Question

There was a lion who was the king of the forest. He was big, fierce and strong. All the

other animals brought him gifts from every corner of the forest. They were really afraid

of him.

‘King must have ministers to help him’, the lion thought one day. And he sent for the fox.

You are known to be veiy wise and clever. I want you to be my Home Minister.’

“Many many thanks for this honour, your majesty”, said the fox, bowing low.

Then he called a panther and said, “You are known to be veiy alert and swift-footed.

You will be my Defence Minister.”

“Thank you, Sir,” said the panther.

The next to be summoned was a crow.

“You can fly high and can see distant objects. So you’ll be my Foreign Minister.”

“I am grateful to you, my master,” said the crow. The three ministers swore to remain

loyal to the king. The lion, in return promised to feed and protect them.

1.On the basis of the reading of the above passage complete the following sentences:

(a) The forest animals were afraid of the lion because

(b) The new idea that came to the lion’s mind was

(c) The lion appointed the fox his Home Minister because

2. Find words from the above passage that mean the same as

(a) violent (b) watchful​

Answer 1

Answer:

Q1. Ans- a) The forest animals were afraid of the lion because he was big, fierce and strong.

Q2. Ans- a) fierce

b)alert.

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Answer 2

Answer:

he is the king of forest and he used to kill animals to eat