25. Reading Skills Comprehension: Badly Treated

Badly Treated

Read the following passages and answer the questions given at the end of each :

Once there lived a slave in Greece. His name was Androcles. He worked very hard, but his master was very cruel to him. He was badly treated by his master. He was sick of life. He ran away to the forest. He was dead tired so he lay down to rest. Suddenly, he heard the roar of a lion. He was frightened. The lion came towards him. He seemed to be in great pain. The slave saw a big thorn in the lion’s paw. He pulled out the thorn. The lion felt relieved and began to lick the slave’s feet. A few days later, the slave was arrested by his master. He ordered that the slave is thrown before a hungry lion. A big crowd assembled to see the cruel act. The lion was let loose. It recognisedAndrocles and began to lick his hands. Everyone was surprised. Androcles related the whole story and he was set free.

Questions :

(a) Why was the slave sick of life?

 (b) Why did the lion cry with pain?

(c) When did the lion feel relieved?

 (d) How did the lion thank the slave?

 (e) Make nouns from            

(i) lived                                    (ii) hungry.

Answers :

(a) He was sick of life because he worked hard but his master was very cruel.

(b) The lion cried with pain because it had a thorn in its paw.

(c) The lion felt relieved when the slave pulled out the thorn.

 (d) The lion thanked the slave by licking his feet.

 (e) (i) Livelihood          (ii) Hunger.

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