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Class- III, , Date – 20/01/22, , Subject- English Reader, Chapter- 20, The Selfish Giant, COMPREHENSION, A. Choose the correct option., 1. In the beginning, the Giant was, a. selfish ✔, b. greedy., c. hungry, 2. The Frost painted all the trees, a. silver. ✔, b. white., c. brown., 3. Who rattled and broke the slates, on the roof?, a. Hail ✔, b. Frost, c. Snow, 4. The beautiful music that the giant, heard one morning was from, a. a little bird., , ✔, , b. the village band., c. the king's musicians., 5. The little boy cried because

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a. he felt cold in the garden., b. he was scared of the giant., c. he could not climb the tree., , ✔, , B. Complete the sentences., 1. When the selfish Giant saw the children playing in his garden for the, first time, he, Ans. roared in anger and put up a notice saying, ‘Trespassers will be, prosecuted’., 2. The four visitors at the Giant's garden after he had driven the children, out of his garden were, Ans. Snow, Frost, North Wind and Hail., , 3. Spring did not visit the Giant's garden because he, Ans. had driven the children out of his garden., , C. Answer the questions., 1. Why did the children like to play in the Giant's garden?, Ans. The Giant’s garden was large and lovely, with twelve peach trees. These, trees had beautiful pink flowers in the spring-time and bore a lot of fruit, during autumn. The birds sat on the trees and sang sweetly. So the children, were very happy to be there., 2. What was the marvellous sight that met the Giant's eyes one day?, Ans. He saw that the children had crept in through a little hole in the wall,, and were sitting on the branches of the trees. The trees were covered with, blossoms. The birds were flying about and twittering and the flowers peeped, through the grass. It was a lovely scene., 3. Why was the Giant angry when he saw his little friend again after, many years?

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Ans. The Giant was angry when he saw his little friend because there were, prints of nails on his palms and feet. He thought somebody had wounded the, little boy., 4. What did the little boy say when the Giant asked him about his, wounds?, Ans. The little boy replied that they were wounds of love., 5. Who do you think the little boy was?, Ans. The little boy might be God who helped the Giant to have a change of, heart, and came the second time to take the old and feeble Giant to his, garden, which is Paradise.