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It is said that King Bruce never hurt a spider from that day for the little creature

had taught him a lesson that he would never forget.

Adapted from ‘Tales of a Grandfather’

—Sir Walter Scott

ASSESS YOURSELF
ASSESS YOURSELF

Let's Read and Reflect Comprehension

A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. Robert Bruce was a king of :

a. Scotland b. Switzerland c. Austria
2. King Bruce’s army was defeated :

a. five times b. six times c. seven times

3. King Bruce saw a spider :
a. weaving a web b. getting wet in the rain

c. attacking his soldiers

4. King Bruce decided to try the :
a. seventh time b. sixth time c. fifth time

B. Fill in the blanks with the help of the given words.

given up, spider, England, woods

1. King of Scotland attacked King of .
2. King Bruce lived in the after defeat.

3. The spider had not the hope despite falling six times.

4. King Bruce learnt a lesson from the that he would never forget.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. Who was Robert Bruce?

2. What was his problem?
3. How many times was Bruce defeated?

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