The Beauty and the Beast
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity 1
Choose the correct option:
What is the text type? Is it →
(a) an imaginary story
(b) a true story
(c) the life story of a famous person.
Ans: (a) an imaginary
story
Activity 2
Underline the correct Answer:
(a) Belle is the name of the –
(i) youngest daughter
(ii) middle daughter
(iii) eldest daughter
Ans: (i) youngest
daughter
(b) Belle asked her father to bring –
(i) jewels
(ii) dresses
(iii) a rose
Ans: (iii) a rose
(c) The owner of the castle was a –
(i) rich merchant
(ii) beast
(iii) king
Ans: (ii) beast
Activity 3
Identify which of the following statements are
True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers:
(a) The merchant had three daughters.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “Once upon a time a
wealthy merchant lived in a big mansion with his three daughters.”
(b) The merchant lost his way on his return journey.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “While returning,
he lost his way in a forest.”
(c) Belle did not go to the castle on her own will.
Ans: False , Supporting Statement: “... ... but she
pried it from him and willingly went to the beat castle.”
(d) Belle became the mistress of the castle.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “You are the
mistress of the castle, and I am your servant.”
Activity 4
Answer the following questions:
(a) How did the fortune of the merchant change?
Ans: The merchant lost
all his wealth in a tempest at sea and so his fortune changed.
(b) What were the gifts that the three daughters asked for?
Ans: The two elder
daughters asked for jewels and fine dresses. The youngest daughter asked for a
rose.
(c) Why did the merchant go to the castle?
Ans: The merchant went
to the castle to have some shelter at night.
(d) What did the Beast demand from the merchant?
Ans: The Beast demanded that
either the merchant or his youngest daughter would have to come to the Beast’s
castle to live there with him.
(e) Why did Belle go to the castle of the Beast?
Ans: Belle went to the
castle of the Beast to save her father’s promise and life.
Activity 5
Fill in the table with information from the text:
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Cause
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Effect
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The merchant lost all
his wealth in a tempest on sea.
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The merchant moved over
to village farmhouse.
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The merchant promised
to send Belle to the castle.
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The Beast made the
merchant free with plenty of gifts for his daughters.
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Belle found the beast
almost dead out of heartbreak.
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Belle wept over the
body of the beast.
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Activity 6
Answer the following sentences:
(1) Why did the Beast decide to kill the merchant?
Ans: The Beast decided
to kill the merchant because he plucked a precious rose from the Beast’s garden
without his permission.
(2) How did the Beast look after Belle in his castle?
Ans: The Beast looked
after Belle providing her with lavish clothing and food. There Belle lived in
luxury like a queen.
(3) Why did Belle fail to find the prince of her dreams in the
castle?
Ans: Belle failed to
find the prince of her dreams in the castle because the prince was the Beast
itself.
(4) What were the two things Belle carried to her father’s house? Why did
she take them?
Ans: Belle carried an
enchanted mirror and a ring to her father’s house. She took them because the
mirror would allow her to see what was going on back at the Beast’s castle and
the ring would allow her to return to the castle instantly.
(5) How did a handsome prince become an ugly beast?
Ans: A handsome prince
became an ugly beast as a fairy gave him a curse after he refused to let her in from the rain.
Activity 7
Rearrange the sentences in the correct order by
writing the numbers in the brackets. One is done for you:
(1) The ugly Beast became
a handsome prince. [ 6 ]
(2) Belle declined to marry the Beast. [ 3 ]
(3) The merchant promised to bring a rose for Belle. [ 1 ]
(4) Belle wept on the dying body of the Beast. [ 5 ]
(5) Belle went to the castle of the Beast. [ 2 ]
(6) Belle promised to return to the castle exactly a week later. [ 4 ]
(2) Belle declined to marry the Beast. [ 3 ]
(3) The merchant promised to bring a rose for Belle. [ 1 ]
(4) Belle wept on the dying body of the Beast. [ 5 ]
(5) Belle went to the castle of the Beast. [ 2 ]
(6) Belle promised to return to the castle exactly a week later. [ 4 ]
Activity 8
The meanings of certain words are given here.
Identify those words from the text:
(i) imprisoned : Captive
(ii) that which cannot be
seen : Invisible
(iii) friendly and kind
behaviour to guests : Hospitality
(iv) completely changed
: Transformed
Activity 9
Odd one out : In each set there is a word that does not fit with the rest of the
words in the set. Identify the word. One is done for you:
(i) Mansion / palace
/ flat / huge house
Ans: flat
(ii) drizzle /
storm / tempest / cyclone
Ans: drizzle
(iii) friend
/ foe / ally / compatriot
Ans: foe
(iv) refuse
/ accept / decline / deny
Ans: accept
Activity 10
Form groups. Discuss
among yourselves and identify the nouns that the participle adjectives in the
above sentences of Activity 9 qualify.
Activity 11
(1) Runa is a trained nurse.
(2) The police caught
the absconding prisoner.
(3) A rising sun
looks bright.
(4) Do not board a running bus.
(5) The sleeping girl
is looking beautiful.
Activity 12
Identify whether the
following sentences are in Direct or Indirect Speech:
i) He said, “I am busy.”
→ Direct Speech
ii) The master said that
the clerk would not attend office that day. → Indirect
Speech
iii) The student said
that she had left her bag there. → Indirect Speech
iv) She said, “I am
leaving for Delhi now.” → Direct Speech