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10 multiple-choice questions based on page 11 1. **Why did the king decide to distribute seeds to the children?** - a) To teach them gardening - b) To find a successor - c) To decorate the palace - d) To feed the birds 2. **How long did the king give the children to gr...

10 multiple-choice questions based on page 11 1. **Why did the king decide to distribute seeds to the children?** - a) To teach them gardening - b) To find a successor - c) To decorate the palace - d) To feed the birds 2. **How long did the king give the children to grow the plants?** - a) One month - b) Two months - c) Three months - d) Six months 3. **What would the child who grows the biggest, healthiest plant become?** - a) A gardener - b) The prince or the princess - c) The king's advisor - d) A farmer 4. **Who was ordered to give the proclamation about the seeds?** - a) The queen - b) The king himself - c) The minister - d) The gardener 5. **What was the king's main concern as he grew older?** - a) The state of his garden - b) Finding a successor - c) The happiness of his people - d) Building a new palace 6. **What was the king fond of?** - a) Music - b) Hunting - c) Gardening - d) Painting 7. **What did the king plant in his garden?** - a) Only fruit trees - b) Only vegetables - c) Only flowers - d) The finest plants, fruit trees, vegetables, and crops 8. **What was the condition of the king’s garden?** - a) Neglected - b) Full of weeds - c) Well-tended - d) Filled with animals 9. **Why were the king's people happy?** - a) The king gave them seeds  - b) The king was just and wise - c) They had a good harvest - d) The king invited them to the palace 10. **What did the king hope to achieve with his test of growing plants?** - a) To find the most talented gardener - b) To see who could follow instructions best - c) To determine the wisest child - d) To find an honest and capable successor 10 multiple-choice questions based on page 12 1. **Who was Pingala?** - a) A king - b) A minister - c) A farmer's son - d) A teacher 2. **What did Pingala receive from the king?** - a) A book - b) A plant - c) A seed - d) A pot 3. **How did Pingala take care of the seed?** - a) He ignored it - b) He watered and manured it - c) He gave it to someone else - d) He planted it in the palace garden 4. **What problem did Pingala face with his seed?** - a) It was stolen - b) It did not sprout - c) It was eaten by birds - d) It grew too slowly 5. **What did Pingala do when the seed did not sprout?** - a) He threw it away - b) He asked the king for another seed - c) He changed the soil and pot - d) He gave up trying to grow it 6. **What did Pingala wish for the seed?** - a) That it would produce flowers - b) That it would grow into a tree - c) That it would sprout by tomorrow - d) That it would bear fruit 7. **How did Pingala feel when he saw other children with well-grown plants?**  - a) Happy - b) Proud - c) Sad - d) Angry 8. **What did Pingala's father suggest when the seed did not sprout?** - a) To give up - b) To go to the king with the empty pot - c) To buy a new seed - d) To ask a gardener for help 9. **What did the other children do when they saw Pingala with an empty pot?** - a) They praised him - b) They ignored him - c) They laughed at him - d) They helped him 10. **How did Pingala react to the other children’s laughter?** - a) He laughed with them - b) He cried - c) He ignored them - d) He went back home