Cl 5 Reading Comprehension
I
Read the following passage carefully
An angry
king ordered his guards to put his minister in prison. The minister had argued
with the king on some law and order issue. One day, the emperor made a visit to
the prison. The minister was lost in his own world. The king told him, “I will
release you on one condition. You need to bring me a horse that is neither
white, nor black, nor brown, nor grey.” The minister was astonished at this
demand. However, he agreed to this condition.
A
week later, the minister came to the palace. “Have you found the horse?” the
king asked. “Yes, my Lord, “the minister replied. “But I will show him to you
only auspicious day.” The king agreed. “Let me know the next auspicious day.”
The minister replied, “I will show you the horse on any day, other than Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.” The king
burst out laughing. He was cleverly outsmarted by his minister. The minister
was released and promoted to the next higher position.
Answer
the questions that follow.
1.
The argument between the king and the minister was related to
a) Law and order issue.
b) Remuneration
issue.
c) Conquest
and defeat issue.
d) Religious issue.
2. Why did the king order his guards to put his
minister in the prison?
3. The minister was astonished at king’s demand
because
a) All
horses are either black or brown or grey or white.
b) There
were no horses in the kingdom.
c) There
was no time to find the horse that the king wanted.
d) It was
very easy to find the horse that the king wanted.
4. Write the antonym and synonym of reward
5. Why did the king laugh?
a) He understood the foolishness of his demand.
b) He liked
the joke that the minister cracked.
c) He felt
that the minister was being foolish.
d) He knew that the minister would go back to prison.
6. You outsmart a person when
a) act
cleverer than him.
b) you act
more cunning than him.
c) You
outwit him
d) You are
overcome by him.
II Read the following poem
carefully
Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor
you
But when the leaves hang trembling . The wind
is passing
through.
Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor
I
But when the trees bow down their heads The
wind is passing
by.
Oh wind, why do you never rest, Wandering ,
whistling to and fro,
Bringing rain out of the west from the dim
north bringing snow?
Answer the following questions
a. Suggest a suitable title for the poem.
b. Pick out two Pronouns from the
poem.
c. The wind is never at rest. What does it
do?
d. Find a pair of rhyming words from the poem.
Creative writing
I. You stay at a hostel. Write a letter to your younger
brother/sister telling him/her about your life a hostel. Also ask him/her to
study well, and take care of your parents.