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C. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow. • Reference to context

1. “Can any of you solve this problem at hand?”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. What was the ‘problem’?

c. Who solved the problem in the end?

2. “You must find out who is right and who is wrong.”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. Who was right and who was wrong?

c. Do you think it was simple to find this out?

d. Was justice done in the end? Who helped in getting justice delivered?

D. Answer these questions.

1. What did Sadiq purchase from Iqbal and why?

2. Why did Sadiq say that he had been ‘cheated’?

3. According to Iqbal, what was not mentioned in the agreement papers?

4. What did Birbal tell Iqbal to pay Sadiq and why?

Think and Answer • Critical Thinking

A. What qualities of Birbal helped him solve Sadiq’s problem? Do you think a person with
such qualities can solve many problems easily?

B. Sadiq did not want Iqbal to pay rent. Discuss the good qualities of Sadiq.

Grammar Spot • Conjunctions

Conjunctions

Read these sentences.

1. Sadiq and Iqbal were neighbours.

2. Iqbal said he had sold the well but not the water.

The highlighted words are conjunctions. We use conjunctions to
join two words or two groups of words or two sentences.

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