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Class 7 English Lesson 1 Three Questions NCERT Solutions

NCERT Honeycomb — Unit 1: Three Questions

Bilingual Summary Writer Info Characters

📚 Summary • सार (Bilingual)

ENGLISH A king wants three answers: the right time to begin anything, the right people to listen to, and the most important work to do. Many wise men give conflicting replies, so he visits a hermit. While the king digs for the hermit, a bearded man (the king’s enemy) arrives wounded. The king saves him; the man repents. Next morning, the hermit explains: the most important time is “now”; the most necessary person is the one with you; and the most important work is to do that person good. Thus, compassion in the present moment is true wisdom.
हिन्दी एक राजा तीन उत्तर चाहता है—किसी काम की सही शुरुआत का समय, किसकी सलाह सुने, और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण काम क्या है। विद्वानों की अलग-अलग राय से असन्तुष्ट होकर वह संन्यासी के पास जाता है। राजा खुद गड्ढे खोदता है; तभी एक दाढ़ीवाला (राजा का शत्रु) घायल आता है—राजा उसकी जान बचाता है और वह पश्चाताप करता है। अगले दिन संन्यासी समझाता है: सबसे महत्वपूर्ण समय “वर्तमान” है; सबसे आवश्यक व्यक्ति वही है जो आपके साथ है; और सबसे बड़ा कार्य उसका भला करना है। यानी करुणा और वर्तमान पर केंद्रित होना ही सच्ची बुद्धि है।

✍️ About the Writer • लेखक परिचय

Leo Tolstoy (retold) The lesson is a retelling of a story by Leo Tolstoy, the eminent Russian writer known for moral tales and humanistic themes. Here, Tolstoy’s message is simple and profound: act with kindness in the present—that is wisdom.
लियो टॉलस्टॉय (पुनर्कथन) यह पाठ प्रसिद्ध रूसी लेखक लियो टॉलस्टॉय की कहानी का पुनर्कथन है। उनकी रचनाएँ मानवीय मूल्य और करुणा पर ज़ोर देती हैं; इस पाठ का सार भी यही है—वर्तमान में भलाई करना ही सच्ची बुद्धिमानी है।

🎭 Main Characters • प्रमुख पात्र

The King (राजा)
Seeks answers to three life questions; learns through action and compassion.
The Hermit (संन्यासी)
Wise recluse who guides the king indirectly—through work and events.
The Bearded Man (दाढ़ीवाला व्यक्ति)
Former enemy who comes wounded; saved by the king, he repents and makes peace.
Wise men & councillors (विद्वान/मंत्री)
Offer differing, theoretical answers that fail to satisfy the king.
Messengers & bodyguard (दूत/पहरेदार)
Appear briefly in the framing events around the visit to the hermit.
Theme • निहितार्थ: True wisdom lies in the present moment, in serving the person before you, and doing good. Power, predictions, and abstractions are less useful than compassionate action “now”.

NCERT Honeycomb — Unit 1: Three Questions — Original Questions & Bilingual Answers

Order fixed to match the book: CC (Part I) → CC (Part II) → Working with the Text → Working with Language → Speaking & Writing.

Comprehension Check (Part I)

1. Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?

Answer Because he thought he would never fail if he knew (i) the right time to begin anything, (ii) the right people to listen to, and (iii) the most important work to do.
उत्तर क्योंकि राजा का विचार था कि यदि उसे (i) सही समय, (ii) किसकी सलाह, और (iii) सबसे महत्वपूर्ण कार्य का ज्ञान हो जाए, तो वह कभी असफल नहीं होगा।

2. Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men. (ii) to find answers to the questions. (iii) to look for the wise hermit. (iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.

Answer (ii) to find answers to the questions. (The king also promised a reward to anyone who could answer them.)
उत्तर (ii) प्रश्नों के उत्तर ढूँढने के लिए। (राजा ने उत्तर देने वालों को इनाम देने की घोषणा भी की थी।)

Comprehension Check (Part II) — Complete the sentences

Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.

1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions,

Completed: Many wise men answered the king’s questions, but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.

2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men

Completed: Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men to help the king act at the right time.

3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable

Completed: Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable and follow it strictly.

4. The king requested the hermit

Completed: The king requested the hermit to answer three questions.

5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound,

Completed: The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, but the bleeding would not stop.

Working with the Text

1. Why was the king advised to go to magicians?

Answer Some said to decide the right time one must look into the future, and only magicians could do that; therefore the king should go to magicians.
उत्तर कुछ लोगों का मत था कि उचित समय जानने के लिए भविष्य देखना ज़रूरी है और यह कार्य केवल जादूगर कर सकते हैं; इसलिए राजा को जादूगरों के पास जाना चाहिए।

2. In answer to the second question, whose advice did the people say would be important to the king?

Answer They named councillors, priests, doctors, and soldiers as the most necessary people.
उत्तर लोगों ने मंत्रियों, पुरोहितों, चिकित्सकों और सैनिकों—इनको सबसे आवश्यक बताया।

3. What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?

Answer Some said science; others chose fighting; yet others religious worship.
उत्तर कुछ ने विज्ञान, कुछ ने युद्ध और कुछ ने धार्मिक उपासना को सबसे महत्वपूर्ण कार्य बताया।

4. Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?

Answer No. Their answers were so different that the king was not satisfied and gave no reward.
उत्तर नहीं। उत्तर बहुत भिन्न-भिन्न थे, इसलिए राजा सन्तुष्ट नहीं हुआ और इनाम नहीं दिया।

5. How did the king and the hermit help the wounded man?

Answer They removed his clothing, found a large wound, the king washed and re-dressed it till bleeding stopped; brought water; then carried him into the hut and laid him on the bed.
उत्तर उन्होंने उसके कपड़े उतारे, बड़ा घाव देखा; राजा ने घाव को धोया, पट्टी की जब तक रक्तस्राव रुका; पानी पिलाया; फिर उसे कुटिया में उठाकर बिस्तर पर लिटा दिया।

6. (i) Who was the bearded man?
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?

Answer (i) He was the king’s enemy who had sworn revenge because the king had put his brother to death and seized his property.
(ii) He sought forgiveness because he had planned to kill the king but the king saved his life by dressing his wounds.
उत्तर (i) वह राजा का शत्रु था—क्योंकि राजा ने उसके भाई को दण्डित किया था और सम्पत्ति ज़ब्त की थी।
(ii) उसने क्षमा माँगी क्योंकि वह राजा को मारना चाहता था, पर राजा ने उसके घावों पर पट्टी बाँधकर उसकी जान बचाई।

7. The king forgave the bearded man. What did he do to show his forgiveness?

Answer He said he would send his servants and his doctor to care for him, and he promised to return his property.
उत्तर राजा ने क्षमा दर्शाने हेतु अपने नौकर व वैद्य को भेजने की बात कही और उसकी सम्पत्ति लौटाने का वचन दिया।

8. What were the hermit’s answers to the three questions? Write each answer separately. Which answer do you like most, and why?

Answer (a) Right time: “Now”—the only time we can act. (b) Most necessary person: the one you are with at the moment. (c) Most important business: to do good to that person.
Opinion: Answers may vary. (Example) The first—focusing on “now”—prevents regret and leads to wise action.
उत्तर (क) सही समय: “वर्तमान”—क्योंकि इसी में कर्म संभव है। (ख) सबसे आवश्यक व्यक्ति: वही जो इस क्षण आपके साथ है। (ग) सबसे बड़ा कार्य: उस व्यक्ति का भला करना।
मत: भिन्न हो सकता है; “अब” पर ध्यान सबसे उपयोगी लगता है।

Working with Language

1. Match items in List A with their meanings in List B.

List AList B (Meaning)
(i) woundedseverely injured
(ii) awokegot up from sleep
(iii) forgivepardon
(iv) faithfulloyal
(v) pityfeel sorry for
(vi) bedssmall patches of ground for plants
(vii) returngive back

2. Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the word given in brackets.

Model: He has promised to help me. Do you think he will remember his promise? (promise)

  1. The judge said that only fresh evidence would make him change his judgement. (judge)
  2. I didn’t notice any serious difference of opinion among the debaters, although they differed from one another over small points. (differ)
  3. It’s a fairly simple question to answer, but will you accept my answer as final? (answer)
  4. It isn’t necessary that necessity should always be the mother of invention. (necessary)
  5. Hermits are wise men. How they acquire their wisdom no one can tell. (wise)
  6. The committee has decided to make Jagdish captain of the team. The decision is likely to please everyone. (decide)
  7. Asking for forgiveness is as noble as willingness to forgive. (forgive)

Speaking and Writing — Model Responses

1. Imagine you are the king. Narrate the incident of your meeting the hermit. (Begin as given.)

Model I went alone in plain clothes to the hermit. He would not answer; so I dug his beds to help him. When a bearded man arrived wounded, I cared for him through the evening. By dawn, I learnt that now is the right time, the person with me is most necessary, and doing him good is the most important work.
मॉडल मैं साधारण वेश में अकेला संन्यासी के पास गया। वह चुप रहा, तो मैंने उसकी क्यारियाँ खोदीं। तभी दाढ़ीवाला घायल आया; रात भर उसकी सेवा की। भोर में समझ आया—वर्तमान ही सही समय है, साथ वाला व्यक्ति सबसे आवश्यक है, और उसका हित करना सबसे बड़ा कार्य है।

2. Imagine you are the hermit. Write briefly the incident of your meeting the king. (Begin as given.)

Model A man in ordinary clothes came and asked three questions. I made him work and let events answer him: saving his enemy showed him compassion; then I told him plainly that the right time is now, the necessary person is the one with you, and the most important business is to do that person good.
मॉडल एक साधारण वस्त्रों वाला व्यक्ति आया और तीन प्रश्न पूछे। मैंने उसे काम कराया और घटनाओं से उत्तर दिलाया; उसने शत्रु की जान बचाई। अंत में स्पष्ट कहा—सही समय अब है, आवश्यक व्यक्ति वही है जो साथ है, और सबसे बड़ा कार्य उसी का भला करना है।

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