1. Theseus and other young boys and girls from Athens were taken to Crete to be sacrificed to the Minotaur in the labyrinth. 2. Ariadne, daughter of King Minos, saw that Theseus was brave and wanted to help him survive. She gave him a ball of string to help him find his way out of the labyrinth after he killed the Minotaur. 3. With the string to guide him, Theseus was able to slay the Minotaur and escape the labyrinth with his companions, thanks to Ariadne's assistance.

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By Ms Ishrat Khan
Level Basic
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Q: Read the letter carefully and answer the questions given below.

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By Ms Ishrat Khan
Q1: Find the given words in the letter and mark a tick () on the correct meanings as the
words are used in the passage.
1. cereal (corn flakes, TV drama, series of number)
2. leak (damage, flow, shortage )
3. panicked (amazed, scared, pleased)
4. patience (illness, self control, courage)
5. stupid (slow, calm, foolish)
6. escape (run away, leave, sleep)
7. break out (begin, escape, separate into pieces)
8. snoring (sleeping, breathing, crying)
9. reward (money, prize, prize bond)
10. pleased (amazed, scared, happy)
Q2: Answer the questions in your own words.
1. Who wrote this letter to whom?
2. What is purpose of writing this letter?
3. Where was the writer of letter when this incident happened?
4. Why was the writer panicked?
5. Who did he call for help?
6. Why the constable was angry on the writer?
7. What was the mistake of the writer when she ran to the police station?
8. What was the sound that coming from the writer’s house?
9. What thing was present in her house? What did the writer do with that?
10. If you were in place of the writer what would you do with that animal?
11. What thing is missing in the format of letter?
Q3: Complete the given cloze passage with the correct words given in the boxes. Just write
correct number in the corresponding columns.
When I was ____1______ years old, my parents took us to a _____2_____for our ____3______
holidays, a few miles above Murree in a place called Doonga Cali I’ll never forget the
______4____ caused throughout the area when a ____5______ killed a donkey next to our
rest house. The _____6_____ grew even greater when _____7_____ came in from the
surrounding _____8_____ and built machans (camouflage platforms) around the kill; luckily
the ___9______ panther sensed trouble and failed to ____10______.
show up ( ) seven ( ) commotion( ) excitement( ) countryside ( )
summer ( ) crafty ( ) hunters ( ) panther ( ) rest house ( )

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By Ms Ishrat Khan
Level Intermediate
Q1: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.
The “Snake Temple” at Penang is one of the many
places which tourists make a point of visiting.
The words “Snake Temple” are an attracting force. Most
visitors make I visit to the temple not knowing exactly
what they expect to see. Some feel that it is so called
because of the architecture of the temple. Others feel
that the temple must be teeming with snakes -----
teeming with snakes is correct.
In a certain month of the year a variety of snakes from the surrounding area make their
way to the temple. Some curl themselves up on the bushes grown in pots in the temple.
Some can be seen curled up in corners, while others rest on beams. These snakes, however
strange it may seem, have never harmed anyone. During this period thousands of Chinese
go to the temple to make offerings of eggs to the
snakes and to ask for good health and prosperity.
Baskets of eggs are placed before a shrine and prayers
are said. It is believed that, if any snake makes its way
into a basket, the owner will be showered with good
fortune.
This period of prayers and offerings lasts for a month,
at the end of which a strange thing happens. All but a
few of the snakes leave the temple only to return
again during the nest period of prayers and offerings.
1. Where is the “Snake Temple”?
2. What attracts tourists to the temple?
3. What do some people imagine when they hear the name, “Snake Temple”?
4. What actually is the temple called, “Snake Temple”?
5. Where do the snakes come from?
6. What do the snakes do in the temple?
7. Why do Chinese people go there to pray and to make offerings?
8. What is the common belief among the Chinese who make offerings?
9. When do the snakes leave the temple and when will they return?
10. How long does the period of prayers and offerings last?
11. Which country Penang situated in?
Q2: Match the meanings with the words as the words are used in the passage. (Just write
the correct option in the ANSWERS column.)
S. no Words Answers Options Jumbled answers
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2
3
4
5
6
7
expect
so called
teeming
certain
curl
beam
strange
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
hurt
richness
suppose
donation
fake
sure
crowded

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9
10
harm
offering
prosperity
h
i
j
coil
pillar
unusual
Q3: Complete the given cloze passage with the correct words given in the boxes. Just write
correct number in the corresponding columns.
The ______1________ crack of a whip marks the _______2_______ of the ceremony, and the
______3________ starts. Men in white sarongs wielding whips, the flag ______4________, the
elaborately dressed elephants, with their dazzling, mirrored _____5_________ glinting in the
firelight, the drummers beating a ______6________ rhythm, horn – blowers, dancers decked
with their flashing anklets, bracelets and necklaces and brilliant costumes, the fire – bearers
_______7_______ by their great torches, the flames _______8_______ many feet into the air
the elephants, three abreast, link trunks and _______9_______ to the rhythm of the urgent
beating of the drums, unperturbed by the ______10________ movement, fire, intense heat
and noise around them.
beginning( ) coverings( ) frenetic ( ) sway ( ) illuminated( )
bearers ( ) manic ( ) soaring ( ) deafening ( ) procession ( )

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The Institute of ELC
By Ms Ishrat Khan
Level Advanced
Q: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.
Theseus was cheerful all through the journey to Crete. The
others almost believed that he would kill the Minotaur.
They reached the island and were taken to see King
Minos. The King saw their white, frightened faces. For a
moment he was sorry for them and he was sorry for their
parents, too. Then he thought of his own dead boy. All
kindness left his heart. His daughter, Ariadne, stood beside
him. She was beautiful girl with a kind, gentle heart. She
saw the boys and girls and she thought of the dark
labyrinth. She thought of the brutal Minotaur and tears
filled her eyes.
King Minos saw Theseus and his eyes shone. “This is the
young prince of Athens!” he said.
Theseus stepped forward. “I am Theseus, son of Aegeus,”
he said. “Great King, please let my escorts sleep in peace in
the palace yard tonight. They are tired after the journey. Let me enter the labyrinth alone.
The other can follow me in the morning.”
“So the Prince is proud!” said Minos. “He wishes to die alone. Very well, Prince Theseus, I will
grant your wish.”
Ariadne was looking at the brave young prince.
Her cheeks were pink and her heart was beating
quickly. Her eyes shone with pure adoration. “I
won’t let him die!” she said to herself. “There must
be a way to save him.”
“Father,” she said aloud, “let me take the Prince to
the labyrinth tonight. He is a king’s son, and I am a
king’s daughter. I am the right person to do it.”
King Minos approved. When it was dark Ariadne
led Theseus to the gates of the labyrinth. When
they reached the gate of the labyrinth she said to
the prince to slay Minotaur and flee with his
companions. Theseus gave her a warm, grateful
smile and said, “My arms are brawny and I hope I shall kill the Minotaur but how I will find
my way out of the labyrinth. Everyone says it cannot be done.”
“It can be done,” murmured Ariadne. She gave him a ball of thin, strong strand that could
be helpful in finding the way out of the labyrinth and save him…………..

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By Ms Ishrat Khan
Q1: Match the meanings with the words as the words are used in the passage.
S. no Words Answers Options Jumbled answers
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
frightened
brutal
adoration
labyrinth
slay
flee
murmur
strand
brawny
grateful
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
escape
whisper
cruel
thread
anxious
love
thankful
maze
strong
kill
Q2: Answer the questions in your own words.
1. Why was Theseus and young boys and girls in Crete?
2. What was the name of the island where King Minos live?
3. Was King Minos really cruel? Why did he not show mercy on the frightened boys
and girls?
4. Who was Ariadne? Why did she help Theseus to save him?
5. What was the relation between Ariadne and Minotaur?
6. How did Minotaur look like?
7. What did Ariadne say to Theseus at the gate of labyrinth? Why did she say so?
8. What was “Labyrinth” and why it was built?
9. Who had built the labyrinth?
10. According to Ariadne, there was a way out of the labyrinth. What was that?
Q3: Complete the given cloze passage with the correct words given in the boxes. Just write
correct number in the corresponding columns.
Together they ____1______. Flapping their giant _____2_____ wings, they flew over Crete,
and fishermen, shepherds, and ploughmen _____3_____ upward at what they thought were
gods flying in the sky. Icarus was _____4_____ himself greatly in the warm _____5_____ of
air. Rejoicing in the ____6______ sweep of his wings, he forgot his father’s _____7_____, and in
a great _____8_____ of joy, he ____9______ toward the sun. Daedalus looked behind him to
make sure Icarus was following him, but he had disappeared. Scattered feathers floated on
the _____10_____ water.
turquoise ( ) took off ( ) gazed ( ) warning ( ) soared up( )
feathered ( ) currents ( ) rush ( ) enjoying ( ) Exhilarating ( )