There was a family of rabbits who lived near a pack of wolves. The wolves announced that they did not like the way the rabbits were living. One night several wolves were killed in an earthquake and the rabbits were blamed for it, for it was well known that rabbits pound on the ground with their hind legs and cause earthquake. On another night, one of the wolves was struck by the bolt of lightning and this was also blamed on the rabbits, for it was well known that lettuce-eaters cause lightning. The wolves threatened to civilise the rabbits if they didn’t behave, and the rabbits decided to run away to a desert island. But the other animals that lived at a great distance shamed them saying, “You must stay where you are and be brave. There is no world for escapists. If the wolves attack you, we will come to your aid.” So, the rabbits continued to live near the wolves. One day there was a terrible flood which drowned a great many wolves. This was blamed on the rabbits, for it was well known that carrot nibblers with long ears cause floods. The wolves descended on the rabbits for their own good and imprisoned them in a dark cave for their own protection. When nothing was heard about the rabbits for some weeks, the other animals demanded to know what had happened to them. The wolves replied that the rabbits had been eaten and since they had been eaten, the affair was a purely internal matter. “They were trying to escape,” said the wolves, “and, as you know, this is no world for escapists.” - James Thurber Based on the basis of your understanding of the above passage answer the following questions (Q3-10) : Which adjective best describes the wolves? (1 Point) clever tender compassionate merciful 4.Who was held responsible for the problems experienced by the wolves? (1 Point) earthquake flood the rabbits lightning 5.Why were the rabbits put behind bars? (1 Point) They were feeble. They deliberately put the wolves in trouble. They were fearsome. The wolves wanted to discipline them. 6.The animals stopped the rabbits from leaving the jungle because: (1 Point) They wanted to help the wolves catch them. They wanted the rabbits to be punished. They wanted to help the rabbits. They did not want the rabbits to run away from the problem. 7.Synonym of ‘accused’ is: (1 Point) pound hind blamed announced 8.Synonym of ‘assist’ is: (1 Point) aid shamed hind brave 9.Antonym of ‘pleasant’ is: (1 Point) descended imprisoned terrible blamed 10.Antonym of ‘coward’ is : (1 Point) escapists brave lettuce-eaters aid 11.Rearrange the words to make sentences. Put a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark at the end of each as required. (Q11-14) happy/ receive/ quite/ was/ I/ the/ to/ prize/ firstImmersive Reader (1 Point)
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Answer:
3. Clever.
4. The rabbits.
5. The wolves wanted to discipline them.
6. They did not want the rabbits to run away from the problem.
7. Blamed.
8. Aid.
9. Terrible.
10. Brave.
11. I was quite happy to receive the first prize.
Explanation:
3. The adjective that best describes the wolves in this story is "Clever" because they cleverly told the other animals the reason why they imprisoned the rabbits and the animals believed them.
4. The rabbits were held responsible for the problems experienced by the wolves because the wolves always blamed the rabbits and their habits for the problems that fell upon the wolves.
5. The rabbits were put behind bars because the wolves wanted to discipline them.
6. The animals stopped the rabbits from leaving the jungle because they did not want the rabbits to run away from the problem and they wanted them to be brave and face the wolves.
7. The synonym of 'accused' is blamed.
8. The synonym of 'assist' is aid.
9. The antonym of 'pleasant' is terrible.
10. The antonym of 'coward' is brave.
11. The correct of the words in this sentence that is to be rearranged is, " I was quite happy to receive the first prize."