Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Cunning Fruit Questions & Answers.
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The Cunning Fruit Questions & Answers
Question 1: Who was Udanka?
Answer: Udanka was a rich merchant with a vast business in North India.
Question 2: Why did Bhanuverma hide behind a tree when his host started to call him for dinner?
Answer: Bhanuverma hid behind a tree as he was feeling ashamed.
Question 3: Why did the thieves carry Bhanuverma covered in cotton?
Answer: The thieves thought that he was the biggest sheep of all and carried him away.
Question 4: What did the milkmaid teach Bhanuverma about eating jackfruit?
Answer: The milkmaid told Bhanuverma to always rub oil on the hands before eating jackfruit otherwise the gum will stick to the hands.
Question 5: What was the biggest lesson that Bhanuverma learned while he was away from home?
Answer: While Bhanuverma was away from home, he learnt never to eat jackfruit as it is the most cunning fruit of all.
Question 6: Read the lines and answer the questions:
1. ‘Cut it, eat the fruit and throw away the seed,’ replied the man.
(a) Who is the ‘man’?
Answer: The ‘man’ is the fruit seller.
(b) Who was he speaking to?
Answer: He was speaking to Bhanuverma.
(c) Which fruit was being spoken of? How much did it cost?
Answer: The fruit is jackfruit. It costed two annas.
(d) What important piece of information did the man not share about the fruit?
Answer: The man did not tell Bhanuverma that the gum of jackfruit is very sticky and he should rub oil on the hands before eating the fruit.
2. One close look at him, and they fled, taking him to be ghost.
(a) Who does ‘they’ refer to?
Answer: ‘They’ refer to the thieves.
(b) Where were ‘they’ when they fled?
Answer: ‘They’ were in the outskirts of the town when they fled.
(c) Describe what happened to ‘him’ after this till ‘he’ returned home.
Answer: ‘He’ stood by the roadside wondering what to do. A milkmaid walking by saw him and asked him what had happened. She took him to her house where she removed all the cotton and gum. Then, Bhanuverma went back to town. After some weeks, he returned home.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.