Question 1.
What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
I think the dog and the ox were assigned the task of persuading the idle camel to work like them. The dog asked the camel to “fetch and carry” and the ox asked him to plow.
Question 2.
Why did the camel live in the midst of the desert ?
The camel lived in the middle of the desert because he did not want to work.
Question 3.
What made the dog, the horse, and the ox very angry?
They were angry because of the camel, who did not want to work. They had to do his work also, which made them angry. The Djinn had told them to work double-time.
Question 4.
How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?
The horse told the Djinn that the camel had not done any work since Monday morning.
He also told the Djinn that the camel won’t even trot. This is how the Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel.
Question 5.
The camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about the camel?
Even when the Djinn was asking the camel to work, the camel was looking at his own reflection in the pool. Perhaps the camel was admiring his good looks or he was somewhat arrogant.
Question 6.
The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly: How did it affect him?
The Djinn got annoyed with the camel. The camel was repeatedly saying “humph” instead of working like other animals. As a result of it, Djinn changed his back to a great hump.
Question 7.
What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?
The purpose of the hump, according to the Djinn, was that now the camel could “live on” his hump without eating for three days.
Question 8.
“………..he has never yet learned to behave.” In light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about the camel?
I think the writer does not have a good opinion about the camel. The camel was not only lazy and idle, but he was also arrogant and did not behave well.
Question 9.
Can this story be factually true?
We cannot say definitely if this story is factually true or not. But the story teaches us a very good lesson. It tells us that we must do our share of work diligently and Il works hard otherwise we will suffer like the camel. The camel did not work, so the Djinn turned his back into a big hump.
Question 10.
What, according to you, is the story about? Consider the following :
(i) How the world began.
(ii) Why everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.
(iii) How animals are important to humans.
(iv) How the camel got his hump.
This is an interesting and illuminating story about an idle camel. It tells us how the camel got his hump. This story also gives us a moral lesson that everyone should do his/her share of work seriously.
Question 11.
What did you do over the weekend? Were you generally active or idle? Please check your back before starting to discuss or answer the question.
Generally speaking, the weekend is a relaxing period for most of us. But for me, it is a busy period. On Sunday, I play cricket with my friends. I also help my mummy with household work Besides it, I do the balance of homework which I could not do during weekdays. That is why perhaps I have no hump on my back!
Question 12.
There are broadly two categories of workers–those who prefer to do today what they can do tomorrow, and those who prefer to do tomorrow what they can do today. Where do you belong?
I believe that the postponement of work is a bad policy. That is why I do not have to make excuses for the delay. I do believe in doing today what I can do tomorrow.
How the Camel Got His Hump Introduction
This is an interesting story written by the renowned author Rudyard Kipling. At the beginning of the world, there was an idle camel. Because he did not do anything, he lived in the midst of the desert. The horse, the dog, and the ox had to do their share of work. Annoyed at him, the Djinn turned his back into a great hump. We learn that we should do our share of work diligently and devotedly.
Question 13.
Only one animal refused to work. Who was it ?
(a) Dog
(b) Ox
(c) Camel
(d) Horse
(c) Camel
Question 14.
Who was the lord of all deserts ?
(a) Man
(b) Djinn
(c) Magician
(d) Camel
(b) Djinn
Question 15.
Where did the camel live all alone ?
(a) On a hill
(b) In a valley
(c) Middle of the desert
(d) In a cave
(c) Middle of the desert
Question 16.
Who complained about the idleness of the camel ?
(a) Man
(b) Djinn
(c) Animals
(d) None of the above
(c) Animals
Question 17.
How much work did the animals have to do ?
(a) Single time
(b) Double time
(c) Triple time
(d) No work
(b) Double time