Abraham Lincoln (1809 -1865) was President of the United States from 1861 to 1865.Once a very rich man
came to him with a case. Lincoln was then practicing as a lawyer. This man wanted Lincoln to take a poor
neighbour to court for not paying back a small sum of two and half a dollars. The poor man had refused to
pay it because, he said, he didn’t really owe it. Lincoln had an idea. He agreed to take up the case if he was
paid ten dollars, cash down. The rich man readily paid him the cash. Lincoln at once went and gave the
other man five dollars and said, ’’Now go and pay two and half dollars to that neighbour of yours and take
two and half dollars for yourself.’’ Both Lincoln and the poor man gained some money and the rich man was
completely satisfied.
Choose the correct option to answer each question
1. Why did the rich man want to take his poor neighbour to court?
(a) For not paying back his money.
(b) For not giving back his car.
(c) For stealing his money.
(d) None of the above.
2. How much money did the rich man say the poor man owed to him?
(a) Three and a half dollars.
(b) Two and a half dollars.
(c) Two dollars.
(d) Three dollars.
3. Why was the poor man refusing to pay the rich man?
(a) Because he didn’t really owe it.
(b) Because he had no money with him.
(c) Because he had become greedy.
(d) None of the above.
4. On what condition did Lincoln agree to take up the rich man’s case?
(a) If the poor man paid him ten dollars.
(b) If the rich man him fifty dollars.
(c) If he was paid ten dollars, cash down.
(d) None of the above
5. Which word in the passage is the synonym of ‘declined’
(a) Reacted.
(b) Satisfied.
(c) Escaped.
(d) Refused.
Answers
Explanation:
Abraham Lincoln (1809 -1865) was President of the United States from 1861 to 1865.Once a very rich man
came to him with a case. Lincoln was then practicing as a lawyer. This man wanted Lincoln to take a poor
neighbour to court for not paying back a small sum of two and half a dollars. The poor man had refused to
pay it because, he said, he didn’t really owe it. Lincoln had an idea. He agreed to take up the case if he was
paid ten dollars, cash down. The rich man readily paid him the cash. Lincoln at once went and gave the
other man five dollars and said, ’’Now go and pay two and half dollars to that neighbour of yours and take
two and half dollars for yourself.’’ Both Lincoln and the poor man gained some money and the rich man was
completely satisfied.
Choose the correct option to answer each question
1. Why did the rich man want to take his poor neighbour to court?
(a) For not paying back his money.
(b) For not giving back his car.
(c) For stealing his money.
(d) None of the above.
2. How much money did the rich man say the poor man owed to him?
(a) Three and a half dollars.
(b) Two and a half dollars.
(c) Two dollars.
(d) Three dollars.
3. Why was the poor man refusing to pay the rich man?
(a) Because he didn’t really owe it.
(b) Because he had no money with him.
(c) Because he had become greedy.
(d) None of the above.
4. On what condition did Lincoln agree to take up the rich man’s case?
(a) If the poor man paid him ten dollars.
(b) If the rich man him fifty dollars.
(c) If he was paid ten dollars, cash down.
(d) None of the above
5. Which word in the passage is the synonym of ‘declined’
(a) Reacted.
(b) Satisfied.
(c) Escaped.
(d) Refused.
Answers are given below:
(1) (a) For not paying back his money.
According to the poor man, he did not owe any money to the rich man and hence was not obliged to pay it back.
(2) (b) Two and a half dollars
According to the rich man, the poor man owed him two and a half dollars and refused to pay it back.
(3) (a) Because he didn’t really owe it
The poor man asserted that the rich man was accusing him of false allegations of non-repayment of debt.
(4) (c) If he was paid ten dollars, cash down
Lincoln asserted that he will comply with the rich man's demand if he agreed to pay him ten dollars right away.
(5) (d) Refused
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