
chantnotexecut
ed?
A)becauseofGur u’
swordsandt
hei
rgr
eedt
o
A)becausehewastoothi
ntofi
tint
hest
ake taket
hebenef i
tthemselves
B)becausehewascry
ing B)people’
swor ds
C)becausehepl
eadedbefor
etheki
ng C)guru’
scunningwor ds
D)none D)man’splight

Q30-Whodidtheki
ngdeci
det
oexecut
einpl
ace Q37-Howdidt
hekingandhi
smenmaket
he
oft
hemerchant? gur
uandhisdi
sci
plefr
ee?

A)amanwhobecamef atbecauseofeat
ing A)bydi
sguisi
ngt hemsel
vesascri
minal
s
B)apoorman B)bymakingthem runfr
om thepl
ace
C)merchant
’sr
elat
ive C)bypassi
ngor ders
D)none D)None

Q31-Towhom di
dthesany
asi
prayi
nhi
shear
t Q38-Onwhatcondi
ti
ondi
dthegur
uagr
eedt
obe
bef
orebei
ngexecut
ed? t
henextki
ng?

A)God A)i
fhisdiscipl
ewouldbeami nister
B)Hi
sdeceasedf
ather B)i
fhecoul dorderwit
houtt
hinking
C)Gur
u C)i
foldlawsar echanged
D)Al
l D)none

Q32-HowdidGurur
eal
i
zehisdi
sci
ple’
spl
i
ght Q39-Whatwasthepr
iceofal
lthi
ngsdur
ingt
he
andreacht
osavehi
mintheki
ngdom? fool
i
shki
ng’sr
ule?

A)wi
thhismagi cal
powerandv
isi
on
B)adisci
plei
nformedhi
m A)5duddueach
C)aspyhelpedhim B)4duddueach
D)al
l C)1duddueach
D)2duddueach
Q33-Whatdidt
heGur
upl
eadt
otheki
ngt
osav
e
hi
sdisci
ple? Q40-Accordi
ngtot
hegur
uwhosebehav
iori
s
unpr
edict
able?
A)toki
l
lhimfi
rstandlat
erhi
sdi
sci
ple
B)Theki
ngwasgr eat A)king’
s
C)admir
edtheking B)people’s
D)none C)fooli
shpeopl
e’
s
D)disci
ples
Q34-Whatdi
dGur
utel
ltheki
ng?

A)Thathewasgr eat
B)thatwhosoeverwoulddi
efirstthegodki
ngof
j
usticewoul
dbehappyandwoul dgive
C)him achancerebor
nasaki ng
D)thathi
ssacri
ficewouldbr
ingf ort
unetot
he
pl
ace

Q35-Whatmadet
heki
ngandhi
ssi
l
lymi
nist
er
AnswerKey newkingandmini
ster.Thegur
uagr eedona
condi
ti
onthatt
hekingdom wouldfuncti
on
1C 11A21C31C normall
yli
keal
lot
herkingdomsdid.
2A 12A22A32A
3A 13B23B33A Quest
ionandAnswer
s
4A 14A24B34B 1.Whataret
hetwostr
anget hi
ngsthegur
uand
5A 15D25A35A hi
sdisci
plef
indi
ntheKingdom ofFool
s?
6A 16B26A36A
7D 17C27A37A A.Whentheguruandhi
sdiscipl
ereachthe
8A 18D28A38C ki
ngdom offool
s,t
heyf
indthefol
lowingtwo
9C 19C29A39C st
ranget
hings-
10A20C30A40C
a)Allthepeoplesleepduringthedayandwork
duri
ngt henightti
me.Theyhav etrai
nedthe
catt
leandal lt
heot herani
malsalsotodothe
Summar
y sameast heyfearpunishmentatthehandsof
theking.
‘
Int hekingdom off ools’isani nteresti
ngst or
y
ofaki ngdom r unbyaf oolishking.Oneday ,a b)Every
thi
nginthekingdom off
ools-abagof
saintandhi sdisci pl
er eachedt heki ngdom.The ri
ceorabunchofbananascost soneduddu.
saintwasast oni shedt oseet hatthepeopl ewere Theguruisast
onishedandhisdisci
pleisexci
ted
sleepingduringt hedayandwor keddur ingthe toreal
i
sethatfoodissocheapinthekingdom.
night.Hewasdi stur
bedt oseet hatallthefood
i
temsi nthekingdom cost edthesame-one 2.Whydoest hedisci
pledeci
detostayi
nthe
duddu.Heanal y sedt hatitwasaki ngdom of Kingdom ofFool
s?Isitagoodidea?
foolsandor der edhi sdiscipletoleav etheplace.
Thedi scipl
edidnotl eav ewi thhisguruashe A.Thedi scipl
elovesfood.Heget sex cit
edto
wasl uredbyt heabundanceofcheapf ood. seesuchcheapf oodavailabl
eint hekingdom of
fools.Ashewant storeli
shmor eandmor efood,
Oneday , amanappr oachedt heki ngf orjust ice. hest aysbackinthekingdom off ools.His
Hecl aimedt hathi sbr ot herwascommi tt
inghi s decisionwasnotagoodoneashegoti nto
anci entt radeoft hef tanddur i
ngt hat ,thewal l of trouble.Al
thoughhewasi nnocent,t
heki ng’
s
aman’ shousef ellonhi m andhedi ed.Heasked ment ookhimforexecutionast heyneededaf at
theki ngt ogethi m compensat ed.Ast heki ng personwhocoul dbekil
ledeasilybyt hestake.
wasf ool ish, hedi dnotanal yset hatt hedead
manwasacr i
mi nal .Ont hecont rar y,het riedal l 3.Nameallthepeoplewhoaretr
iedinthe
thepeopl ewhower einv olvedi nt hedeat hoft he ki
ng’scour
t,andgiv
et her
easonsforthei
rtr
ial
.
thief-t her i
chmer chantwhowast heownerof
thehousewhosewal lhadbr oken, themanwho A.Thenamesoft
hepeopl
ewhower
etr
iedi
nthe
hadbui ltt hewal l,thedanci nggi rl duet owhom ki
ng’scour
tar
easfol
l
ows-
thebui l
derhadbui l
taweakwal landt he
Gol dsmi thbecauseofwhom t hedanci nggi r
l had a)Ther ichmer chantwhowast heownerofthe
tomov ear oundi nthest reett hatday .Fi nal l
y, housewast r
iedbecauset hewal lt
hatcoll
apsed
theki ngdeci dedt hatt hemer chant ’
sf atherwas ontot hethiefbelongedt ohi
m.Lat er,onhewas
ther eal cul pr i
t.Ashewasdeadandhi ssonhad againt r
iedandhel dguil
tyonbehalfofhisdead
i
nher i
tedal l hi
spr oper ty,so, hewoul dal soget fatherwhohador deredthegoldsmithtodeli
ver
puni shedi npl aceofhi sf ather .Anot hert urnof theornament sinahast eduetowhi chthe
event st akespl acewhent hemi nist erf eelst hat goldsmi thcouldnotdel i
verthedancinggirl
’
s
themer chanti st oot hint obeki lledbyt hest ake. ornament sint i
me.
Theki ngor der shi sment of i
ndaf atper sonwho
coul dbepuni shedi npl aceoft hemer chant .As b)Thebricklay
erwhohadbui ltt
heweakwall
thedi sci plehadbecomev eryf at, thement ook wasalsot r
iedforconstr
ucti
ngthewal
lthat
himt ot heki ng.Thei nnocentmanpr ay edt ohi s col
lapsedandki l
ledthethi
ef.
gur uf orhel p.Thegur uv isualizest hathi s
disciplei si nt roubl eandr eachest osav ehi m.He c)Thedancinggir
lwastri
edfordi
str
acti
ngt he
useshi sI nt ell
igenceandwi sdom t ot rapt he bri
ckl
ayer.Asshewalkedint
helaneagai
nand
foolishki ng.Fi nal l
y, t
heki ngandhi smi nist erget agai
n,theji
ngl
ingsoundofherankl
etsdi
stracted
themsel v eski ll
edbyt hest akei npl aceoft he thebr
ickl
ayerbecauseofwhi
chheconstructeda
Gur uandhi sdi sciple.Thepeopl eoft heki ngdom weakwall.
begt hegur uandhi sdi sci plet obecomet heir
d)Thegoldsmit
hwast r
iedbecausei
twasdue
tohi
mt hatthedanci
nggir
lhadtowalkupand
downthelaneagainandagai
n.

e)Ther i
chmerchant ’
sdeadf atherwast r
ied
becausehehador deredt hegoldsmithtodeli
ver
hi
sor namentsfi
rstast herewasaweddi ngwith
hi
sf amil
y.Duetohi sorderthegol dsmit
hwas
unabletomakethedanci nggir
l’
sor namentsin
ti
me.

4.Whoist
herealcul
pri
taccor
dingtot
heki
ng?
Whydoesheescapepunishment?

A.Accordi
ngt otheki ng,therealcul
pri
twasthe
merchant
’sdeadf ather.Ashewasdead, he
coul
dnotbepuni shedandi nplaceofhim,hi
s
sonwhohadi nherit
edal lhispropert
ywouldbe
puni
shed.

Themer chantescapest
hepunishmentasthe
mini
sterfeel
sthatheistoot
hintobekil
ledby
thest
ake.

5.Whatar
etheGuru’
swor
dsofwi
sdom?When
doest
hedisci
pler
emembert
hem?

A.TheGur uhadtoldhi sdisci

plethattheplace
wasaki ngdom offoolsandt heywasunsaf efor
them.Hehadaskedhi sdisciplet
ol eavethe
placeatonce.Thedi sci
pleisremindedofhi s
Gur u’
swor dsofwisdom whenhel andsinto
troubl
e.Whent heki ng’sment akehi mfor
execution,heprayst ohisGur uandaskshi mto
sav ehi
sl i
fe.

6.Howdoest hegur
umanaget
osav
ehi
s
di
scipl
e’sl
if
e?

A.Thegur uisawi seandi ntell

igentman.He
trapst hefool i
shki nginhi stalks.Hesay st hatas
hei st heGur u,hei sseni ort ohi sdi sci pleandso,
heshoul dbeki lledf ir
st.Theki ngget sconf used
toseet heGur u’seager nesst odi e.Heaskshi m
ther easonf orit.Onbei ngpr omi set hathewoul d
beki ll
edf i
rst,theGur usay st hatast hest akei sa
newone, i
thasnotki ll
edanycr i
mi nal .Headds
thatt hepersonwhowoul dbeki lledbyt hest ate
fi
rstwoul dber ebor nast heki ngoft heki ngdom.
Thesecondper sonwhowoul dbeki lledbyt he
stakewoul dber ebor nast heMi ni steroft he
kingdom.Theki ngconsi derst heGur ut obe
genui neandso, tellshismi nistert hatt hey
shoul dnotl oset hei rkingdom i nt henextbi rth.I
n
thisway ,
theki ngdeci dest osav ehi ski ngdom
andgethi msel fandhi smi nisterki l
ledbyt he
stakei nplaceoft hegur uandhi sdi sci ple.Hence,
theGur usav eshi sdi sciple’sl i
fe.