Question

Q.1.Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:

Oncetherewasalittleboywhohadaverybadtemper.Hisfathergavehim abagofnails

andtold him tohammeranailintothebackofthefence,everytimehelosthistemper.The

firstdaytheboy drovethirty-sevennailsintothefence.Overthenextfewweeks,ashelearnt

tocontrolhisanger, thenumberofnailshammereddailygraduallydwindleddown.He

discovereditwaseasiertohold histemperthantodrivethosenailsintothefence.

Finallythedaycamewhentheboydidnotlosehistemperatall.Heholdhisfatheraboutit.

His fathersuggestedtohissontopulloutonenailforeachdaywhenhewasabletoholdhis

temper.Thedayspassedandtheyoungboywasfinallyabletotellhisfatherthatallthenails

weregone.The fathertookhissonbythehandandledhim tothefence.Hesaid,"Youhave

donewell,myson,but lookattheholesinthefence.Thefencewillneverbethesame.When

yousaythingsinanger,they leaveascarjustlikethisone.Youcanputaknifeinamanand

drawitout.itwillnotmatterhow manytimesyousayIam sorry,thewoundisstillthere.

“Averbalwoundisasbadasaphysical one”.

a. Whydidtheboy'sfathergivehimabagofnails?

b. Whydidthenumberofnailstheboyhammeredintothefencelesseneachday?

c. Whatdidtheboydiscover?

d. Wastheboyabletocontrolhisangerintheend?

e. Whatisthemoralofthestory?

Q.2.Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) to help him control his anger.

b) He slowly started to have control on his anger and as his father suggested to pull out a nail each time he controled his anger, son the number of nails lessened each day.

c) The boy discovered that A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

d) yes

e) moral: A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Explanation: