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Rectify the following false statements from the text.
STORY CONTEXT — READ BEFORE CORRECTING THE STATEMENTS
- Queen Thirumalambal yawns because she is exhausted while the king is reciting his poem. The king mistakes the yawn for disrespect.
- The ministers had earlier avoided listening to the king’s poem and made excuses.
- The queen asks Tenali Rama for help. Rama first plans a strategy instead of going directly to the king.
- In court, Rama introduces “special” paddy seeds. The courtiers mock the idea with sarcastic remarks and snickers.
- Rama brings yawning into the discussion. The king himself yawns and realises that yawning is natural.
- The king admits his mistake, apologises to the queen, and the two reconcile.
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The queen insulted the king by speaking against the quality of his poem.
How to answer: Find the exact false part. Replace only that part with the correct event from the story.
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Correct statement The queen did not criticise the king's poem. She yawned because she was very tired, and the king wrongly took the yawn as disrespect.Why the given statement is false: The text says the queen's yawn came from tiredness, not from wanting to insult the poem. -
Tenali Rama immediately went to the king and convinced him to talk to the queen.
How to answer: Focus on the word “immediately”. Rama first plans a strategy; he does not confront the king at once.
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Correct statement Tenali Rama did not rush to the king. He first asked for time to plan a good strategy, and later used the paddy-farming chat to make the king see his mistake.Why the given statement is false: Rama purposely avoids a head-on clash and uses an indirect plan. -
The courtiers admired the king’s poem and praised his literary talent.
How to answer: Recall what the ministers actually did when the king wanted to recite his poem.
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Correct statement The ministers did not praise the poem happily. They dodged listening to it and made excuses.Why the given statement is false: Their behaviour shows they were avoiding it, not admiring it. -
The ministers in the court were eager to hear Tenali Rama’s idea about paddy cultivation.
How to answer: Use the courtiers’ reaction to the paddy seeds: sarcasm, snickers, and mockery.
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Correct statement The courtiers were not keen to accept Rama's paddy-seed idea. They mocked the claim with sarcasm and snickers.Why the given statement is false: They found Rama's claim hard to believe and made fun of it. -
The king never realised his mistake and continued to stay angry with the queen.
How to answer: Recall the ending: realisation → apology → reconciliation.
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Correct statement The king finally understood that yawning is natural, saw that he had judged the queen unfairly, said sorry to her and made up with her.Why the given statement is false: The ending clearly shows the king changing his mind and admitting his mistake.
