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Comprehension Skills

A. Tick () the correct answer.

1. The emperor lived in ____________.
India Japan China

2. The palace was made of ____________.

marble porcelain glass

3. The emperor heard the songs of the ____________.

courtiers parrot nightingale

4. The toy bird sang sweetly ____________.

and looked beautiful but was not beautiful

but sang the same songs

5. The emperor got well because of ____________.

the nightingale’s songs the toy bird’s music

some medicines

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The nightingale was plain-looking but sang _______________.

2. One day, the emperor received a gift from a king of a distant land, which was
a toy _______________.

3. The toy bird had wings made of _______________ and a crown of _______________.

4. The nightingale felt _______________ and flew away sadly into the forest.

5. When the emperor became ill, he wished to hear the song of the ____________.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. What did the emperor do when he heard the song of the nightingale?

2. Where did the emperor’s servants keep the nightingale?

3. What gift did the emperor receive?

4. Why did the nightingale feel sad?

5. What happened to the toy bird?

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