Exercise 1
(1) The number of ships sailing by were
(a) three
(b) two
(c) five
(d) four
Ans: (a) three
(2) The wind carried the first ship to a
(a) big country
(b) small country
(c) rich country
(d) distant country
Ans: (c) rich country
(3) The second ship turned towards the
(a) west
(b) north
(c) south
(d) east
Ans: (d) east
(4) The decks of the third ship shone
(a) brightly
(b) frostily
(c) clearly
(d) dimly
Ans: (b) frostily
(5) The northern sky rose over the
(a) unfruitful sea
(b) kind sea
(c) stormy sea
(d) calm sea
Ans: (a) unfruitful sea
(6) The third ship was rigged
(a) long journey
(b) short journey
(c) slow journey
(d) quick journey
Ans: (a) long journey
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(a) What did wind do to the second ship?
Ans: When the second ship started its journey the wind hunted it like a wild beast. It keep the ship in captivity. So could not sail further.
(b) Give any two points of difference between the journey of the third ship and the other two ships.
Ans: Unlike the other two ships, the third one did not get a breadth of wind, favourable or unfavourable. Only in its case a fire-spilling start was noticed.