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Full mark: 50
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 1 and 2.
Once upon a time, a dove and a bat were very good friends. One day, the two friends decided to set out on a
journey. They flew over the rivers and hills and came to a big jungle. Both the friends were very tired, they
needed to sit down and take a rest. Soon night fell and it was dark all around. A storm rose. It started to ran
heavily. The dove and the bat started to look for a shelter.
They came upon a century-old rain tree. An owl had his nest in that tree. The dove and the best knocked at
the owl's door. The old grumpy owl opened the door. The dove and the bat requested him to give them
shelter
. The owl unwillingly let them in. The two birds were hungry too. They begged for some food. The
selfish owl was not happy. However, he shared his dinner with ther. The dove was so tired that she could
hardly eat. But the bat was sly. He ate greedily. He began to praise the owl with the thought of getting more
food. The bat said, "O wise and brave owl, you are the most generous person I have ever seen. You ze
powerful and mighty."
The owl was very pleased at the bat's flattery. He puffed and ruffled himself, trying to look as wise and
brave as possible. Then he turned to the dove and asked, "Now little dove, what do you think about toe?
1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the
corresponding number of the answers in your answer script:
(a) A dove and a bat reached a big jungle after -
() fly over the rivers and bills
(ii) flew over the rivers and hills
(iii) flying over the rivers and hills
(iv) flies over the rivers and hills
(b) The dove and the bat needed to take rest due to their
(1) tired
(ii) tiring (iii) tiredness (iv) loneliness
(c) The word 'decide' means -
(1) take opinion (11) believe strongly (in) think carefully (iv) make protest
(d) The owl let the dove and the bat in against his
() willing (ii) willingly
(iv) unwilling
(e) The bat was -- and greedy.
O brave
(ii) wise
(int) cuming (iv) generous
(0) The word 'generous' means -
(i) general (ii) generation
(ii) liberal
(iv) high
(g) The bat ate food -
() stealthily (ii) indifferently (ii) slowly (iv) voraciously
2. Answer the following questions from your reading of the above text.
(a) How did the dove and the bat become tired?
(b) Why did the dove and the bat look for shelter?
(c) What did the dove and the bat request the owl for?
(d) What was the reason of the bat's praising the owd?
(iii) will
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srry it's too long but are you asking your whole exam paper here? lol
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