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11. Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2 and 3. (Unit–5, Lesson–05)

Once upon a time, a dove and a bat were very good friends. One day the two friends decided to set out on a journey. They flew over the rivers and hills and came to a big jungle. Both the friends were very tired, they needed to sit down and take a rest. Soon night fell and it was dark all around. A storm rose. It started to rain heavily. The dove and the bat started to look for a shelter.

They came upon a century-old rain tree. An owl had his nest in that tree. The dove and the bat knocked at the owl’s door. The old grumpy owl opened the door. The dove and the bat requested him to give them shelter. The owl unwillingly let them in. The two birds were hungry too. They begged for some food. The selfish owl was not happy. However, he shared his dinner with them.

The dove was so tired that she could hardly eat. But the bat was sly. He ate greedily. He began to praise the owl with the thought of getting more food. The bat said, “O wise and brave owl, you are the most generous person I have ever seen. You are powerful and mighty.”

The owl was very pleased at the bat’s flattery. He puffed and ruffled himself, trying to look as wise and brave as possible. Then he turned to the dove and asked, “Now little dove, what do you think about me?”

Set 1

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives :

a)After flying over the hills and rivers they came to a ————–.
i. tree
ii. jungle
iii. river
iv. hill

b)Both the friends became very ————–.
i. fresh
ii. joyful
iii. exhausted
iv. delighted

c)They took shelter ————–.
i. on a rain tree
ii. in the owl’s nest
iii. in a hole
iv. on a mango tree

d)The word ‘generous’ means ————–.
i. cruel
ii. fine
iii. wise
iv. kind

e)The owl was ————– with the flattery of the bat.
i. satisfied
ii. tired
iii. displeased
iv. angry

2. Give short answers to the following questions :

a)What did the two friends decide to do?
b)Why did they look for a shelter?
c)Why couldn’t the dove eat?
d)Why did the bat praise the owl?
e)What action of the owl tells you that he (the owl) wanted to hear more good things about him?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer

1. (a) (ii) jungle;
(b) (iii) exhausted;
(c) (ii) in the owl’s nest;
(d) (iv) kind;
(e) (i) satisfied.

2. (a) The two friends decided to set out on a journey.
(b)They looked for a shelter, to save themself from storm and pain.
(c)The dove could not eat because she was very tired.
(d)The bat praised the owl to get more food from him.
(e)The owl turned to dove and asked her what she thought about him. This action of the owl tells me that he wanted to hear more good things about him.

3. One day the two friends, a dove and a bat, set out on a long journey. After flying over rivers and hills, they came to a big jungle. A storm rose and it started to rain heavily. So they sought for shelter to an owl’s. The grumpy owl reluctantly gave them shelter and food. The bat falsely praised the owl to get more food. The owl was very pleased and also wanted to hear some good comments from the dove.

Set 2

1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.
(a)praise
i. backbite
ii. criticize
iii. flatter
iv. admire

(b)grumpy
i. cruel
ii. greedy
iii. coy
iv. moody

(c)unwillingly
i. eagerly
ii. frequently
iii. courageously
iv. reluctantly

(d)generous
i. mean
ii. shrewd
iii. noble
iv. selfish

(e)bat
i. a piece of wood
ii an imaginary creature
iii. an animal like a mouse with wings
iv. playing instrument

2. Answer the following questions.

(a)Why were the two friends tired?
(b)Where did the dove and the bat come?
(c)Why did the bat praise the owl?
(d)Which words indicate that the owl was not good at heart?
(e)What action of the owl tells you that he wanted to hear more good things about him?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer 

1. (a) (iv) admire;
(b) (iv) moody;
(c) (iv) reluctantly;
(d) (iii) noble;
(e) (iii) an animal like a mouse with wings.

2. (a) The two friends were tired because they had flown a long distance.
(b)The dove and the bat came to a big jungle.
(c)The bat to praise the owl with the thought of getting more food.
(d)The owl unwillingly let them in. These words indicate that the owl was not good at heart.
(e)The owl puffed and ruffled himself, trying to look as wise and brave as possible. This action tells us that he wanted to hear more good things about him.

3. Same as Set 1

Set 3

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives : 

(a)The dove and the bat became very ————–.
i. delighted
ii. joyful
iii. exhausted
iv. fresh

(b)They needed to take rest because of their ————–.
i. freshness
ii. mirth
iii. joy
iv. fatigue

(c)The owl gave them shelter out of ————–.
i. willingness
ii. unwillingness
iii. kindness
iv. pleasure

(d)The bat ate food ————–.
i. stealthily
ii. indifferently
iii. slowly
iv. voraciously

(e)The owl was not ————–.
i. self-centred
ii. ill-tempered
iii. kind-hearted
iv. ill-natured

2. Give short answers to the following questions.
(a)What did the dove and the bat search for?
(b)Why did the bat praise the owl?
(c)Why couldn’t the dove eat?
(d)How was the owl?
(e)What did the owl turn to the dove for?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer

1. (a) (iii) exhausted;
(b) (iv) fatigue;
(c) (ii) unwillingness;
(d) (iv) voraciously;
(e) (iii) kind-hearted.

2. (a) The dove and the bat searched for a shelter.
(b)The bat praised the owl with the thought of getting more food.
(c)The dove couldn’t eat because she was very tired and flattering.
(d)The owl was a selfish.
(e)The owl turned to the dove to know about him.

3. Same as Set 1

Set 4

1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.

(a)Grumpy
i. well-behaved
ii. well-mannered
iii. ill-tempered
iv. courteous

(b)unwillingly
i. reluctantly
ii. carefully
iii. happily
iv. eagerly

(c)brave
i. brief
ii. brevity
iii. courage
iv. courageous

(d)praise
i. condemn
ii. admire
iii. perfer
iv. dislike

(e)generous
i. tough
ii. liberal
iii. cruel
iv. hard

2. Answer the following questions.

(a)Who were the two good friends?
(b)What did they decide to do?
(c)How was the owl?
(d)Why did the bat praise the owl?
(e)How did the owl feel at the bat’s flattery?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer 

1. (a) (iii) ill-tempered;
(b) (i) reluctantly;
(c) (iv) courageous;
(d) (ii) admire;
(e) (ii) liberal.

2. (a) A dove and a bat were the two good friends.
(b)They decided to set out on a journey.
(c)The owl was grumpy.
(d)The bat praised the owl for getting more food.
(e)The owl felt himself as wise and brave as possible at the bat’s flattery.

3. Same as Set 1

Set 5

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.

(a)’To set out’ in the passage is a ————–.
i. verbal phrase
ii. noun phrase
iii. prepositional phrase
iv. adverbial phrase

(b)The owl opened the door at the ————–.
i. knocking
ii. knocked
iii. knoackaging
iv. knock down

(c)The bat is a ————–.
i. hypocrite
ii. hypocracy
iii. hypocritic
iv. hypocritically

(d)The two heartless friends ————– the dove.
i. attacked
ii. called a spade a spade
iii. fought with
iv. started to torture

(e)The dove will be awarded by the ————–.
i. romantic poet
ii. ancient poet
iii. love poet
iv. love theme

2. Answer the following questions.

(a)What made the two helpless creatures to knock at the door of the owl?
(b)Whose insistence has compeled the owl to give shelter in his house and how?
(c)Why did the dove remain silent at the praise of the bat?
(d)How did the bat praise the owl outwardly?
(e)What is the moral of the story?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

 Answer 

1. (a) (i) verbal phrase;
(b) (i) knocking;
(c) (i) hypocrite;
(d) (i) attacked;
(e) (i) romantic poet.

2. (a) Dark night and heavy rainfall made the two helpless creatures knock at the door of the owl.
(b)The insistence of the bat has compelled the owl to give shelter in his house. It was possible for the flattery of the bat.
(c)The dove remained silent at the praise of the bat because he did not like flattery.
(d)The bat praised the owl outwardly by his flattery
(e)The moral of the story is that justice is divine.

3. Same as Set 1

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Set 6

1. Choose the best answer from the following alternatives.
(a)Generous is connected with ————–.
i. general
ii. generation
iii. liberal
iv. high

(b)What is the relationship between the dove and the bat?
i. classmates
ii. cousins
iii. friends
iv. brothers

(c)The storm came at ————–.
i. night
ii. dawn
iii. dusk
iv. noon

(d)The owl was ————–.
i. young
ii. old
iii. teenaged
iv. tender in age

(e)The term ‘grumpy’ refers to ————–.
i. cruel
ii. directly
iii. harsh
iv. ill-tempered

2. Read the text again. Now answer the following questions.

(a)What did the two friends decide?
(b)Why did the bat praise the owl?
(c)Have the cruel bat and the owl been punished and the honest dove rewarded properly on the part of God? If yes/ not, how?
(d)What happened after the journey?
(e)Why did they look for a shelter?

3. Write the summary of the passage in around 50 words.

Answer 

1. (a) (iii) liberal;
(b) (iii) friends;
(c) (i) night;
(d) (ii) old;
(e) (iv) ill-tempered.

2. (a) Two friends decided to set out on a journey.
(b)The bat praised the owl to get more food from him.
(c)Yes, they have been. The cruel bat and the owl cannot see and move in the daylight while the dove is rewarded for her truthfulness. The dove’s name shall be used by the poets as long as the world lasts to rhyme with love.
(d)After the journey, they were very tired. They needed to sit down and take a rest.
(e)They looked for a shelter because night fell and it was dark all around. At the same time a storm rose and it started to rain heavily.
3. Same as Set 1

 

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