shortstory4

Story 4

            One afternoon Pak Senan set off to the market to sell a basket of rambutans and pineapples. But halfway there, the farmer felt tired. "Hmm...I think I'II have a rest, I've cycled for almost two hours" he thought. So he sat down under a tree. He put the basket of rambutans and pineapples beside him. Soon he fell asleep.
            What the farmer did not know was that there were two monkeys up in the tree. They had been watching him all the time. When he fell asleep, one monkey climbed down. Then it took a handful of the rambutans and climbed quickly up the tree again. It was just about to eat them when one fell to the ground.
            The greedy monkey jumped down at once and started looking for the rambutan. Just then Pak Senan woke up. ''What are you doing?'- he asked. This frightened the monkey! It dropped the rest of the rambutans and fled up the tree. So in the end, the greedy monkey did not have and rambutans to eat!

1. How did Pak Senan transport his fruits?
A. By bus
B. By bicycle
C. By lorry
D. By motorcycle

2. Why was Pak Senan tired?
A. The day was hot
B. He had cycled for quite some time
C. The market was still far away
D. He needed a rest

3. Where did Pak Senan sit down to rest?
A. In the shade
B. Under the tree
C. On the tree
D. At the market

4. What did the monkey do when Pak Senan shouted?
A. It jumped down from the tree
B. It took some more rambutans
C. It ran away
D. It dropped the rambutans it carried

5. A suitable title for the passage is
A. The Greedy Monkey
B. Pak Senan the Farmer
C. The Frightened Monkey
D. Pak Senan and the Monkeys

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