The Clever Crow (āĻāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻāĻžāĻā§°ā§)
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On a hot summer day, a crow was very thirsty. He flew here and there in search of water. At last, he saw a pitcher near a house. He quickly flew down to it.
There was a little water in the pitcher, but it was very low. The crow could not reach the water with his beak. He thought for a while.
Then he saw some small pebbles on the ground. The crow had an idea. He picked up the pebbles one by one and dropped them into the pitcher.
Slowly, the water rose higher and higher. At last, the water came near the top. The crow drank the water and quenched his thirst.
The crow was happy. He flew away, feeling proud of his clever idea.
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Choose the Correct Answer | āĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻ
1. Why was the crow looking for water ? āĻāĻžāĻā§°ā§āĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) He was hungry (b) He was tired (c) He was thirsty (d) He was bored
Ans: (c) He was thirsty
2. Where did the crow find water ? āĻāĻžāĻā§°ā§āĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ'āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) In a pond (b) In a river (c) In a pitcher (d) In a well
Ans: (c) In a pitcher
3. Why couldn't the crow drink the water at first ? āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§°ā§āĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
(a) The water was too hot (b) The pitcher was too deep (c) The water was dirty
(d) His beak was too small
Ans: (b) The pitcher was too deep
4. What did the crow use to raise the water level ? āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§°ā§āĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) Leaves (b) Stones (Pebbles) (c) Sticks (d) Sand
Ans: (b) Stones (Pebbles)
5. What happened when the crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher ? āĻāĻžāĻā§°ā§āĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) The water disappeared. (b) The pitcher broke. (c) The water rose higher. (d) The water turned cold.
Ans: (c) The water rose higher.
6. What did the crow do after drinking the water ? āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻā§°ā§āĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
(a) He slept there. (b) He flew away. (c) He thanked the people. (d) He sang a song.
Ans: (b) He flew away
7. What can we learn from this story ? āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ ?
(a) Never waste water. (b) Think before you act. (c) Hard work is always important.
(d) Always help others.
Ans: (b) Think before you act.
8. Which word best describes the crow ? āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Lazy (b) Foolish (c) Clever (d) Angry
Ans: (c) Clever