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  • Question 1
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    Who ordered to build the bridge?
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 3) i.e., 'Lord Rama'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes. 
    • In the passage it is stated - 'Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea.'
    • Hence, from this line from the passage , we can infer that Lord Rama ordered his army to build the bridge.
    • Thus, option 3 is the correct answer.  
  • Question 2
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    The monkeys made fun of the squirrel because ________.
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 3) i.e., 'he was small'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated - 'He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small.'
    • Hence, from this line from the passage , we can infer that Lord Rama told the monkeys not to make fun of the squirrel for being small. 
    • Thus, option 3 ​is the correct answer.  
  • Question 3
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    What kind of a bridge was being made?
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 2) i.e., 'stone bridge'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated - 'Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge.'
    • Hence, from this line from the passage , we can infer that Lord Rama asked his army to build a stone bridge. 
    • Thus, option 2 ​is the correct answer.  
  • Question 4
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    The voice of the big monkey appeared ________ to the squirrel.
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 3) i.e., 'thunderous'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated - '... shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder,...'
    • Hence, from this line from the passage , we can infer that the monkey's voice sounded like thunder.
    • Thus, option 3 ​is the correct answer.  
  • Question 5
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    What did the squirrel do after being rebuked first time by the monkey?
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 2) i.e., 'Did not stop his work'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated that after the monkeys rebuked the squirrel he stated - '... "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea.'
    • Hence, from this line from the passage , we can infer that the squirrel did not stop his work.
    • Thus, option 2 ​is the correct answer.  
  • Question 6
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    What did the monkey do to the squirrel at last?
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 2) i.e., 'Threw him far away'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated that after the monkeys rebuked the squirrel at first and then later on '... The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.'
    • Hence, from this line from the passage , we can infer that the monkey threw away the squirrel when he would not stop building the bridge. 
    • Thus, option 2 ​is the correct answer.  
  • Question 7
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    Which of the following qualities does NOT match with the squirrel?
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 1) i.e., 'Impolite'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated that squirrel was selfless and wanted to help Lord Rama's effort to build a stone bridge. 
    • In the passage it is stated - 'He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small.'
    • Hence, from this line from the passage , we can infer that Lord Rama told the monkeys not to make fun of the squirrel for being small. 
    • He was also dedicated as even though the monkeys made fun of him, the squirrel kept on helping in the bridge building efforts.
    • Hence, we can infer that impolite which means not having or showing good manners; rude is the quality that does not match the squirrel. 
    • Thus, option 1 ​is the correct answer.  
  • Question 8
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    The aim of the story is to tell its readers that ________.
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 3) i.e., 'sincere working never goes waste'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated that the squirrel was selfless and wanted to help Lord Rama's effort to build a stone bridge even though he was small and could only carry pebbles instead of large rocks.  
    • The passage also states how the monkeys made fun of the squirrel's efforts and his small size.
    • The passage ends with the story of how Lord Rama praised the squirrel for his hard work and the love that the squirrel had in his heart.
    • Thus, option 3 ​is the correct aim we can understand from the given passage. 
  • Question 9
    5 / -1

    Directions For Questions

    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    As per the lesson/passage, what kind of attitude should one have towards the other?
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 3) i.e., 'Polite'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated that the squirrel was selfless and wanted to help Lord Rama's effort to build a stone bridge even though he was small and could only carry pebbles instead of large rocks.  
    • The passage also states how the monkeys made fun of the squirrel's efforts and his small size.
    • The passage ends with the story of how Lord Rama praised the squirrel for his hard work and the love that the squirrel had in his heart.
    • All through the passage, the squirrel is shown to be a selfless, dedicated and polite individual.
    • Even Lord Rama is polite towards the squirrel.
    • Thus, option 3 ​is the correct answer.  
  • Question 10
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    Read the passage and answer the question.

    Ram asked his army to build a bridge over the sea. Work began at once on a stone bridge. The monkeys pulled out rocks and heavy stones from the mountains and carried them to the sea. They cut them into shape and began to build the bridge. All this was very difficult work and it took a long time. Thousands of monkeys worked night and day. Rama felt happy. "How hard they work! Their love for me makes them work like this," thought Rama.
    One day Rama saw a small brown squirrel. He was going up and down the seashore with little pebbles in his mouth. The little squirrel could carry only little pebbles at a time in his smallmouth. He carried the pebbles from the seashore and dropped them into the sea. A great monkey was carrying a large heavy stone on his back and the squirrel came in his way. The monkey jumped back. "Here, you little thing," shouted the monkey in a voice like thunder, "you're in my way, I stepped back and you're alive now. But I nearly fell. And what are you doing here?" The little squirrel looked up at the great monkey.
    "I'm sorry you nearly fell, Brother Monkey," he said in his small voice, "but please always look where you are going.
    I'm helping Rama build the bridge. And I want to work hard for him."
    "You, what?" shouted the monkey and laughed aloud. "Did you hear that!" he said to the other monkeys. "The squirrel is building a bridge with his pebbles. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I've never heard a funnier story." The other monkeys laughed too.
    The squirrel did not think this funny at all. He said, “Look, I can't carry mountains or rocks. God gave me only a little strength. I can only carry pebbles.
    My heart cries out for Rama and I'll do all I can for him."
    The monkeys said, "Don't be foolish. Do you think you can help Rama? Do you think we can build a bridge with pebbles? He has a big army to help him. Go home and don't get in our way."
    "But I want to help, too," said the squirrel and would not go.
    He carried the pebbles again from the shore to the sea. The monkeys were angry and one of them picked up the squirrel by his tail and threw him far away.
    The squirrel, crying out the name of Rama, fell into his hands.
    Then Rama held the squirrel close to him. He said to the monkeys, “Do not make fun of the weak and the small. Your strength or what you do is not important. What matters is your love. This little squirrel has love in his heart."
    He then held the squirrel closer to him and said, "Little one, your love touches my heart."
    He said these words and passed his fingers gently over the little squirrel's back. And when he put him down there were three white stripes on his back. These were the marks of Lord Rama's fingers.
    From then on the squirrel carries the three white stripes on his back.

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    Which quality of Lord Rama is NOT highlighted in the story?
    Solution

    The correct answer is option 3) i.e., 'Aggressiveness towards the weak'. 

    Key Points

    • The given passage tells the story of how Lord Rama built the bridge to Lanka and how the squirrels got their stripes.  
    • In the passage it is stated that the squirrel was selfless and wanted to help Lord Rama's effort to build a stone bridge even though he was small and could only carry pebbles instead of large rocks.  
    • The passage also states how the monkeys made fun of the squirrel's efforts and his small size.
    • All through the passage, the character of Lord Rama is shown as a kind and compassionate character. 
    • The passage ends with the story of how Lord Rama praised the squirrel for his hard work and the love that the squirrel had in his heart.
    • Thus, option 3 ​is the correct answer as Lord Rama was never aggressive towards the weak. 
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