A farmer's greatest treasure

"How gaunt and haggard they all became" means...

• They became healthy and fit because of lack of food

• They became very thin, weak and tired because of lack of food.

• They became obese because of the lack of food.

• They became very thin, weak and tired because of excess food.

Select the correct meaning of the word 'SHUFFLE' according to the context.

• To glide across

• Jumble

• Drag one's feet

• Mix

Did Maosha San know that he had the sack?

• No

• Yes

• Maybe

Maosha didn't want to use the wheat in the famine when he was suffering from hunger. What was his intention?

• He was thinking of a long term solution that would benefit all the farmers.

• He was thinking of a long term solution for his family.

• He wanted to keep all the wheat to himself and not share among his family.

• He wanted to keep it for his son, for when he grows and becomes a farmer.

The tender green stalks ___________ and ___________ ate up the rest.

• Ripened, dogs

• Dried up, insects

• Expanded, rats

• Increased, insects

What message do we get from this story?

• Never leave till tomorrow what you can do today.

• Hard work will always earn you success.

• Give respect get respect.

• Be generous and give without expect anything in return. This is what you will be remembered for.

"In one of the worst affected villages there lived a farmer affectionately called Maosha San". The villages were affected by

• A flood that led to an epidemic.

• A drought that led to famine.

• A cyclone that destroyed all the huts.

• An Earthquake that destroyed all villages.

How did the villagers control their hunger?

• They borrowed rice from other villages.

• They used the wheat that Maosha had.

• They dug roots for wild berries.

• They survived with water

"This is a farmer's greatest treasure..." What was being referred to here?

• Fruits

• Hay

• Wheat seeds

• Grass

Maosha was very generous, he was known among his farmers for his generosity. Which of the following shows that he was generous?

• He gave the farmers the wheat grains when they were in a very difficult situation, not expecting anything in return.

• He gave his gruel to his son and pretended not to be hungry.

• He stopped his son from using the wheat grains.

• He dug the ground for wild berries.