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Read the introduction first and them the story below.
Many hundreds of years ago, Aesop, a Greek slave, became famous for the fables he told. After so many years, people all over the worlds still enjoy reading them today as much as the Greeks enjoyed listening to them long, long ago.
Long ago and far away, there was an old farmer who had seven sons. One day, the old farmer was lying on his bed and he thought that he would not live much longer. He gathered his sons about him. He told a servant to bring in a bundle of seven sticks tied together. He handed the bundle to his oldest son and said to him. “Son, now break the bundle.
The son tried with all his might, but he could not break the bundle. one by one, the other brothers tried. Not one of them was strong enough.
The father smiled. “Now, my sons, untie the bundle. Each of you, take a stick and try to break it.” This time they had no difficulty breaking the sticks. In a few moments all the sticks were broken.
The old man looked at his son affectionately and said, “Remember, in unity there is strength.”

1. Choose the best answer.
a. The old man looked at his sons —.
i. angrily ii. with affection iii. happily iv. sadly
b. The farmer thought that he —.
i. would be sick ii. will die iii. would see his sons iv. would die
c. Who was a famous story-teller?
i. Newton ii. The Greek iii. Aesope iv. The old man
d. What is the moral of the above story?
i. None can break a bundle of sticks ii. It is easy to break a single stick iii. Sticks are strong in a bundle iv. Unity is strength
e. Read the following statements:
i. A farmer wanted to break the sticks. ii. The farmer wanted to test the strength of his sons. iii. The farmer wanted to teach his sons a lesson
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(i) i (ii) ii (iii) iii (iv) i, ii and iii
Answers no-1:
a. ii) with affection; b. iv) would die; c. iii) Aesop; d. iv) Unity is strength; e. iii) iii;
2. Read the passage in A again and answer the following questions.
a. When did they become successful in breaking bundle?
b. Why did the old man call his sons?
c. Who tries first to break the bundle?
e. Who was Aesop?
e. What is the moral of the story?
Answers no-2:
a. When the sticks were separated, they became successful in breaking them.
b. The old man called his sons to teach them a lesson.
c. The oldest son tried first to break the bundle.
d. Aesop was a Greek slave who was famous for his fables.
e. The moral of the story is “In unity, there is strength”.
3. Fill in the blanks with your own words.
Aesop (a) — many years ago in (b) —. He was a (c) — story-teller. He was famous for his (d) —. Till now his stories (e) — us as they (f) — the Greeks. This story is about an old (g) — and his seven sons. Once he felt (h) —. He wanted his sons to (i) — before him so that he could make them understand the significance of (j) —.
Answers no-3:
(a) lived; (b) Greece; (c) famous; (d) fables; (e) teach; (f) taught (g) farmar; (h) sick; (i) gather; (j) unity.
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