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The document contains two short stories about Mama and Papa sparrow building a nest and a cap-seller who loses his caps to monkeys. In the first story, the sparrows raise their young, while in the second, the cap-seller cleverly retrieves his caps from the mischievous monkeys. Each story includes comprehension questions and exercises on synonyms and antonyms.

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Comprehension

The document contains two short stories about Mama and Papa sparrow building a nest and a cap-seller who loses his caps to monkeys. In the first story, the sparrows raise their young, while in the second, the cap-seller cleverly retrieves his caps from the mischievous monkeys. Each story includes comprehension questions and exercises on synonyms and antonyms.

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Read the comprehension and answer the questions given below:

Mama and Papa sparrow were making a nest. They found a safe place. The
little nest was soon ready. It was soft and warm. Mama sparrow laid three small
eggs. One day the eggs broke open. Three little heads popped out. Papa sparrow
brought food for them. Grandfather and Grandmother sparrow, Aunt and Uncle
sparrow, cousins and friends all came to meet the baby sparrows. The baby
sparrows grow bigger and bigger. One day, the baby sparrows hopped out of the
nest. They flew up into the big blue sky.

1. Synonyms
a. Pop –
b. Secure –
c. Swift –
d. Strong –
2. Antonyms
a. Soft x
b. Warm x
c. Active x
d. Big x
e. Open x
f. Little x
3. Who built a nest?

4. How many eggs did mama sparrow lay?


5. Who brought food for the baby sparrows?

6. Who came to see the baby sparrows?

Read the comprehension and answer the questions given below:

Once there was a man who sold caps. He carried many caps in a basket
on his head. He was a cap-seller. One day, he slept under a tree. There
were monkeys on the tree. They came down from the tree. They took away
all the caps. The cap-seller woke up. He saw the basket was empty! He
looked around and above. The monkeys were wearing his caps. The cap-
seller shook his fists at the monkeys. They also did the same. The Cap-seller
had an idea! He took of his cap and threw it into the empty basket. The
monkeys also did the same. The cap-seller got all his caps back and went
away happily.

1. Synonyms
a. Nap –
b. Vacant –
c. Thought –
d. Imitate –
e. Gather –
f. Mischievous –
2. Antonyms
a. Same x
b. Above x
c. Buy x
d. Empty x
e. Now x
f. Asleep x
g. Never x
3. Who was selling caps in the village?

4. Where did the cap-seller sleep?

5. Who took away all the caps from the basket?

6. How did the cap-seller get his caps back?

7. What is the moral of the story?

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