Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
A wolf was having its meal. A bone got stuck
in his throat. Being in great pain, he went to a crane and asked if she could take
out-the bone with her beak, “If you help me in this way, I Shall reward you
well”, he said. The crane agreed to it. The bold crane, therefore, put the thin
beak down the wolf’s throat and soon had the bone out. Then she asked, “Now,
where is my reward?”
“You silly bird!” snared the wolf, don’t you
know that the animal which puts its head between my jaws is lucky to escape with
its life? That is the reward enough for you.”
(a) Choose the correct alternative:-
(i) The wolf had a great pain in his—
(a) Throat
(b) neck
(c) head
(d) jaw
(ii) “Bold’ means—
(a) lucky
(b) silly
(c) fearless
(d) kind
(iii) “The crane agreed to it.” Here ‘it?
means —
(a) only helping the wolf
(b) taking out the bone
(c) helping the wolf and getting a reward
(d) only getting a reward.
(iv) The wolf asked the crane to help him
because she was a—
(a) silly bird
(b) friendly bird
(c) kind and bold bird
(d) bird with a long beak.
(b) Do you think that the wolf kept his
promise?
(c) Why was the crane really lucky?
