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 Questions/ Answers   Ans#1 : The dispute was resolved by the suggestions of an old man who said "The first man to enter the Kabah tomorrow would decide the dispute" and it was Hazrat Muhammad (SAW). Ans#2 . After hearing the news of honesty and good character of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW), Hazrat Khadija (RA) requested him to take her merchandise to Syria. Ans#3 : Once Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) was going somewhere with his companions. One of his companions saw some baby sparrows in a nest. He picked up a baby sparrow from the nest. The mother sparrow began flying over their heads. When Rasoollah enquired the companion told him that he had picked a baby sparrow and Rasoollah (SAW) advised him to put back the sparrow in the nest. ANS#4 : Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) received the holy Quran in the form of revelations through the Angel Jabrial (As). Ans#5 The people of Makkah did not accept his preachings and got angry with him. They did not listen to him.  Ans#6 : After the death of his ...

 Q.1. What is the story about? Who are the characters in the story? The story is about a girl who faced gender inequality. There are many characters in the story but the main character of the story is the girl. Other character are the King, her parents, and many scholars.  many scholars. Q.2. What is the point of view of the girl's parents. The girl's parents think that girls should know about cooking, taking care of the family and then getting married off. Q.3. Why did the academy send the girl to the conference? The academy sent the girl to the conference because the King had invited the brightest scholar of the academy and she was the brightest star of her academy. Q.4. Why did the King invite scholars and philosophers from all over the world? The King invited the brightest scholars and philosophers from all over the world to compile all the knowledge in the universe into books.

  Q.1. What does 'sunk to poverty' means? 'Sunk to poverty' is an idiom which means to fall in a state of poverty or being out of money and fortune. Q.2. Where was the ship destined to go? The ship destined to go to the city of EI Basrah.  Q.3. What does the word 'bartered' mean? The word 'bartered' means the exchanges of good or services for other goods or services without using money. Q.4. What happened when the ship was anchored to an island? When the ship was anchored to an island, the sailors landed on the island and started singing and dancing. Some of them lit fire and suddenly it turned out a mighty fish instead of the island. The fire and frolicking have awakened it  Q.5. How did Sinbad manage to leave the desolate island? Sindbad was wandering on the desolate island when he saw a horse and there he heard some voices of the people. He told them his story. They took him to their land where he met King Miraj. Q.6. What was the name of the King? Th...

 Q.1. Why was the Happy Prince sad ? The Happy Prince was sad because his statue was set up that he could see all the ugliness and all the misery of the city. Q.2. How did the Swallow help the Happy Prince? The Swallow helped the happy Prince by  taking his precious belongings like Ruby, Sapphire and thin leaves of fine gold and gave it the needy people as the happy Prince directed. Q.3. Why did the Swallow feel warm? The Swallow felt warm because he had performed good deeds by helping poor and needy. Q.4. The story of the happy Prince tells a number of things about the city. Can you identify and list them? There are a number of things that are listed in the story: I. The city was full of needy people. II.  The Rich were enjoying in their beautiful houses the beggers were sitting at the gate.  III. The Children were starving in the city. Q.5. Why was the statue of the Happy Prince taken down? The statue of the Happy Prince was taken down because it was no longer beau...

 a. How is the sun describe in the story? And: The sun is described as blazing and glowing determined to crisp every living thing in the broad fields.  b. The leaves of the trees are described as "dirty yellow" and his surroundings as total "dryness". Which weather conditions are being described here? And: Extreme dry weather condition with lack of rainfall for a prolonged period of time is described in the story. It is blistering heat and feels like giddiness and sunstroke. c. The author has refered to the symptoms of sun-stroke. Can you identify and describe them in your own words? And: The symptoms of sun-stroke are headaches, dizziness, ears buzz, sudden rise in body temperature, fainting and loss of consciousness.  d. What is meant by dry paddy fields? And: Dry paddy fields are the fields affected by drought having cracks in the surface and shows scarcity of water.  e. What kind of story is "The Gold Legged Frog"?  And: "The Gold Legged Frog...

 a.What is the setting of the story? The story took place in Southern Sudanese village in two different time periods.  The story alternates between two characters, the first part talks about Salva during a civil war in 1985 and the second storyline tells about Nya in between 2008 and 2009.  b.Who helped Salva to get to the refugee camp in Kenya? No one helped Salva to get to the refugee camp in Kenya. Infact he joined a group searching for water and food. From there they crossed the River Nile and reached Ethiopia. He stayed for six years in Ethiopia and then finally moved to Kenya. This was his own struggle, patience and determination that he finally reached Kenya. c.Share the most Challenging aspect of Salva's life . Slava faced a lot of challenges in his life. He got separated from his family. He remained in refugee camp where they had to survive without food and water for many days. He covered African continent on foot and kept on searching for his family. Losing a fa...