Name: Preetha Sriram

Module: 2

Section: A

Question: 1

LIST OF FOOLS

Questions bank for the List of Fools:

1. What was the Emperors name?

2. Did Emperor Akbar have any hobbies?

3. What are Emperor Akbars hobbies?

4. What is Emperor Akbars favourite hobby?

a. Playing Chess

b. Flying Kites

c. Listening to Stories of Other Lands

d. Collecting Fine Horses

5. Did Akbar want to buy the horses?

6. Did the horse dealer have more horses with him?

7. Where did the horse dealer say he will get more horses from?

8. How much money did Akbar pay the horse dealer for the horses?

9. Was the horse dealer trying to fool Emperor Akbar?

10. Did Akbar ask any questions to the horse dealer?

11. Did Akbar give the money for more horses to the horse dealer?

12. How much did Akbar pay the horse dealer for more horses?

13. What did Akbar ask Birbal to do?

14. When did Akbar ask Birbal to do the list of fools?

16. Akbar was surprised to read the list. True/False?

17. Why was Emperor Akbar surprised to read the list?

18. Whose name was on top of the list?

a. Birbal

b. Akbar

c. Horse Dealer

19. Why was the emperor angry with Birbal?

20. Why did Birbal put Akbars name on top of the list?

21. Was Emperor Akbar foolish?

22. What did Birbal say he did do if the horse dealer comes back with the horses?

23. What will happen when the horse dealer comes back with the horses?

24. How many hobbies did Akbar have?

a. 3

b. 1

c. 4

25. Who came to the palace one day?

26. What did the dealer have with him?

27. Where were the horses from?

28. What did Akbar mean by fine horses?

29. Who made the list of Ten Biggest Fools in India?

a. Horse Dealer

b. Akbar

c. Birbal

30. Did Akbar know any details of the horse dealer?

32. Why did Akbar not ask any details of the horse dealer?

33. How many names were there on the list of fools?

34. Did Akbar know where the horse dealer lived?

35. Why did Akbar pay 200 more silver coins to the horse dealer?

36. How did Akbar react when he saw the list of fools?

37. Who asked Birbal to prepare the list of fools?

38. Who was smarter? Akbar/Bribal.

39. Where did the horse dealer come from?

40. What did Akbar say when he saw the horses?

41. What did the horse dealer do after he got the money?

42. Where did the story take place?

43. When will Birbal remove Akbars name from the list?

44. Will the horse dealer come back?

45. Did the emperor realize his mistake?

46. If you were Birbal would you include the emperors name on the list?

47. The horse dealer had a __________ of horses to sell.

48. Which world below best describes the word team from team of horses?

a. Group

b. School

c. Crew

49. Emperor Akbars ___________ hobby was collecting horses.

50. Akbar asked Birbal to make a list of ten ___________ fools in India.

Listening Comprehension:
 I assume that the List of Fools story is for intensive listening and I am using the

passage for pre-intermediate to intermediate students. The following are the set of twenty

questions that I have chosen to ask them for oral questioning. I have explained the same with

expected answers from the students and the answer that I would find acceptable.

1. What are Emperor Akbars hobbies?

a. Expected answers :

i. Playing chess

ii. Flying kites

iii. Listening to stories

iv. Collecting fine horses

v. Any combination of the above options.

b. Acceptable answer

i. Any combination of the four hobbies

2. Who came to the palace one day?

a. Expected answers:

i. The horse dealer

b. Acceptable answer:

i. The horse dealer

3. The horse dealer had a ___________ of horses to sell.

a. Expected answers:

i. Team

ii. Group

b. Acceptable answers

i. Team

4. What did Akbar say when he saw the horses?

i. They are fine horses

ii. They are good horses

b. Acceptable answers

i. Both the above answers are acceptable.

5. Did Akbar want to buy the horses? Yes/No.

a. Expected answers:

i. Yes

ii. Yes, he did.

iii. No

iv. No, he didnt

b. Acceptable answer:

i. Yes

ii. Yes, he did

6. Where did the horse dealer say he will get the horses from?

a. Expected answers :

i. India

ii. Afghanistan

b. Acceptable answer:

i. Afghanistan

7. Did Akbar ask any questions to the horse dealer?

a. Expected answers :

i. Yes, he did

ii. No, he didnt

b. Acceptable answer:
 i. No, he didnt

8. Did Akbar give money for more horses to the horse dealer?

a. Expected answers :

i. Yes, he did

ii. No he didnt

b. Acceptable answer

i. Yes, he did

9. How much did Akbar pay the horse dealer for more horses?

a. Expected answers:

i. 200 silver rupees

ii. 200 silver coins

iii. 200 rupees

b. Acceptable answer:

i. 200 silver rupees

10. What did the horse dealer do after Akbar gave the money?

a. The answer may vary from different point of views.

11. What did Akbar ask Birbal to do?

a. Expected answers:

i. Make a list of fools

ii. Make a list of biggest fools

iii. Make a list of biggest fools in India

b. Acceptable answers:

i. Any of the above three answers are acceptable.

12. How many names were there in the list of fools?

a. Expected answers:
 i. 10

b. Acceptable answers:

i. 10

13. How did Akbar react when he saw the list of fools?

a. Expected answers:

i. Surprised

ii. His eyes opened wide

iii. Angry

b. Acceptable answers:

i. Any of the above answers is acceptable

14. Why was the Emperor angry with Birbal?

a. Expected answers:

i. Because the Emperors name was on top of the list

ii. Akbars name was on top of the list

iii. His name was on top of the list

b. Acceptable answers:

i. Any of the above three answers are acceptable

15. Why did Birbal put Akbars name on top of the list?

a. Expected answers:

i. Because he gave money to horse dealer without asking for any

of the horse dealers details.

b. Acceptable answer:

i. Because he gave money to the horse dealer without asking for

any of the horse dealers details.

16. What did Birbal say he did do, if the horse dealer comes back with the horses?
 a. Expected answers:

i. Put his name on top of the list

ii. Put Birbals name on top of the list

iii. Remove the Emperors name from the top of the list

iv. Remove Akbars name from the top of the list

v. Remove Akbars name from top of the list and put Birbals

name on top of the list

b. Acceptable answers:

i. Any of the above five answers are acceptable.

17. Why did Akbar not ask any details of the horse dealer?

a. The answer will vary from student to student, some saying that it was

because Akbar trusted the horse dealer and some might say he did not

think about it.

18. Did the Emperor realize his mistake?

a. Expected answers:

i. Yes, he did

ii. No he didnt

b. Acceptable answers:

i. Yes. He did

19. Who do think was smarter? Akbar/Birbal.

a. The answer may vary according to different point of views.

20. Where did the story take place?

a. Expected answers:

i. India

ii. Afghanistan
 b. Acceptable answers:

i. India

Reading Comprehension:

I choose the following questions for the reading comprehension.

1. What is Emperor Akbars favorite hobby?

a. Playing chess

b. Flying kites

c. Listening to stories of other lands

d. Collecting fine horses

i. Answer: d

2. Where did the horse dealer come from?

a. Answer: Afghanistan

3. How much money did Akbar pay the horse dealer for the horses?

a. Answer: 400 silver rupees.

4. Did Akbar know any details of the horse dealer?

a. Answer: No, he didnt

5. Akbar asked Birbal to make a list of ten __________ fools in India.

a. Answer: biggest

6. How long did Birbal take to make the list?

a. Answer: Birbal made the list quickly

7. Akbar was surprised to read the list. True/False?

a. Answer: True

8. Whose name was on top of the list?

a. Birbal
 b. Akbar

c. Horse dealer

i. Answer: b

9. When will Birbal remove Akbars name from the list?

a. Answer: When the horse dealer comes back with the horses

10. Will the horse dealer come back?

a. Answer: The answer might vary from different point of views.