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Read the following passage carefully. Up the river Hudson in North America are the Catskill mountains. They are not so high as the Himalayas in India. In a certain village at the foot of these mountains there lived long ago a man called Rip Van Winkle. He was simple and good natured. A very kind neighbour and a great favourite of all the good wives in the neighbourhood. The women took his side and put the blame on Dam Van Winkle. The children of the village too would shout with joy whenever they saw him. He made play things for them. He told them fairy tales. So they liked him.Now answer the following questions. 1) Why did children like Rip Van Winkle?2) What kind of man was Rip Van Winkle?3) Where are the Catskill mountains?a) In South America b) In Africa c) In North America4) Where did Rip Van Winkle live? a) On the top of Catskill mountains b) In a village at the foot of the Catskill mountains c) In a city in North America5) Who liked Rip Van Winkle very much? a) All the wives in the neighbourhood b) All the husband? in the neighbourhood c) All the friends in the village

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1. Rip Van Winkle used to make play things for children. He told them fairy tales. So children liked Rip Van Winkle very much.

2. Rip Van Winkle was simple and good natured. He was a very kind neighbour and a great favpurite of all the women and children in the village.

3. c) In North America

4. b) In a village at the foot of the Catskill mountains

5. a) All the wives in the neighbourhood



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