Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
William Tell was instantly seized and taken
before the Government, who determined to take cruel revenge. Turning to the
captive he said, “I have heard that you are a famous archer. You can now prove
your skill.” Placing an apple upon the head of Tell’s little son, he ordered
the father to shoot the apple from his son’s head. Tell turned pale with fear,
but the lad himself called out, “Shoot, father! I am not afraid, for I know,
you will not miss.” The child’s brave words gave Tell self-confidence and he
fitted an arrow to his bow. While those around stood silent and anxious, he
raised his bow, shot, and the arrow flying straight and true to its mark, cut
the apply in two.
(i) Answer the following question:
(a) What had the Governor heard of William
Tell?
(b) How did the Governor want William Tell to
prove his skill?
(c) Why did William Tell turn pale with fear?
(d) How did the boy help William Tell to
regain his self-confidence?
(ii) Rewrite the following sentences replacing
the word/phrase in brackets with a word from the above passage to express the same
meaning:
(a) When the man saw the fire, he
(immediately) rang up the fire station.
(b) He (decided) to set up a shop in the
village.
