20. UNFAMILIAR PASSAGE: PASSAGE 1:Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Once there lived a lazy cricket. During the spring and summer , (1) He spent his time by singing and dancing. He did not store any food for winter. (2) When winter came, he had nothing to eat. Driven by hunger the cricket went out. (3) He asked the ant to lent him a mouthful of grain. he promised that he would return hte same the next day without fail to the ant. (4) The ant asked the cricket what he was doing in spring and summer. the cricket replied that he sang and danced. The ant said (5) ‘’ Then go and dance the winter also.’’ (1) How did the cricket spend his time? (2) Why did the cricket go to ant? (3) What did he ask the ant? (4) What did the ant ask the cricket ? (5) What advice did the ant give to the cricket ? (6) What moral do you learn from this story? {(6) The moral is `we must save something for tomorrow.’ or We should not be lazy like cricket.}
PASSAGE 2:Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (1)One day Sardar Patel was arguing a case before the judge with utmost concentration. (2) He was still on his feet when an urgent telegram was handed over to him. (3) He glanced at the contents, folded it and put it into his pocket. It was only after he concluded his argument and sat down that those who were near him learnt about the (4) content of the telegram. It said his wife was dead. (1) Where was Sardar Patel arguing? (2) What was Sardar Patel doing when he received the telegram? (3) What did he do after his argument? (4) What was the content of the telegram? (5) What does this incident show about Sardar Patel?
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