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things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates
that shook themselves free, and were caught and held again. All was a-shake and
a-shiver—glints and gleams and sparkles, rustle and swirl, chatter and bubble. The
Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated. By the side of the river he trotted as one
trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spell-bound by exciting
stories; and when tired at last, he sat on the bank, while the river still chattered on to
him, a babbling procession of the best stories in the world, sent from the heart of the
earth to be told at last to the insatiable sea.

On the basis of your reading of the passage given above, answer the following
questions.

1. What was the Mole working very hard on?

a. spring-cleaning his little home b. winter-cleaning his little home

c. autumn-cleaning his little home d. summer-cleaning his little home

2. Where was the Mole’s home?

a. on the branch of a tree b. in the hollow of a tree trunk

c. under the ground d. on an island

3. Why did the Mole come out of his home?

a. because he wanted to feel the snow outside

b. because he wanted to feel the air above
c. because he wanted to meet his friends

d. because he wanted to meet his cousins
4. What is the meaning of ‘bolted out’?

a. left the house very quickly

b. closed the door of the house

c. used nuts and bolts to secure the door

d. came into the house very quickly

5. How did the Mole feel about the song of the birds?

a. seemed very sweet b. seemed very dull

c. seemed like a shout d. seemed like a song

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