Question 1-5. Read the given passage from the story "The Mysterious Picture and answer the questions that follow
'Your Highness, may it please you to remember me and my donkey, Jeff, for just one more minute, Tyl replied. My donkey has been feeding himself fairly well all along the way on the thorns in the hedges and the grass on the roadside. But I have had nothing to eat for the past three days. My stomach has been complaining very loudly. Perhaps Your Highness can even hear it now. I have been feeding myself with dreams of good food and drink at your royal table.' The Archduke smiled and said, 'Well, my dear fellow, you will certainly have something more solid than dreams to feed on. But where is your donkey? 'I left him outside, opposite the palace. I shall be most grateful if Jeff is looked after. He needs a little fodder and lodging at night,' said Tyl. The Archduke immediately ordered the donkey to be taken care of and he added. "Treat it like one of my own animals.
1. Why is Jeff, the donkey not hungry?
2. Pick out the word from the passage that means 'food for animals'
3. 'I have been feeding myself with dreams'. What did Tyl dream of?
4. What expression does Tyl use to show that he is extremely hungry?
5. What does Archduke mean by saying, something more solid than dreams?
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- JEFF AND THE DONKEY WAS NOT HUNGRY BECAUSE THEY FEED THEMSELVES WITH THE DREAMS AND DRINK ON YOUR ROYAL TABLE.
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Explanation:
1. Jeff the donkey isn’t hungry because he ate the thorns on the hedges and the grass on the roadside this is why Jeff wasn’t hungry.
2. The word fodder from the passage means the same as animal feed.
3. Tyl has dreamed of eating good food and drinks at the royal table of Lord Archduke.
4. Tyl uses the expression “My stomach has been complaining loudly.” This expression shows that Tyl was extremely hungry.
5.Lord Archduke meant Tyl wouldn’t have to dream of food anymore, because he’ll be well fed.
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