English For Today Class 8

The truthful dove(1)

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B. Now answer the following questions.

1. Who were the two good friends?

Answer The dove and the bat were the two good friends.

2. What did they decide to do?

Answer They decided to set out on a journey.

3. Why were they tired ?

Answer They flew over the rivers and hills for a long time. For this reason, they were tired.

4. Why did they look for a shelter ?

Answer Suddenly a storm rose and it started to rain heavily. So, they were forced to look for a shelter.

5. Where did the dove and the bat come ?

Answer The dove and the bat came upon a century-old rain tree.

6. Whose nest was there on the tree?

Answer There was an Owl’s nest on the tree.

7. Which words tell you that the owl was not good at heart?

Answer Grumpy, unwillingly and selfish – these words tell me that the owl was not good at heart.

8. Why couldn't the dove eat?

Answer The dove could not eat because it was tired.

9. Why did the bat praise the owl?

Answer The bat praised the owl with the hope of getting more food.

10. Which words pleased the owl?

Answer Brave, wise, generous, powerful and mighty- these words pleased the owl.

11. What action of the owl tells you that he wanted to hear more good things about him?

Answer Trying to look as wise and brave as possible indicate that The owl wanted to hear more good things about himself.

C. Read the story again and make sentences from the table.

The dove and the bat

They

decided

were

very tired.

to fly over rivers and hills.

to look for a shelter.

very good friends.

to sit down and take rest.

very hungry.

The dove and the bat were very good friends.
They decided to fly over rivers and hills.
They were very tired.
They decided to look for a shelter.
They decided to sit down and take rest.
They were very hungry.

D. True or false? If false, give the correct information.

1. The dove and the bat decided to go for a flying competition.

Answer False.
Correct answer: They decided to go on a journey.

2. They reached a big jungle.

Answer True.

3. They were afraid because a storm was blowing.

Answer True.

4. The dove and the bat were looking for a place to spend the night.

Answer True.

5. The owl gladly asked the bat and the dove to come in.

Answer False.
Correct answer: The owl unwillingly asked them to come in.

6. The owl and the birds ate together.

Answer True.

7. The bat sincerely praised the owl.

Answer False.
Correct answer: The bat praised the owl with the hope of getting more food.

8. The owl became angry to hear the bat’s praise.

Answer False.
Correct answer: The owl was pleased to hear the bat’s praise.

9. The bat and the dove gently asked for some food from the owl.

Answer False.
Correct answer: The bat and the dove begged for some food from the owl.

E. Which words would you use to describe an eagle or a crow.

An eagle: It is a large bird which has a big beak and heavy head that hunts smaller animals. It is quite cunning.
A crow: It is a black bird which has a sharp beak but light head. It sounds harsh but is very clever.

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