A GOOD SAMARITAN

Grandpa Lee was sitting in his armchair relaxing in the corner of his room when he spotted a green alien-like creature in his garden. Grandpa Lee dashed towards the garden. He was dumbfounded when he saw the green alien-like creature oozed up the garden path. It was a dreadful creature of its green scales and blue teeth. It gave out a foul smell too.

Grandpa Lee greeted the creature in a hostile way, this was not his usual self. Probably the creature was a stranger and Grandpa Lee was afraid of it. Grandpa Lee did not want the creature to enter his house. He did not want all his carpets and the scatter rugs ruined.

"Oh! Please, please stop or you'll mess up my garden!" a tiny and husky voice shouted. "And never ever enter my house!" Grandpa Lee warned the creature. Upon seeing Grandpa Lee's reaction, the creature felt bad to have given Grandpa Lee a fright and it apologised. "I mean no harm, Old Grandpa," explained the creature. "I'm from Jupiter. I need you assistance badly," pleaded the Jupiterian.

Oh! Please, please stop or you'll mess up my garden!

I mean no harm, ,I'm from Jupiter. I need you assistance badly.

Suddenly, the Jupiterian put down the space suit on the ground. It let out a rattling clank. The Jupiterian asked for a used chewing gum to mend the oxygen tank. Grandpa Lee went quickly to his bedroom and took some last night's chewing gum from under the reading lamp. The chewing gum was still sticky and damp.

The Jupiterian plastered the chewing gum over the leak. The Jupiterian, who was called Captain Zues was ready to take off to Jupiter. It was a place where the little moons spin like humming tops among the silent stars. Grandpa Lee, a good samaritan was very helpful even towards strangers. His deed was indeed praiseworthy.

VOCABULARY

Match the words to the meanings.

1.dumbfounded a) wet

2.hostile b) help

3.assistance c) unfriendly

4.damp d) commendable

5.praiseworthy e) speechless

PARAGRAPH 1

Answer the comprehension questions.

1.Who was sitting on the armchair?

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2.Where did Grandpa Lee spot the alien-like creature?

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3.How did Grandpa feel when he saw the alien-like creature?

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4.Can you describe the alien-like creature?

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5.If you were Grandpa Lee, what would do when you see the alien?

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PARAGRAPH 2

Complete the blanks with the correct answers.

Grandpa Lee _________ the creature in a hostile way, this was not his usual self. Probably the creature was a __________ and Grandpa Lee was ________ of it. Grandpa Lee did not want the creature to _______ his house. He did not _______ all his carpets and the scatter rugs ruined.

WORD GRAB

creature

dumbfounded

assistance

greeted

rattling

humming

PARAGRAPH 3

Rearrange the phrases to form correct sentences.

1. please stop/ mess up/ or you'll/my garden!"/ husky voice/a tiny and/ shouted./"Oh! Please,/

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2.my house!"/"And never/ creature./ever enter / warned the/ Grandpa Lee/

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3. Grandpa Lee's /creature felt bad /Grandpa Lee / to have given /a fright/ and it apologised./ Upon seeing /reaction, the/

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4. no harm, /explained the creature. /"I mean/ Old Grandpa,"/

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PARAGRAPH 4

Fill in the blanks with correct preposition.

Suddenly, the Jupiterian put ______ the space suit ___ the ground. It let out a rattling clank. The Jupiterian asked ____ a used chewing gum to mend the oxygen tank. Grandpa Lee went quickly ___ his bedroom and took some last night's chewing gum from ______ the reading lamp. The chewing gum was still sticky and damp.

PARAGRAPH 5

Respond to questions below with your own answers.

Do you think Grandpa Lee is a good Samaritan?

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Can you list down other examples of being a good Samaritan?

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