THE TREE THAT NEVER STOPPED GIVING CLASS 8 ENGLISH LESSON 4
Reading Comprehension
A. Tick the correct answer:
1. The boy made a crown:
(a) of the tree’s bark
(b) of the tree’s leaves
(c) of the tree’s flowers
(d) of the tree’s stump.
2. every day, the boy spent hours:
(a) near the big and tall mango tree
(b) near the large and huge mango tree
(c) near the large and old mango tree
(d) near the long and huge mango tree.
3. The boy stripped the tree of every single mango and:
(a) sold them to get married
(b) sold them to make a house
(c) sold them to be travelled
(d) sold them to buy a car.
4. The boy who came back after a lapse of time was:
(a) very sad and worried
(b) injured and defeated
(c) very happy and delighted
(d) very bad-tempered.
5. The boy came back :
(a) playing and singing
(b) happy and satisfied
(c) sullen and complaining
(d) running and dancing.
6. Finally, the boy became :
(a) young and handsome man
(b) a thoughtful person
(c) a tired old man
(d) a generous old man.
7. The boy sat down in the warm sunshine on:
(a) grassy ground
(b) the tree stump
(c) a bench
(d) the branch of the tree.
Ans, 1 (b), 2. (c), 3. (a), 4. (a), 5. (c), 6. (c) 7. (b).
B. Read the lesson again and make a list of the problems of the boy and solutions provided by the tree. An example is done for you:
Problems | Solutions |
The boy needed money | The tree gave the Boy fruit to sell. |
The boy needed a house | The tree gave its branches |
The boy needed a boat | The tree gave its trunk |
The boy grew old and tired | The tree offered its stump to rest |
C. Answer the following questions:
1. Make a list of the things that help a tree to live.
Ans. The following things help a tree to live :
(i) Water, (ii) Air. (iii) Soil, (iv) Sunlight।
2. List all the things the boy said he needed.
Ans. The boy said that he needed the following things :
(i) Money
(ii) House
(iii) Boat
3. The boy looked sullen and complaining. Why?
Ans. The boy was looking sullen and complaining because he needed a house.
4. What happened at Inst?
Ans. In the end, the boy grew old and tired and the tree was reduced to a stump.
5. How did the boy spend his time?
Ans. The boy spent his time sitting down in the warm sunshine on the tree stump.
6. Who was more loving the boy or the tree? Why?
Ans. The tree was more loving than the boy because it sacrificed everything to keep the boy happy.