Short Answer Type Questions
1. Where did the statue of the Happy Prince stand?
Ans. It stood on a tall column/ pillar.
2. How was the statue decorated?
Ans. It was decorated with gold and a red ruby.
3. Where was the Swallow going?
Ans. The swallow was going to Egypt.
4. Why did the Swallow put up between the feet of the Happy Prince?
Ans. Because it was a good position with fresh air.
5. Where were the drops coming from?
Ans. The drops were coming from the eyes of the Happy Prince.
6. Why was the Happy Prince crying?
Ans. Because he could see the problems of the people.
7. Describe the seamstress in the words of the prince.
Ans. She was poor. Her face was thin.
8. Why was the seamstress’s little boy crying?
Ans. Because he had fever. He was hungry also.
9. How did both the Happy Prince and the Swallow help the seamstress?
Ans. They helped her by giving her the ruby.
10.Why did the Swallow feel warm?
Ans. Because he had done a good action.
11.What troubled the young man in the garret?
Ans. Cold and hunger troubled him.
12.How was the young man helped?
Ans. He was helped with a sapphire.
13.Why was the match girl crying?
Ans. Because her matches were spoiled.
14.The Swallow said to the prince, “I will stay with you always,” Why?
Ans. Because Happy Prince was blind now.
15.How did the poor Swallow manage to live in so much cold?
Ans. The poor Swallow managed to live by flapping his wings.
16.Why was the statue of the Happy Prince pulled down?
Ans. Because it was not beautiful now.
17.What were the two most precious things in the city?
Ans. The lead heart of the Happy Prince and the dead swallow were the two most precious things in the city
Long Answer Type Questions
1. Why was the prince called the Happy Prince?
Ans. The Happy Prince was a beautiful statue. It stood on a tall column. When the
prince was alive, he was always happy. He was never sad. Therefore, everybody
called him the Happy Prince.
2. “I cannot choose but weep.” Why did the Happy Prince say so?
Ans. The Happy Prince was a beautiful statue. It stood on a tall column. When the
prince was alive, he was always happy. But now he could see the problems of the
people. But he could not help them. Therefore, he could not choose but weep.
3. Comment on the remark- ‘The living always think that gold can make them
happy.’
Ans. Gold here means money. Money makes the mare go. The living thinks that
money is the most powerful thing in the world. Therefore, the living always thinks
that gold can make them happy.
4. Why did the Mayor dislike the statue so much?
Ans. The Happy Prince was a beautiful statue. It was decorated with gold. It stood on
a tall column. He could see all the problems of the people. He gave away all his gold
to help the people. He was no longer beautiful now. That’s why, the Mayor disliked
the statue so much.
5. Write a short note on the sufferings of the poor people in the city.
Ans. The Happy Prince was a beautiful statue. It stood on a tall column. He could see
the problems of the people in the city. The people in the city were very poor. The
seamstress was poor. Her son was ill. Cold and hunger troubled the playwright. The
little match girl was also very poor.
6. What is the message conveyed by the author?
Ans. The message conveyed by the author is that the service of people is the service
of God. The living thinks that gold can make them happy. The Happy Prince also
believed so when he was alive. But later, he realized that the real happiness lies in
the service of people.
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
MAIN COURSE BOOK: LESSON 1: THE HAPPY PRINCE
1. The drops were coming from the ______ of the Happy Prince.
2. The son of the seamstress was crying because he wanted to go to Egypt. (True/ false)
3. The poor seamstress was given the ________ by the swallow.
i) gold ii) sapphire iii) ruby iv) oranges
4. Who ordered to pull down the statue of the Happy Prince?
i) Mayor ii) swallow iii) seamstress iv) playwright
5. The statue of Happy Prince was decorated with diamonds. (True/ false)
6. Who was sent to bring the two most precious things from the city?
i) Mayor ii) God iii) angel iv) match-girl
7. The man in the garret was writing a _____.
Answer Key:
1. The drops were coming from the eyes of the Happy Prince.
2. The son of the seamstress was crying because he wanted to go to Egypt. (false)
3. The poor seamstress was given the ruby by the swallow.
i) gold ii) sapphire iii) ruby iv) oranges
4. Who ordered to pull down the statue of the Happy Prince?
i) Mayor ii) swallow iii) seamstress iv) playwright
5. The statue of Happy Prince was decorated with diamonds. (false)
6. Who was sent to bring the two most precious things from the city?
i) Mayor ii) God iii) angel iv) match-girl
7. The man in the garret was writing a play
HAPPY PRINCE EXPLANATION IN PUNJABI
The Happy Prince’ is a story of love and sacrifice for the humanity. The story tells us how the statue of the Happy Prince and a little Swallow sacrifice everything to help the poor and the needy. In the end, the statue of the Happy Prince is pulled down and the little Swallow dies.