UNIT-1, CHAPTER -2(THE RAVEN AND THE FOX)
Vocabulary and word study:
Foolish-Lacking good sense or judgment
Perched-Sat or rested on something high, like a branch
Morsel-A small piece of food
Seek-To look for something
Pride-An excessively high opinion of oneself
Eyed-Looked at with interest or desire
Limb-A large branch of a tree
Woods-A small forest or group of trees
Croaky-Rough and low voice (like that of a raven)
Flattery-Excessive or insincere praise meant to influence someone
Glow-Shine or beam, often used for a happy expression
Sly-Clever in a dishonest or tricky way
Vanity-Too much pride in one’s appearance or abilities
SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1.Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven 'King'?
Answer: Because the fox flattered him by saying that if he could sing, the other birds would admire and call him king.
2.Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’?
Answer: To flatter and manipulate him.
3.Why did the Raven open his beak?
Answer: Because he was flattered by the Fox's words and wanted to sing.
4.Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
Answer: Because he gets carried away by his pride and falls for the fox’s flattery.
5. How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
Answer: By flattering him—praising his looks and suggesting he could be king if he sang.
6.Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
Answer: Because the Raven lost his food due to foolish pride; it warns that pride can lead to loss.
7.Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
Answer: It's surprising because the fox who cheated the Raven also delivers the moral lesson.
8.Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Answer: I would stay alert and think whether it’s genuine or flattery, and not let it cloud my judgement.
9.What attracted the Fox toward Raven?
Answer: The Fox was hungry and saw the Raven with a morsel of food in his beak.
10.How did the Fox snatch the morsel of food?
Answer: By flattering the Raven—admiring his beautiful feathers and calling him handsome.
11.How did the Fox make the Raven open his mouth?
Answer: By praising him, saying that if he sang, birds and animals would call him king.
12.What happened when the Raven tried to sing?
Answer: He dropped the morsel, and the Fox quickly grabbed it.
13.What lesson do we learn from the poem?
Answer: That pride often leads to a fall—pride causes loss and pain, so one must beware of it.
14.What was the Raven carrying in its beak?
Answer: A morsel of food.
15.Who was perching on the tree?
Answer: A Raven.
16.What admiring words did the Fox tell the Raven?
Answer: That the Raven was very handsome, with beautiful feathers, and if he sang, birds would call him king.
17.What did the Fox suggest the Raven do?
Answer: Sing, so that the birds of the woods would call him king.
18.What should we not do according to the Fox’s advice?
Answer: We must not get flattered by sweet words and let false pride take over.
19.What teachings did the Fox convey?
Answer: That one must judge oneself realistically and not be misled by flattery.
20.Describe the differences between the Raven and the Fox, and suggest how they can improve.
Answer: The Fox is sly and crafty, while the Raven is naive and gullible. One could advise them to value honesty and mindfulness.
21.Where did Mr. Raven sit?
Answer: on a branch.
22.What was in the Raven’s mouth?
Answer:a morsel.
23.Why did the Fox look at the Raven?
Answer: for food.
24.How was the beak described?
Answer:black beak.
25.Why did the Fox address the Raven with respect?
Answer: to snatch the morsel
26.What was the motive behind Reynolds’ flattery?
Answer: to flatter for snatching food.
27.Why did the Fox use ‘Sir’ for the Raven?
Answer: to flatter for his morsel.
28.How did Reynard flatter the Raven?
Answer: he tickled Raven’s pride.
29.What does 'Such feathers' mean?
Answer: black and beautiful feathers.
30.Why did the Fox tell a joke?
Answer:to get the Raven’s morsel.
31.What did the Raven forget?
Answer: that his song was not sweet.
32.What does ‘croak’ mean?
Answer:harsh noise.
33.When did the morsel fall?
Answer:when the Raven opened his mouth to sing.
34.Why did the Fox flatter the Raven?
Answer: to cheat and snatch the food.
35.When did the Fox laugh?
Answer: when he snatched the morsel by trick.
36.What does this show?
Answer: that pride causes a fall.
37.Why is pride unwise?
Answer:it leads to defeat and loss.
38.What is the moral of the story?
Answer:pride leads one to loss.
39.Why did the Fox laugh?
Answer: to show his success.
40.Who are the two characters in the poem?
Answer: Mr Raven and Reynard the Fox.
41.Who is fooled in the poem?
Answer: The Raven.
42.Who is the clever animal?
Answer: Reynard the Fox.
43.Why does the Fox flatter the Raven?
Answer: To take the food from him.
44.What should the Raven have done?
Answer: Been wise, remembered his croak, and not been trapped by flattery.
45.Why did the Raven open his beak?
Answer: Because he was flattered by the Fox.
46.Why is the teaching a surprise?
Answer: Because it came from the same Fox who cheated him.
47.Which word is an example of alliteration?
Answer: “Big beak.”
48.What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Answer: ‘aabb’.
LONG QUESTION AND ANSWER
1.Describe the events that took place between the Raven and the Fox.
Answer:
One day, a raven sat perched on a tree branch holding a morsel of food in his beak. A sly fox named Reynard saw the food and wanted it. He decided to use flattery to get the morsel. The fox praised the raven’s beautiful feathers and said that his voice must be as sweet as his appearance. The raven, feeling proud, wanted to sing to prove the fox right. As soon as he opened his beak to croak, the morsel of food fell down. The fox quickly grabbed it and told the raven that he should not let flattery deceive him.
2. What is the moral of the story and how does it apply to real life?
Answer:
The moral of the story is that flattery can be dangerous and one should not let pride cloud their judgment. In real life, people may use false praise to take advantage of us, just like the fox did to the raven. We should learn to judge people by their actions rather than their sweet words, and always think before acting when we are praised.
3. How did the fox trick the raven?
Answer:
The fox saw the raven with a morsel of food and decided to trick him. He pretended to admire the raven’s looks, praising his beautiful feathers. Then, he hinted that the raven’s voice must be equally sweet. The raven, overjoyed by the praise, opened his beak to “sing.” In doing so, he dropped the morsel. The fox quickly ate it and gave a sly remark, warning the raven against falling for flattery.
MCQs:-
Where did Mr. Raven sit?
(a) on a branch
(b) near the tree
(c) on a wall
(d) on a table
Answer: (a) on a branch
What was in Raven’s mouth?
(a) a piece of cake
(b) a biscuit
(c) bread
(d) a morsel
Answer: (d) a morsel
Why did the Fox look at the Raven?
(a) for leaves
(b) for food
(c) to pay respect
(d) none of these
Answer: (b) for food
How did the Raven’s beak look?
(a) black beak
(b) big
(c) small
(d) none of these
Answer: (a) black beak
The reason behind addressing the Raven respectfully was:
(a) to flatter him
(b) to snatch the morsel
(c) to show friendship
(d) to show love and respect
Answer: (b) to snatch the morsel
What was the Raven holding in his beak?
(a) A shiny stone
(b) A morsel of food
(c) A twig
(d) A piece of paper
Answer: (b) A morsel of food
How did the Fox flatter the Raven?
(a) Praised his large wings
(b) Admired his feathers and urged him to sing
(c) Complimented his sharp beak
(d) Noted his size
Answer: (b) Admired his feathers and urged him to sing
What was the Raven’s reaction to flattery?
(a) Ignored the Fox
(b) Became proud and tried to sing
(c) Dropped the morsel immediately
(d) Scolded the Fox
Answer: (b) Became proud and tried to sing
What happened when the Raven tried to sing?
(a) Fox ran away with the food
(b) His singing attracted birds
(c) The morsel fell and was taken by the Fox
(d) He kept the morsel and sang
Answer: (c) The morsel fell and was taken by the Fox
Why didn’t the Raven recognize the trick?
(a) Too hungry
(b) Didn't know the Fox
(c) Blinded by pride
(d) Focused on the morsel
Answer: (c) Blinded by pride
How is the Raven described?
(a) Cheerful and melodic
(b) Proud and foolish
(c) Wise and cautious
(d) Sad and weak
Answer: (b) Proud and foolish
How does the Fox feel after the mischief?
(a) Sympathetic
(b) Amused and triumphant
(c) Angry
(d) Sad
Answer: (b) Amused and triumphant
What lesson did the Fox teach the Raven?
(A) To fly higher
(B) To guard his food
(C) To ignore sweet words
(D) To trust others
Answer: C. To ignore sweet words
What did the Fox do after the morsel fell?
(A) Flew away
(B) Ate it
(C) Laughed
(D) Sang
Answer: C. Laughed
What did the Fox say would make Raven the King of birds?
(A) Building a nest
(B) Singing
(C) Flying
(D) Dancing
Answer: B. Singing
What did the Raven forget about his voice?
(A) It was melodious
(B) It was loud
(C) It was a croak
(D) It was silent
Answer: C. It was a croak
What did the Fox admire?
(A) His song
(B) His beak
(C) His feathers
(D) His nest
Answer: C. His feathers
Why did the morsel fall?
(A) He dropped it
(B) He opened his beak to sing
(C) The Fox scared him
(D) He was tired
Answer: B. He opened his beak to sing
Primary lesson from the story?
(A) Trust instincts
(B) Beware of flattery
(C) Avoid singing
(D) Never trust foxes
Answer: B. Beware of flattery
What did the Fox use to trick Raven?
(A) A mirror
(B) Flattery
(C) A loud noise
(D) A bribe
Answer: B. Flattery
What emotion made Raven open his beak?
(A) Anger
(B) Happiness
(C) Pride
(D) Fear
Answer: C. Pride
What was Mr. Raven perched upon?
(A) A rock
(B) A limb
(C) The ground
(D) A nest
Answer: B. A limb
