Q1.
You will listen to a story about ‘Unlikely Friends’. Use exact words from the story to fill up the missing details in the paragraph. The leopard is a ___________ animal but it became a friend of a cow. When the leopard grew up, it left the village. It came in the _______________ to meet the cow. The leopard would sit __________________ the cow. They also played together. _____________ were surprised at their friendship.
Answer
The completed paragraph (the transcript is printed on page 71 of your book):
The leopard is a wild animal but it became a friend of a cow. When the leopard grew up, it left the village. It came in the night to meet the cow. The leopard would sit beside the cow. They also played together. The villagers were surprised at their friendship.
| Blank | Answer | Line in the transcript |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wild | “a leopard is a wild animal and a cow is a domestic animal” |
| 2 | night | “It returned to meet the cow at night.” |
| 3 | beside | “the leopard just sat beside the cow quietly” |
| 4 | The villagers | “The villagers were surprised that the leopard never attacked the cow…” |
Listening tip: Read the paragraph before the audio starts and decide what kind of word each blank needs — here an adjective, a time word, a position word and a naming word. Then you only have to catch that one word.