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Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) was an English author. Her writing
consists of a range of poems, plays and novels. Some of her best-
known children’s books are The Story of the Treasure Seekers, Five
Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Railway Children.
Comprehension
A. Complete the following sentences.
1. The names of the three children were ___________________,
___________________ and ___________________.
2. The children climbed on top of the fence to ___________________.
3. The porter told Peter that the white line indicated ___________________.
4. Mother told them that they were now ‘quite ___________________’.
5. The children called the old pram the ___________________.
6. The station master was hiding behind ___________________.
7. The station master called Peter a ‘young ___________________’.
8. The name of the house where the three children stayed was
___________________.
B. Read the sentences given and answer the following ques ons.
1. ‘No, my dear. We mustn’t light a fire in June . . .’
a. Who said this and to whom?
b. Why did they need to have a fire in June?
c. Why did the speaker ask them not to light the fire?
2. He said to his sisters, ‘I have an idea.’
a. Who had an idea?
b. Was the speaker willing to reveal his idea initially? Why?
c. What was the idea?
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