The Little Fir Tree || Class 4 || English || Reading comprehension
Passage
1
Read
the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Shetty
the magician was returning home, when all of a sudden it began to rain. It
rained heavily. Shetty looked around for shelter and saw a pretty little fir
tree. He ran towards it as fast as he could.
Soon
the rain stopped. Shetty was happy, that he did not get wet.
“Thank
you, you have been kind to me. I would like to reward you. Ask for four wishes
and I will grant them,” said the magician.
The
sad fir tree had leaves like needles and no birds ever made their nests on it.
So it said, “I wish I had green leaves like my other friends.”
1. What
was Shetty?
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2. What
happened with Shetty, when he was returning home ?
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3. Why
was Shetty happy ?
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4. How
many wishes did Shetty offer to the fir tree ?
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5. What
did the fir tree ask in his first wish ?
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6. Find
the word from the passage which means “prize”.
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7. Write
the opposite of the word “cruel”.
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Next
morning, its wish was granted. Soon a goat came along and ate all the green
leaves. “Oh! Dear,” said the fir tree. “I wish I had gold leaves as goats do not
eat gold leaves.”
When
the little fir tree woke up the next morning it was surprised to see gold
leaves.
“How
happy I am!” it said.
A
man came along and stole the gold leaves.
“I
wish I had glass leaves instead. Men do not steal glass leaves.”
The
next day its glass leaves shone in the bright sun. “How happy I am!” it said.
At
night the wind blew whoo…oo…oo. All the glass leaves broke.
“Oh
Dear!” said the fir tree. I like my old needle-like leaves best, for goats do
not eat them.
No
man can steal them.
The
wind will do them no harm.”
1. Why
did the fir tree wish for gold leaves ?
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2. What
happened with the gold leaves of the fir tree?
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3. Why
did the tree wish for glass leaves ?
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4. How
did the glass leaves break?
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5. What
was the last wish of the fir tree ?
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6. Why
did the tree wish for its needle like leaves?
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7. What
is the present form ( V1 ) of the word ‘shone’?
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8. It
was surprised to see gold leaves. Find the describing word from the given sentence.
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9. Find
the opposite of the word ‘dull’ from the passage and write here.
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10. Join the two sentences by using and / or.
A
goat came along.
A goat ate all the green leaves.
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