Q. Who was the king in the story?
Ans. The story is about a king who wanted answers to three important questions.
Q. What were the three questions of the king?
Ans. The king wanted to know the right time to do something, the right people to listen to, and the most important thing to do.
Q. Why did the king ask these questions?
Ans. He believed that if he knew the answers, he would never fail.
Q. Did the scholars agree on the answers?
Ans. No, they all gave different answers.
Q. Why was the king dissatisfied?
Ans. Because none of the answers satisfied him.
Q. Who did the king decide to meet?
Ans. He decided to meet a wise hermit.
Q. Where did the hermit live?
Ans. The hermit lived in a forest.
Q. Why did the king go alone to the hermit?
Ans. The hermit met only common people.
Q. What was the hermit doing when the king arrived?
Ans. The hermit was digging the ground.
Q. How did the king help the hermit?
Ans. He dug the beds for the hermit.
Q. Who came running towards the hermit’s hut?
Ans. A wounded bearded man came running.
Q. What had happened to the bearded man?
Ans. He had been injured by the king’s guards.
Q. How did the king help the wounded man?
Ans. He cleaned and bandaged his wound.
Q. Why did the bearded man want revenge?
Ans. Because the king had killed his brother and taken his property.
Q. Why did the bearded man forgive the king?
Ans. Because the king saved his life.
Q. What was the most important time according to the hermit?
Ans. The most important time is the present moment.
Q. Who is the most important person?
Ans. The person you are with at the moment.
Q. What is the most important work?
Ans. To do good to the person who is with you.
Q. What lesson did the king learn?
Ans. He learned to live in the present and help others.
Q. Who wrote Three Questions?
Ans. Leo Tolstoy wrote the story.