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Read the following passage. Far away from a forest there was a village. A young shepherd used to take his sheep to the forest and go back to his village in the evenings. Every day it was the duty of the boy. In course of time, having worked so many days in the same way, the boy lost interest in that routine work. One day he decided to escape from the routine work and do something different. So he began to shout, “Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is carrying away the lamb, please help.” On hearing it, the farmers working in the nearby fields, rushed to the spot, but they could not find any wolf there. They asked, “Where is the wolf?”. The boy laughed at them and said, “There is no wolf. I shouted just for fun, but you took it seriously.” The farmers left the place. But the boy, now and then, was doing the same. The farmers stopped believing him.” But one day a wolf pounced on a lamb. Terrified by the very sight of the wolf, the boy really began to shout for help. The farmers thought that the boy was shouting just for fun. So, they did not turn up. The wolf had taken away the lamb. He wept for some time and went home.Now, answer the following questions. a) What is the wild animal mentioned in the story?b) What was the routine work of the shepherd boy?c) The boy shouted “Wolf! Wolf!” for the first time because i) He wanted to kill the wolf. ii) He wanted to protect the lamb. iii) He wanted to make fun.d) The farmer stopped believing the shepherd becausei) he was frequently making fun of them. ii) they disliked the shepherd boy. iii) the shepherd boy can fight with the wolf and protect the lambs.e) Choose the correct statement from the following. i) At last the wolf attacked and took away the lamb. ii) The boy felt sad that he could not make fun of the farmers anymore. iii) The lamb escaped from the wolf and reached home.

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a. Wolf

b. taking his sheep to the forest and going back to his village in the evenings.

c. iii) He wanted to make fun.

d. i) he was frequently making fun of them.

e. i) At last the wolf attacked and took away the lamb.



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