Question

7.Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

One winter morning he looked out of his window as he was dressing . He did not

hate the Winter now, for he knew that it was merely the spring asleep, and that the

flowers were resting. Suddenly he rubbed his eyes in wonder, and looked and looked.

It certainly was a marvelous sight. In the farthest corner of the garden was a tree quite

covered with lovely white blossoms. Its branches were all golden, and sliver fruit

hung down from them, and underneath it stood the little boy he had loved. Downstairs

ran the giant in great joy, and out into the garden. He hastened across the grass, and

came near the child. And when he came quite close his face grew red with anger, and

he said, “Who hath dared to wound thee?” For on the palms of the child’s hands were

the prints of two nails, and the prints of two nails were on his little feet.

“Who hath dared to wound thee?” cried the Giant. “Tell me, that I may take my big

sword and slay him.”

“Nay!” answered the child, “but these are the wounds of love.”

“Who art thou?” said the Giant, and a strange awe fell on him, and he knelt before the

little child.

And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, “You let me play once in your

garden, today you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise.”

And when the children ran in that afternoon, they found the Giant lying dead under

the tree, all covered with white blossoms.

Questions :

i. Why did the giant not hate the winter any more?

ii. What marvellous sight did the giant see one winter morning?

iii. Who was under that beautiful tree?

iv. Why did the giant become angry?

v. How did the little boy offer to repay the giant’s kindness?​

Answer 1

Answer:1)he did not hate the winter because he knew that it was merely the sping asleep

2) he saw the farthest corner of the garden he saw a tree quite covered with lovely white blossoms its branches were all golden and silver friut which gave a marvellous sight

3)there was a little boy under the beautiful tree

4)his face became anger because the little boy hastened across the grass