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    A Grain As Big As A Hen - S Egg

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    The document appears to be a passage describing an unusual finding by some children of a grain that was as large as a hen's egg. It goes on to discuss the grain and different generations of peasants. The key details are: 1) Some children found an unusually large grain that was as large as a hen's egg. 2) Wise men thought it was rye because a hen pecked at it. 3) It was believed the large grain had grown on an old peasant's farm. 4) The passage discusses and compares the physical appearance, quality of grains, and values shared by the community for the old peasant, his father, and grandfather.

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    The document appears to be a passage describing an unusual finding by some children of a grain that was as large as a hen's egg. It goes on to discuss the grain and different generations of peasants. The key details are: 1) Some children found an unusually large grain that was as large as a hen's egg. 2) Wise men thought it was rye because a hen pecked at it. 3) It was believed the large grain had grown on an old peasant's farm. 4) The passage discusses and compares the physical appearance, quality of grains, and values shared by the community for the old peasant, his father, and grandfather.

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    The document appears to be a passage describing an unusual finding by some children of a grain that was as large as a hen's egg. It goes on to discuss the grain and different generations of peasants. The key details are: 1) Some children found an unusually large grain that was as large as a hen's egg. 2) Wise men thought it was rye because a hen pecked at it. 3) It was believed the large grain had grown on an old peasant's farm. 4) The passage discusses and compares the physical appearance, quality of grains, and values shared by the community for the old peasant, his father, and grandfather.

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    A Grain As Big As A Hen - S Egg

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    The document appears to be a passage describing an unusual finding by some children of a grain that was as large as a hen's egg. It goes on to discuss the grain and different generations of peasants. The key details are: 1) Some children found an unusually large grain that was as large as a hen's egg. 2) Wise men thought it was rye because a hen pecked at it. 3) It was believed the large grain had grown on an old peasant's farm. 4) The passage discusses and compares the physical appearance, quality of grains, and values shared by the community for the old peasant, his father, and grandfather.

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    Date: ___________________

    1. 1A Grain as Big as a Hen's Egg

    1. Choose the correct option.


    a) What did the thing found by the children look like?

    i) a grain with a groove down the middle


    ii) a grain with a groove on the top
    iii) a grain with shades of red
    iv) a grain with shoots coming out of it

    दू the thing sold as?


    b) What was
    i) medicine
    ii) rarity
    iii) amenity
    iv) jewel

    c) What made the wise men think the thing was rye?
    i) A hen pecked at it and kicked it.
    ii) A hen pecked at it and flew with it in its beak.
    iii) A hen pecked at it and made a hole in it.
    iv) A hen sat on it to hatch it.

    d) Where had the big grain grown?


    i) on God’s earth
    ii) in a laboratory
    iii) in a botanical garden
    iv) on the old peasant’s farm

    e) Which of the following reasons is not connected to why the earth stopped bearing big
    grains?
    i) people have ceased to labour
    ii) people don’t live according to God’s law
    iii) people covet what others produce
    iv) people are using chemicals in their fields

    1
    2. Complete the following table.

    Values shared by the


    Generation Physical Appearance Quality of grains
    community

    a) Old peasant

    b) Old peasant’s
    father

    c) Old peasant’s
    grandfather

    3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.

    a) Describe the old peasant.

    b) What was the old peasant’s grandfather’s reply when the king asked him about the grain
    of rye?

    2
    4. Refer to Q.2 and analyse the traits of the three generations. What can you
    conclude from the comparative study?

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