Moments – The Happy Prince Test 01
CBSE Class 9 English | Story Comprehension Questions & Solutions
Questions
- What were the drops of rain actually? Why did they fall? Write your answer in the context of The Happy Prince.
- What filled the Happy Prince’s eyes with tears?
- His heart went cold when he reached his village. Why? Write your answer in the context of The Happy Prince.
- What did the Prince request the swallow to do with one of the sapphires from his eye? Write your answer in the context of ‘The Happy Prince’.
- What change came over the bird on his return from the seamstress’s house? Why?
- The two most precious things in the city were the Happy Prince and the swallow. Discuss.
- What did the swallow observe when he flew over the city? Write your answer in the context of The Happy Prince.
Solutions
- The drops of rain were the tears that rolled down the Happy Prince’s sapphire eyes. They fell because the Prince was sad to see the poverty and misery of the city dwellers. Having lived in a palace, he had never experienced sorrow before.
- After his death, the Happy Prince’s statue was set on a high column from where he could see the ugliness and misery of the city. This made his eyes fill with tears; he was not really happy despite his title.
- The heart went cold because Prashant, after a tiresome journey to his village, found his house destroyed and most of the lives lost due to a calamity. He had to check the Red Cross Shelter to find his family alive.
- The Prince requested the swallow to give the sapphire to a young man who had fainted due to hunger and cold, so he could sell it to buy firewood and finish his play.
- After returning from the seamstress’s house, the swallow felt warm despite the cold because he had done a good deed.
- The Happy Prince and the swallow were the two most precious things because they understood and alleviated the miseries of the poor. They acted selflessly, sacrificing wealth and comfort for humanity.
- Flying over the city, the swallow observed the stark contrast between the rich and poor. He saw hungry children, beggars, and policemen driving them away, while the rich enjoyed their comforts oblivious to the poor’s suffering.