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Just then George, with his little hatchet, came into the room. “George,” said his father, “do
you know who has killed my beautiful little cherry tree yonder in the garden? I would not have
taken five guineas for it!”
This was a hard question to answer, and for a moment George was staggered by it, but
quickly recovering himself he cried: “I cannot tell a lie, father, you know I cannot tell a lie! I did
cut it with my little hatchet.”
The anger died out of his father’s face, and taking the boy tenderly in his arms, he said:
“My son, that you should not be afraid to tell the truth is more to me than a thousand trees! yes,
though they were blossomed with silver and had leaves of the purest gold!”
11. What can you learn from the story?
a. We have to be honest.
b. We should care and love to each other.
c. We shall not blame other people if we don’t have a proof.
d. We shall solve any problems calmly and wisely.
12. What does the third paragraph tell us about?
a. The death of a cherry tree. c. The angry man.
b. The naughty boy. d. The honest boy
13. “He tried the edge of his hatchet on the trunk of the tree and barked it so that it died.”
(Paragraph 2). The word ‘it’ refers to __________.
a. the garden c. his mother’s pea-sticks
b. George’s hatchet d. a young English cherry tree
14. “Some time after this, his father discovered what had happened . . . .” (Paragraph 3). What is
the synonym of the underlined word?
a. Revealed. c. Searched.
b. Protected. d. Found out.
15. George used ________ to bark his father’s favorite tree.
a. a knife c. an ax
b. a handsaw d. a sickle
For questions 16 and 17, complete the text with the correct words.
On a bright and sunny day I went fishing. When I reached the jetty, I put a worm on the
hook and threw the line in and waited for the fish to bite. I was very (16) ________ when I did
not catch anything after waiting for three hours. I pulled the line and to my surprise, there was a
small fish at the end of the line. (17) ________ was so small that I did not feel anything on the
line. I was even more surprised when the fish started to talk, “Let me go; otherwise
I will turn you into a frog.” I was so startled that I just stared at it.
16. a. happy c. interested
b. good d. disappointed
17. a. It c. He
b. She d. They
18. entering – the earth – when – his – father
1 2 3 4 5
shoke – office – was – the quake
6 7 8 9
The correct arrangement of the words is ________.
a. 5–8–1–7–4–3–9–6–2 c. 1–4–7–3–9–6–2–5–8
b. 8–5–1–4–7–3–9–6–2 d. 5–8–1–4–7–3–9–6–2
Read the text and answer questions 19 and 20.