In meaninThe text is for questions 6 to 10.
A very long time ago before men had learnt how to hunt and set traps, all the birds lived together
peacefully in a great forest. The forest supplied all their needs, plentiful supply of nuts, fruits seeds
and berries for the birds to feed on and they had no enemies. The birds came to be rather wasteful.
The phoenix, an ugly dull brownish grey bird, was a real worrier. She was always telling the
other birds to be careful and to prepare for a time that food might not be so plentiful. The fruit
might stop growing on the trees, or the trees might drop their leaves, or just fall over, even. All the
other birds ignored her useless advice. The phoenix determined to prepare for the worst and started
collecting all the fruits and berries and seeds other birds discarded. She stowed them away in places
like hollow trees, buried them in the ground or underneath the roots. They just laughed and mocked
her.
One day a great storm hit the forest, and what phoenix had been worrying about all these
years came to pass. Leaves and whole branches were blown off the trees and carried far away by
the powerful wind. Some trees were blown over altogether, and with the protection of the dense
foliage now gone, the heat of the sun penetrated the forest and dried everything up! Suddenly the
birds found they had to fight each other for the odd berry or a stray nut. Phoenix started sharing out
all the scraps of food she had stored up all over the forest. Now every single bird, large and small,
wanted to be her friend. Eventually the gods sent some clouds over the land, which cooled things
down a bit, and some rain fell. Green sprouts started to appear again, just as the food stores phoenix
had built up started to run out. Slowly the forest returned to its old self, and the birds recovered.
But they didn't forget their new friend, phoenix. To show their gratitude every bird in the whole
forest selected its most beautiful and colorful feather and presented it to phoenix. When they were
finished phoenix had been transformed into the most fantastic and multi colorful creature in the
forest.
Adapted from: http://fairytalesoftheworld.com/quick-reads/how-the-phoenix-got-her-fine-plumage/
TATI

6. What is the purpose of writing the text?

a. To tell how phoenix's feathers changed in color

b. To amuse the readers with the story of phoenix c. To describe the birds' life style in

the forest.

d. To inform the characteristics of phoenix. 7. All the birds ignored phoenix

suggestion because .. a. there was still plentiful supply of food

b. the birds would prefer fight each other

C. the forest had been in better condition

d. the birds thought she was just an ugly bird
8. All birds finally knew that phoenix

kept all the fruits and berries and seeds

other birds discarded for .. a. deserving them for all birds

b. keeping for her own need c. planting them in the future

d. hiding them from all birds What is the moral value of the story?

a Reserve for future spend. b. Appreciate others' kindness.

c. Face your problems together. d. Give hospitality to new friends.

10. She stowed them away in places.. The synonym of underlined word is

a. contained

b. recommended

c. loaded

d. packed​