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 The Golden Touch 

a. What did the king wish for ?

Ans: The king wished that whatever he touches would turn into gold.

b. How did the king test his power?

Ans: The king tested his power by touching a stone.

c. What happened to the princess when the king hugged her?

Ans: The princess turned into a statue of gold when the king hugged her.

d. How did the king get rid of his golden touch?

Ans: The king got rid of his golden touch by washing his hands in the river.

e. What lesson did king midas learn at the end?

Ans: At the end king Midas learned that love and happiness are the true wealth. They are worth more than gold and money.

2. Read the following statements. Put a tick (✓) and cross (x) on the incorrect ones: correct statement,

a) Midas was very happy with his wealth

Ans: Cross (x).

b) The king tested his new power by touching a stone.

Ans: tick (✓)

e) The divine spirit didn't solve Midas' problem.

Ans: cross (x).

3. Read the sentences given below, and replace the underlined part with a

shocked, excited, granted, insisted

i. Midas was surprised.

Ans: Midas was shocked.

ii. The divine spirit agreed to fulfil his wish.

Ans: The divine spirit granted his wish.

iii. Midas demanded forcefully that his wish be fulfilled.

Ans: Midas insisted that his wish be fulfilled.

iv. Midas was happy and enthuasiastic when his wish was fulfilled.

Ans: Midas was excited when his wish was fulfilled.

4. Choose the correct alternative from the options to complete each sentence:

a) King Midas' greatest desire was to

i) hug his daughter

ii) have more gold

iii) wash his hands

iv) walk in the garden

Ans: ii) have more gold

 b) granted the wish of King Midas.

i) The stone

ii) The Divine Spirit

iii) Midas' daughter

iv) A golden statue

Ans: ii) The Divine Spirit

c) King Midas got rid of his golden touch by

i) wishing it away

ii) washing his hands in the river

iii) taking a walk in the garden

iv) by hugging his daughter

Ans: ii) washing his hands in the river

d) The lesson that King Midas

i) gold is the key to happiness

ii) Power is more important than love

iii) love and happiness are worth more than gold

iv) greed is everything in life

Ans: iii) love and happiness are worth more than gold

e) After losing the golden touch, King Midas

i) became greedier

ii) became wiser

iii) remained the same

iv) lost his kingdom

Ans: ii) became wiser

f) The message that the story conveys is that

i) material wealth gives happiness

ii) greed makes a man blind and foolish

iii) gold is more valuable than life

iv) a golden touch is more valuable than happiness 

Ans: ii) greed makes a man blind and foolish.

5. Arrange the jumbled sentences in the proper order to get the summary of the story "The Golden Touch'. Rewrite the sentences in the correct order. Begin some of the sentences with Then, After that, Next and Finally to show how the events happen.

i. Midas learned to be happy with what he had.

ii. The divine spirit told Midas to wash his hands in the river.

iii. Midas quickly went to the river and washed his hands.

iv. Midas always wanted more gold.

v. His daughter came back to life.

vi. A divine spirit met King Midas one day.

vii. When she hugged him, she instantly turned into a statue of gold.

viii. Midas became very sad.

ix. The divine spirit said, "I will grant you for

x. Excited, he ran to tell his daughter

xi. Midas said, "I wish whatever I touch turns i into gold".

Ans: iv. Midas always wanted more gold.

vi. A divine spirit met King Midas one day.

xi. Midas said, "I wish whatever I touch turns i into gold".

ix. The divine spirit said, "I will grant you for

x. Excited, he ran to tell his daughter.

vii. When she hugged him, she instantly turned into a statue of gold.

viii. Midas became very sad.

ii. The divine spirit told Midas to wash his hands in the river.

iii. Midas quickly went to the river and washed his hands.

v. His daughter came back to life.

i. Finally Midas learned to be happy with what he had.

6. a) Some letters may have more than one sound. Let's take the example of the letter 'a'. Read these words aloud and notice the sounds of letter 'a' in them:

name, happy, Midas, want, grant, saw

b) Now, fill in the blanks in the following sentences with words given in the box below:

lost, she, pull, time

(i) The sound of 'e' in 'get' is different from the sound of 'e' in

(ii) The sound of 'i' in 'king' is different from the sound of 'i' in

(iii) The sound of'o' in 'gold is different from the sound of 'o' in

(iv) The sound of 'u' in turn' is different from the sound of'u'in

Ans: (i) The sound of 'e' in 'get' is different from the sound of 'e' in she.

(ii) The sound of 'i' in 'king' is different from the sound of 'i' in time.

(iii) The sound of'o' in 'gold is different from the sound of 'o' in lost.

(iv) The sound of 'u' in turn' is different from the sound of'u'in pull.

7. b) Read the lesson to find out the past forms of the verbs given below.Write them down in the space provided:

Base Form                 Past Form

live

Turn 

Touch 

Shock

Realise

Ans: 

Base Form                Past Form

live                                  lived

Turn                               turned

Touch                             touched

Shock                              shocked 

Realise                            realised 

(c) Read the paragraph, and fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense form of the verbs:

King Midas (want) to be the richest king. So, he (wish) for the power to turn everything he touched into gold. The divine spirit (grant) him his wish. Midas (touch) a stone, and it (turn) into gold. The princess also turned to a statue of gold when (hug) her. Slowly, he the king (touch) turned into gold. He touch. He (realise) that everything he (want) to get rid of the golden (wash) his hands in the river. The water of the river S (remove) the golden touch from his hands.

Ans: King Midas wanted (want) to be the richest king. So, he wished (wish) for the power to turn everything he touched into gold. The divine spirit granted (grant) him his wish. Midas touched (touch) a stone, and it turned (turn) into gold. The princess also turned to a statue of gold when hugged (hug) her. Slowly, he the king touched (touch) turned into gold. He touch. He realised (realise) that everything he wanted (want) to get rid of the golden washed (wash) his hands in the river. The water of the river removed (remove) the golden touch from his hands.