Read the text and answer the following questions.

Hello, dear readers. I'm Paul. The boy that you can see feeding a rabbit in this picture was me when I was a little kid. Today, I'm going to tell you how I spent my childhood days, and what my family and I liked and disliked.

My family and I loved going to the park on weekends. We liked having picnics there. My sister and I liked to watch the animals. My mother made simple sandwiches for us because both my mother and father hated cooking on picnic days. My sister and I loved playing around the park and feeding the animals. I didn't like sitting on the grass and doing nothing for hours. My parents liked to watch us play while they talked. We all liked going to the park because we loved being outdoors and feeling free. We could relax there and listen to the birds singing. We also enjoyed watching the little rabbits running around.

We could play as much as we wanted, but my father got angry if we went near the bushes. He didn't like letting his children go too far out of sight. Sometimes, when we went too far away, my mother called us back. She used to tell my sister that she had seen some spiders near the bushes. My sister was afraid of spiders. She still hates them. I'm not afraid of spiders, but I don't like flies. I just can't stand those little insects.

• (2) Answer the following questions.
• (a)

  What did Paul and his family do on weekends?

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• (b)

  List the things Paul liked to do on picnic days.

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• (c)

  Why did Paul's mother make simple sandwiches on picnic days?

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• (d)

  When did Paul's father get angry?

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• (e)

  Why did Paul and his family like to go to the park?

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• (f)

  What do Paul and his sister do in the park?

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• (g)

  Write something about Paul's mother.

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• (h)

  What does the mother like to make?

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• (i)

  What are the things Paul and his sister do on the weekends?

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• (j)

  Why do Paul and his sister like the park?

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• (k)

  Why doesn't Paul's father allow them to go near the bush?

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• (l)

  What doesn't Paul like?

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• (m)

  What does Paul's sister hate and why?

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• (n)

  How does the mother bring her daughter back from the bush?

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• (3) Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.
• (i)

  In his childhood days, Paul and his family members enjoyed (a) ______ in the park. Paul and his sister loved playing and (b) ________ the animals, while their (c) ______ relaxed and watched them. Paul and his sister were free in (d) _______ and walking around but they were not allowed to (e) ______ near the bush or too far.

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• (ii)

  We could play as much as we wanted, but my father didn't like us (a) _______ near the bushes. He didn't want us to go too (b) _______ out of sight. Sometimes, if we went too far, my mother called us back. She (c) _________ my sister that there were spiders near the bushes, and she was afraid of (d) _________ . My sister still hates spiders. I'm not afraid of spiders, but I don't like flies. I really don't (e) ________  them.

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• (4) Write synonyms or antonyms of the following words as directed.
• (i)
• (a)

  Hated (Antonym)

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• (b)

  Afraid (Synonym)

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• (c)

  Far (Antonym)

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• (d)

  Angry (Synonym)

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• (e)

  Outdoor (Antonym)

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• (ii)
• (a)

  make (synonym)

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• (b)

  sight (synonym)

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• (c)

  nothing (antonym)

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• (d)

  simple (synonym)

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• (e)

  little (antonym)

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