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Word Power

wise: clever bees: insects

fame: being well-known buzz: sound of bees

garland: formed of flowers on a string impressed: think that someone is good

artificial: not real honoured: respected

puzzled: unable to understand wisdom: ability to think and act by utilizing

indeed: to be sure knowledge and commonsense

Listening Skills

Listen to the text carefully as your teacher reads it out. Then say whether the
statements given below are true or false.

1. King Solomon was very wise. ____________
2. Queen Sheba wanted to present the garlands to King Solomon. ____________

3. The bees sat on the garland of flowers in her right hand. ____________
4. The queen was impressed with King Solomon. ____________

5. King Solomon honoured the queen with many gifts. ____________

Comprehension Skills

A. Tick () the correct answer.

1. Many people came to see King Solomon because he was _____________.

very good looking very wise

very rich

2. The garland in the left hand was made out of _____________.

real flowers artificial flowers plastic leaves

3. The flowers in the two garlands looked _____________.

different alike beautiful

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