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Word Power



          dusk: evening or sunset when it is getting dark           priest: an important member of a church

          merchant: a person who buys and sells goods               levite: one who assists a priest
          (a trader)                                                Samaritan: a person from Samaria


          pleasant: nice, giving                                    inn: a hotel

          fled: ran away from a place


               Listening  Skills



          Listen to the story first. Then your teacher will read out the statements given below.
          Say whether they are true or false.

               1.  The ‘Good Samaritan’ is a parable from the Bible.

               2.  The merchant carried some money with him.


               3.  The Levite helped the merchant.

               4.  The Jews liked the Samaritans.

               5.  The merchant remembered the Samaritan all his life.


               Comprehension Skills



          A.  Tick () the correct answer.

              1.  The Jewish merchant set out ______________.

                   a.      early in the morning      b.      late in the evening       c.     at night

              2.  The merchant went on a journey ______________.

                   a.      with his friends          b.      with his family           c.     alone

              3.  The merchant went ______________.

                   a.      in a cart                 b.      on foot                   c.     on a horse

              4.  The merchant was saved by a ______________.

                   a.      priest                    b.      Levite                    c.     Samaritan

              5.  The Samaritan took the merchant to ______________.

                   a.      his house                 b.      a nearby inn              c.     a hospital

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