Short Questions (with Answers)
1. What happened to Sham’s father?
Answer : Sham’s father passed away.
2. How did Sham spend his days after his father’s death?
Answer : He lived a luxurious life, eating rich food and lying in bed all day.
3. Why did Sham lose his appetite?
Answer : He became lazy and inactive, which made food tasteless to him.
4. Why did Sham lag behind his friends during the hunt?
Answer : Sham was not used to riding fast and fell behind.
5. How long did Sham wander in the woods?
Answer : Sham wandered for six to seven hours.
6. What did the peasant offer Sham to eat?
Answer : The peasant offered him roti and dal.
7. Why did Sham find the roti and dal tasty?
Answer : He was very hungry, which made the simple food taste good.
8. How did Sham find his way home?
Answer : The peasant gave him directions back home.
9. What happened to Sham’s appetite when he returned home?
Answer : He lost his appetite for rich food again.
10. What did Sham realize about food and hunger?
Answer : He realized that hunger made simple food taste better than rich food.
Medium & Long Questions (with Answers)
1. Describe Sham’s lifestyle after his father’s death.
Answer : Sham inherited his father’s wealth and began living a lazy, luxurious life, eating rich food and resting all day.
2. What was the effect of Sham’s lifestyle on his appetite?
Answer : Due to his inactivity, Sham lost interest in food and found it tasteless.
3. Why did Sham agree to join the hunt?
Answer : Although lazy, Sham agreed to join the hunt for a change from his routine.
4. How did Sham get lost in the woods?
Answer : Sham couldn’t keep up with his friends during the hunt and ended up losing his way.
5. What difficulties did Sham face while wandering alone in the forest?
Answer : Sham felt tired and hungry after wandering aimlessly for hours.
6. How did Sham react to the simple meal offered by the peasant?
Answer : Sham found the roti and dal delicious because he was hungry.
7. How did Sham’s experience in the forest change his view of food?
Answer : He realized that simple food could be enjoyable when he was hungry, unlike the rich food he usually ate.
8. Why did the rich food taste good to Sham after the hunt but tasteless at home?
Answer : His hunger in the forest made him enjoy simple food, while his laziness at home made him lose his appetite for rich food.
9. What lesson did Sham learn from his experience in the forest?
Answer : Sham learned that activity and hunger make food enjoyable, and laziness makes it tasteless.
10. Explain why Sham’s luxurious lifestyle affected his appetite.
Answer : Sham’s inactivity and constant indulgence in rich food dulled his natural hunger, making everything taste bland.
11. Describe Sham’s experience in the woods and its impact on his attitude towards food.
Answer : Wandering and getting hungry in the forest made him appreciate the taste of simple food, unlike the rich meals he usually had.
12. How did Sham’s perception of food change from the beginning to the end of the story?
Answer : Initially, Sham only valued rich food, but his experience in the woods taught him that hunger and activity make any food taste better.
13. What does the story “The Boy Who Lost His Appetite” teach us about lifestyle and food enjoyment?
Answer : It shows that being active and experiencing real hunger enhances our enjoyment of even the simplest food.
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