Work Sheet for Narrative Task:
Q1. Complete the following story with appropriate words, phrases, clauses or sentences
where necessary. Read the whole passage before you start filling in the blanks.
The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon
awakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow
him. ‘1) …… ……… …… ………. ……… ……… ……….. ………… ………. ……….
………… ,’ cried the little Mouse: ‘forgive me this time, I shall never forget it. 2) ………….
………….. …………. ………… ………….. ……………. ………….. ……………?’ The Lion
was so 3) ……….. ………… …………… ………….. …….. that he lifted up his paw and let
him go.
After a couple of days the Lion 4) …………… …………. ………….. …………… ………..…..,
and the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree. Then they went in
search of 5) ………………. …………… …………....... ……. . Just then the little Mouse
happened to pass by, and heard the 6) ………… ………….. …………… ………. . As soon as
the Mouse heard this, he went up to the Lion. Seeing 7) ……… ………………
…………………. …………. …………, he gnawed away the ropes that 8) ……………………
…………….. …………….. ………………. ………………. …………………… . When the
Lion jumped out of the trap, 9) …………… ……………. ………………… …………… .‘Was I
not right?’ said the little Mouse. From this, the Lion realized that 10) ………………
…………….. ……………… …………………………….... ………… ..
Q2.
Once upon a time, in a small village in Kenya, there lived a young boy with his step family. Due
to the scarcity of water in the village, the young boy awoke early every morning, carried his pot and
headed for the stream with the aim of fetching water for himself and his step family. Sadly for him, he
alone 1 ____________________________________as a routine every morning and evening to fetch water
from 2 ______________________________while his step siblings were given other easy tasks or even
none. Yet, the young boy 3 ____________________________________________, loved them and carried
out his task. On his way back from the stream, he met an old man resting under a tree who begged for
water to quench his thirst and he gave the old man water. Then, he met an elderly woman who begged for
water and 4 ____________________________________________. This happens almost every time as he
comes back from the stream; meeting people who beg for thirst, yet he gave them despite his step
mother’s 5 ________________________________on him for fetching half-filled pots that wouldn’t even
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be enough for the family. One day, he couldn’t bear the torture from his step mum, so he swore
______________________________________, but on his way back, he met a strange looking man who
begged him for water. The strange man lay by the road side with an injury. The young boy remembered
his vow – never to give anyone water – but 7 ______________________________________and then gave
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the strange man some water. When he got home, his _____________________________________
noticed the half-filled pots, and again scolded him – this time with more cruelty. As she was beating this
young boy, there was 9 ___________________________on the door. It was the wounded strange man – a
mail deliverer. Apparently, he came from the town with a letter for the young boy. A letter containing a
scholarship with additional cash gift for the young boy and would have died on the way if he had not got
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the boy’s ___________________________________. That is why, it is said that “Your everyday good
deeds are never in vain for they shall return to you even when you’re not expecting it”.