Lesson 1 Abu Ali counts his Donkeys

# Hard Words:

1 went 12 jumped
2 fair 13 stood
3 bought 14 again
4 rode 15 must
5 walked 16 climbed
6 behind 17 friend
7 while 18 Musa
8 thought 19 please
9 turned 20 silly
10 around 21 ofcourse
11 count 22 sitting
# Meanings:

1 rode - ride

2 bought - buy

3 count – to find the total number

4 silly – foolish

5 again – repeat

# Fill in th blanks:

1 Abu Ali bought nine donkeys from the fair.

2 Abu Ali jumped down and stood near his donkey.

3 Abu Ali climbed back onto the donkey.

4 Abu Ali turned around to count the donkeys.

5 Abu Ali rode on one of the donkeys.

# Answer in one word:

Q1 Where did Abu Ali go one day?

Ans: to the fair

Q2 How many donkeys did Abu Ali bring?

Ans: nine donkeys

Q3 What was the name of Abu Ali’s friend?

Ans: Musa

Q4 How many donkeys did Abu Ali count?

Ans: eight

Q5 Who was the tenth donkey?

Ans: AbuAli

#Answer the following

Q1 How was Abu Ali?

Ans: Abu Ali was a silly man.

Q2 Where did Abu Ali looked for the ninth donkey.

Ans: Abu Ali looked behind the trees and rocks for the ninth donkey.

Q3 Why did Musa say Abu Ali a foolish man?

Ans: Musa said Abu Ali a foolish man because he was making silly mistake.

Q4 What silly mistake did Abu Ali make?

Ans: Abu Ali did not count the donkey on which he was sitting.

Q5 According to Musa, how many donkeys were there?

Ans According to Musa, there were ten donkeys.

Q6 Where was the tenth donkey sitting?

Ans The tenth donkey was sitting on the top of first donkey.

Q7 Did Musa say Abu Ali a clever man?

Ans No, Musa said Abu Ali a silly man.