Question

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions based on it : more Did you ever hear the story of Newton and his little dog, Diamond ? One day, when he was fifty years old, and had been hard at work than twenty years studying a very difficult subject, he went out of his room, leaving his little dog asleep before the fire. On the table, laya heap of written papers, containing all the facts which Newton had found out during his twenty years of study. When his master was gone, up rose little Diamond, jumped upon the table and overthrew a lighted candle. The papers at once caught fire. Just as they were all burnt, Newton opened the door and saw that the labour of twenty years were reduced to a heap of ashes. There stood little Diamond who had done all the mischief. Almost any other man would have punished the dog. But Newton patted him on his head as kindly as usual, although grief was at his heart. "O Diamond”, cried he, "You little know the mischief you have done !" a) Answer the following questions briefly : i) What lay upon the table ? Ans. ii) Where was the dog ? Ans. 32​





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Answer:

Answer the following questions briefly:

i) On the table were a heap of papers, on which was written all the facts Newton had found during his 20 years of study.

ii) The dog was asleep before the fire.

iii) As Newton went away, Diamond jumped on the table and destroyed his master's work by lighting it on fire with a candle.

iv) Due to the dog's mischief, all of Newton's work that he had done in 20 years were all turned to ashes.

v) The moral of the story is that dogs aren't as secure a companion and that you have to safeguard your precious things yourself.

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