A. Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The word ‘sultry’ means
Answer: (b) very hot and uncomfortable
2. The word that means ‘unwillingly’ is
Answer: (b) reluctantly
3. When Cyril looked out of the window he saw
Answer: (a) a flock of sheep
4. The aunt told the children a story about
Answer: (d) a little girl
5. The aunt was very sure that the bachelorโs story would have an improper ending so she
Answer: (d) interrupted him and completed the story.
B. Answer the following
1. How did the children find the story told by the aunt?
Answer: The children found the aunt’s story boring, uninteresting, and “stupid.”
2. What type of the story the bachelor told the children?
Answer: The bachelor told an interesting story about a extraordinarily good girl named Bertha, but with a twist where her goodness led to an unexpected ending.
3. Why did not there were any sheep in the park?
Answer: Because the Prince’s mother had a dream that her son would be killed either by a sheep or by a clock falling on him, so the Prince kept no sheep in his park.
4. How was Bertha saved?
Answer: According to the aunt’s interruption, Bertha was saved when the prince shot the wolf with his bow and arrow.
5. Why did the bachelor thank the aunt?
Answer: He thanked her for interrupting and giving the story a happy ending instead of an improper one.
