STROKE OF GENIUS

Can you trace the progress of communication?

Stroke of GeniusParagraph: Emperor Akbar

had no heir to the throne. He married many Princesses. But his hopes ended in vain.

At last, he married Jodha, a Rajput Princess of Ameer.

Jodha became pregnantAkbar celebrated the occasion.Unfortunately, on the day of delivery, Akbar had to travel 150 miles away from the palace.

Akbar discussed with BirbalHe asked Birbal for a solution.

Birbal instructed to post 150 soldiers at a distance of one kilometre.

The Soldiers had to beat the drum once for male and twice for female child.

King’s Happiness Akbar heard one

beat and was overwhelmed with joy.

The idea of drum beat was a stroke of genius.

Akbar appreciated Birbal for his intelligence.

Identify the Character / Speaker

He approached Birbal and asked for a solution.

He asked the Shahenshah to post one hundred and fifty soldiers

All were eagerly waiting to hear the drum beat

She was pregnant and the happiness of the emperor knew no bounds

At last he heard a single drum beat.

AkbarBirbalThe peopleJodha AkbarAkbar

Dialogue/ Sentence Character/Speaker

Match the following1. Rajput Princess

of Ameer fort2. Minister of

Akbar’s court3. Emperor4. Idea of

drumbeat5. Letters

a. Stroke of geniusb. Pigeon’s legc. Birbald. Jodhae. Akbar

Ans: 1) Jodha 2) Birbal 3) Akbar 4) Stroke of genius5) Pigeon’s leg

MIND MAP

Jotha Akbar was_______

The Palace was

decorated with_________

Akbar’shappiness

knew______

He wanted to know about

the birth of a baby

immediately.

He had to visit a

place______

Akbar dis;tributed__

__

a) Wife of Akbar b) all festoons c) no bounds d) clothes and coinse) 150 miles away from the place.

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE PHRASES

Imagine how messages would have been sent in days when facilities like _____1_____or telephone were not available. Men ran from one place to another carrying the messages. Letters were tied to ___2___ . and were trained to reach the destination and deliver the ___3__. Let’s imagine a situation like that. When ___4___ had to announce to his empire about the birth of his son! He was confused as to how to solve the problem. He approached __5____ and asked for the solution. What do you think would have been the solution given by Birbal to him?Ans:1. E-mail or sms 2. Pigeon’s legs 3. letters 4. Akbar 5. Birbal

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER1 Letters were tied to the _______legs.

(a) skylark’s (b)pigeon’s (c) swan’s (d) peacock’s2 The air was thick with ___________.

(a)honesty and expectation (b)sincerity and expectation (c) anxiety and expectation (d) anxiety and inspection

3 At last he heard a _____drum beat!(a) single (b)double (c) several (d) few

4 The wisdom of ___________worked!(a) Birbal (b) Akbar (c) Jodha (d) the soldiers

5 The stories of Akbar and Birbal have been handed down from _____ (a)generation to generation (b)people to people (c) kingdom to kingdom (d) place to place.Ans: (a) Pigeon’s (b)anxiety and expectation ( c )Single (d)Birbal (d)

generation to . . generation