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(c) Wood cutters

2. What did the strangers have in their hands?

(a) Steel axes (b) Iron axes

(c) Iron blocks

3. Why were villagers surprised?

(a) They hear the school bell ringing on a holiday.

(b) They saw woodcutters cutting the trees.

(c) They saw Gini and Riya crying loudly in a forest.

B. Understanding the Text

Answer the following questions.

1. Where did Gini and Riya live and where did they used to go on
hot days?

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2. What did Gini and Riya do to stop the strangers from cutting
the Banyan tree?

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3. Who all went to save the Banyan tree?

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4. How was the Banyan tree saved?

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Fill in the blanks. Choose the words from the box.

seek, strangers, cutting, hide, surprised

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