Read the text and do the tasks. One cold evening, a shivering porcupine wandered through the forest searching for a warm place to rest. Eventually,…
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Read the text and do the tasks.
One cold evening, a shivering porcupine wandered through the forest searching for a warm place to rest. Eventually, he came upon a small cave where a family of snakes lived, curled together for warmth. Seeing the porcupine trembling, the snake leader felt pity and invited him inside. Gratefully, the porcupine settled among them.
At first, everyone tried to be polite, but the porcupine's sharp quills made it difficult for the snakes to stay comfortable. Each time he moved, his quills pricked their soft scales. The snakes shifted, twisted, and squeezed together to avoid being hurt, but the porcupine kept insisting he couldn't help it. Soon the snakes were aching from the constant jabs.
Finally, the leader gathered his courage and said, "Friend, we welcomed you when you were cold, but your quills are harming us. Would you please leave and find another shelter?" The porcupine refused, claiming he had nowhere else to go. "If you want peace," he said stubbornly, "you'll have to leave yourselves."
The snakes realized they could no longer stay without suffering. Reluctantly, they slithered out into the cold night, abandoning their home. As they search for a new shelter, they learned a hard lesson: some guests, once admitted, are harder to remove than to refuse in the first place.
A. Write the sentences in the correct order as they appear in the text. (5×1=5)
a. The porcupine's quills troubled the snakes.
b. The porcupine forced the snakes to leave their cave.
c. At first, the snakes were polite to the porcupine.
d. The porcupine reached a cave while looking for a warm place.
e. The snake leader requested the porcupine to find another shelter.
B. Answer these questions. (5×1=5)
a. Why were the snakes curling together in the cave?
b. Were the snakes kind towards the porcupine? Give a reason.
c. What made it difficult for the snakes to stay with the porcupine?
d. Why did the snakes decide to leave their home?
e. What lesson did the snakes learn at the end?