English - Prose Chapter 6: The Artist short Answer Questions

Short Questions Answer

1 Where did Seibei live ? How old was he ?

Ans – Seibei lived in a harbor town . He was 12 years old .

2 . Which type of gourd did Seibel like ?

Ans – Seibei used to like symmetrical gourd . He used to like fresh and well – shaped gourds .

3 . Why did Seibei’s father shout at him ?

Ans – Once Seibei’s father & his friend were talking about gourds . Seibel was at home . And during the conversation they said that Bakin Gourd was better , and it made a stir in the market this year . It made Seibel laugh because Seibei didn’t think so .

4 . Why did Seibei wander about the town ?

Ans – He used to wander about the town to find out the symmetrical and well – shaped gourd that he could experiment on .

5  In which school did Seibei read ?

Ans – Seibei read in a primary school in his own town .

6 Which teacher caught seibel while polishing the gourd ? What did the teacher do ?

Ans – Ethics / moral teacher caught Seibel polishing the gourd under his desk in the school . As a result the teacher got angry and confiscated the gourd from Seibel and gave it to the porter of school .

7 How did Seibei's father react to the teacher’s complaint ?

Ans – After the teacher caught Sebei polishing the gourd in the classroom he scolded and beat Seibei and went to complain to his parents . But unfortunately , his father was not at home . When his father came and listened to the complaint from his mother , he smashed the whole collection of seibei with his axe .

8 What did seibei do after he was forced to give up collecting gourds ?

Ans – Seibei seems to be a creative guy . Even after his collection of gourds got smashed by his father he did not stop there . Now he has started painting pictures .

9 Where did Seibei live?

Ans. Seibei lived in a harbor town.

10  Which type of gourd did Seibei like?

Ans. Seibei liked even and symmetrical gourds.