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Read the passage carefully. Then choose the
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The miser looked around cautiously. He
checked his garden, the bushes and up the tree.
Satisfied, he went to his favorite spot and
started digging. Soon, a chest came into view.
When he opened it, the glitter from the contents
almost blinded him. He looked happily at the
contents. Suddenly he heard a noise. He quickly
shoved the chest back into the hole and covered
it up. He looked around to see whether there was
anyone but to his relief, there was no one. He
went into his house. Later that night, a
stranger came knocking at his door. The stranger
asked for some money and food as he was poor and
had a family to feed. The miser quickly said
that he himself was poor and had nothing to
give. The stranger gave him a knowing look and
said, "Those who can help but don't will regret
it later." And the stranger left. The next day,
the miser went to his favorite spot and started
digging. When he opened the chest, he got a
shock. it was empty. Instead there was a note
inside it. It simply said "Thank you." |
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A miser is someone who ______. |
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likes to bury chests |
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is stingy |
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likes to look at bright things |
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is not helpful |
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The miser buried ______ in the ground. |
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a chest |
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a glittering thing |
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many chests |
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many glittering things |
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3. |
The glittering things were probably
______. |
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the chest |
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money and jewels |
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beautiful silk cloths |
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shiny ornaments |
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4. |
The stranger gave the miser a knowing look
probably because ______. |
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he did not believe the miser was poor |
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he saw what the miser did that day |
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he saw the glistening objects |
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he knew the miser was really poor |
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5. |
The note was probably left by the ______. |
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stranger who took the valuables from the chest |
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another person who took the chest |
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miser himself |
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a thief who stole the chest |
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Answers : 1B 2A 3B
4B 5A |
