What did the author find in a junk shop?
What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?
Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?
The story of an ant’s life sounds almost untrue.
The italicised phrase means
(i) highly exaggerated.
(ii) to remarkable to be true.
(iii) not based on facts.
What did he find in a secret drawer? Who do you think had put it in there?
Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Complete the following sentences.
(i) An ant is the smallest, _______________________________________________
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(ii) We know a number of facts about an ant’s life because
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Who had written the letter, to whom, and when?
What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?
Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.
1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions, _______________________________
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2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men ___________________
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3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable ___________________
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4. The king requested the hermit ____________________________________________.
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s wound, _______________________
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In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful?