Read the text and answer the following questions.

One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some lovely music. It was so sweet to his ears that he thought it must be the King's musicians passing by. But in fact, it was only a little bird singing outside his window. Then the north wind stopped and a delicious perfume came to him through the open window. "I believe the spring has come at last," said the Giant. He jumped out of bed and looked out. What did he see?

He saw the most wonderful sight. Through a little hole in the wall the children crept in and they were sitting on the branches of the trees. In every tree there was a little child. And the trees were so delighted to have the children back again that they covered themselves with blossoms. They were waving their arms gently above the children's heads. The birds were flying about and twittering delightfully. The flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing.

But only in one corner of the garden, it was still winter. There, under a tree, a little boy was standing alone crying. He was so small that he could not reach up to the branches of the tree. The poor tree was still covered with snow, and the north wind was blowing above it.

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

  List what the Giant did getting the perfume.

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• (b)

  Why did the trees become delighted?

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• (c)

  What is the secret of the music?

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• (d)

  What did the Giant hear?

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• (e)

  Do you agree that the children brought spring to the Giant's garden? Why/Why not?

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• (f)

  What was the Giant doing when he heard some lovely music?

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• (g)

  What did the Giant do after believing the spring had come?

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• (h)

  What were the flowers doing having the children back?

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• (i)

  How did the little ones enter into the garden?

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• (j)

  What did the children do after entering the garden?

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• (k)

  What did the birds do upon the return of the little ones?

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• (l)

  Why was the tree in one corner still covered with snow?

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

  When the Giant looked outside the window, he couldn't believe his eyes. The trees in his garden were in (a) _______ . The birds were flying and singing (b) ________ . The flowers in the (c) ______ were laughing. This happened because the children had entered his (d) ________ through a little hole in the wall. They were sitting on the (e) _______ of the trees.

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• (ii)

  One morning, the Giant was (a) ________ bed when he heard beautiful music. It (b) _______ so lovely that he thought it must be the King's musicians. But it was just a little bird (c) _______ outside his window. Then the cold north wind stopped, and a sweet smell came through the window which was (d) _______ . "I think spring has finally arrived," said the Giant. He (e) _________ got out of bed and looked outside.

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

  awake (antonym)

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• (b)

  sweet (synonym)

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• (c)

  perfume (synonym)

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• (d)

  creep (synonym)

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• (e)

  delightfully (antonym)

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• (ii)
• (a)

  Open (Synonym)

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  Gently (Antonym)

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• (c)

  Laughing (Antonym)

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• (d)

  Reach (synonym)

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• (e)

  above (antonym)

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