The family gathering in the yard carried on with laughter and conversations. At one point, the children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. So, he began to tell the tale of a selfish giant who had a beautiful garden.

The Selfish Giant

Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden.

It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers. All around the garden were trees filled with sweet fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. 'How happy we are here!" they cried to each other. One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend in a distant land, and had stayed with him for seven years. When he arrived, he saw the children playing in his garden.

'What are you doing here?' cried the Giant in a very gruff voice. The children ran away in fear.

'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant. "I will allow nobody to play in it but myself." So, he built a high wall all round the garden, and put up a notice:

TRESPASSERS WILL BE PUNISHED

Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given.

"What are you doing here? asked the Giant in a very gruff voice". Here, the word 'gruff refers to -

• ক
  mild
• খ
  low
• গ
  soft
• ঘ
  harsh

সপ্তম শ্রেণি English For Today Leisure

ব্যাখ্যা

48

MCQ: 30 CQ: 25

Practice

Leisure টপিকের বিষয়বস্তুঃ:

Learning outcomes

• After we have studied this unit, we will be able to
• ask and answer questions
• read and enjoy poems
• use sounds, stress, and intonation appropriately
• talk about people, places and events
• read and understand texts
• write paragraphs and short compositions

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