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RUOTE at (ii) 'Nought' means a star in the sky. Reading Comprehension (Unseen) 3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow : Once there lived two painters in a certain town of Persia whose fame had spread afar. Both were so good at their work that it was hard to say who was the better painter of the two. So it was settled that each have to draw a picture and the judges would decide whose work was better. One of the painters painted a bunch of grapes which looked so natural that the birds came and pecked at it. The judges were struck with wonder and thought he was surely going to win. When they went to see another painter's work, the first painter pointed to a screen before their eyes. The other painter thought that the real picture was kept behind that screen and went forward to see it. But he was greatly surprised to find no screen there as the picture was painted on the wall. The judges were speechless to see this wonderful creation and announced the second painter's work to be the best. A. Fill in the blanks with information from the passage in Questions No. 3: 1x4=4 (1) Once lived in two famous painters. (ii) Both the painters were (iii) The judges were there to (iv) Finally, the honour was given to 2x2=4 B. Answer the following questions : (i) What did the judges think at first ? 6 Ans. (ii) Why did they change their opinion ? Ans. 1x4=4 12x4=2 C. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements : (i) The two painters were not so famous. (ii) It was very easy to say who was the better of the two. (iii) The second painter went forward to see the painting of the first painter. (iv) The judges had been successful at last to decide the better one. D. Complete the following sentences with information from the passage: (0) The picture of the first painter attracted (ii) The (iii) The painting of the second painter made the first painter (iv) The picture of the second painter was thought was very natural. behind the screen. bulany 8.​

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Answer: Both were so good at their work that it was hard to say who was the better painter of the two

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