KING OF ALL KINGS

Chapter - 6

KING OF ALL KINGS

Vocabulary 

 

Alms                   :    money, grains, food or clothes given to the poor

Gorgeous            :    very beautiful

Had the heart    :    be kind and generous

Jest                     :    joke 

Unasked             :    without asking 

Wallet                 :   (here) bag carrying things needed for a journey by a pilgrim or beggar

 

 

 

 

EXERCISE

 

A. 1. Answer the given questions.  

 

1. The golden chariot was "like a gorgeous dream." What is the poetic device used here?   

    a) simile                                b) metaphor

    c) alliteration                        d) personification 

 

2. The rider on the chariot is referred to as the 'King of all Kings' because he is: 

    a) a powerful king                 b) God himself 

    c) a supreme king                  d) the emperor

 

3. On seeing the rider coming with a smile, the speaker: 

    a) felt the he should help him        

    b) set his ropes very high 

    c) thought that the luck of his life had come 

    d) decided to give a little grain of corn 

 

4. Why did the 'King of all Kings' beg to the beggar?

     a) Because he was poor 

     b) Because the beggar was rich 

     c) To test the beggar 

     d) Because the beggar was a king in disguise

 

5. When the speaker heard the visitor's question, he was not: 

    a) perplexed              b) happy 

    c) puzzled                 d) confused 

 

6. The speaker of the poem was not: 

    a) poor                     b) stingy 

    c) generous              d) greedy

 

7. What would you have done if you were in the speaker's place? 

Ans.

If I would have been in the speaker's place I would have given all the alms which I had because I don't want to be greedy, and being a helpful a kind person, I would have given all the grains to the God.

8. A little grain of gold appeared in the speaker's bag at the end of the day. What lesson does this teach you? 

Ans. 

This poem teaches us that we should be kind and generous.

Let's have a look,

The beggar found a grain of gold among the alms at the end of the day. He was filled with regret and realized that had he been generous, the king would have rewarded him tenfold. He realized that due to his selfish behavior, he had lost much.

 

2.Given below is the summary of the poem. Complete it by filling in the blanks with suitable phrases from the box.

 smiled at                   at a distance               had to give               held out

 from door to door     at the end                   a little grain             with wealth 

 a royal joke              evil days                     in the evening         wept bitterly  

 

One day as I was begging                     in the village path when your golden chariot was seen             I wondered who this King of Kings was. Seeing you, I thought that my ................were going to end. I thought that you would shower me. I stood there waiting for alms. The chariot stopped near where I stood. You............me and I thought I was lucky. Unexpectedly, you ...........your right hand and asked me what I..............you.  I thought it was to open palm to a beggar. I was confused and took out .............of corn and gave it to you. But great surprise was in store for me...........of the day. When I emptied my bag..............., I found a little grain of gold in the heap. I ....................and regretted my miserliness.

 

Ans. 

From door to door

At a distance

Evil day

With wealth

Smiled at

Held out

Had to give

A little grain

At the end

In the evening

Wept bitterly