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2. The poor man was desperate to earn :

a. money b. clothes c. food

3. The Birbal was cooking :

a. Biryani b. Pulao c. Khichri

4. Akbar decided to go to Birbal’s house to see :

a. whether his khichri was ready.

b. what he was doing.

c. whether he was sick.

B. Fill in the blanks with the help of the given words.

khichri, cold, street lamp, lake, money

1. Emperor Akbar and Birbal were walking along the .

2. Akbar immediately removed his finger because water was very
.

3. Birbal was sure he could find a person who could do anything for

.

4. The poor man spent the night in the lake by looking at the .

5. Birbal did not go to Akbar’s court because he was cooking .

C. Answer the following questions.

1. What was Akbar’s challenge to Birbal?

2. Did the poor man spend the entire night at the lake? How?

3. What was Akbar’s reason for not giving the poor man the promised

reward?

4. How did Birbal make Akbar realise his mistake?

Spell It Right VOCABULARY Analytical Skills

A. Circle the correct spellings in the following pairs of words.

1. emperor emparor 2. entire antire

3. challenge chalenge 4. bitter biter

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