Dec 7 (The Travelers and the Bear 1)

The Travelers and the Bear

                 Two friends were traveling on the same road together when they came face to face with a big bear.  One, in great fear, and without a thought of his companion, climbed into a tree and hid. The other, seeing that single-handed he was no match for the bear, threw himself on the ground and feigned death, because he had heard that a bear will not touch a dead body.

                 The bear approached him, sniffing at his nose and ears, but the man, with great courage, held his breath and kept still, and at length the bear, supposing him to be dead, walked slowly ahead.

                 When the bear was well out of sight the first traveler came down from the tree and asked what it was that the bear had said to him. He said, “I saw that the bear put his mouth very close to your ear.”   

                  “It was no great secret. He only advised me not to keep company with those who, when they get into difficulty, leave their friends in the difficulties,” he answered.   

 1. Which of these phrases has the similar meaning with this phrase:

       “When the bear was well out of sight …”

a.       The bear had lost his eyesight. 

b.      The bear had left the site

c.       The bear watched them from far.

d.      The traveler got blind. 

e.     The bear was blind

2. “… and at length the bear, supposing him to be dead …” (paragraph 2). Him refers to …..?

a.       the bear                            

b.      the first traveler              

c.       the second traveler        

d.      both travelers                   

e.     two friends

3. “leave their friends in the difficulties,” he answered.

     The OPPOSITE of friends is …………………

a.       partner.       

b.      colleague.          

c.       soul mate.           

d.      enemy.             

e.     buddy

4. “One, in great fear, and without a thought of his companion, climbed …” What is the SYNONYM of the underlined word?

a.       angry.           

b.      worried.            

c.       hopeless.           

d.      ashamed.           

e.     afraid

5. What is the type of text?

a.      Reporter.        

b.      Newsitem

c.       Narrative

d.      Spoof

e.     Anecdote

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