Question

1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

lonely	little	hard	young
thoughtful	delicious	beautiful

A __________ woodcutter lived on a _______________ hillside. He was a ___________ son

who worked ___________________ but earned ________________ money. One day he saw

a __________________ waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and

found it _________________.

2. Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.

(i) This made Taro ___________________ than ever. (3)

(ii) He decided to work ___________________ than before. (3)

(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed ___________________ than usual. (4)

(iv) He began to chop even ____________________. (4)

(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even _______________ than the morning before. (10)

Answer 1

1. A young wood cutter lived on a lonely hillside. He was a thoughtful son who worked hard but

earned little money. One day he saw a beautiful waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the

water and found it delicious.

2.

(i) This made Taro sadder than ever.

(ii) He decided to work harder than before.

(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed earlier than usual.

(iv) He began to chop even faster.

(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even earlier than the morning before.