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The family is sitting around the fireplace in their home. The room was filled with the light of the fire. The father laughed at something his oldest daughter had just said. His daughter was sixteen, and her grandmother was sitting in the warmest corner of the room and knitting a woolen cap. This family had built their home near a lake, so that they could have access to clean water. They also had a few cows to fulfill their requirement of dairy products. Someone knocked at their door. Father opened the door and saw a young man standing in front of him. The young man said that the fire is just what he needed.

  1. Where was the family sitting?

  2. A.

    in the garden

    B.

    around the bonefire

    C.

    around the dining table

    D.

    around the fireplace


  3. What was the age of the daughter?

  4. A.

    fifteen

    B.

    sixteen

    C.

    seventeen

    D.

    eighteen


  5. What was the grandmother doing?

  6. A.

    drinking milk

    B.

    washing clothes

    C.

    sleeping in the corner

    D.

    knitting a woolen cap


  7. Where and why the family built their home?

  8. A.

    near a lake to have access to clean water

    B.

    near a forest to have access to woods

    C.

    near the city to fulfill their needs

    D.

    none of the above


  9. What the young man needed?

  10. A.

    water

    B.

    milk

    C.

    fire

    D.

    food