Comprehension

How did the miser get the lump of gold?

• By selling all he had

• While digging the garden

• From his ancestors

• From his neighbour

Why did miser spend so much time in the garden?

• He was a nature lover

• He liked watching children playing in the garden

• To keep an eye on his hidden treasure

• To change the place of his lump of gold

By whom was the gold stolen?

• A thief

• His neighbour

• The miser's workman

• The miser himself

The neighbour advised the miser to put a stone in the hole because ____.

• Gold is like a stone only

• The miser would never use the gold, hence no difference between the two

• The stone will become gold after some time

• For a wise man, gold and stone have equal worth

Choose the most appropriate title for this story.

• Gold and Stone

• The Miser and His Gold

• The Miser and His Neighbour

• The Miser and His workman