Word Meanings
1. Score- set of 20
2. Acquired - obtained
3. Hired - employed
4. Mare- a female horse
5.kumis- a special kind of drink
6. envied -to want something that another person has
7. brawl- fight
8. diminished - decreased
9. Kirghiz- people from kirgisistan
10. hospitality- friendly and generous reception of guests
11. fortune- destiny
12. row- fight
13. spoilt - change from good to bad
14. influential -famous ,well known
15. gradually -slowly
16. abundance - a large amount of
17. acquainted - to know someone
Part A Q/A
1. Elias turned wealthy within few years after his father's death. What was the reason behind this?
A 1. Elias was a good manager and his hard work made him wealthy
2. How did Elias treat the visitors who came to meet him?
A2. Elias welcomed the visitors and gave them food.
3. How did the sons of Elias change when he grew wealthy?
A3. His elder son was killed in a brawl and younger one stopped obeying Elias.
4. Who came to meet Muhammad Shah? Why were they surprised?
A 4. Some relatives came to meet Muhammad Shah. They were surprised knowing that Elias worked in Muhammad Shah's house.
B Tick (✓) the correct option.
1. Elias gave his son
(a) all that he had.
(b) a house and some cattle. ✓
(c) nothing
(d) only a house.
2. When Elias and his wife grew old, there
(a) was no one to look after them, ✓
(b) were his children to look after them.
(c) were many servants to look after them.
(d) were many friends to look after them.
C Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Elias had only seven mares, cows and about a score of sheep when his father died.
2. The elder son died in a brawl and the youngest son stopped obeying him.
3. Elias and his wife, left alone became old and poor, as the years passed by.
4. When in old age, Elias and his wife worked as labourers for Muhammad Shah who looked after them.
D Answer the following questions.
1. What kind of life did Elias lead when he became wealthy?
A. 1. Elias lived a life of comfort and abundance.
2. Mention any two important reasons that led Elias to poverty.
His sons were spoilt
Bad harvest.
Kirghiz stole his best horses.
Elias sold off everything.
3. What happened to Elias's children when he grew old?
A3. His daughter died and his elder son was killed in a brawl. The younger son left Elias.
4. Who employed Elias and Shem-Shemagi in old age? What work did he ask them to do?
A4. Muhammad Shah employed Elias and his wife in old age. He asked them to look after his melon garden in summer and feed his cattle in winter.
5. Answer with reference to the context.
Read the given sentence and answer the questions that follow.
"Fortune turns like a wheel. One man, it lifts, another it sets down."
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
A(a) The visitor of Muhammad Shah said this to him.
(b) Who is being referred to here?
A(b) Elias is being referred to here.
(c) How did fortune set down the person spoken about in the given lines?
A(c) Fortune set down Elias . Once he was very rich and then he and his wife worked in Muhammad Shah's house.
HOTS
Q- According to Shem-Shemagi, why were she and her husband happy while working for Muhammad Shah? Do you agree with her?
A-According to Shem-Shemagi, Now they had lot of time to talk to each other and to prayer. They had nothing left to fight about . They got everything they wanted . They got true happiness. Yes, I agree with her.
Spell Well
A Rearrange the following letters to form meaningful words.
1. AGRMANE MANAGER
2. DRUAICQE ACQUIRED
3. LATECT CATTLE
4. FERUTON FORTUNE
5. URELAQR QUARREL
Word Power
Match the descriptions to their correct professions.
Column A Column B
1.one who sells sweets
and pastries. (f) confectioner
2. one who flies planes (a) pilot
3. one who teaches students. (h) teacher
4. one who designs buildings (c) architect
5. one who is in charge of a museum (b) curator
6. one who acts in a play or a movie. (d) actor
7. one whom you see when you are I'll. (e) doctor
8. a person who catches fish. (g) fisherman
Read the following riddles
Fill the blank given in the following Message Writing
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