Read Passage A and Passage B. For each statement below, decide whether it describes Passage A only, Passage B only, Both passages, or Neither passage — then write one sentence explaining how you know.
One hot summer, a thirsty crow flew over a dry field looking for water. At last she spotted a tall clay pot standing near a farmhouse. She flew down at once and peeped inside, but the water was so low that her beak could not reach it. The crow thought hard for a moment. She remembered seeing pebbles scattered near the pot, so she picked them up one by one in her beak and dropped them inside. Slowly, the water rose higher and higher. At last it reached the top, and the crow drank until she was no longer thirsty. She flew away feeling proud that she had solved her problem using her own wits.
One dry season, a hungry tortoise searched everywhere for food but found only bare, brown grass. He remembered a mango tree on a hill far away, so he began the long, slow walk toward it. Other animals rushed past him and laughed, saying he would starve before he ever arrived. The tortoise did not argue or hurry. He simply kept walking, one small step after another, resting only when he was tired. Many days later, he finally reached the hill and found the tree heavy with ripe mangoes. He ate slowly and happily, glad that he had never given up, even when the journey felt impossibly long.
Read Passage A and Passage B. For each statement below, decide whether it describes Passage A only, Passage B only, Both passages, or Neither passage — then write one sentence explaining how you know.
In a green forest lived a peacock who loved to spread his tail and show off his shining blue and green feathers. Every morning he strutted past the other birds, boasting that no creature in the forest was as beautiful as he was. One day, a wise old owl asked him gently, 'Can your lovely feathers help you build a nest or find food for your chicks?' The peacock stopped and thought about this for the first time. He realised that while his feathers were beautiful, they had never once helped him do anything useful. From that day on, the peacock still enjoyed his colours, but he stopped boasting and began to appreciate the other birds for their own special skills.
A speedy hare often bragged to every animal in the meadow that he was the fastest runner alive. One afternoon, a slow tortoise quietly challenged him to a race, and the hare laughed loudly and agreed at once, sure that he would win without any effort. When the race began, the hare dashed far ahead and then decided he had plenty of time for a nap under a shady tree. While he slept, the tortoise plodded steadily past him, never stopping. The hare woke with a start, dashed to the finish line as fast as he could, but arrived just moments after the tortoise had already won. The hare hung his head, finally understanding that boasting had cost him the race.