A Woman and the Wolves
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer‟s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “ it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “ please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away.
Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son‟s life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman‟s baby the wolves were playing with him.
1. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories ?
a. Another village
b. Mountains
c. Forests
d. Hills
e. Towers and logs
2. Who was Ah Tim ?
a. The young woman‟s brother
b. The young woman‟s son
c. The young woman‟s brother and nephew
d. The young woman‟s brother‟s son
e. One of the men who fetched a stick
3. Who walked in front when they were in the forest ?
a. Ah Tm
b. The woman
c. The woman‟s son
d. Her brother‟s nephew
e. The baby and his mother
4. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim ?
a. He was afraid
b. He was stumbled by a stone
c. He ran slowly
d. The woman cried
e. The wolves were good runners
5. The woman gave her son to the wolves because
a. She loved her nephew than her son.
b. She thought about how her brother would be
c. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves
d. She was crazy
e. She kept a grudge on his brother
6. What did the villagers bring sticks for?
a. For the weapon to beat the wolves
b. To bring the woman‟s nephew
c. For the fire woods.
d. For play
e. For building a house for the woman.
7. “ all men in the village fetched thick stick … “ the word “ fetched” has a similar meaning to :
a. Received
b. Caught
c. Got
d. Hit
e. Lifted
8. From the passage we learn that the villages were ….
a. Located in one huge area
b. Situated in a large district
c. Separated by untamed jungles.
d. Wild and unsafe
e. Dark and very dangerous
9. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ….
a. Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves
b. His aunt wanted him to come long
c. Ah Tim was bored to live with his parents
d. The baby was too cute to be alone
e. Ah Tim would be a guardian for them
10. What is the purpose of the writer by writing the story above ?
a. To describe the danger of the villages
b. To entertain the readers of the story
c. To tell the villagers‟ relationship
d. To explain how important a relative is
e. To narrate how the wolves were playing with the baby.
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