Read the text and answer the following questions.

The giant felt sorry as he looked out. "How selfish I have been!" he said to himself. "Now I know why the spring would not come here."

So, he quickly went out into the garden. But when the children saw him they were so frightened that they all ran away, and the garden became winter again. Only the little boy did not run, for his eyes were so full of tears that he did not see the giant coming. The giant quietly came behind him, took him gently in his hands and put him up in the tree. And the tree at once broke into blossom, and the birds came and sang on it. The little boy stretched out his two arms, flung them round the giant's neck and kissed him.

The other children saw this. They saw that the giant was not wicked any longer. So, they came running back. And with them came the spring.

"It's your garden now, little children," said the giant. Then he took a huge axe and knocked the wall down. And the people passing by found the giant playing with the children in the most beautiful garden in the country.

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

  What did the children do when they saw the giant?

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• (b)

  How did the children realize that the giant had become good?

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• (c)

  What happened to the garden when the children ran away?

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• (d)

  List what happened when the giant put the little boy up into the tree.

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• (e)

  Do you agree that the giant did the right thing by knocking the wall down? Why/Why not?

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• (f)

  Why didn't the little boy run away with others?

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• (g)

  What was the reaction of the little boy when he was put up in the tree by the Giant?

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• (h)

  What did the people passing by the garden see?

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• (i)

  What did the giant consider himself?

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• (j)

  "It's your garden now, little children"- explain.

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

  The giant felt sorry for being (a) ______ He went into the garden and the children (b) ______ away in fear except a little boy who was crying and did not see the giant. The giant gently (c) ________ the boy in a tree. The tree immediately (d) ________ and birds started singing on it. The boy hugged and kissed the giant. Seeing this, the other children (e) _________ to the garden bringing spring with them.

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• (ii)

  The Giant quickly went into the garden. (a) _________ the giant, the children were scared and ran away. It made the garden turn (b) _______ to winter. But one little boy didn't run (c) __________ he was crying and didn't see the Giant. The Giant quietly (d) ___________ him up and placed him in the tree. The tree immediately bloomed, and birds came to sing on it. The little boy (e) _______ the Giant and kissed him.

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

  quietly (synonym)

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• (b)

  frightened (antonym)

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• (c)

  wicked (antonym)

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• (d)

  huge (synonym)

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• (e)

  sorry (synonym)

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• (ii)
• (a)

  selfish (antonym)

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  quickly (synonym)

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• (c)

  gently (synonym)

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• (d)

  longer (antonym)

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• (e)

  most (antonym)

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