Read the following passage and answer the questions given below (1-3) :
Mrs Ayesha Amin starts telling her class a story. Once upon a time, two farmers, Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper, lived in the same village near the sea in Greece. They were very good friends but as you will see, they were different people. Mr Ant was a very serious, hard-working person. He got up very early in the morning, ate a small breakfast and then started working on his farm. He worked very hard all day under the hot summer sun. He planned many crops and looked after them carefully. ‘I like to water my crops everyday,’ he told his friend, Mr Grasshopper. ‘And as soon as they’re ready, I like to collect them quickly and put them safely in my house.’ ‘Don’t you ever stop working?’ asked Mr Grasshopper. ‘When do you eat?’
‘Oh, I just stop working, eat very quickly, and then start working again,’ Mr ant replied. ‘I don’t like to waste any time!’ ‘But there’s plenty of time!’ exclaimed Mr Grasshopper. ‘What’s the hurry? Look at me. Sometimes it’s sunny. Sometimes it rains. Let the sun and the rain take care of your crops. Why work? Take a holiday! Enjoy yourself, my friend!’
1.Choose the best answer.
a) The nature of the two friends were-
i) the same ii) alike iii) different iv) same
b. Mr Ant did not like to-
i) use his time ii) waste his time
iii) misuse his time iv) enjoy his time
c. Mr Grasshopper suggested Mr Ant-
i) to cry ii) to tell story
iii) to work hard iv) to enjoy
d) With a view-working on his farm, Mr Ant got up early in the morning.
i) to ii) of iii) in iv) from
e) Mr Ant used to eat-
i) little ii) much iii) very fast iv) nicely
f) The two farmers lived in-
i) Greek ii) Grecian iii) Green iv) Greece
g) They lived in the-village.
i) nearby ii) same iii) different iv) remote
h) Mr Ant was a-person.
i) lazy ii) idle
iii) hard-working iv) callous
i) The farmers were-
i) Aunt and Chuly ii) Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper iii) Mr and Mrs Grasshopper iv) Mr and Mrs Ant
j) The story is of-
i) ancient time ii) present time iii) last year iv) Mrs Amin’s time
K. Mr Grasshopper wanted to-Mr Ant.
i) mislead ii) misbehave
iii) harm iv) attack
l. The weather was - all the time.
i) same ii) different iii) fine iv) rough
m. According to Mr Grasshopper there was - time.
i) no ii) enough iii) short iv) hurry
n. Mr Grasshopper was - .
i) tough ii) whimsical
iii) disturbing iv) polite
o. Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper lived near a - .
i) seacoast ii) sea iii) harbour iv) village
p. Mr Ant did - things.
i) many ii) one iii) two iv) three
Answer to the question no 01 :
(a)+iv, same
(b)+ii, waste his time
(c)+iv, to enjoy
(d)+i , to
(e)+iii, very fast,
(f)+iv, Greece,
(g)+ii, same,
(h)+iii, hard-working,
(i)+ii, Mr Grasshopper and Mr Ant,
(j)+i, ancient time,
(k)+i, mislead,
(l)+( ii) different,
(m)+ ii, enough,
(n)+ ii whimsical,
(o)+ ii sea,
(p)+ I many
2. Write whether the statements are true or false. It false, give the correct answer.
(a) Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper were planter.
(b) Not only Mr Ant but also Mr Grasshopper was hard-working.
(c) Mr Grasshopper was reluctant to make the best use of his time.
(d) Mr Ant was always keen to make proper use of his time.
(e) Mr Ant was not wise enough to do his work in time.
(f) Mr Ant was not disingenuous in his work.
(g) Mr Ant watered his plants regularly.
(h) Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper lived a one and the same life.
(i) The two friends possessed the same quality.
(j) The sun and the rain can take proper care of the crops.
(k) Mr Ant ate hurriedly to save time for doing work.
(l) The advice of Mr Grasshopper was justifiable.
(m) Mr Grasshopper was fond of leisure and so was Mr Ant.
(n). Mr Ant passed wakeful night and woke up early.
(o) This passage tells us about two types of people.
(p) Mr Ant was a grave person.
Answer to the question no 2 :
(a) True
(b) False. Correct information : Only Mr Ant was hard-working.
(c) True.
(d) True
(e) False. Correct information : He was wise and he made the best use of his time.
(f) True.
(g) True
(h) False. Correct information : They lead different ways of life.
(i) False. Correct information : They possessed different qualities.
(j) False. Correct answer : The sun and the rain actually cannot take proper care of the crops without good agents.
(k)True.
(l) False. Correct information : The advice of Mr Grasshopper was illogical.
(m) False. Correct answer : Only Mr Grasshopper was fond of leisure.
(n) False. Correct answer : He got up early to do work properly.
(o) True.
(p) True.
3. Answer the following questions.
(a) What did Mr Ant like?
(b) Where did the two friends live?
(c) In which way were Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper different from each other?
(d) How did Mr Ant take care of his crops?
(e) What type of man was Mr Grasshopper?
(f) What was the advice of Mr Grasshopper to Mr Ant?
(g) How did Mr Ant eat?
(h) What kind of farmer was Mr Ant?
(i) What according to Mr Grasshopper can take care of the crops?
(j) How did Mr Ant pass his days?
(k) What were the activities of Mr Ant?
(l) What were the activities of Mr Grasshopper?
(m) Was there enmity between Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper?
(n) Can actually the sun and the rain take care of the crops?
(o) Could Mr Grasshopper derail Mr Ant?
(p) Was Mr Ant a misleading character?
Answer to the question no 3 :
(a) Mr Ant liked to water his crops everyday.
(b) They live in the same village near the sea in Greece.
(c) Mr Ant was a grave and hard-working person. Mr Grasshopper was a lazy carefree person who was fond of leisure.
(d) He watered them everyday. As soon as they were ready, he collected them quickly and put them safely in his home.
(e) He is a lazy, carefree person. He wanted to enjoy.
(f) The advice of Mr Grasshopper was that Mr Ant should let the sun and the rain take care of the crops. He should enjoy.
(g) He ate very quickly.
(h)He was very hard-working farmer. He took great care of his crops.
(i) According to Mr Grasshopper, the sun and the rain can take care of the crops.
(j) He got up early in the morning, ate a small breakfast, and then started working on the farm. He worked all day long. He took great care of his crops.
(k) He got up early in the morning, ate a small breakfast, and then started working on the farm. He worked all day long. He took great care of his crops. When they were ready, he collected them and put them safely in his home.
(l) He wasted his time. He only ate and slept. He just enjoyed himself.
(m) No, there was no enmity between them.
(n) No, the sun and the rain cannot take proper care of the crops without human agent.
(o) No he could not. Mr Ant was rigid in his activities.
(p) Yes, he was so.
4. Fill in each blank of the following passage with a suitable word from the list given in the box below.
Start can Away go to be
be Call give Come ask
Once upon a time there lived a poor man (a) — Suruj Ali. He was an honest, hard-working man and looked after a large mango orchard. The owner of the orchard, Hamidur Rahman, (b) — a very rich man. One day, some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends (c) — to visit him. It was during the summer season when the mangoes (d) — ripe. So, Hamidur Rahman (e) — Suruj Ali to pick some of the ripe mangoes and give them to his friends. Suruj Ali (f) — to the orchard and carefully picked some nice, large mangoes. Then he (g) — them to his master. When Hamidur Rahman and his friends (h) — eating them, Hamidur Rahman said, ‘These mangoes don’t taste sweet. They’re sour! How (i) — we eat them?’ So, he called Suruj Ali back and asked him to take the sour mangoes (j) — and bring some sweet ones from his orchard.
Answer to the question no 04:
(a) called, (b) was, (c) came, (d) were, (e) asked, (f) went, (g) gave, (h) started, (i) can, (j) away
5. Fill in each blank of the following passage with a suitable word either from your textbook or outside the textbook. Use only one word for each blank. In your answer script write only your answers serially :
A long time (a) — in a small village near the jungle, there lived a young man called Ruplal. He (b) — with his family and worked on a farm, but he didn’t like it there. It (c) — a beautiful place, but there were a lot of problems. The village people (d) — always quarreling. So there (e) — no peace.? I’ll either (f) — to go and live along in the jungle. Or I’ll go (g) — mad!? Ruplal (h) — . I do not stay here one more day? So he (i) — his things and went to live by himself (j) — the jungle.
Answer to the question no 05:
(a) ago, (b) lived, (c) was, (d) were, (e) was, (f) have, (g) completely, (h) exclaimed, (i) collected, (j) in.
6. Choose a word from the box and put it in the blank next to its meaning.
really, necessary, plenty, exclaim, exist, start, listen, favourite, fond, famous
(a) — = preferred (b) — = begin
(c) — = essential (d) — = proclaim
(e) — = a lot of (f) — = hear
(g) — = reputed (h) — = loving
(i) — = actually (j) — = remain
Answer to the question no 06:
(a) favourite = preferred (b) start = begin
(c) necessary = essential (d) exclaim = proclaim
(e) plenty = a lot of (f) listen = hear
(g) famous = reputed (h) fond = loving
(i) really = actually (j) exist = remain
7. The following sentences are in wrong order. Write them in correct order.
‘I’m not a child and in my class at school we talk about many interesting things,’ he thought. ‘So, what am I?’ Anwar didn’t know. He felt strange and couldn’t think of anything to say. So, he said nothing. After a few minutes, his mother returned with his father and Anwar was able to relax again. Nobody looked at him any more and he could enjoy himself. Now he felt neither embarrassed nor shy. ‘But I’ll discuss my feelings with my mother some time,’ Anwar thought to himself ‘Because I still feel confused about them.’ Suddenly Anwar felt embarrassed and shy. All his father’s visitors were grownups. ‘I’m not an adult, because I’m only thirteen,’ Anwar thought to himself. ‘So, how can I look after all these grown up people?’ Anwar felt he had to say something interesting.
Ans to the question no 07:
Suddenly Anwar felt embarrassed and shy. All his father’s visitors were grownups. ‘I’m not an adult, because I’m only thirteen,’ Anwar thought to himself. ‘So, how can I look after all these grown up people?’ Anwar felt he had to say something interesting. ‘I’m not a child and in my class at school we talk about many interesting things,’ he thought. ‘So, what am I?’ Anwar didn’t know. He felt strange and couldn’t think of anything to say. So, he said nothing. After a few minutes, his mother returned with his father and Anwar was able to relax again. Nobody looked at him any more and he could enjoy himself. Now he felt neither embarrassed nor shy. ‘But I’ll discuss my feelings with my mother some time,’ Anwar thought to himself ‘Because I still feel confused about them
Mrs Ayesha Amin starts telling her class a story. Once upon a time, two farmers, Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper, lived in the same village near the sea in Greece. They were very good friends but as you will see, they were different people. Mr Ant was a very serious, hard-working person. He got up very early in the morning, ate a small breakfast and then started working on his farm. He worked very hard all day under the hot summer sun. He planned many crops and looked after them carefully. ‘I like to water my crops everyday,’ he told his friend, Mr Grasshopper. ‘And as soon as they’re ready, I like to collect them quickly and put them safely in my house.’ ‘Don’t you ever stop working?’ asked Mr Grasshopper. ‘When do you eat?’
‘Oh, I just stop working, eat very quickly, and then start working again,’ Mr ant replied. ‘I don’t like to waste any time!’ ‘But there’s plenty of time!’ exclaimed Mr Grasshopper. ‘What’s the hurry? Look at me. Sometimes it’s sunny. Sometimes it rains. Let the sun and the rain take care of your crops. Why work? Take a holiday! Enjoy yourself, my friend!’
1.Choose the best answer.
a) The nature of the two friends were-
i) the same ii) alike iii) different iv) same
b. Mr Ant did not like to-
i) use his time ii) waste his time
iii) misuse his time iv) enjoy his time
c. Mr Grasshopper suggested Mr Ant-
i) to cry ii) to tell story
iii) to work hard iv) to enjoy
d) With a view-working on his farm, Mr Ant got up early in the morning.
i) to ii) of iii) in iv) from
e) Mr Ant used to eat-
i) little ii) much iii) very fast iv) nicely
f) The two farmers lived in-
i) Greek ii) Grecian iii) Green iv) Greece
g) They lived in the-village.
i) nearby ii) same iii) different iv) remote
h) Mr Ant was a-person.
i) lazy ii) idle
iii) hard-working iv) callous
i) The farmers were-
i) Aunt and Chuly ii) Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper iii) Mr and Mrs Grasshopper iv) Mr and Mrs Ant
j) The story is of-
i) ancient time ii) present time iii) last year iv) Mrs Amin’s time
K. Mr Grasshopper wanted to-Mr Ant.
i) mislead ii) misbehave
iii) harm iv) attack
l. The weather was - all the time.
i) same ii) different iii) fine iv) rough
m. According to Mr Grasshopper there was - time.
i) no ii) enough iii) short iv) hurry
n. Mr Grasshopper was - .
i) tough ii) whimsical
iii) disturbing iv) polite
o. Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper lived near a - .
i) seacoast ii) sea iii) harbour iv) village
p. Mr Ant did - things.
i) many ii) one iii) two iv) three
Answer to the question no 01 :
(a)+iv, same
(b)+ii, waste his time
(c)+iv, to enjoy
(d)+i , to
(e)+iii, very fast,
(f)+iv, Greece,
(g)+ii, same,
(h)+iii, hard-working,
(i)+ii, Mr Grasshopper and Mr Ant,
(j)+i, ancient time,
(k)+i, mislead,
(l)+( ii) different,
(m)+ ii, enough,
(n)+ ii whimsical,
(o)+ ii sea,
(p)+ I many
2. Write whether the statements are true or false. It false, give the correct answer.
(a) Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper were planter.
(b) Not only Mr Ant but also Mr Grasshopper was hard-working.
(c) Mr Grasshopper was reluctant to make the best use of his time.
(d) Mr Ant was always keen to make proper use of his time.
(e) Mr Ant was not wise enough to do his work in time.
(f) Mr Ant was not disingenuous in his work.
(g) Mr Ant watered his plants regularly.
(h) Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper lived a one and the same life.
(i) The two friends possessed the same quality.
(j) The sun and the rain can take proper care of the crops.
(k) Mr Ant ate hurriedly to save time for doing work.
(l) The advice of Mr Grasshopper was justifiable.
(m) Mr Grasshopper was fond of leisure and so was Mr Ant.
(n). Mr Ant passed wakeful night and woke up early.
(o) This passage tells us about two types of people.
(p) Mr Ant was a grave person.
Answer to the question no 2 :
(a) True
(b) False. Correct information : Only Mr Ant was hard-working.
(c) True.
(d) True
(e) False. Correct information : He was wise and he made the best use of his time.
(f) True.
(g) True
(h) False. Correct information : They lead different ways of life.
(i) False. Correct information : They possessed different qualities.
(j) False. Correct answer : The sun and the rain actually cannot take proper care of the crops without good agents.
(k)True.
(l) False. Correct information : The advice of Mr Grasshopper was illogical.
(m) False. Correct answer : Only Mr Grasshopper was fond of leisure.
(n) False. Correct answer : He got up early to do work properly.
(o) True.
(p) True.
3. Answer the following questions.
(a) What did Mr Ant like?
(b) Where did the two friends live?
(c) In which way were Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper different from each other?
(d) How did Mr Ant take care of his crops?
(e) What type of man was Mr Grasshopper?
(f) What was the advice of Mr Grasshopper to Mr Ant?
(g) How did Mr Ant eat?
(h) What kind of farmer was Mr Ant?
(i) What according to Mr Grasshopper can take care of the crops?
(j) How did Mr Ant pass his days?
(k) What were the activities of Mr Ant?
(l) What were the activities of Mr Grasshopper?
(m) Was there enmity between Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper?
(n) Can actually the sun and the rain take care of the crops?
(o) Could Mr Grasshopper derail Mr Ant?
(p) Was Mr Ant a misleading character?
Answer to the question no 3 :
(a) Mr Ant liked to water his crops everyday.
(b) They live in the same village near the sea in Greece.
(c) Mr Ant was a grave and hard-working person. Mr Grasshopper was a lazy carefree person who was fond of leisure.
(d) He watered them everyday. As soon as they were ready, he collected them quickly and put them safely in his home.
(e) He is a lazy, carefree person. He wanted to enjoy.
(f) The advice of Mr Grasshopper was that Mr Ant should let the sun and the rain take care of the crops. He should enjoy.
(g) He ate very quickly.
(h)He was very hard-working farmer. He took great care of his crops.
(i) According to Mr Grasshopper, the sun and the rain can take care of the crops.
(j) He got up early in the morning, ate a small breakfast, and then started working on the farm. He worked all day long. He took great care of his crops.
(k) He got up early in the morning, ate a small breakfast, and then started working on the farm. He worked all day long. He took great care of his crops. When they were ready, he collected them and put them safely in his home.
(l) He wasted his time. He only ate and slept. He just enjoyed himself.
(m) No, there was no enmity between them.
(n) No, the sun and the rain cannot take proper care of the crops without human agent.
(o) No he could not. Mr Ant was rigid in his activities.
(p) Yes, he was so.
4. Fill in each blank of the following passage with a suitable word from the list given in the box below.
Start can Away go to be
be Call give Come ask
Once upon a time there lived a poor man (a) — Suruj Ali. He was an honest, hard-working man and looked after a large mango orchard. The owner of the orchard, Hamidur Rahman, (b) — a very rich man. One day, some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends (c) — to visit him. It was during the summer season when the mangoes (d) — ripe. So, Hamidur Rahman (e) — Suruj Ali to pick some of the ripe mangoes and give them to his friends. Suruj Ali (f) — to the orchard and carefully picked some nice, large mangoes. Then he (g) — them to his master. When Hamidur Rahman and his friends (h) — eating them, Hamidur Rahman said, ‘These mangoes don’t taste sweet. They’re sour! How (i) — we eat them?’ So, he called Suruj Ali back and asked him to take the sour mangoes (j) — and bring some sweet ones from his orchard.
Answer to the question no 04:
(a) called, (b) was, (c) came, (d) were, (e) asked, (f) went, (g) gave, (h) started, (i) can, (j) away
5. Fill in each blank of the following passage with a suitable word either from your textbook or outside the textbook. Use only one word for each blank. In your answer script write only your answers serially :
A long time (a) — in a small village near the jungle, there lived a young man called Ruplal. He (b) — with his family and worked on a farm, but he didn’t like it there. It (c) — a beautiful place, but there were a lot of problems. The village people (d) — always quarreling. So there (e) — no peace.? I’ll either (f) — to go and live along in the jungle. Or I’ll go (g) — mad!? Ruplal (h) — . I do not stay here one more day? So he (i) — his things and went to live by himself (j) — the jungle.
Answer to the question no 05:
(a) ago, (b) lived, (c) was, (d) were, (e) was, (f) have, (g) completely, (h) exclaimed, (i) collected, (j) in.
6. Choose a word from the box and put it in the blank next to its meaning.
really, necessary, plenty, exclaim, exist, start, listen, favourite, fond, famous
(a) — = preferred (b) — = begin
(c) — = essential (d) — = proclaim
(e) — = a lot of (f) — = hear
(g) — = reputed (h) — = loving
(i) — = actually (j) — = remain
Answer to the question no 06:
(a) favourite = preferred (b) start = begin
(c) necessary = essential (d) exclaim = proclaim
(e) plenty = a lot of (f) listen = hear
(g) famous = reputed (h) fond = loving
(i) really = actually (j) exist = remain
7. The following sentences are in wrong order. Write them in correct order.
‘I’m not a child and in my class at school we talk about many interesting things,’ he thought. ‘So, what am I?’ Anwar didn’t know. He felt strange and couldn’t think of anything to say. So, he said nothing. After a few minutes, his mother returned with his father and Anwar was able to relax again. Nobody looked at him any more and he could enjoy himself. Now he felt neither embarrassed nor shy. ‘But I’ll discuss my feelings with my mother some time,’ Anwar thought to himself ‘Because I still feel confused about them.’ Suddenly Anwar felt embarrassed and shy. All his father’s visitors were grownups. ‘I’m not an adult, because I’m only thirteen,’ Anwar thought to himself. ‘So, how can I look after all these grown up people?’ Anwar felt he had to say something interesting.
Ans to the question no 07:
Suddenly Anwar felt embarrassed and shy. All his father’s visitors were grownups. ‘I’m not an adult, because I’m only thirteen,’ Anwar thought to himself. ‘So, how can I look after all these grown up people?’ Anwar felt he had to say something interesting. ‘I’m not a child and in my class at school we talk about many interesting things,’ he thought. ‘So, what am I?’ Anwar didn’t know. He felt strange and couldn’t think of anything to say. So, he said nothing. After a few minutes, his mother returned with his father and Anwar was able to relax again. Nobody looked at him any more and he could enjoy himself. Now he felt neither embarrassed nor shy. ‘But I’ll discuss my feelings with my mother some time,’ Anwar thought to himself ‘Because I still feel confused about them
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