A summary of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.

This is the story of ________, who used to be _________. He decided to find a master ____________________. First he found _____________, but the wolf was afraid of ____________. The dog thought that the bear was _________________. After some time the dog met ___________, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realized that the lion was ___________. To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.

Why did he serve the Lion for a long time? (8)

Who did he finally choose as his master and why? (9, 10)

Each word in the box given below indicates ‘a large number of ‘ …..

For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows.

Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box.

1. a _______ of ships

2. a _______ of flowers

3. a _______ of chicks

4. a _______ of cattle

5. a __________ of sticks

6. a __________ of sheep

7. a __________ of fish

8. a __________ of wolves

Make nouns from the words given below by adding –ness or –ity. (For some words we need to add just –ty, or –y)

1. honest __________

2. kind ____________

3. cruel ____________

4. calm ____________

5. sad _____________

6. active ___________

7. creative __________

8. sincere ___________

9. cheerful __________

10. bitter ___________

11. sensitive _________

12. great ____________