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1. 1.

   Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

   1. The bare, brown rock ________________
      1. came sailing by
      2. stood up in the sea
   2. A little bubble asked the bare brown rock ________________
      1. to move out of its way
      2. to let it sail by
   3. Unlike the bare, brown rock, the little bubble _______________
      1. was light and airy not bare and brown
      2. was rainbow-coloured, light,airy and bright
   4. The bare brown rock was _____________
      1. sensible and pleasant
      2. proud and rude
   5. The great rock_________________
      1. was big, brown and strong, nothing could move it
      2. did't want to move aside for the little bubble
2. 2.

   Match the following to make sentences. Write them in your notebook.

   1. The rock called the bubble its friend and	a. to learn a lesson from all they had seen that day
   2. The waves all laughed	b. staring at it and asked them to be silent
   3. The sea birds sitting on the rocks looked	c. because the little bubble wanted the immovable rock to move
   4. The little bubble called the rock ugly and	d. said it couldn't move for the bubble for nothing in the air or sea could move it
   5. The bubble asked the birds why they were	e. at the foolish, proud little bubble
   6. The bubble asked the waves to stop	f. laughing and asked them to help it to move forward
   7. The bubble called itself the queen of the	g. rough and said it had to move
   8. The bubble dashed against the rock	h. ocean and said it was not afraid of the cruel rock
   9. The sea birds told their babies	i. and burst

    

3. 3.

   What adjectives can be used to describe the rock and the little bubble? Discuss this in class. You will find some in the poem and others you will have to think of yourself. now complete the table.

   Rock	Bubble
   pleasant	proud

    

4. 4.

   What made the bubble 'rainbow-coloured'?

5. 5.

   How did the little bubble show its rudeness?
6. 6.

   How did the rock show its kindness and politeness?