Listening Section (4) for Grade VIII students

The Old grandfather and his grandson



1. How did the old grandfather's son and his son's wife treat him ?
a.They treated him nicely
b.They treated him very badly
c.They treated him like a child
d.They treated him very carefully

2.How did the old grandfather feel about his son's and his son's wife's behavior toward him ?

a.He felt very sad about it.
b.He felt satisfied about it.
c.He was really angry with them
d.He was always complaining about it.

3. What did the old grandfather's son and his son's wife do after they realized their mistake ?

a. They scolded their son

b. They let their son eat the table.

c. They let their father eat the table.

d. They did not say anything.

4. What does the word "he" in paragraph 2 sentence 4 refer to ?

a. The old grandfather

b. The old grandfather's son

c. The wife of the old grandfather's son

d. The four year old grandson.

5. What does the word "they" in paragraph 5 sentence 2 refer to ?

a. The man and the grandson

b. The man and the woman

c. The woman and the grandson.

d. The man and the grandfather.

6. Which of the following words is the antonym of "weak" ?

a. Feeble.

b. Fragile

c. Strong

d. Frail.

7. Which of the following words is the synonym of "enough" ?

a. Less

b. Correct.

c. Many

d. Adequate.

The Old grandfather and his grandson

Once upon a time there was a very old grandfather. His eyes were almost blind., his ears were deaf, and his knees shook. Where he sat at the table, he could not hold a spoon strongly, He spilled soup on the tablecloth. Beside this, some of his soup would run back out of his mouth.

His son and his son's wife were annoyed by this. Finally, they made the old grandfather sat in the corner behind the stove. They gave him not enough food in a clay bowl. He sat there and looked sadly at the table. He was almost crying.

One day the old grandfather could not hold the bowl because his hands were too weak. The bowl fell to the ground and broke. The woman scolded. However, the old grandfather did not say anything, He could only cry. Then, they bought him a wooden bowl and made him eat from it.

Once when they were all sitting there, the four year old grandson put some pieces of wood together on the floor. His father asked him what he was doing. The little grandson said that he was making a little trough for his father and mother to eat from when he was big."

The man and the woman looked at one anather. They began to cry. They brought the oldgrandfather to table immediately. Since then, they always let him eat there. If he spilled a little, they did not say anything.