Mining not stealing - The Magic Carpet - Class 7 - English

Choose the most appropriate option.

1. Mother spoke of being poor, but the children didn’t really take it seriously because a. their mother had a habit of complaining about lack of money. b. They still had enough to eat and nice clothes to wear. c. They continued to live in luxury.
2. Peter was reluctant to share his idea with the girls because a. he was worried they would take the credit for it. b. He was afraid they would tell everyone about it. c. What he was going to do could be wrong, and he didn’t want to drag them into it.
3. The last lot of coal in the cellar continued to last because. a. nobody was using it. b. Mother had secretly bought a huge pile of coal. c. Peter and the girls had been brining coal from the station.
4. Peter’s cup was full. This was because a. he had mined for coal, had struck coal and he had been caught. b. he had now learned that his sisters had ‘humoured’ him. c. both the above