One morning when Mummy was opening a new packet of detergent powder to wash Monty’s dirty uniform, a small booklet peeped out of it. Mummy handed it to Monty. Monty was very happy to see it. There was a puzzle that she had to solve. The company promised a mystery gift for children who would win the contest.
By evening, Monty had searched for the answers to all the questions and the puzzle was worked out quite fast. Monty asked her Daddy to send it to the company’s address…. And it was sent.
Fifteen days later, Monty received her mystery gift–a beautiful little book. It was full of interesting facts and pictures. Monty was excited.
That weekend Monty’s headmistress announced a competition on ‘Amazing Facts’. Each class had to make a presentation. The best three selections were then put on the school display board. Monty’s selection was also there
CONTESTANT – 1
WINGED VICTORIES!
A stolen parrot was brought to the court as a witness in New Delhi.
It could identify its real owner by repeating the names of her owner’s children
In 1936, a hen was trapped in a crate when a violent storm destroyed the town of
Gainesville, Georgia. Forty-seven days later, it was rescued and it had survived by eating its own eggs.
CONTESTANT – 2
MIRACLE MEN!
Francesco Lentini of Sicily,
Italy was a master musician.
He lived in the 1930s. He was a
famous soccer player. He had
three legs and that was a great
advantage for him as a player.
Liew Thow Lin of Gunung, Rapat, Malaysia, can lift more than 60 pounds of weight attached to a metal plate against his chest or stomach. Lin is 71 years old and is called the Magnet Man. Nuts, bolts and tools can be seen dangling from his bare chest. In 2001, he pulled a car hooked to a chain attached to a plate stuck to his chest. All three sons of Lin and his two grandchildren also have the magnetic ability
CONTESTANT – 3
THE MUDDY SCENE !’
Scottsdale, Arizona, organizes the Mighty Mud Mania festival every year. People sling mud on each other. In the month of July, kids of all ages slip and slide over mud-filled tunnels. More than 240,000 pounds of mud is prepared for this event.
Elephants in Myanmar are very clever. They stuff the bells hanging around their necks with mud. They do this so that bells won’t ring. They can then quickly steal bananas from farms at night
Now,
Judge for yourself.
The best of these three is ……………….!!
Reading Comprehension
Q.1. Put a tick (v) mark to choose the correct word or phrase to get a true statement:
(i) Mummy handed a booklet / a puzzle/a packet of detergent/ to Monty. (मम्मी हैण्डेड
Ans. a booklet.
(ii) Monty’s gift was a book of interesting facts/painted pictures/poems.
Ans. a book of interesting facts.
(iii) One/two / three presentations were on the school display board
Ans. three.
(iv) The Mud: Mania festival is organized in the month of January / June/July.
Ans. July.
(v) Elephants stuff their bells/trunks/necks with mud.
Ans. bells.
(vi) The hen lived by eating grains/eggs/ chicks.
Ans. eggs.
Q.2. Complete the information asked for in the table about the selections on the display board. Notice that each selection talks about two facts. One of them is done for you :
| No. (नं. ) | Who | What (festival/event) | Where (place) |
| 1 | (a) Parrot (b) A hen | Identified its real owners by repeating the names of her children. survived for 47 days by eating its own eggs. | In a court of New Delhi Gainesville, Georgia |
| 2 | (a) Liew Thowlin (b) Francesco Lentini | Lifted a 60-pound weight attached to a metal plate against the chest. Played football with 3 legs | Gunung, Malaysia Sicily, Italy |
| 3 | (a) people (b) elephants | Mighty Mud Mania. Stealing bananas. | Scottsdale, Arizona from farms at night |
Q.3. Look at the title of the selections on Monty’s school display-board. Now an- swer the following questions.
(i) Title: THE MUDDY SCENE
(a) Do you like it?
Ans. Yes.
(b) What is common in the facts under the title?
Ans. Playing with mud.
(ii) Title: THE WINGED VICTORIES
(a) What does the word ‘winged’ stand for?
Ans. It stands for birds.
(b) What were the victories?
Ans. (1) Parrot was able to identify its owner.
(ii) The hen was able to survive by eating- ing its own eggs.
(iii) Title: MIRACLE MEN
(a) Who are the miracle men?
Ans. Francesco Lentini, Liew, Thowlin. his three sons and his two grand children.
(b) What is miraculous in them?
Ans. Lentini had 3 legs. The others were magnetic men.
Q.4. Mention the paragraph numbers which contain the following facts/ideas:
1. People of all ages slip and slide over mud in the month of July. 10
2. A large quantity of mud is required for 10 the Mud-Mania festival.
3. Stuffed bells help elephants steal bananas. 11
4. No other bird could have known the names of a client’s children. 6
5. If the hen had not eaten its eggs.it would have died. 7
6. The magnetic ability of Lin was passed 9 on to the next generations.
7. Lentini played football. 8
8. Monty won a book of amazing facts as the mystery gift