Do you think you can confuse innocent kids easily? Find out for yourself. Once a curious boy asked his mother, Mommy, why is your hair turning grey?
The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child a lesson in behaviour. So, she said, ” It is because of you, dear. Every bad action of yours will turn one hair grey. ” Instantly came the retort from the innocent boy, ” Now I Know why grandmother has only grey hair on her head. ” Can you see who taught whom a lesson in manners?
1) What is the message given in the passage?
2) What quality of the boy made him ask his mother a question?
3) How did the mother want to use this occasion ?
4) Why would her hair turn grey, according to the mother?
5) Was the mother true in saying that reason for her grey hair?
6) Did the boy take time to answer his mother ? Support your answer with a phrase from the passage.
7) Write the word used in the passage to mean a witty, sharp reply.
8) Find the antonym in the passage of experienced.
ANSWERS
1) Parents should be careful when they teach their children.
3) to teach her child a lesson in behaviour
2) Curiosity of the boy.
4) Every bad action of her son would turn one of her hairs grey.
5) No, she wasn’t true.
6) No, instantly came the innocent retort from the boy
7) ‘retort
8) ‘innocent