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+27. Session 27 - Adventure Story-Comprehension-Reference

The document contains comprehension questions about an adventure story. It asks the reader to answer 7 questions about details and inferences from the story. These include what the story suggests about the size of the elf, how Roger feels at different points, and identifying verb types. It also contains vocabulary words for students to look up and understand for the full story, which is provided at the end for reading before the next class discussion.

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+27. Session 27 - Adventure Story-Comprehension-Reference

The document contains comprehension questions about an adventure story. It asks the reader to answer 7 questions about details and inferences from the story. These include what the story suggests about the size of the elf, how Roger feels at different points, and identifying verb types. It also contains vocabulary words for students to look up and understand for the full story, which is provided at the end for reading before the next class discussion.

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LMOIS/CIS SESSION-27 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22

ADVENTURE STORY- COMPREHENSION


LMOIS/CIS SESSION-27 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22
ADVENTURE STORY- COMPREHENSION

I) Answer the given questions.

1) In the third sentence, the author says, “It was exceedingly dull’.
What does the author want the reader to infer from that
sentence?

The author wants the reader to infer that Roger’s life was very
boring. OR
The author wants the reader to infer that Roger led a boring life.

2) The 17th and 18th lines say that the leaves were nearly as big as
the elf was…… What does it tell you about the size of the elf?

It tells us that the elf was very tiny or small. OR It tells us that the elf
only tinier than the leaf. OR
It tells us that the elf was no bigger than a leaf.

3) Pick out one sentence each from the story that tells you that:
a) Roger was scared at first
Any one- With a fright, he looked down……
Had his brain managed to create this hallucination?

b) Roger was at ease later


He scooped up the elf in his hand OR
“Where are you going?” he asked in alaram….

4) ‘..the little elf began to stalk off through the leaves’. Identify the type of the
words marked in bold. What does it tell you about the elf’s feeling?
LMOIS/CIS SESSION-27 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22
ADVENTURE STORY- COMPREHENSION

Ans. Powerful verb. It tells that the elf was angry/frustrated/


annoyed.

5) Read the phrase, “He looked around oddly amused…” What is


the best word to replace ‘oddly”?
a) hardly
b) strangely
c) frequently
d) rarely

6) In the first line, Roger’s feeling is described as ‘bored’. Write


examples from the extract that tell you Roger felt his life was
boring.
Any one- Instead he had to sweep the porch, clean the windows and
chop firewood.
He wished for adventure in his dull life.
Nothing seemed to stir him or get his heart moving.

7) Change the following words to its present tense form.


a) wished-wish, wishes b) happened-happen c) looked- look
d) managed-manage e) began-begin f) leaned-lean
LMOIS/CIS SESSION-27 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22
ADVENTURE STORY- COMPREHENSION

Assignment: Read the rest of the story. The extract is appended below.
Understand the story and find out the meaning of all the challenging words (Use a
dictionary). Discussion will be done in the next class.

Fatal- causing or leading to death brutish-cruel or violent


Dawned- understood Rambunctious- boisterous, can also mean
disorderly and wild.
Forlorn-sad Hallucination- illusional, delusion
Unceremoniously- roughly, without manners

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