The Prince and His Best Friend

Once upon a time, there lived a kind young prince named Jonathan. He was loved, and adored by his
people. His two close friends were Peter Piper, the servant of the palace and Franklin Greedy, the son of
an Aristocrat.

One day, The Prince, Peter Piper, and Franklin Greedy were walking through the forest. Suddenly a
group of bandits attacked the three boys near an old house. They entered the old house and blockaded
the gate doors. The three boys were trapped inside the house.

Franklin was very terrified and asked the Prince to surrender immediately, but Peter was not afraid. He
urged and supported the Prince not to give up. The Prince decided not to surrender because he realized
that he would become a hostage for the bandits to ask for ransom to his father, but Franklin was scared
and wanted to make a deal. It made Peter suspicious about Franklin’s behavior. So, he quietly made up a
plan for him and the Prince to escape.

Early at dawn, Franklin opened the front gate and unlocked the doors. The bandits entered the house in
search of the Prince. When they came to the room where the Prince was supposed to be sleeping, no
one was there. Suddenly they heard a horse running outside the house and saw over the window that
Peter Piper and the Prince were riding on one of the bandit’s horses.

It turns out. Peter Piper sneaked out of the house and waited in the yard, while the Prince was hiding
behind the house. The bandits were very angry at Franklin and took him with them while the Prince and
Peter went safely going back to the Capital.

1. What happened when the Prince and his two friends were walking in the forest?
A. They were tired and entered the old house.
B. They were attacked by a grouped of bandits.
C. They hunted the animals.
D. They were trapped in the forest.
E. All the answers are correct

2. Why did Franklin try to persuade the prince to surrender?

A. Because he hated the Prince.
B. Because he needed some money.
C. Because didn’t know what to do.
D. Because he was terrified.
E. All the answers are correct

3. What did Peter Piper do when the bandits tried to attack them?
A. He persuaded the Prince to surrender.
B. He hid in the old house
C. He sneaked out from the old house.
D. He urged and supported the Prince not to give up.
E. All the answers are correct
4. “Franklin was very terrified and asked the Prince to surrender immediately, but Peter was not afraid.”
(Paragraph 3). The word “surrender” has the closest meaning with…
A. start fighting
B. make a deal
C. give up
D. run away
E. All the answers are correct

5. What is called the last paragraph?

A. Reorientation
B. Resolution
C. Recommendation
D. Conclusion
E. All the answers are correct

Little Brother, Little Sister

Maltreated by their stepmother, who was a witch, a little brother and sister fled into the woods. After
running for a while, the brother said, “I’m so thirsty. Let’s find a spring and have a drink.”

However, as the young boy bent down to drink, his sister heard a voice which said, “Who drinks from me
will turn into a fawn.” It was the witch! Too late, the sister tried to prevent her brother from drinking.
The young boy hanged at once into a fawn. In tears, the little girl made a lead and collar out of her belt,
and led the fawn off into the woods. There they found an abandoned cottage and lived together, far
from any danger.

One day, however, the king was hunting in he woods, and he spied the fawn, which could not resist the
urge to wander away from the cottage. The king and his hunters chased the fawn all the way back home.
There, the king followed it into he cottage, where he found a young girl stroking the frightened animal.
She was so beautiful and gentle that the king fell in love with her at once. He asked her to be his wife,
and his words caused the maiden to cry for joy. When one of her tears fell on the fawn, it changed back
to her brother once more. Their goodness and love had overcome the witch’s evil spell, and they lived
safely and happily with the king for ever after.

Taken from “366 and More Fairy Tales”, 1990.

6. Why did the brother and sister flee into the woods?
A. because they felt very happy.
B. because they had been treated well by their stepmother.
C. because they had been maltreated by their stepmother.
D. because they wanted to leak home.
E. All the answers are incorrect
7. "There, the king followed it into the cottage..."
The word 'it' refers to...
A. cottage
B. fawn
C. wood
D. home
E. All the answers are incorrect

8. What caused the young boy changed into a fawn?

A. He was drinking something.
B. He was eating something.
C. He was saying something bad.
D. He was having cursed by someone.
E. All the answers are incorrect

9. How did he change back to be her brother?

A. When he met the King.
B. When he walked like an animal.
C. When he met a frightened animal.
D. When one of her tears fell on the fawn.
E. All the answers are incorrect

10. When did the fawn change back to be a young boy?

A. when the King asked for his sister to marry with him
B. when one of his sister's tear fell on the fawn
C. when the king chased the fawn back home
D. when his sister cried for joy
E. All the answers are incorrect

MAGIC CANDLE

Once upon a time, there was a young wanderer who got lost in the woods. The young wanderer walked
slowly around the woods without a clear directions night and day. One day, he saw a light from an old
hut and found an old woman crying.

“What happened to you, old woman? Why are you crying?” asked the young wanderer.
“My…oh…my…. I had a magic candle that could grant anything I asked. But, the devil stole it from me
and took it the castle. Now, I do not have anything left. I will be starving to death. My….oh….my…!” said
the old woman.

“Don’t worry old woman,” said the young wanderer, “I’ll go to the castle and take the candle and give it
back to you real soon. I promise.”

Then the young wanderer went to the castle where he found the devil. The devil looked mean but he
was old and weak. The young wanderer quietly stepped into the room and quickly grabbed the magic
candle from the devil’s table. Then he ran away as fast as he could.
The young wanderer, however, was not a kind man. He didn’t return the candle to the old woman, but
kept it for himself. He lit the candle and made a wish, “I want to go far away from here.” Suddenly, the
genies appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. He met a beautiful princess and fell in love with her.
He told her about his adventure and the magic candle. After listening to his story, the princess was
disappointed and got angry at the same time. At night, she lit the candle and made the wish. “Let the
wanderer pay for his mistake, “whispered the princess. In the morning, the wanderer awoke and found
himself lying back in his ugly house in the village.

11. Who stole the magic candle from the old woman?
A. the wanderer
B. the princess
C. the old genie
D. the devil
E. No Change

12. What happened at the castle?

A. The devil kept the magic candle carefully.
B. The wanderer took the magic candle from the devil.
C. The devil helped the wanderer to find the magic candle.
D. The wanderer borrowed the magic candle from the devil.
E. No Change

13. The princess was angry with the wanderer because ….

A. the wanderer fell in love with her.
B. she finally knew the wanderer’s bad attitude.
C. the wanderer prohibited her to stay in the palace.
D. the old woman was the princess’ mother
E. No Change

14. What moral value can we learn from the story?

A. Love needs sacrifice.
B. One cannot live without candle.
C. The winner takes it all.
D. The greed cannot bring the happiness.
E. No Change

15. “He lit the candle and made a wish….” The antonym of the underlined word is ….
A. put out
B. lighted
C. glowed
D. put down
E. No Change