Question

Read the following passage and do the activities:

(A1) Relate the following actions with the king and the hermit:    (2)

digging

learning things

breathe heavily

asking questions

 

King	Hermit
1.______	1.______
2.______	2.______

 

When the king arrived, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. He greeted the king but went on digging. The hermit was frail and weak, and each time he struck the ground with the spade and turned over a little earth, he breathed heavily. The king went up to him and said, “I have come to you, wise hermit, to ask you to answer three questions - How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time? Who are the people I most need, and to whom should I, therefore, pay most attention? And what affairs are the most important and need my first attention?” The hermit listened to the king but said nothing. He just spat on his hand and resumed digging. The king watched in silence for a while. Then, feeling sorry for the hermit, he said, “You are tired, let me take the spade and work awhile for you.” The hermit silently handed over the spade and sat down on the ground. When he had dug two beds, the king stopped and repeated his questions.

(A2) State whether you agree/disagree with the following statements:   (2)

1. The hermit was strong and agile.
2. The king came to the hermit to ask three questions.
3. The hermit handed over the spade and sat down.
4. The king wasn’t feeling sorry for the hermit.

(A3) Solve the cross word puzzle using words from the passage referring to the clues are given:    (2)

Down	Across
(1) Restart/Start again	(3) A tool for digging
(2) Sage	(4) Intelligent

(A4) Do as Directed:   (2)

1. When the king arrived the hermit was digging the ground.
   (Name and identify the subordinate clause.)
2. The hermit listened to the king but said nothing.
   (Rewrite the sentence and begin it with “Though …...)

(A5) Whom do you consider your guide when you are in difficulty? Why?   (2)

Answer 1

(A1)

King	Hermit
1. learning things	1. digging
2. asking questions	2. breathe heavily

(A2)

1. Disagree
2. Agree
3. Agree
4. Disagree

(A3)

(A4)

1. The hermit was digging the ground – main clause
   When the king arrived – Subordinate adverb clause of time
2. Though the hermit listened to the king, he said nothing.

(A5)

I consider my mom as my guide in my difficulties because my mom always guides me to the right path. She is my motivator and I can share all my sorrows and happiness with my mom. I also confess my mistakes and she guides me toward doing the right thing. A mother is always trustworthy and being in her embrace and harboring good thoughts is always a pleasure. She does not let me deviate. Thus my mom is my guide, my future, my inspiration, and my motivator.