Not Our Problem By Margaret Read MacDonald

1.
Read these words:
attention Adviser immediately gecko surveying ruins
1. What are the consequences of a war?
2. Do you think discussion and mediation are better option to a conflict than a war? Why/ Why not?
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The consequences of a war are devastating and widespread, le...
Yes, discussion and mediation are far better options than war because they seek peace...
2.
Tick (√) the correct answer in each.
1. The King sat with his
  1. minister
  2. Adviser
  3. wife
  4. children
2. For which animal in the story is the word 'pounced' used for?
  1. fly
  2. cat
  3. dog
  4. gecko
3. What did the soldiers first try to do?
  1. break the fighting
  2. join the fighting
  3. stay neutral
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(b) Adviser
(b) cat
(a) break the fighting
3.
Read the flow chart of the story and reconstruct it.
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The King sat with his Adviser eating honey on puffed rice. ..
4.
".....Shouldn't we send someone to break this up?" Here 'to break up ' means to
1. crack
2. get into
3. hit
4. stop
5.
1. Why do you think the King always replied, "It is not our problem."?
2. Do you really think all the events that took place were not the King's problem?
6.
"Perhaps the drop of honey was our problem." Why do you think the King say this?

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