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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 old woman lived in a big house.

2. The old woman was very poor.

3. The old woman suddenly became blind one day.

4. The physician cured the woman of her blindness.

5. The old woman cheated the physician.

Comprehension Skills

A. Tick () the correct answer.

1. The old woman lived ______________.

a. with her son b. with her husband c. alone

2. The old woman became blind because ______________.

a. of old age b. of a disease c. of an accident

3. The physician cured the woman in ______________.

a. two weeks b. a year c. a month
4. The old woman knew that the physician had stolen the things because ______________.

a. she saw him taking them b. no one else visited her

c. her neighbour told her about it

5. The old woman was happy because ______________.

a. she was cured b. she could see all her things

c. the physician did not take the reward

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. As the old woman grew older, her ______________ got weaker and weaker.

2. The physician from a far-off land claimed to have a special ______________ that could
cure the old woman.

3. The old woman realized many things in her house were ______________ after her
eyesight was restored.
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