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Read the story and answer the questions.
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Once upon a time, lived a man who caught ish at sea to support his living. One
day, something heavy was entangled in his net. He cursed sarcastically. His face
turned red. Then, he hauled his net and threw it carelessly as it was heavy. That
was when he saw something yellowish and shiny.
“Gold chain, I’m lucky!” he screamed.
His eyebrows suddenly tilted. Then he said to himself, “ I should pull it more.”
He worked hard and part by part of the gold chain was pulled. His small boat
started to sink because of the gold chain’s weight. He knew it as water started
illing in his boat. Instead of stopping, he pulled faster and put it around his
body. In a second, water rushed into his boat. It eventually capsized. The gold
chain sank to the bottom of the sea. Helplessly, the man was drawn along.
(Source: http://www.englishdaily626.com/cloze_passages.php?021)
Questions
1. What is the best possible title for the story? Why?
2. What was the man’s occupation?
3. Why did the man curse when something was entangled in his net?
4. What kind of man do you think the man is? Tell the reason/s.
5. What made the boat capsize?
6. Which moral lesson can you take from the story?
7. If you were the man, what would you do?
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