Read the following passages carefully and answers the questions that follow each :
The father led the little boy to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son. Now, look at these holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same again.” The boy looked at his father and said, “I did it because you asked me to.
“I know”, said the father, “when you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say you are sorry, the wound will always be there. A wound given with your words is as bad as the one given with a knife.”
1. What did the father show his son ?
2. What lesson did the father teach his son ?
3. Choose true and false statements
(a) The fence will never be the same again.
(b) The father led to little boy to school.
4. Complete the sentence according to the meaning of the passage.
(a) When you say things in …………., they …………. a scar.
(b) The wound will ………
5. Match the words with their meanings :
| (a) wound |
mark |
| (b) Scar |
bad words |
|
Injury |
