Question

Then they dragged him out of the doors ,taking a spade and hoe with them .No sooner had the dog got near a
pine tree growing in the garden than he began to paw and scratch the ground, as if a mighty treasure lay beneath.
“Quick wife hand me the spade and the hoe! Cried the old fool as he danced with joy. Then the covetous old
fellow with a spade, and the old crone, with a hoe began to dig there was nothing but a dead kitten, the smell of
which made them drop their tools and shut their noses.
Q 1 Which action of the dog tells you that he had found something?
Q2 Name the tools the wicked old fool had carried with him?
Q3 Who is the old crone?
Q 4 Upon digging the ground what was found?
Q 5 This extract is taken from which lesson ? Who is the writer of this lesson?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. when the dog began to scratch the ground.

2. spade and a hoe

3. sorry mate ....I'm not sure about the answer.

4. a dead kitten

5. this extract is taken from the chapter 'the ashes that made trees bloom'

writer is William Elliot Griffis.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. the dog began to paw and scratch the ground tells that he has found something

2. spade and hoe

3. the old crown is reffred to the old man's wife

4. a dead kitten

5. this look in your book