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🌿 Important Short Questions and Answers of “Three Questions”

Class-XII English | By Leo Tolstoy

🏰 About the Tsar and His Questions

  1. Why did the Tsar want to know the answers to his three questions?
    👉 The Tsar wanted to know the answers of his three questions because he wanted to be successful in life. He thought they would help him to succeed in any of his undertakings.
  2. What was the first question of the Tsar?
    👉 The first question of the Tsar was how he could know the right time to begin anything.
  3. What was the second question of the Tsar?
    👉 The second question of the Tsar was how he could know who were the right people to listen to and whom to avoid.
  4. What was the third question of the Tsar?
    👉 The third question of the Tsar was how he could know what was the most important thing to do.
  5. Why did the Tsar decide to consult a hermit?
    👉 As the Tsar did not get satisfactory answers to his three questions, he decided to consult a hermit who was widely renowned for his wisdom.

📚 The Learned Men and Their Opinions

  1. Who first came to the Tsar to give answers to his questions?
    👉 Learned men of the kingdom first came to the Tsar to give answers to his questions.
  2. What was the opinion of the learned men about the Tsar's questions? Why did the Tsar give the reward to none?
    👉 The learned men answered the Tsar’s questions differently. Therefore, the Tsar was not satisfied and gave the reward to none.
  3. Who could help the Tsar to fix the proper time for everything, according to the learned men?
    👉 According to the learned men, a council of wise men could help the Tsar to fix the proper time for everything.
  4. Who were, according to the learned men, the most necessary people for the Tsar?
    👉 According to the learned men, the most necessary people were councillors, priests, doctors, or warriors.
  5. Why did the Tsar not agree with the scholars?
    👉 The Tsar did not agree with the scholars as they all answered his questions differently.

🌲 The Hermit and His Wisdom

  1. Where did the hermit live?
    👉 The hermit lived in a wood.
  2. Whom did the hermit receive?
    👉 The hermit received only common people.
  3. How did the Tsar dress himself when he went to meet the hermit and why?
    👉 The Tsar put on simple clothes when he went to meet the hermit because the hermit received only common people.
  4. What was the hermit doing when the Tsar went to his cottage?
    👉 When the Tsar went to the hermit’s cottage, he was digging the land.
  5. What was the condition of the hermit?
    👉 The hermit was frail and weak.
  6. ‘You are tired’ — Who said this and to whom?
    👉 The Tsar said this to the hermit.
  7. What did the Tsar do to help the hermit?
    👉 The Tsar started digging the land to help the hermit.

⚔️ The Wounded Man and Forgiveness

  1. How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man?
    👉 The Tsar washed the wound, bandaged it with his handkerchief and the hermit’s towel to stop the bleeding.
  2. Why did the wounded man become an enemy of the Tsar?
    👉 The wounded man became an enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar had killed his brother and seized his property.
  3. Who wounded the bearded man?
    👉 The Tsar’s bodyguard wounded the bearded man.
  4. ‘Here comes someone running’ — Who said this and who came running?
    👉 The hermit said this. A bearded man came running.
  5. Where did the Tsar spend the night?
    👉 The Tsar spent the whole night on the threshold of the hermit’s hut.
  6. What did the Tsar see when he unfastened the clothes of the wounded man?
    👉 The Tsar saw a large wound in the stomach of the wounded man.
  7. Why did the bearded man ask forgiveness?
    👉 The bearded man asked forgiveness because he came to kill the Tsar, but the Tsar saved his life.
  8. ‘Forgive me’ — Who said this and to whom?
    👉 The bearded man said this to the Tsar.
  9. ‘I do not know you’ — When did the Tsar say this?
    👉 The Tsar said this when the bearded man asked for his pardon.
  10. ‘You do not know me’ — Who said this and to whom?
    👉 The bearded man said this to the Tsar.
  11. What did the Tsar promise to do for the wounded man?
    👉 The Tsar promised to send his own physicians to attend the wounded man and to give back his property.
  12. How did the wounded man want to return the Tsar’s love and kindness?
    👉 The wounded man resolved to serve the Tsar as his most faithful slave and asked his sons to follow him.

🌅 The True Wisdom

  1. ‘There is only one time’ — What is the time?
    👉 According to the hermit, the most important time is the present (now).
  2. When did the Tsar repeat his questions?
    👉 The Tsar repeated his questions after he had dug two beds.
  3. How many beds had the Tsar dug?
    👉 The Tsar had dug two beds.
  4. Why was the Tsar very glad?
    👉 The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy.
  5. ‘Thanks’ — Who said this and to whom?
    👉 The hermit said this to the Tsar as he dipped his fingertips and said a prayer.
  6. What made the Tsar tired?
    👉 The Tsar was tired of daylong walk and work.

📘 Word Meanings

  • Tsar — title of a Russian ruler
  • Crouching — bending the knees and upper body forward
  • Dismounted — got down

💬 Moral of the Story

The story teaches that the most important time is now, the most important person is the one with you, and the most important work is to do good to that person. 🌿

📖 Prepared by Pabitra Ganguli | For Class-XII English Students

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