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Comprehension

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the story.

1. Grandfather was a retired _______________.

2. Rakesh was _______________ years old when he planted the cherry seed.

3. Rakesh put pebbles around the tree for _______________.
4. A _______________ ate up all the leaves of the cherry tree.

5. _______________ was the cherry tree’s first visitor.

B. Write whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the
false statements.

1. Rakesh lived with his parents in Nainital.

2. The cherries cost Rakesh fifty paise.

3. Cherry seeds are lucky even if you don’t put it to use.

4. The cherry tree died after the woman chopped off its branches.

5. Rakesh asked the caterpillar to come back when it was a butterfly.

6. The cherry tree produced sweet cherries the first year.
7. Grandfather sat under the cherry tree because it had the right amount of
shade.

C. Answer the following ques ons.

1. Why did Rakesh live with his grandfather?

2. Why did Rakesh plant the cherry seed?

3. When did Rakesh notice that the cherry tree had come up?

4. How big was the cherry tree in the monsoon season?

5. What did Rakesh see when he came back from his parents’ house?
6. What ‘miracle’ did Grandfather see one warm spring morning?

7. Why did Rakesh and Grandfather love the cherry tree so much?

D. Refl ect and answer.

1. How do you think Rakesh felt about the tree?

2. What do you think it feels like to be God?
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