LESSON: THE PANCH PARMESHWAR
A1- They enjoyed a deep friendship.
They cultivated their lands jointly and trusted each other deeply.
A2- She was fed up with the behaviour
of Jumman and his wife because after the property they started misbehaving with
her.
A3- Because he was confident that he
would win the case in the Panchayat.
A4- The villagers tried to console
her. Even Algu refused to speak against his friend.
A5- Algu told that he would attend
the Panchayat meeting but wouldn’t open his mouth.
A6- She said that Jumman got her
property in his own name. But then he started ill-treating her.
A7- Jumman’s aunt nominated Algu
Chowdhari as the head panch.
A8- Because at Panchayat meeting Algu
Chowdhari gave decision against Jumman.
A9- Samjhu Sahu bought an ox from
Algu but after sometime the ox died and Samjhu refused to give the price for
the ox.
A10- Jumman was the head panch in
Algu and Samjhu’s case. He gave decision in Algu’s favour. Everyone praised the
decision. They realized that God speaks through a panch. They became friends
again.
Theme- The of the story is that the panch must be impartial. God speaks through
them. He should see only the truth. The panch should not keep in mind
friendship and enmity. In this story both Algu and Jumman kept only truth
before them. Jumman Sheikh- Jumman is the main character of the story. He was a
close friend of Algu. Jumman was cunning by nature. He deceived his aunt.
Jumman got her property in his own name. But then he started ill-treating her.
But Algu decided the case against him, he became his enemy. However in the end
they became friends again.
Algu Chowdhari is one of the main two
character in the story. He was a close friend of Jumman. He is simple at heart.
He is impartial. In Jumman’s aunt, he gave a fair decision. Then Jumman became
his enemy. But later in Algu’s case Jumman gave his decision in Algu’s favour.
They became friends again.
Title of the story- The title of the
story is very significant. It tells us about the ‘panch parmeshar’ .It me that
panch is like God. He is impartial. God speaks through them. He should see only
the truth. The panch should not keep in mind friendship and enmity. In this
story both Algu and Jumman kept only truth before them. So the title of the
story is appropriate.
Questions 1 – 10
Compete
the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS for each
Answer.
Algu couldn’t find a 1
________________. 2 ___________________
was a trader.
Samjhu used to bring 3 _____________ and 4
_______________ from the market.
Samjhu 5 ______________ and took a 6
_________________ of the ox before buying.
He tied the ox in his 7 _____________________
.
Samjhu was unconcerned about the ox’s need of
8 ________________ and water.
He would throw some 9 __________________
before it.
The poor animal could 10 ______________ rest.
READING (PASSAGE)
When Jumman went to Mecca for Haj, he
left his house in charge of his best friend, Algu. Jumman Sheikh had an old
aunt .She had a little property but no close relatives. After making many false
promises, Jumman persuaded the old lady to the property in his name .Till the
papers were registered in the court, he showered her with attention .He would
bring her sumptuous food and sweets .But the final stamping of the deed put an
end to this glorious period. Jumman’s wife Kariman’s sharp tongue was now added
as a curry along with the roti. Jumman also grew more cruel and indifferent
.The poor aunt had to listen to a lot of unhappy talk every day. ‘God knows how
long the old woman will live! She imagines that by giving us three bighas of
land, she has bought us! She is unable to chew her roti unless there is ghee in
her dal. With the amount of money spent on feeding her, we could have bought
the whole of the village.’ The aunt tolerated this kind of talk as long as she
could, then she complained to Jumman. But Jumman felt it would be unwise to
interfere in the functioning of the ‘officer on duty’ – the mistress of the
house.
Questions 1 – 6
Given below are some words/phrases.
Choose the correct letter A
(for Jumman) or B (for Jumman's wife).
1 false promises
2 sharp tongue
3 cure and indifferent
4 officer on duty
5 Kariman
6 Mecca for Haj
Questions 7 – 10
Do the following statements
agree with the writer in the Reading Passage?
Write TRUE, if the statement is true.
Write FALSE, if the statement is
false.
Write NOT GIVEN, if the statement is
not given.
7 Jumman eft his house unlocked while
going to Mecca.
8 Agu’s aunt had a little property in
her possession.
9 Jumman looked after his aunt the
papers were registered in the court.
10 Kariman was a very sweet natured lady.
