FLYING TOGETHER

COMP-READING

Read the lesson and passages ,understand them and answer to the questions asked by the

teacher.

SEEN PASSAGE

UNSEEN PASSAGE

LESSON

Read the passage and answer the questions given below

• Deep in a forest stood a very tall tree. Its leafy branches spread out like strong arms. This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese. One of the geese was a wise old bird. He noticed a small creeper at the foot of the tree. He spoke to the other birds about it. “Do you see that creeper?” he said to them. “Let us destroy it”. “Why must we destroy it?” asked the geese in surprise. “ It is so small. What harm can it do?” “My friends” replied the wise old bird “that little creeper will soon grow. As it creeps up the tree,it will become thick and strong.

Answer the questions• Q1. Where did the geese live?• Ans. The geese lived on a tall tree.• Q2. What did a wise old goose notice? • Ans. A wise old goose noticed a small creeper at the foot of a tree.• Q3. What did the wise old goose advise?• Ans. The wise old goose advised to destroy the creeper.• Q4. Did the other geese listen to his advice? • Ans. No, the geese did not listen to the advice of the wise old goose.• Q5. Give one word answer-• 1. Group of birds-

• flock• 2. A small plant needs support to grow-

• creeper• 3. Opposite of foolish-

• wise

On a very hot sunny day, an ant was very thirsty. It went to a pond to drink water. The poor ant lost its balance when drinking the water and it fell inside the water. A dove was watching all this from a nearby tree.

UNSEEN PASSAGE

The ant was struggling for life in the water. The dove felt very sad for the little ant. It plucked a leaf from that tree and dropped it into the pond. The leaf fell near the ant. The ant got over the leaf and then reached the shore. The ant thanked the dove for his kind help.

Days passed by, after few months when the ant was going near the pond, he saw a bad hunter with a gun. The hunter was targeting at the dove sitting in the tree. The dove didn't know about the hunter. Just when the hunter was about to shoot the dove, the little ant got over his leg and bit him. The hunter shouted in pain and also missed his focus

Hearing this loud sound, dove realized the danger he was about to face. The dove flew away from the tree and escaped. Later he thanked the ant for the help.

UNSEEN PASSAGE• On a very hot sunny day, an ant was very thirsty. It went to a pond to drink water.

The poor ant lost its balance when drinking the water and it fell inside the water. A dove was watching all this from a nearby tree.  The ant was struggling for life in the water. The dove felt very sad for the little ant. It plucked a leaf from that tree and dropped it into the pond. The leaf fell near the ant. The ant got over the leaf and then reached the shore. The ant thanked the dove for his kind help. Days passed by, after few months when the ant was going near the pond, he saw a bad hunter with a gun. The hunter was targeting at the dove sitting in the tree. The dove didn't know about the hunter. Just when the hunter was about to shoot the dove, the little ant got over his leg and bit him. The hunter shouted in pain and also missed his focus.   Hearing this loud sound, dove realized the danger he was about to face. The dove flew away from the tree and escaped. Later he thanked the ant for the help.

•  • MORAL : Every good deed we do for others will surely come back to us. 

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Answer the questions

• Q1. Why did an ant go to the pond?• Ans. An ant went to pond to drink water.• Q2. Who was watching from a nearby tree?• Ans. A dove was watching from a nearby tree.• Q3. What did the dove do to save the ant?• Ans. The dove dropped a leaf in a pond to save the ant.• Q4. Who came to shoot the dove?• Ans. A hunter came to shoot the dove.• Q5. Who saved dove’s life?• Ans. The ant saved dove’s life.