<p><strong>Read the text and answer the questions.</strong></p> <p>One morning, Moxie the rabbit and Pluck the lizard talked to the fox and the rat. “Bluster has such a big, beautiful voice. Surely, he can share it with us, “said Moxie. They agreed. Bluster should share his voice with them. It was such a big voice. Each animal could have just a small piece of it. Bluster could share his voice with each animal.</p> <p>The animals talked and talked late into the afternoon. They made a plan to take Bluster’s voice. They decided not to tell the birds. But they didn’t have to tell them! The birds were sitting in the tree and they heard the animal’s plan.</p> <p>At midnight, Pluck and Moxie quietly went to Bluster’s home. Bluster was sleeping in his bed, and without making a sound, they took his voice! They put it into a glass jar.</p> <p> </p> <p>1. (i) What the rabbit and lizard talked about to the fox and the rat?</p> <p>(a) their plan</p> <p>(b) Bluster’s harsh voice</p> <p>(c) Bluster’s beautiful voice</p> <p>(d) the voice of Moxie and Pluck</p> <p>(ii) When were they talking?</p> <p>(a) in the afternoon      (b) in the noon</p> <p>(c) in the evening         (d) in the morning</p> <p>(iii) Moxie was ____ of sharing Bluster’s voice with them.</p> <p>(a) against        (b) in favour of</p> <p>(c) dead against            (d) in lieu of</p> <p>(iv) His opinion was ____ by others.</p> <p>(a) supported   (b) supporting</p> <p>(c) support       (d) to support</p> <p>(v) ‘Each animal could have just a small piece of it.’ Here what is indicated by ‘it’?</p> <p>(a) Bluster</p> <p>(b) Bluster’s big and beautiful voice</p> <p>(c) their wealth</p> <p>(d) his big body</p> <p>(vi) How long did the animals talk?</p> <p>(a) From morning to night (b) from morning to noon (c) from morning to afternoon (d) from afternoon to late night</p> <p>(vii) The animals ____ to take Bluster’s voice.</p> <p>(a) Made (b) decided (c) make (d) plan</p> <p>(viii) Their ____ was not to tell birds about their plan</p> <p>(a) decided       (b) decision</p> <p>(c) have decided          (d) request</p> <p>(ix) Who heard the animals’ plan?</p> <p>(a) Bluster (b) Moxie (c) the birds (d) Pluck</p> <p>(x) When did Moxie and Pluck go to Bluster’s house silently?</p> <p>(a) at dead of night      (b) in the evening</p> <p>(c) in the dark  (d) at midnight</p> <p>(xi) What Bluster was doing when Pluck and Moxie went to his home?</p> <p>(a) gossiping    (b) eating</p> <p>(c) reading       (d) sleeping</p> <p>(xii) What did they do?</p> <p>(a)They took his voice (b) they killed his voice (c) they killed him (d) they made his voice silent</p> <p>(xiii) How did they take his voice?</p> <p>(a) Loudly (b) by force (c) snatching (d) silently</p> <p>(xiv) Where did they keep the voice?</p> <p>(a) In the air (b) in their own vocal chord (c) in a plastic jar (d) in a glass jar</p> <p>Answers :</p> <p>(i)____c, (ii)____d, (iii)____b, (iv)____a, (v)____b, (vi)____c, (vii)____b, (viii)____b, (ix)____c, (x)____d, (xi)____d, (xii)____a, (xiii)____d, (xiv)____d.</p> <p> </p> <p>2. Fill in the gaps with following words.</p> <p>telling, wanted, plan, voice, share, sweet, without</p> <p>(a) Moxie and Pluck talked to fox and rat about the ____ and big voice of Bluster.</p> <p>(b) They ____ to share Bluster’s beautiful voice with them.</p> <p>(c) They think that Bluster should ____ his voice with each animal.</p> <p>(d) The animals decided to take Bluster’s voice ____ telling it to the birds.</p> <p>(e) But the birds heard about their ____.</p> <p>Answers : (a) sweet (b) wanted (c) share</p> <p>(d) without (e) plan</p> <p>Or, Fill in the gaps with following words.</p> <p>kept, silently, sleeping, stealthily, tell  </p> <p>Pluck and Moxie went to Bluster’s home  ____.</p> <p>Bluster was ____ then.</p> <p>They took his voice ____.</p> <p>They ____ it into a glass jar.</p> <p>The animals did not want to ____ the birds about their plan.</p> <p>Answers : (a) silently (b) sleeping (c) stealthily (d) kept (e) tell</p> <p> </p> <p>3. (a) What did Moxie and Pluck do in one morning?</p> <p>Ans. Moxie and Pluck talked to the fox and the rat in one morning.</p> <p>(b) What was the topic of their talk?</p> <p>Ans. They talked about the big and beautiful voice of Bluster.</p> <p>(c)What did they want?</p> <p>Ans. They wanted Bluster to share his voice with them.</p> <p>(d) What was the opinion of they animals?</p> <p>Ans. They want that each animal could have just a small piece of Bluster’s voice.</p> <p>(e) When did the animals talk?</p> <p>Ans. They talked late into the afternoon.</p> <p>(f) What did they plan?</p> <p>Ans. They made a plan to take Bluster’s voice.</p> <p>(f) What did they decide?</p> <p>Ans. They decided not to tell the birds about their plan.</p> <p>(g) How did the birds hear about the animals plan?</p> <p>Ans. The birds heard their plan as they were sitting in the tree.</p> <p>(h) When did Moxie and Pluck go to Bluster’s home?</p> <p>Ans. They went to Bluster’s home at midnight.</p> <p>(i) How did they go to Bluster’s home?</p> <p>Ans. They went to Bluster’s home quietly.</p> <p>(J) What was Bluster doing when Pluck and Moxie went to his home?</p> <p>Ans. Bluster was sleeping when Pluck and Moxie went to his home.</p> <p>(k) How did they take his voice?</p> <p>Ans. They took his voice without making a sound.</p> <p>(l) Where did they put the voice?</p> <p>Ans. They put the voice into a glass jar.</p> <p> </p> <p>4. Write at least five sentences about Moxie and Pluck’s talk about Bluster and their plan about him by answering the given set of questions. (Remember to use capital letters, punctuations, correct spelling and sentence structure).</p> <p>(i) What did Moxie and Pluck talk to the fox and the rat about?</p> <p>(ii) What was their opinion?</p> <p>(iii) What plan did the animals make?</p> <p>(iv) When did Pluck and Moxie go to Bluster’s home?</p> <p>(v) How did they take Bluster’s voice?</p> <p>Or, Write at least five sentences about Moxie and Pluck’s talk about Bluster and their plan about  him. (Remember to use capital letters, punctuations, correct spelling and sentence structure)</p> <p>Ans. Moxie and Pluck talked to the fox and the rat about big and beautiful voice of Bluster. They thought that Bluster should share his big and beautiful voice with them. They opined that each animal could have just a small piece of his voice. The animals made a plan to take Bluster’s voice. They decided not to tell the birds. According to the plan Pluck and Moxie went to Bluster’s home quietly at midnight. Bluster was sleeping then. They took his voice without making any sound.</p>