CLASS-10TH
THE HAPPY PRINCE
(OSCAR WILDE)
SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Q 1. Where did the statue of the happy prince stand?
Ans. It stood on a high
column above the city.
Q 2. How was the statue decorated?
Ans. the statue was
covered with thin leaves of fine gold. It had two bright sapphires for its
eyes. There was a large ruby on its sword-hilt.
Q 3. Where was the
swallow going?
Ans. The Swallow was
going to Egypt. His friend has already gone there.
Q4. Why did the Swallow
put up between the feet of the Happy Prince?
Ans. It was a fine
place between the feet of the Happy Prince. Also, there was plenty of fresh
air. That was why the swallow put up there.
Q5. Where were the drops
coming from?
Ans. The drops were
coming from the eyes of the statue of the Happy Prince.
Q6. Why was the Happy
Prince Crying?
Ans. The statue of the
Happy Prince had been set up very high. He could see all the sorrows and misery
of the city people. It made him cry.
Q7. Describe the
seamstress in the words of the prince.
Ans.
The seamstress had a thin and worn face. She was embroidering flowers on a
satin grown. Her hands were coarse and red. They were all pricked by the
needle.
Q8. Why was the
seamstress’s little boy crying?
Ans.
The little boy was ill. He had fever. He was crying for oranges.
Q 9.How did the happy
prince and the swallow help the seamstress?
Ans.
The happy prince asked the swallow to pluck the ruby out of his sword hilt and take it
to the seamstress. The swallow did the same. Thus they helped the seamstress.
Q 10.why did the swallow
feel warm?
Ans.
The swallow had done a good deed. The thought of it made him feel warm.
Q11. What troubled the
young man in the garret?
Ans.
The young man in the garret was a poor playwright. He was feeling very cold and there was no
fire in the garret. He was felling hungry also.
Q 12. How was the young
man helped?
Ans.
The prince asked the swallow to pluck out the sapphire from his eye and give it
to the young man. The swallow did as he was told. The young man became happy on
getting the sapphire. He was now able to finish his play.
Q 13.why was the match
girl crying?
Ans.
The match girl’s matches had fallen into the gutter .They were all spoiled. That was why she was crying.
Q14.The swallow said to
the prince ‘I will stay with you always .Why?
Ans.
The prince had given away the sapphires from his eyes for the poor play write
and the match girl He had now become completely blind. The swallow felt deep
pity for the prince and decided to stay with him forever.
Q15. How did the poor
swallow manage to live in so much cold?
Ans.
The swallow tried to keep himself warm by flapping his wings. He got some
crumbs to eat at the baker’s door. Thus, he manages to live in so much cold.
Q16. Why was the statue of
the happy prince pulled down?
Ans.
The statue of the happy prince had lost all its gold, ruby and sapphires. Now, it
looked dull and grey. Therefore’ it was pulled down.
Q17. What were the two most
precious things in the city?
Ans.
The two most precious things in the city were –the dead swallow and the broken
lead heart of the happy prince.
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