Mr. Chukwuma is a healthy handsome young man. Every man in umuaku land wished to be like him because of his success and good reputations.

One day, Mr. Chukwuma got married to a very beautiful lady called Amaka, she is a responsible young lady from Akunlewi and of a truth, she has a charming face. At exact oneyear after their wedding ceremony, God blessed the heavenly orchestrated couples with a child whose christening was celebrated in an intense manner.

Emeka was enrolled into a daycare when he was one year and three months old. As the years passed by, already, he is eight years and in primary four. He is a brilliant and a promising child just like his father.

It is 2:00pm the closing time for primary schools, Mrs. Amaka, as usual, went to pick Emeka back from school. Emeka was watching his mother as she was about to cross the road. She was too anxious to getting her child as she failed to watch her both sides before crossing. As she stepped on the road, a running vehicle which brake is faulty crushed her and immediately, she kicked the bucket.

Little Emeka cried for help. As he was crying close to his mother's corps, the headmaster asked a teacher to take him home while Amaka's remains was rtaken to the mortuary.

The melancholy NEWS was broken to Mr. Chukwuma by the school headmaster. Flabbergasted, Mr. chukwuma stood like a statue as his phone fell from his hand.

 QUESTION 1

1. Why would every young man in Umuaku land wish to be like Mr. Chukwuma?

2. What age did Emeka started school?

3. Why was Mrs. Amaka crushed by a car?

4. Who broke the melancholic NEWS to Mr. Emeka?

QUESTION 2

Complete the following phrases or sentences found in this chapter.

1. Mr. Chukwuma is a ____ young man.

2. God blessed the _____ couple with a child.

3. The christening of the child was in an ____ manner.

4. It is 2:00pm the _____ for primary school.

5. The _____ NEWS was broken to Mr. chukwuma.

QUESTION 3

With the aid of dictionary, find the meaning of the following words;

Handsome, Success, Charming, Christening, Intense, Enroll, Brilliant, Crush, Mortuary, Flabbergasted, Statue.

SELF ASSESSMENT

In not more than 150 words, write out the morals gotten from this chapter.