Question 1

How tall can Blue Java banana plants grow?

Accepted Answer

Blue Java banana plants can grow to a height of fifteen to twenty feet.

Question 2

Why is the Blue Java banana known as the Ice Cream banana?

Accepted Answer

The Blue Java banana is known as the Ice Cream banana because of its texture and taste. It is very creamy and tastes like ice cream.

Question 3

What are homophones?

Accepted Answer

Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings.

Question 4

Who is the author of the story 'A Bottle of Dew'?

Accepted Answer

The author of the story is Sudha Murty.

Question 5

What lesson did Rama Natha learn at the end of the story?

Accepted Answer

Rama Natha learned that wealth is created through hard work and not through magic.

Question 6

Why did Sage Mahipati play a trick on Rama Natha?

Accepted Answer

The sage played a trick because Rama Natha would not have listened to simple advice. The trick made Rama Natha work hard on his land and create real wealth on his own.

Question 7

What did Madhumati bring inside the big box?

Accepted Answer

Madhumati brought a big box filled with shining stacks of gold coins.

Question 8

Why was Rama Natha angry after testing the water?

Accepted Answer

Rama Natha was angry because he thought the sage had cheated him. He felt that he had wasted six precious years of his life collecting dew for nothing.

Question 9

What happened when Rama Natha sprinkled the dew on the copper vessel?

Accepted Answer

Nothing happened to the copper vessel, and it did not turn into gold.

Question 10

How did Madhumati help Rama Natha while he worked on the plantation?

Accepted Answer

Madhumati gathered the banana crop from the plantation and took it to the market. She sold the fruit and earned a good price for it.

Question 11

How long did it take Rama Natha to collect five litres of dew?

Accepted Answer

It took Rama Natha six years to collect five litres of dew.

Question 12

What instructions did Sage Mahipati give Rama Natha to collect the dew?

Accepted Answer

The sage told Rama Natha to plant banana trees and water them with his own hands. He had to collect five litres of morning dew from the leaves during winter and bring it to the sage.

Question 13

Why was Madhumati worried about her husband?

Accepted Answer

Madhumati was worried because Rama Natha spent all his time and money chasing the magic potion. She feared they would soon run out of money because people cheated him often.

Question 14

What funny idea did Rama Natha have?

Accepted Answer

Rama Natha believed that there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold.

Question 15

Who was Rama Natha?

Accepted Answer

Rama Natha was the son of a rich landlord who inherited large areas of land from his father.

A Bottle of Dew — Question Answer (ପ୍ରଶ୍ନୋତ୍ତର)

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A Bottle of Dew — Question Answer (ପ୍ରଶ୍ନୋତ୍ତର)

1 mark questions

1How tall can Blue Java banana plants grow?1 mark

2What are homophones?1 mark

3Who is the author of the story 'A Bottle of Dew'?1 mark

4What lesson did Rama Natha learn at the end of the story?1 mark

5What did Madhumati bring inside the big box?1 mark

6What happened when Rama Natha sprinkled the dew on the copper vessel?1 mark

7How long did it take Rama Natha to collect five litres of dew?1 mark

8What funny idea did Rama Natha have?1 mark

9Who was Rama Natha?1 mark

2 marks questions

1Why is the Blue Java banana known as the Ice Cream banana?2 marks

2Why did Sage Mahipati play a trick on Rama Natha?2 marks

3Why was Rama Natha angry after testing the water?2 marks

5 marks questions

1How did Rama Natha and Madhumati create wealth during the six years of collecting dew?5 marks

2What instructions did Sage Mahipati give Rama Natha to prepare the magic potion?5 marks

10 marks questions

1Write a detailed character sketch of Rama Natha, tracing his transformation from an idle dreamer to an industrious plantation owner.10 marks

4How did Madhumati help Rama Natha while he worked on the plantation?2 marks

5What instructions did Sage Mahipati give Rama Natha to collect the dew?2 marks

6Why was Madhumati worried about her husband?2 marks

3Why was Madhumati worried about Rama Natha, and how did he spend his time before meeting Sage Mahipati?5 marks

3Describe what happened when Rama Natha took the bottle of dew to Sage Mahipati. Why was he angry, and how did the sage reveal the truth?10 marks