Three Questions

Imagine that you were present at that time of that event and write a blog post explaining the lessons you indirectly learned or were taught, using details from the story.  Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: Recently I witnessed an incident which helped me to learn some important lessons of life. A wise … Read more

Choose any one of the three characters of the story and write a diary entry of about 300 words explaining the day’s events from the perspective of that character.  Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: Friday Nov. 15 : Yesterday was the day which has changed my life. I have already told you … Read more

What is the moral message embedded in the short story “Three Questions’?  Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: ‘Three Questions’ by Leo Tolstoy contains a universal truth. The true purpose of life is to help others. The learned men provided different answers to the Tsar’s three questions and the Tsar did not agree … Read more

How could you apply the answers to the three questions in your life?OR, “The hermit’s answers are not only useful for the Tsar but also for each and every human being.” – Justify this statement.  Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: According to the hermit, the only time that is important is ‘now’ … Read more

‘Though the hermit did not say anything to the king for some time, he did not ignore the king, or treat him rudely in anyway’- Do you agree? What evidences of his politeness can  you point out in the text? Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: When the Tsar approached the hermit’s hut, … Read more

“Remember then!….”–Who is the speaker? Who is the person spoken to? What did the speaker advise to remember? Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: he speaker is the wise hermit of Leo Tolstoy’s story ‘Three Questions’. The person spoken to is the Tsar who decided  to consult the hermit to get answers of … Read more

Do you agree with the hermit’s answers to the Tsar’s three questions? If yes, state why giving examples from the text to support your argument. If not, state three reasons why you do not agree. Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: Yes, as a reader, I completely agree with the hermit’s answers to … Read more

Why do you think that the hermit did not give the Tsar answers to the Tsar’s questions till the end?  Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: The hermit did not give answers to the Tsar’s questions till the end. Being a wise man he knew that it would be difficult for the Tsar … Read more

“You have already been answered” — Who said this and to whom? How had the person referred to been answered? Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: The hermit said this to the Tsar in the story ‘Three Questions’. The Tsar requested the hermit to answer his questions several times but the hermit believed … Read more

How did the enemy of the king become friend with the king in Leo Tolstoy’s ‘Three Questions’?  Class 12 | English (Three Questions) 6 Marks Ans: The Tsar had no idea that he had an enemy who was so determined to kill him and had even followed him to the woods. When he came out from … Read more