Class VIII Princess September - Comprehension Questions 1

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1. How many daughters did the King and Queen of Siam have?
2. Why did the king name the girls January, February, etc?
3. What was the name of the youngest daughter?
4. What was the peculiar habit of the King?
5. What gifts did he present to his daughters on one of his birthdays?
6. What did the princesses try to teach the parrots? Did they succeed?
7. Why was Princess September in deep grief one day?
8. What did the Queen call her daughter's grief? What did her reaction tell us about her?
9. What punishment did she give her?
10. Why did the Maids of Honour leave Princess all by herself though she was grieving?
11. What stopped Princess September from crying and made her sit up in her bed?
12. What did the bird s ing about?
13. How did she sang?
14. What did Princess September forget as she listened to the bird's song?
15. What request did the bird make to the Princess September?
16. According to the birds, how was he different from Princess September's parrot?
17. Why was Princess September delighted?
18. Why were the Maids of Honour surprised?
19. How did the little bird entertain the Maids of Honour?
20. How do we learn that Princess September and the little bird were very intimate?
21. How did the King and the Queen react on hearing the song of the bird?
22. The Queen says she was right to send Princess September to bed without any supper. Do you agree with her? Give a reason in support of your answer.
23. What did the King like the parrots say? Why, do you think, he liked it?
24. What was the King reminded of when the heard the parrots say 'Pretty Polly'? Did the King enjoy listening to his councillors? Why?
25. What bored Princess September's sisters?
26. How did the parrots look? What was the reason?
27. What did Princess September's sisters try to offer? What was their intention?
28. Why did she refuse to receive her sisters' offer?
29. Why, according her sisters, did Princess September get rid of her parrot?
30. What final advice did her sisters give Princess September ? Why did they want her to do so?
31. Did Princess September's sisters succeed in influencing her? How do we know?



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