LESSON 1 RENT FOR WATER

LESSON 1 RENT FOR WATER

EXERCISES

 Fill the blanks with suitable words from the story: 
i. The farmer bought a  _well_ from his neighbour. (well / house) 
ii. The man did not allow the farmer to draw  water  from well. (bucket /water) 
iii. The king found the problem very interesting. (serious / interesting)
iv. Tenali Raman asked the neighbour to pay_rent_ for the farmer for keeping the water in his well. (rent / interest)
v. Tenali Raman was the _wisest_ minister in the king’s court. (foolish/wisest) 
Choose True/False: 
i. The man sold the water, but not the well to the farmer. 
Ans- False
ii. The man did not allow the farmer to draw water from the well.
Ans-True 
iii. The king asked Tenali Raman to solve the problem.
Ans-True
iv. The neighbour was an honest man.
Ans-False 
v. Greed is not a good thing.
Ans-True
SPEAKING EXERCISE
 Answer the following questions in complete sentences: 
i. Who sold the well and to whom?
Ans-A man sold his well to a farmer.
ii. Why did the man not allow the farmer to draw water from the well?
Ans-He said that he had sold you the well, not the water .
iii. Who solved the problem between the farmer and the man?
Ans-Tenali Raman .
iv. Who was punished for dishonesty?
Ans-Greedy  neighbour was punished for his dishonesty.