Read the following text and do the tasks that follow. Sarah and Jamie stood on their tiptoe and gave the card from their school to the tall man…

Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.

Sarah and Jamie stood on their tiptoe and gave the card from their school to the tall man behind the counter of a farm. The man frowned and made a face.

"So you're looking for some work. And who are you?" "I'm Sarah. I'm twelve. This is my brother Jamie; he's eleven."

"Shouldn't you be at school?"

"We are on holiday. And would like to earn some money and support our parents." The man lifted his hat and scratched his head. "Working in the farm is a quite tough job for kids like you. I need somebody big and strong to work here," he said.

"There must be some work for us in this big farm. Could you please find one?" Sarah pleaded.

"And right. Let's see. Do you know what a Cabbage White is?" the man asked.

"Yes. It's a beautiful white butterfly that lays its eggs on cabbages. And those eggs change into caterpillars.", answered Sarah.

"And do you know what the caterpillars do?"

"They eat the cabbage leaves!" shouted Jamie.

"Aren't you afraid of caterpillars?" asked the man.

"Not at all." retorted Sarah.

"Alright. So, I think I have a job for you."

"Oh! Thank you very much. And what is the work?", they said.

"I want you to check every single cabbage in the garden and eliminate all the caterpillars," replied the man.

A. Answer the following questions. (5x1=5)

(i) Who introduces Jamie to the farm owner?

(ii) According to the kids, why do they need a job?

(iii) What makes the farm owner say that the job is not for the kids?

(iv) Why do the kids thank the farm owner?

(v) What should the kids do in the farm?

B. Choose and copy the correct answer from the given alternatives. (5x1=5)

a) What does the frowned face of the farm owner indicate?
(i) happiness (ii) approval (iii) disbelief (iv) anger

b) According to the farm owner, who is suitable for the farm job?
(i) the girl (ii) the boy (iii) the parents (iv) strong man

c) Why were the kids not at school then?
(i) they had a holiday
(ii) they had to earn for their family
(iii) they had to work on a farm
(iv) they had to pick the caterpillars

d) Why did the farm owner scratch his head?
(i) to ask a question to the kids
(ii) to find a suitable farm work for the kids
(iii) to make the kids afraid
(iv) to give information about caterpillar

e) What finally convinced the farm owner to give the job to the kids?
(i) they were thankful to him
(ii) they pleaded with him
(iii) they were not afraid of caterpillars
(iv) they knew about butterfly