2. Why did the woman start feeling neglected?

4. What did the brothers think about the casket?

6. What was inside the casket?

1. What did the old woman do on her 75th birthday?

3. “This is something that could change all our life for the better.” What is ‘something’?

5. What change came into the sons’ behaviour?

2. This is the key to the casket.

3. The man opened the lid and then they all were shocked to see the contents.

1. She was distressed to find her in such an unhappy state and advised her on what she should do.

4. It is a sad thing when an old woman has to resort to trickery to make her sons to look after her.

1. An old woman in China distributed her wealth among her five sons.

2. The young man informed his brothers about the casket.

3. The brothers opened the casket.

4. The sons found jewellery in the casket.

(2) Feeling_________ (distressed/ distressing) over his failure, he cried a lot.

(4) I like adventure sports very much. They are so __________(thrilled/thrilling).

(5) The whole nation was ______ (shocked/shocking) to hear the news of the death of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

(1) He was _________ (surprised/surprising) to see the tricks of the magician.

(3) The movie that I saw yesterday , was one of the most __________ (interesting/Interested) movies I have ever seen.

1. Beating around the bush __________________

2. Spill the beans __________________

4. A fish out of water __________________

6. The toast of the town __________________

3. Face the music __________________

5. See eye to eye __________________

1. Cordial   friendly   warm   rude

2. Distressed   contented   upset   troubled

3. Ordinary   usual   special   common

4. Eager   curious   keen   unwilling