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Comprehension Skills

A. Choose the right option.

1. The king wanted to know the right time to _____________.

a . get married b. begin everything c. wage a war

2. The person who gave the king the right answers was a _____________.

a . doctor b. hermit c. warrior

3. The hermit was widely known for ___________.

a . his wisdom b. his miracles c. his magical powers

4. The hermit received none but ____________.

a. priests b. kings c. common folk

5. The bearded man was the king’s_____________.

a . enemy b. friend c. advisor

B. Write T for true and F for false statements.
1. The king did not agree with answers given by people in his kingdom. ( )

2. The king decided to consult a hermit. ( )

3. The king went to the hermit in royal robes. ( )
4. The people the king most needed were doctors. ( )

5. The hermit gave the right answers to the king’s questions. ( )

C. Answer the questions given below.

1. What did the king want to know?
2. What were the answers to the first question?

3. What were the answers to the second question?

4. Who was the bearded man? How he did get wounded?
5. What were the answers given by the hermit?

Vocabulary Skills

A. Choose the meaning of the words in bold.
1. The politicians proclaimed that free education would be given to all poor students.

a . promised b. announced c. decided

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