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Comprehension Unsolved 12

Q. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end:

There lived a monkey in a forest. One day he was going about in search of food as he was very hungry. At last he entered the house of a farmer. There was nobody in the house. The monkey found a hard vessel with a narrow opening. He put his hand into it. It had grains in it. He took a handful of the grains and tried to pull his hand out but he could not do so with this closed fist. After some time the owner of the house came up. His dog was also with him. The dog fell upon the monkey and tore him into pieces. Thus the monkey met his fate due to his greed.

Questions and Answers:

Q1. Where did the monkey live?

Ans. The monkey lived in a forest.

Q2. Why did he enter the house of a farmer?

Ans. He entered the house of a farmer in search of food as he was very hungry.

Q3. What did he find there?

Ans. He found a hard vessel with a narrow opening there.

Q4. What was in the vessel?

Ans. There were grains in the vessel.

Q5. What did the monkey do?

Ans. The monkey put his hand into the vessel and took a handful of the grains.

Q6. Why could he not pull his hand out of the vessel?

Ans. He could not pull his hand out of the vessel because of its narrow opening and the closed fist.

Q7. How did the monkey meet his fate?

Ans. The dog of the farmer fell upon the monkey and tore him to pieces.