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3. There were ministers known as the ‘Ashta Diggajas’.

a. nine b. eighty c. eight

4. The mother tongue of the pandit who came to the king was .

a. Telugu b. Kannad c. Tamil

B. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.

1. Krishna Deva Raya was a brave and a powerful ruler.

2. Krishna Deva Raya hated Tenali Rama very much.

3. Tenali Rama was very wise.

4. The emperor called his courtiers ‘Ashta Diggajas’.

5. The pandit pretended to know many languages.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. Who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Kingdom?

2. Who was Tenali Rama?

3. Who were ‘Ashta Diggajas’?
4. How did Tenali Rama find out the scholar's mother tongue?

5. Why did the emperor reward Tenali Rama?

Spell It Right VOCABULARY Analytical Skills

A. Find a word for the following group of words from the story.

1. A well-read person.

2. A very grand meal.

3. Somebody who speaks readily and smoothly.

4. People of the court.

B. Write the words that tell us about the Krishna Deva Raya and Tenali Rama.

Krishna Deva Raya Tenali Rama

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