C6 2nd UT Textual Comprehension Set 3

Read the text carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Days went by. One morning, the King came into Alicia’s room. He was sighing heavily, and seemed low-spirited. He sat down miserably, leaning his head upon his hand, and his elbow upon the kitchen table.

Alicia asked, “What is the matter, Papa?”

“I am extremely poor, my child,” the King replied.

“Have you no money at all, Papa?” Alicia enquired.

“None, my child.”

“Is there no way left of getting any, Papa?”

“No way,” said the King. “I have tried very hard, and I have tried all ways.”

When she heard those last words, the princess Alicia began to put her hand into the pocket where she kept the magic fish-bone.

“Papa,” said she, “when we have tried very hard, and tried all ways, we must have done our very best?”

“No doubt, Alicia.”

“When we have done our very best, Papa, and that is not enough, then I think the right time must have come for asking help of others.” This was indeed the very secret connected with the magic fish-bone.

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A. Write whether the following statements are True or False. Provide supporting statements (S.S.) in favour of your answer:

1. The King sat down very happily in Alicia’s room.
   • S.S.: __________________
2. The King left no way untried to get money.
   • S.S.: __________________

B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

1. Princess Alicia kept the magic fish-bone __________________.
2. One morning when the King came into Alicia’s room, he looked __________________.

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