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Q1.Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. (3Marks) The Three Brothers Once upon a time there were three brothers living all alone in a faraway land. Their names were: Strong-Arm, Wise-Head and Good- Heart. Strong-Arm spent all his time very happily running, jumping, throwing spears and swimming in the river. WiseHead too was very happy. He spent all his time reading, writing, learning, and making things with his hands. Good-Heart was the happiest of all. He spent all his time helping his brothers and cooking their food. But as they grew older, the three brothers began to wonder whether they were really completely happy. So one day the Queen of the Good Spirits decided to teach them something. She changed herself into a little girl, and sat on the top branch of a great silk-cotton tree that no-one could ever climb, calling "Help" Help!" Good-Heart was always ready to help anyone in trouble and he looked up and saw the little girl. But how could he get her down? He didn’t know. So he asked his brothers for help. Wise-Head thought about the problem. He worked out the height of the tree, made a long piece of thin string, and tied a stone to one end of it. Then he told Strong-Arm to throw the stone over the highest branch. When the stone fell to the ground again, the string was right over the branch. Then Wise Head tied a long thick rope to the string, and pulled the other end of the string until the rope too went right over the branch and down again. But Wise-Head couldn’t climb the rope himself. He had to get Strong-Arm’s help again. So Strong-Arm climbed up the rope, and brought the little girl safely to the ground. The three brothers all felt wonderfully happy because that they had saved the little girl. They laughed, and danced and sang. And just at that moment, the little girl became the Queen of the Good Spirits once again, and this is what she said: ‘Now you have learnt that being only strong or only wise or only good is not the best thing. The best thing is to be strong and wise and good.’ So the three brothers lived happily all their life, doing things together, and joining goodness with wisdom and strength. And their names became mixed up, and they became known by everyone as Wise-ArmGood-Head, and Strong-Heart. Answer the following questions 1. Who decided to teach them a lesson and on which tree did she sit? 2. What is the main idea of the passage? 3. Give one word from the passage which means to ‘think about’.​

Answer 1

The Queen of Good Spirits was sitting on a silk-cotton tree and decided to teach the three brothers a lesson. The message of the passage emphasizes the importance of using strength, wisdom, and goodness cooperatively. The word used for 'think about' in the passage is 'thought'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The individual who decided to teach them a lesson was the Queen of Good Spirits. She disguised herself as a little girl in need of help and was sitting on top of an unclimbable, great silk-cotton tree. The main idea of the passage is the importance of combining strength, wisdom, and goodness for a more fulfilled and balanced life. Instead of focusing only on one aspect, it proposes that true happiness is found when these three qualities are balanced and cooperatively used. The word 'think about' could be replaced by 'thought' as Wise-Head 'thought about the problem' when trying to figure out how to help the little girl down from the tree.

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