Question

Once upon a time, in a small country, people decided to find out what it was that parents really liked the

most. A competition was organized. It would use the latest invention of Professor Crank-Shafte: the

Gladometer. To date, the Gladometer was the only machine that could measure joy and happiness. So

one by one, the children demonstrated their own particular talents to their parents. The Gladometer

faithfully measured their parents’ reaction.

One boy turned up with a trained dog; the dog sang and danced. A girl came and played the violin like an

angel, and an intelligent boy came and read his vey big book. The parents’ happiness was plain to see.

Finally; a boy came to the Gladometer carrying nothing. When the organizers asked him, what he was

going to do., he simply said, “Nothing, but I am very obedient.” This said, the machine measured such a

high reading that it began to vibrate violently and finally exploded. The boy, who had done nothing, won

all the prizes that day for solving the mystery of what pleases parents the most.

Answer the following: (5 x 1 = 5 marks)

a) Who invented the Gladometer?

b) What could the machine do?

c) Who won the competition?

d) Why did he win?

e) What do parents like the most?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Professor Crank Shafte

2) the machine could measure the joy and happiness of the people

3) the boy

4) because he done nothing

5) doing nothing, parents like most

Answer 2

Answer:

1. professor.crank-shafte
2. that could measure the joy and happiness
3. the boy who had done nothing won.
4. bcz,he is obedient
5. solving the mystery of day