Class-3 Sp. English, Lesson-8 Birbal Finds the Thief / MP Board


Lesson-8
Birbal Finds the Thief
(M.P. Board, Special English)

Give one word for the following:

1.    Quick at learning and understanding things                   [cleverness]
2.    The place where legal trials take place and are judged [court]
3.    Not honest                                                                      [dishonest]
4.    A person who tells lies                                                    [liar]
5.    The true fact about something                                        [truth]
6.    Sensible decision after carefully considering the best thing to do [judgement]

Fill in the blanks with the words given:

complaint,  lie,  tin,  judgement,  return,  borrow,  truth,  amount,  sell

 One day two ghee merchants named Govind and Krishan came to Akbar. Govind had a complain against krishan. Govind said, “Sir, I lent a large amount of money to Krishan, but he didn’t return it.” Krishan said, “Sir, I didn’t borrow any money from Govind.”

Akbar said, “Come to me after a week. I will give my judgement then, The merchants went away.

Then Akbar called Birbal and asked him to find out the truth.

Next day Birbal gave a tin of ghee to each merchant. There was a gold coin inside each tin. He asked him to sell it and pay back the money they get after selling it.

The merchant named Govind came to Birbal and gave back a gold coin. Thus Birbal decided that who has told a lie. And thus Birbal found out who the dishonest person was.

Answer the following questions:

  1. Who brought a complaint to Akbar?
Ans- Two ghee merchants brought a complaint to Akbar.


  1. What was the complaint?
Ans- The complaint was that six months ago Krishan Seth borrowed thousand silver coins from Govind Seth but later he denied about it. 


  1. How much did Govind Seth lend Krishan Seth?
Ans- Govind Seth lent a thousand silver coins to Krishan Seth.


  1. Was Akbar able to find out the truth?
Ans- No, Akbar was not able to find out the truth.


  1. Who did Akbar ask to find out the truth?
Ans- Akbar asked Birbal to find out the truth.


  1. What did Birbal give each of the merchants?
Ans- Birbal gave a tin of ghee to each merchant.


  1. What did each of them do with it?
Ans- Each of them sold the ghee.


  1. How much did Govind Seth pay to Birbal?
Ans- Govind Seth paid thirty rupees and a gold coin to Birbal.


  1. How much did Krishan Seth pay to Birbal?
Ans- Krishan Seth paid twenty rupees to Birbal.


  1. Krishan Seth did two dishonest things; What were they?
Ans- Krishan Seth did two dishonest things; they were:
1)    Krishan Seth sold 30 kg ghee but paid for only 25 kg.
2)    He also did not return the gold coin.
Special English-2   Special English-4    Special English-7
Under A you have some questions and under B the answers to them. Match each question with its answer.

A- How many high schools are there in this town?
B- There are five high schools in this town.

A- How much sugar did you buy?
B- I bought four kilos.

A- How much did you pay for a kilo?
B- I paid five rupees for a kilo.

A- How many ministers did the king have?
B- The king had nine ministers.

A- How much did each tin of ghee weigh?
B- Each tin of ghee weighed thirty kilos.

A- How many months are there in a year?
B- There are twelve months in a year.

A- How much time do you want for this work?
B- I want two hours for this work.

Make questions with how many and how much to get the following answers:


  1. There are twenty boys in class V.
Que- How many boys are there in class V?


  1. Our National flag has three colours.
Que- How many colours are there in our National flag.


  1. Raju weights forty-five kilos.
Que- How much does Raju weigh?


  1. Mohan paid rupees 400 for his bicycle.
Que- How much did Mohan pay for his bicycle?


  1. They bought two kilos of sugar.
Que- How much sugar did they buy?


  1. He will take two hours for the work.
Que- How many hours will he take for the work?


  1. This box weighs twenty kilos.
Que- How much does this box weigh?


  1. There are fifteen girls in class V. 
Que- How many girls are there in class V?
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