CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Answer questions 8 through 15 about the book The Happy Prince:8.The happy Prince cries, because he sees all the sad and ugly ____ of his city.
A
Column
B
Swallow
C
Things
D
Gold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Prince was sad because he could see the unhappiness of his city. Even his heart, which was made of cheap metal, could feel the people’s pain. When the Happy Prince was alive, he did not know what tears were. He lived in a palace where there was no sadness.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The Happy Prince looked so sad that the little swallow felt sorry for him. He agreed to stay with him for one night and be his messenger. He picked out the great ruby from the prince’s sword and flew away to deliver it to the poor woman.

Detailed explanation-3: -The happy prince was sad because he saw that in city there was sadness, misery and poor people with hunger. but when the prince was in palace he was living happily and sadness was not allowed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The courtiers used to call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’ because when he was alive, he did not know what tears were, for he lived in the Palace, where sorrow was not allowed to enter. No, he was not happy anymore.

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