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3. Who said that Demitr was being ‘mean’? What should Demitr have done, according

to the speaker?

4. Mention any two questions that the King asked.

5. Give details of the answers to all the questions given by Nora to the King.

Think and Answer • Critical Thinking

A. What was the King’s reaction when Nora answered his questions? How did he praise
Nora?

B. Do you think that Nora and Jereko deserved any reward from the King? How did the
King reward them?

C. How can we lead a happy life and be satisfied? Explain.

Grammar Spot • Adverbs

Adverbs

Read these sentences.
1. Demitr and Jereko rode the horses hurriedly.

2. Demitr spoke to Jereko angrily.

The highlighted words tell us more about the verbs. They are called adverbs. Many

adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives.

Examples: stern + ly → sternly; slow + ly → slowly; easy + ly → easily

A. Change the given adjectives to adverbs.

1. Careless + =

2. Loud + =

3. Simple + =

4. Soft + =

5. Happy + =

6. Calm + =

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