Read the passage carefully, and answer the question.

A Miraculous Tree
Once upon a time, there was a hawker who sold mangoes. Every morning, he sold them along
the roadside near the bog market. His mangoes were big, juicy, sweet and fragrant. Although he sold
them at a high price, a lot of people bought from him. Eventually, he grew very haughty and conceited
as his sales picked up.
One Sunday morning, a hold dirty beggar wearing scruffy and smelly clothing stood in front of
the mango stall. He begged the hawker for one mango. The beggar said politely, Sir, I have not eaten
a mango since I was ten. Can you please spare me just one fruit? the proud hawker didnt even give
him a wink but continued to shout, Mangoes! Mangoes! As the beggar stood right in front of his stall,
other people had to move (further) away from the stall to avoid the beggar, and that affected the
hawkers business.
Finally, the hawker got very angry and pushed the beggar away. In doing so, the old beggar
tripped and slipped on a puddle of dirty water. A housewife who saw the incident felt sorry for the
beggar and gave him a mango. The beggar was very touched and kept on saying. Thank you over
and over again. He told the crowd that he was going to share the mango with them. He borrowed a
knife from the butcher a few stall away, cut the mango in to smaller pieces and shared them with the
people there.
As for the big mango seed, the beggar dug a hole in the ground and buried the seed. Then, he
asked the young butcher to give him some water to water the seed. After that, the beggar uttered
some words. To everyones surprise, a small sprout shot up and rapidly grew into a mature mango tree
bearing big, sweet, juicy and fragrant mangoes all over the tree. The beggar then plucked the fruit and
gave them away to the people. The arrogant hawker left his own stall and joined the crowd to watch the
beggar performing this miracle.
After all the mangoes were given away to the people, the beggar walked into the crowd and
disappeared. The proud hawker walked back to his stall and screamed, Who stole all my mangoes?
Finally, he realized that all the mangoes growing on that tree actually belonged to him. The beggar,
who was actually a high priest, had wanted to teach him a lesson. From that day onwards, this once
haughty and conceited hawker became a humble and charitable person.
1. Why did people still buy mangoes from the
hawker despite his high price?
a. Because his fruits were the best
b. Because his fruits were healthy
c. Because his fruits were big, sweet, juicy
and fragrant.
d. Because his fruits were fresh
e. Because his fruits were famous
2. What happened to the hawker when more
and more people started to buy mangoes
from him?
a. He grew humble and courteous
b. He grew haughty and conceited
c. He grew lazy and careless
d. He grew loving and adorable
e. He grew tough and unfriendly
Whom did the hawker meet at the market on
one Sunday morning?
a. He met an exceptional large crowd
b. He met a butcher
c. He met a fishmonger
d. He met a beggar
e. He met a magician
4. What did the beggar tell the hawker?

a. He asked the hawker to sell a mango to

him
b. He asked the hawker to exchange a
mango for two apples
c. He told the hawker that his mangoes
were too expensive
d. He told the hawker not to shout too loud
e. He told the hawker that he had not
eaten a mango since he was ten and
asked him for one
5. Did the hawker give the beggar a mango?
a. Yes, he gave him one
b. Yes, he gave him one rotten mango
c. No, he didnt
d. No, he wanted to give, but the beggar
was too choosy
e. No, he wanted to but changed his mind
when he saw the beggar was wearing a
gold watch.
6. How did the people react when the beggar
stood in front of the stall?
a. They avoided the stall
b. They stood around the stall
c. They moved away from the stall to avoid
the beggar

d. They pushed the beggar away

e. They scolded the beggar for blocking
their way
7. Who gave the beggar a mango? Why?
a. A man gave a mango for the beggar
because the man didnt like the mango.
b. A housewife gave the beggar a mango
because she felt sorry for him.
c. A child gave the beggar a mango
because he pitied him.
d. The butcher gave the beggar a mango
because the mango was too sweet.
e. The hawker gave the beggar a mango to
make him go away
8. What did the beggar do with the mango?
a. He ate it.
b. He ate half and gave the other half to
the people.
c. He cut it into smaller pieces, shared
them with the people and buried the
seed in the ground.

d. He ate the seed and gave the flesh to

the people.
e. He dug a hole and buried the mango in
the ground.
9. The beggar uttered some words, then
__________
a. Some mangoes began to appear in his
hands.
b. A sprout appeared followed by a tree
and then the mangoes.
c. The ground opened up with full of
mangoes in the pit.
d. Mangoes started to fall from the sky.
e. The hawkers mangoes disappeared.
10. What is the moral of the story?
a. It tells us to be careful with beggars.
b. It tells us to respect the beggars.
c. It tells us not to be a hawker.
d. It tells us to be humble and charitable.
e. It tells us to share mangoes with other
people.

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12.
13. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words provided in the box.
14.
15.The Greedy Man
16.Orientation
17.
greedy
few
rich
whole
18.
19.
20.
A long time ago in a remote village in India there lived a very (1) _____________ man. This
rich man was clever but (2) ____________. He was known to be the greediest man in the (3) ____________
village. Because of his unpleasant (4) _____________, he had only (5) a __________ friends.
21.
22.Complication
23.
24.
cheated
challenge alone
immediately sold
25.
outwitted examined selfish greed
people
26.
large
27.
small whispered double
move
wrotehigh bars
28.
overheard stones
29.
30.
One Sunday morning, he went to a restaurant (6) _________ to have a breakfast. While
having his breakfast, he (7) ___________ someone at the next table. That man (8) _________, There is a
man who wants to dispose of a (9) ___________ quantity of gold bars for only half price. This greedy
man (10) _____________ down the address secretly and (11) _____________ visited the seller. The greedy
man was clever. He bought only one (12) __________ gold bar and sent it to a goldsmith for verification.
The goldsmith confirmed, It is a (13) ______________ quality gold bar, and I offer you (14) ___________
the price you paid.
31.
Blinded by (15) _______________, he returned to the seller to buy (16) _____________ gold
bars. This time he met those (17) ___________ whom he saw at the restaurant. They also wanted to buy
the gold bars. This greedy man became (18) and told the seller, I want to buy all your gold bars, and I
will pay you 30% more than they have paid you. Since other buyers didnt (19) ___________ his offer the
seller (20)_____________ all the gold bars to the greedy man. He was very happy because he (21)
_____________ his competitors. Soon after that, the greedy man sent all the purported gold (22)
_____________ to the goldsmith for disposal. The goldsmith (23) __________ the gold bars again and told
the man, You were (24)__________________ . Unlike the earlier one, all these bars there are worthless
(25) ___________ that were painted gold.
32.
33.Resolution
34.
35.
restaurant found
hours cheated
greedy
36.
37.
He quickly went over to the sellers shop, but he (26) ______________ it was empty. He met
the landlord who said, My tenant moved out a few (27) ___________ before you arrived. The (28)
____________ man now realized he had been (29)_______________ by the people he met at the
(30)_________.