1. Shravana Kumara lived during the rule of which king?

श्रवणकुमार कोणत्या राजाच्या काळात राहत होता?

• a) Lord Rama
• b) Dasharatha
• c) Lord Krishna
• d) Lord Shiva

2. How would Shravana Kumara carry his parents?

श्रवणकुमार आपल्या आई-वडिलांना कसे घेऊन जायचा?

• a) On his back
• b) In a chariot
• c) In a kavadi
• d) On his shoulders

3. Why did Shravana go to the river at night?

श्रवण रात्री नदीवर का गेला?

• a) To bathe
• b) To wash clothes
• c) To fetch water for his thirsty parents
• d) To fish

4. What did Dasharatha mistake the sound of the pot for?

दशरथाने भांड्याच्या आवाजाचा काय गैरसमज केला?

• a) A human crying
• b) A bird chirping
• c) An animal drinking water
• d) The wind blowing

5. What was Shravana’s last wish before he died?

मरण्यापूर्वी श्रवणची शेवटची इच्छा काय होती?

• a) To see his parents
• b) To forgive Dasharatha
• c) To give the water pot to his parents
• d) To be buried near the river

6. What did Dasharatha feel after realizing his mistake?

आपली चूक कळल्यावर दशरथाला काय वाटले?

• a) Happy
• b) Angry
• c) Horrified
• d) Relieved

7. What did the old parents ask Dasharatha to do for them?

म्हाताऱ्या आई-वडिलांनी दशरथाला त्यांच्यासाठी काय करण्यास सांगितले?

• a) To build a new hut
• b) To give them money
• c) To arrange a funeral pyre for their son and for them too
• d) To take them back to Ayodhya

8. What was the curse that Shravana’s parents gave Dasharatha?

श्रवणच्या आई-वडिलांनी दशरथाला कोणता शाप दिला?

• a) That he would become blind
• b) That he would lose his kingdom
• c) That he would also suffer the pain of separation from his son
• d) That he would never have a son

9. How did the curse on Dasharatha come true?

दशरथाला दिलेला शाप कसा खरा ठरला?

• a) When he lost the war
• b) When Shri Rama left for the forest
• c) When he became a hermit
• d) When his kingdom was conquered

10. What does the word ‘quench’ mean?

‘quench’ या शब्दाचा अर्थ काय आहे?

• a) To get angry
• b) To drink water
• c) To satisfy one’s thirst
• d) To feel hungry

11. Shravana Kumara’s parents were blind and _________.

श्रवणकुमारचे आई-वडील आंधळे आणि _________ होते.

12. Shravana’s parents wanted to go on a _________.

श्रवणच्या आई-वडिलांना _________ वर जायचे होते.

13. King Dasharatha was an expert in _________.

राजा दशरथ _________ मध्ये निपुण होता.

14. The arrow struck Shravana Kumara straight in the _________.

बाण श्रवणकुमाराच्या सरळ _________ मध्ये लागला.

15. The parents were _________ waiting for their son.

आई-वडील त्यांच्या मुलाची _________ वाट पाहत होते.

16. Shravana’s parents were filled with _________ when they heard the news.

बातमी ऐकून श्रवणचे आई-वडील _________ ने भरले.

17. They embraced Shravana’s _________ and cried.

त्यांनी श्रवणच्या _________ ला मिठी मारली आणि रडले.

18. They did not want to live without their _________.

त्यांना त्यांच्या _________ शिवाय जगायचे नव्हते.

19. The parents cursed Dasharatha, “May you also _________ one day suffering the pain of separation from your son.”

आई-वडिलांनी दशरथाला शाप दिला, “तुम्हालाही एक दिवस तुमच्या मुलाच्या विरहाच्या दुःखाने _________ लागेल.”

20. The curse had its _________ long afterwards.

त्या शापाचा _________ खूप काळानंतर झाला.

21. What was special about King Dasharatha’s archery?

राजा दशरथाच्या धनुर्विद्येची कोणती गोष्ट खास होती?

22. What did Dasharatha hear that caused him to shoot the arrow?

दशरथाने बाण सोडण्याचे कारण काय होते?

23. What did Dasharatha find on the other side of the river?

दशरथाला नदीच्या दुसऱ्या बाजूला काय सापडले?

24. Who took the water pot to the old parents?

म्हाताऱ्या आई-वडिलांकडे पाण्याचे भांडे कोणी नेले?

25. What did Shravana’s parents do after hearing the news?

बातमी ऐकल्यावर श्रवणच्या आई-वडिलांनी काय केले?

26. What does ‘anxiously’ mean?

‘anxiously’ म्हणजे काय?

27. Why were Shravana’s parents happy when they heard footsteps?

पायांचा आवाज ऐकून श्रवणचे आई-वडील का आनंदी झाले?

28. What does ‘funeral pyre’ mean?

‘funeral pyre’ म्हणजे काय?

29. Who came near Shravana’s parents after he died?

श्रवणच्या मृत्यूनंतर त्याच्या आई-वडिलांजवळ कोण आले?

30. What did Shravana tell Dasharatha about his parents?

श्रवणने दशरथाला आपल्या आई-वडिलांबद्दल काय सांगितले?

31. Describe the condition of Shravana’s parents and how he took care of them.

श्रवणच्या आई-वडिलांची स्थिती आणि तो त्यांची कशी काळजी घ्यायचा, याचे वर्णन करा.

32. How did King Dasharatha make a mistake and why was he shocked?

राजा दशरथाकडून चूक कशी झाली आणि तो का घाबरला?

33. Why did Shravana Kumara’s parents curse Dasharatha?

श्रवणकुमारच्या आई-वडिलांनी दशरथाला शाप का दिला?

34. Explain how the curse given by Shravana’s parents came true.

श्रवणच्या आई-वडिलांनी दिलेला शाप कसा खरा ठरला, हे स्पष्ट करा.

35. Find the noun and verb in the sentence: “Shravana’s parents quenched their thirst.”

या वाक्यातील नाम आणि क्रियापद शोधा: “Shravana’s parents quenched their thirst.”

36. What is the synonym for the word ‘accurate’?

‘accurate’ या शब्दाचा समानार्थी शब्द काय आहे?

37. What is the past tense of the verb ‘run’?

‘run’ या क्रियापदाचे भूतकाळातले रूप काय आहे?

38. Add one letter to ‘call’ to make it a young one of a cow.

‘call’ या शब्दात एक अक्षर जोडून गाईच्या वासराचा अर्थ होणारा शब्द बनवा.

39. Give one word for ‘a journey to holy places’.

‘पवित्र ठिकाणी प्रवास करणे’ यासाठी एक शब्द द्या.

40. Match the words with their meanings.

शब्दांचा त्यांच्या अर्थाशी जुळणी करा.

41. Shravana’s parents asked the king to arrange a funeral pyre for their son and for _________.

श्रवणच्या आई-वडिलांनी राजाला त्यांच्या मुलासाठी आणि _________ साठी चिता तयार करण्याची विनंती केली.

42. The old parents sat on it with the body of their son and told Dasharatha to _________.

म्हाताऱ्या आई-वडिलांनी आपल्या मुलाच्या शरीरासोबत चितेवर बसून दशरथाला _________ करण्यास सांगितले.

43. Shravana’s parents were rich and blind. (T/F)

श्रवणचे आई-वडील श्रीमंत आणि आंधळे होते. (सत्य/असत्य)

44. Dasharatha knowingly shot Shravana Kumara. (T/F)

दशरथाने जाणीवपूर्वक श्रवणकुमाराला गोळी मारली. (सत्य/असत्य)

45. Shravana was more worried about his parents than his own pain. (T/F)

श्रवणला स्वतःच्या वेदनेपेक्षा आपल्या आई-वडिलांची जास्त काळजी होती. (सत्य/असत्य)

46. The old parents wanted to live after their son’s death. (T/F)