Passages For Comprehension
I – Passage for comprehension
Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions given below:
DOGS were once their own masters and lived the way wolves do, in freedom, until a dog was born who was ill pleased with this way of life. He was sick and tired of wandering about by himself looking for food and being frightened of those who were stronger than he.
He thought it over and decided that the best thing for him to do was to become the servant of one who was stronger than anyone on earth, and he set out to find such a master.
Questions:
1. What did the dog decide?
2. Name the lesson.
3. Use the phrase set out in a sentence of your own.
II – Passage for comprehension
Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions given below:
They walked on and soon saw a herd of cows, but just as they were about to come up to it they were stopped by a terrible noise. The cows were mooing loudly and running in a panic in all directions.
The Bear looked out from behind a tree, and then he too ran hastily deeper into the forest.
Questions:
1. Who does ‘They’ refer to?
2. Who was the Dog’s new master?
3. Pick out a word from the above passage that means ‘swiftly’.
III – Passage for comprehension
Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions given below:
“Oh, well, then I’ll say goodbye to you, Lion. I want a master who is stronger than anyone on earth!”
And off the Dog went to join the man and he stayed with him and served him faithfully. This happened long, long ago, but to this day the dog is man’s most loyal servant and knows no other master.
Questions:
1. Who said goodbye to whom? Why?
2. Who was the master of Dogs, finally?
3. Name the lesson.
Suggested Answers Of Passages
Answers: Passage I
1. The dog decided to find their master and become the servant of one who was stronger than anyone on the Earth.
2. The name of the lesson is “How the Dog Found Himself a New Master”.
3. We set out for the movie, quite in time.
Answers: Passage II
1. ‘They’ refers to the Dog and the Bear.
2. The Dog had accepted the Bear as his new master.
3. Hastily.
Answers: Passage III
1. Dogs said goodbye to Lion because Lion was not the strongest creature on Earth.
2. Finally, Dogs accepted man as their master.
3. The name of the lesson is “How the Dog Found Himself a New Master”.