Free Online English Quiz : PART 16 | READING COMPREHENSION
Sheela and Jairam were a poor old couple. Their only possession was a cow. Once, Jairam fell very sick. Soon all their money was used up in buying medicines and they realised that they would have to sell their cow in order to bear the rest of the expenses. Sheela decided to go to the market and sell the cow. She set off, leading the cow by a rope. On the way, she met four young men. They were the local bullies who enjoyed teasing and tormenting old people. When they saw old Sheela with her cow, they decided to play a trick. One of them sneaked up behind her, untied the cow and tied a goat in its place.
Sheela had been walking immersed in thought, worried about Jairam. Suddenly she heard a goat bleating behind her. She turned around and was surprised to see that her cow had vanished. She was leading a goat to the market. The four bullies came up to her and said, “There is magic in the air these days. See, it turned your cow into a goat.” Poor Sheela walked on with the goat. After a little while, the boys untied the goat and tied a rooster in its place. The rooster crowed and Sheela was surprised again. The goat had turned into a rooster. The four bullies shouted, “Magic in the air, Grandma.” She resumed walking with the rooster in tow.
After a few minutes the boys crept up again, untied the rooster and tied a log of wood in its place. A few moments later, Sheela realised that she was dragging a log of wood with a rope. Again, the bullies shouted, “Magic in the air, Grandma.” After a few minutes, the boys untied the log of wood too and ran away with it. When Sheela finally reached the market, she found that she had nothing but a rope in her hand. She came back home dejected, as she had lost the cow. She told Jairam the whole story. He immediately understood what had happened. “Make chapatti, vegetable and kheer for lunch tomorrow,” he said. “Cook for at least four people. I will come home with some guests. As soon as they come you must say, ‘I cooked what the rabbit told me. Come, eat your lunch. Leave everything else to me,” Jairam reassured her.
1. Why did Sheela and Jairam decide to sell the cow?
1) They had spent all their money on Jairam’s sickness and needed more money.
2) Sheela wanted to buy a rooster and they needed money for that.
3) They were fed up of the four bullies and wanted to teach them a lesson.
4) They wanted to invite the four bullies for lunch and needed money for buying the ingredients.
5) They owed money to the landlord.
2. Why was Jairam reluctant to sell the rabbit?
1) He only pretended to be reluctant in order to fool the bullies.
2) He was fond of the little rabbit and did not want to sell it to the bullies.
3) He wanted to gift the rabbits to the landlord.
4) He knew that the bullies would not take good care of the rabbit.
5) He wanted to sell the rabbit in the market and get a better price for it.
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