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READING COMPREHENSION

(Second Grade)

Read carefully and then answers the questions:

MANSOOR AND THE DONKEY

Once upon a time, there was a young man called Mansoor. He lived in a city inNorth Africa. One day, he met a very beautiful young woman called Amina and they fell in love.

Mansoor went to ask Amina’s father to marry her. Amina’s father was very rich and he said to Mansoor :Yes, you can marry, but first I want you to have 500 pieces of silver. My daughter needs a good home.

Mansoor was not rich; he only had 30 pieces of silver. So he decided to find his uncle, hisonly family. He didn’t know his uncle but he started looking for him. In the end, he found his uncle’s house in a village in the mountains. The house was very old and poor and outside it was a very, verythin old white donkey. The donkey didn’t have any food to eat. Mansoor was a kind man and he gave him some food.

Mansoor went into the house and met his uncle. He told his uncle about Amina andasked him for money. His uncle said, I am very poor. You can see. I have only got my old donkey. But I can sell the donkey. So Mansoor and his uncle went to the market. When they were in the market thedonkey suddenly looked at Mansoor strangely and pawed the ground. For some reason, Mansoor decided to buy the donkey for 20 pieces of silver.

Mansoor went back to the city with the donkey. Hewas very sad. Now he only had 10 pieces of silver and the old donkey! At that moment, a man came to his house. “Mansoor , did you know after you left his house, some men killed your uncle and tookhis money?” Mansoor was very sad and went back to his uncle’s house. Suddenly, the donkey started pawing at the ground near the house. Mansoor now understood! He started digging and digging. Finally hefound a box with silver. It was his uncle’s secret treasure! Now he had 500 pieces of silver.

Mansoor took the treasure and went back to the city. He immediately went to see Amina’s father and...