English IX - Chapter No.16 - Questions / Answer And Text Book Exercise

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The Miller Of The Dee

Questions And Answers

Q.1: Who is a miller? Where did the miller dwell and what was he singing about?  (KHI* Board General 2007, 2012) 
Ans: A miller is a man who runs a mill. The miller dwell beside the river Dee. He was always singing that he envies nobody and nobody envies him.

Q.2: How can we say that the miller is a happy person?  (KHI* Board Science 2013) 
Ans: The miller earns his own bread and does not borrow money from others, cares for his family, does not envy anybody, sings, he is contented so he is happy.

Q.3: Why does the king say that the miller was wrong?   (KHI* Board Science 2012) 
Ans: The king told the miller that he was wrong because he envied him. The king was sad while the miller was happy. The king said that if his heart could be as light as that of the miller, he would gladly change it with him.

Q.4: What did the king say to the miller in the last stanza of the poem "The Miller Of The Dee"?  (KHI* Board science 2012) 
Ans: The king told the miller that his mealy cap was worth his crown. The king also told the miller that his mill was so precious that it was equal to the price of his kingdom. The king also told the miller that England was proud of him.

Q.5: What is the central idea of the poem?  (KHI* Board General 2012) 
Ans: A man who earns his own bread and does not borrow money from others and cares for his family, leads a happy life. He is also healthy, bold and without worries. Such a person envies nobody.

Q.6: "I thank the river of Dee", who is the speaker of these words? Why is he thankful to the river Dee? (KHI* Board Science 2015)
Ans: The miller is the speaker of these words. The river turns the mill that grinds the corn to feed the family of the miller so he expresses his thanks to the river.

Q.7: Who wrote the poem "The Miller Of The Dee", why was the miller happier than the King? (KHI* Board Science 2016) 
Ans: Charles Mackay wrote the poem "The Miller Of The Dee". As no man envies the miller so he was happier than the King.

Text Book Exercise
Difficult Words:

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Dwelt	Lived
2.	Hale and bold	Healthy and free from care
3.	Blithe	Happy
4.	Free	Free from cares and worries
5.	Doffed his cap	Removed or lifted the cap for greeting
6.	Quoth	Said
7.	Mealy	Covered the flour(A miller who runs a mill, naturally has flown dust over his cap)
8.	Thy mill my Kingdom's fee	Your mill is so precious that it is equal to the price of my whole kingdom

Comprehension:

Q.1: Who are the speakers in this poem?
Ans: The Miller and the King Hal are the two speakers in this poem.

Q.2: Who is a miller?
Ans: The miller is a person who runs a mill.

Q.3: What was he singing about?
Ans: The theme of his song was that he lived a happy, simple and carefree life. He was not anxious of other and was sure that no body envied him.

Q.4: Why did the King say that he was wrong?
Ans: The king told the miller that he was wrong because he envied him. The king was sad while the miller was happy. The king said that if his heart could be as light as that of the miller, he would gladly change it with him.

Q.6: Who is the happier of the two, the miller or the King and why?
Ans: The Miller is happier between them. Because Miller had no worries and led a happy life, on the other hand King’s life was full of worries and anxieties.

Q.7: What did the King say to the miller in the last stanza of the poem?
Ans: The king told the miller that his mealy cap was worth his crown. The king also told the miller that his mill was so precious that it was equal to the price of his kingdom. The king also told the miller that England was proud of him.