ACTIVITY1Read the following passage from the story 'How Faris the River 'and answer the questions below.The path to the river dropped steeplyinto the valley,then rose and went round thebig mountain. It was frequently used by thevillagers,woodcutters,milkmen and mule drivers,but there were no villagers beyond the mountain,ornear the river.The boy passed a woodcutter and asked him howfar it was to the river. The wood cutter was a short butpowerful man, with a creased and weathered face andmuscles that stood out in hard, ugly lumps.'Seven miles', he said, which was fairlyaccurate. Why do you want to know?'I'm going to the river,' said the boy.'Alone?'Of course'.'But it is too far.It will take you three hours to teachthere,and then you have to come back.It will be getting dark.Besides, it is not an easyroad'.'But I'm a good walker, said the boy,though he hadnever walked further than the mile from hishouse to school.(A) How did the man discourage the boy going to theriver?(B) Find out the synonym of the word 'wrinkled fromthe passage.(c) Pick out two describing words from the passage.(D) The villagers used a path.It went around the bigmountain.(Join the sentences using'which)(E) But I'm a good walker,said the boy.though he hadnever walked further than the mile from his house tohis school.'Do you notice the usage of though in the abovesentence?Join the following sentences using though'.He had practiced well.But he failed in the driving test.ACTIVITY2Here is a poem on the beauty of nature.Read it andanswer the questions below.​