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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:, I remember another funny incident about Bhola Grandpa related by my father. It had been, a rainy afternoon. Bhola Grandpa, wild with excitement, told my father and his friends that, he had seen a gang of pirates. They were burying a large box under one of the sand, dunes on the seashore by our village. At once father and his friends started looking for, the hidden treasure. Evening passed on to night. Moonlight came in through the clouds., A pack of jackals were howling. It was past midnight. At this point of time, Bhola Grandpa, confessed that there was no real treasure. It was all a dream which he had during his, midday nap. Once Bhola Grandpa had a great adventure in the Sunderbans. In those, days Royal Bengal tigers freely roamed the dense jungles of the Sunderbans. People, took care to move about only in groups, particularly after sundown. One evening, Bhola, Grandpa was returning from the weekly market. Suddenly at a distance of about five yards, behind him, he heard the growl of a Royal Bengal tiger. Bhola Grandpa turned and found, the bright gaze of the tiger on his face. Bhola Grandpa instantly climbed up a nearby, banyan tree. The tiger roared and circled the tree about a hundred times. Then it settled, down under a bush without taking its eyes off him. With nightfall, the forest grew dark and, silent. Bhola Grandpa could hear the tiger beating its tail on the dry leaves. Hours passed., Activity 1, Write the correct answers from the given alternatives: 1×3=3, (i) Bhola Grandpa had seen a gang of pirates, a) at the sea shore b) in the forest, , c) at the river bank d) in his mid-day nap, , (ii) After sunset people used to go out of door in groups because of, a) robbers, , b) snakes, , c) Royal Bengal Tigers, , d) pirates, , (iii) On seeing the tiger Bhola Grandpa climbed up the, a) neem tree b) banyan tree, , c) mango tree, , d) banana tree, , Activity 2, Answer the following questions : 2×2 = 4, a) What were the pirates doing when Bhola Grandpa saw them?

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Ans: The pirates were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the sea, shore by their village when Bhola Grandpa saw them., b) Why did people move in groups, particularly after sundown?, Ans: In those days Royal Bengal Tigers freely roamed the dense forests of the, Sundarbans. For that people moved in groups particularly after sundown for their safety., Activity 3, Change the mode of narration of the following sentences : 1×3 = 3, a) Raka said to her sister, “Will you go to the library tomorrow?”, Ans: Raka asked her sister if she would go to the library the next day., b) Mr. Roy says, “My nephew is very good at sports.”, Ans: Mr. Roy says that his nephew is very good at sports., c) My grandmother said to me, “May you live long.”, Ans: My grandmother wished me that I might live long., , Activity 4, Write a story (in about 100 words) using the following hints. Add a suitable title to, the story. 10, Hints : art competition – participants include three artists – one draws a bunch of flowers,, another some fruits, third draws a curtain – bees sit on the flowers – birds come to eat, fruits – curtain deceives the judges – third artist wins the prize, Competition Among Three Artists, Once upon a time, there were three great artists in a kingdom. They were very proud of, themselves. Each of them thought himself to be the best painter. They held a competition, to decide who was the best artist among them. The king was appointed as the judge of, the competition. The first artist drew a bunch of flowers. The second artist painted a, basket of fruits, while the third artist painted a curtain. The flower was so natural that a, bee sat on it for honey. Some birds tried to eat the fruit. All the people praised the artists., Then the judge went to see what was behind the curtain by lifting it up. In his amazement, the king realized that the curtain is painted . The spellbound king declared the third painter, as winner. Though the paintings of other painters deceived animals, the third painting, deceived the most intelligent creature, human.