Read the following passage.
A merchant had a donkey. He used to carry all his goods on the back of the donkey to sell in the market. They need to cross a river on the way to the market. He cared for the donkey very much. But the donkey was very lazy and always hesitant of doing work. One day, the merchant had to sell loads of salt. As usual, the donkey and the merchant got down into the river to cross it. The donkey being lazy thought of a trick.
It slightly bent its legs while crossing the river. The salt bags got drenched and dissolved in water. Because of this, the load went down and the donkey became very happy since it need not carry heavy load. As a result of this, the merchant had a great loss of money. The merchant was wise enough to know the donkey’s trick. Hence, he wanted to teach the donkey a lesson. The next day, he loaded the donkey with loads of cotton. When the cotton gets wet, it becomes heavy. The donkey without knowing this played the same trick that day also. The cotton got wet and became very heavy. The donkey suffered a lot carrying the heavy load.
Now, answer the following questions.
1) Where were the merchant and his donkey going?
2) Why was the donkey always hesitant of working?
3) Why did the load go down for the donkey while crossing the river with the bags of salt?
A) The salt bags got ruptured.
B) The donkey was very strong to carry the load.
C) The salt bags got drenched in the water.
4) Why did the merchant want to teach a lesson to the donkey?
A) The donkey wants to sleep all the time.
B) The merchant had lost all the money.
C) The donkey started playing tricks to avoid the load.
5) Which of the following statements is True?
A) The donkey is carrying all the money.
B) The merchant taught a lesson to the donkey.
C) The donkey is wiser than merchant.
