a) Describe the life of slaves in your own words.
Ans. The slaves were forced to work for their masters. They had to do what their masters told them. They had no freedom and no rights. Even when they were unhappy with their master, they could not leave him. Many of the masters were very wicked and treated their slaves very cruelly. They often whipped them.
(b) What did Androcles feel about his master?
Ans. Androcles did not like his wicked master. His master starved his slaves and often whipped them. Androcles felt that even death was better than serving such a master.
(c) What tells us that Androcles was not a coward?
Ans. Androcles took shelter in a forest. He was not afraid of the wild beasts that roamed the forest . All this tells us that Androcles was not a coward.
(d) How did Androcles help the lion?
Ans. Androcles took the lion's injured paw in his hand. He quickly pulled out the thorn. Then, tearing a piece of his own clothing, he bound up the lion's injured paw. Androcles remained with the lion till it could walk again. Every day, he would clean and dress the wound. He would hunt in the forest and share his food with the lion.
(e) Did the lion recognize Androcles in the arena? What did it do?
Ans. Yes, the lion recognized Androcles in the arena. When it saw him, it suddenly stopped in its tracks. Then it moved slowly forward. It bounded towards Androcles, and when it reached him, it began to purr and rub its nose against him.
(f) What did Androcles ask for?
Ans. Androcles asked that the lion be set free too.
Q.2 Guess the meanings of the following phrases and use them in your. own sentences :
(1) face to face (with) : to suddenly meet somebody by chance.
Sentence : I came face to face with the bully I was trying to run away from.
(2) draw near : to come closer.
Sentence : The man waited for the bus to draw near before climbing into it.
(3) high and low : everywhere.
Sentence : The police searched high and low for the thief.
(4) to everyone's amazement : to everyone's great surprise
Sentence : To everyone's amazement, the injured player won the race.
Q. 3. Find out 3 pairs of opposites from the story :
Ans.(1) high x low
(2) Free x Caged
(3) Capture x Release
(4) Kind × Cruel
(5) Wealthy × Poor
(6) Slaves × Master
