Unseen Passage

Subject: English
Once upon a time, there was a king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce. He was a great
king. His subjects loved him very much. He ruled over his country with popularity, good name
and fame. But unfortunately, he lost his Kingdom to his enemies. Then he escaped and hid
himself in a cave. One day, he was thinking how he could get back his Kingdom. He already
tried six times but failed. Suddenly, he noticed a spider trying to reach the steep wall of the cave.
It fell down again and again. But it did not give up its attempts. At last, it became successful to
reach there. This encouraged Bruce very much. Gathering his soldiers, he again attacked his
enemies. At the seventh time, He became successful and rescued his lost Kingdom.
5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the box.
subjects famous flee bad popularity inspired fled good
(a) Robert Bruce was a________ king.
(b) He was liked very much by his_______.
(c) Owing to_______ luck, he lost his kingdom.
(d) Defeated, he ________ Away to save his life.
(e) A spider’s attempts to reach the wall of the cave ________ him.
6. Write ‘True’ for correct statement and False for incorrect statement.
(a) Bruce took shelter in a den.
(b) Enemies invaded his kingdom.
(c) Bruce didn’t want regain his kingdom.
(d) His subjects loved him very much. Adjective
(e) Gathering his soldiers, he again attacked his enemies. Gerund/Noun
(f) But it did not give up its attempts. Adverb
7. Answer the following questions.
(a) How did he rule over his country?
(b) Why did he lose his kingdom?
(c) Where did he take shelter?
(d) When did he become successful?
(e) How did he get back his kingdom?
8. Suppose, you are Mitu. Your friend is Mou. Write a letter to your friend about the
perseverance of Robert Bruce.
9. Make five WH questions from the given statements.
a) Fruits and vegetables have vitamins.
b) I read English books in my free time.
c) The sky was dark that day.
d) I met him at the book shop.
e) He takes the story book from the library.