Notre Dame Academy

Subject-English literature

Topic-Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

I. Read these sentences and answer the questions:

1. “Please help me, uncle.”
a. Who said these words and to whom?
A) Aladdin said these words to his so – called uncle, who was a magician.
b. Why did the speaker need help?
A) The speaker, Aladdin needed help because it was difficult for him to climb up the
steps with the lamp in one hand.

2. “I am your slave and you are my master.”

a. Who said these words and to whom?
A) The genie of the lamp said these words to Aladdin.
b. How did the listener feel on hearing these words?
A) Aladdin felt surprised on hearing these words.
c. What did the speaker do for the listener?
A) The genie of the lamp helped Aladdin to become the richest man in his city and
marry a beautiful princess.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. What did the stranger give Aladdin and mother?
A) The stranger gave some clothes, fresh fruits and food to Aladdin and his mother.

2. What did the Aladdin find when he went down the steps?
A) Aladdin found a golden tree with fruits of rubies and emeralds, priceless gems,
gold and a lamp when he went down the steps.

3. How did Aladdin escape from the underground cave?

A) The magician gave Aladdin a magic ring when he went into the cave. When he got
trapped inside the cave, by chance he rubbed the magic ring and the genie
appeared before him. The genie of the ring helped Aladdin to escape from the
cave.

4. Why did the stranger leave Aladdin in the cave? Who was he really?
A) The stranger left Aladdin in the cave because Aladdin refused to give him the lamp
until he helped Aladdin to come out of the cave. The stranger was a magician who
pretended as Aladdin’s uncle.
5. What trick did the magician play on Aladdin the second time?
A) The magician took a basketful of lamps and he went around calling out that he
would give a new lamp in exchange of any old lamp. The princess gave the magic
lamp in exchange of a new lamp. That is how the magician tricked Aladdin to get
the magic lamp.