CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

A TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Happy Prince:Who said this to whom? “You must not lie here” shouted the ____ to ____
A
Watchman to the 2 little boys
B
Seamstress to the 2 little boys.
C
Mayor to the 2 little boys.
D
Happy prince to the 2 little boys.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Happy Prince Summary – Once in a town there lived a prince. He was called the Happy Prince because he had been happy all his life. After his death, his statue was erected on a tall pedestal in the middle of the town. The statue was covered with gold and had two precious sapphire stones embedded in the eyes.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Why aren’t you like the Happy Prince? ‘ mothers said to their little boys when they cried. Sad men looked at the statue and said, ‘I am glad that someone in the world is happy. ‘

Detailed explanation-3: -“Dear little Swallow, ” said the Prince, “you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and women. There is no Mystery so great as Misery.

Detailed explanation-4: -The swallow is the speaker and he is talking about a suitable place to perch. (b) What does ‘there’ stand for? Where was it? ‘There’ stands for the statue of the Happy Prince.

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