Comprehension unit 1

Unit 1: Practice Test

Part 1: Read & Question

"He decided to catch a young cub and train it to hunt for him. Then I shall only say, 'O my dear, go and kill a deer for me.' Ah! My life will be very comfortable then. He was quite pleased with his own idea."

1. What did Edie decide?

2. What did Edie think?

"He saw two tiny cubs. They looked at him with their bright eyes. They were too young to run away. Edie threw the net over them and the cubs were caught. He needed only one cub but he thought, 'Ah! It is always better to have two slaves instead of one!' He dragged them with him and hid them under a big basket."

3. What did Edie see?

4. Why could the cubs not run away?

5. How did Edie catch the cubs?

6. What did Edie think when he caught both the cubs?

7. Where did Edie hide the cubs?

"The mother cheetah returned after a while. She did not find her cubs. She looked all around. First of all she became angry and jumped wildly. She could not find her dear babies. At last, she became sad and started crying. She cried and cried for the whole night till the next evening."

8. What did the mother cheetah do when she didn't find her cubs?

9. How long did the mother cheetah cry?

"She cried so loudly that she was heard by a wise man living in the village. The old man, Sanno, understood what had happened. He immediately took his strong club and came out of his hut. This old man, Sanno, was very wise. He loved animals and knew all about them."

10. Who was Sanno?

11. What did Sanno do?

"When Sanno found out the cubs, he knew it was Edie's wicked idea. He was angry with Edie. He rushed to the hut and shouted: 'I hate you, Edie! Everybody of our tribe will hate you because you are wicked and lazy too. We know that a hunter must hunt with his own skill and strength.'"

12. Why was Sanno angry with Edie?

13. Why will the whole tribe hate Edie?

14. What do we know about a hunter?

"Sanno took the cubs on his shoulders and returned them to their mother. He saw that long weeping of the mother cheetah had stained her face for ever."

15. What did Sanno do for the cubs?

16. What was the result of the long weeping of the mother cheetah?

Answer Key

1. Edie decided to catch a young cub and train it to hunt for him.

2. Edie thought his life would be very comfortable with a cub hunting for him.

3. Edie saw two tiny cubs.

4. They could not run away because they were too young.

5. He caught them by throwing a net over them.

6. He thought it is always better to have two slaves instead of one.

7. He hid them under a big basket.

8. She became angry and jumped wildly, then became sad and started crying.

9. She cried for the whole night until the next evening.

10. Sanno was a wise old man who lived in the village and loved animals.

11. Sanno took his strong club and came out of his hut.

12. Because he knew stealing the cubs was Edie's wicked idea.

13. Because he was wicked and lazy.

14. A hunter must hunt with his own skill and strength.

15. He took the cubs on his shoulders and returned them to their mother.

16. It stained her face forever.