Class IV (Course Book)

Chapter-15 The Mouse and the Cake

Exercises

Read and Write

A. Write True or False
1. A mouse found a beautiful piece of chocolate cake. False
2. The mouse wanted to share some of the cake with his brothers. False
3. He kept nibbling at the cake till he was satisfied. False
4. He was soon so unwell that he groaned with distress. True
5. The family doctor told the mouse that he was going to die. True
6. The mouse would have been fine if he shared the cake. True

B. Answer these questions.

1. What did the mouse find?
Ans: The mouse found a beautiful piece of plum cake.

2. Why was the mouse tempted to eat the entire cake?

Ans: The mouse was tempted to eat the entire cake because it was the
richest and sweetest that any human being can make.

3. How did the mouse eat the cake?

Ans: The mouse nibbled and nibbled and panted but still he kept gulping
down till he finished the whole cake.

4. Why did the mouse become unwell?

Ans: The mouse became unwell because he ate the whole cake all by
himself.

5. What lesson did you learn from the poem?

Ans: The lesson we learnt is that we should share our things with others
and should not be greedy.