The following text is for questions number 1-5 Once, three fish lived in a pond. One evening, some fisherman passed by the pond and saw the fish. “This pond is full of fish”, they told each other excitedly. “We have never fished here before. We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!” So saying, the fisherman left. When the eldest of the three fish heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fish together and said, “Did you hear what the fisherman said? We must leave this pond at once. The fisherman will return tomorrow and kill us all!” The second of the three fish agreed. “You are right”, he said. “We must leave the pond.” However, the youngest fish laughed. “You are worrying without reason”, he said. “We have lived in this pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these man return? I am not going anywhere – my luck will keep me safe”. The eldest of the fish left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the fisherman coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third fish refused to leave even then. The fisherman arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish’s luck did not help him – he was caught and killed. “When the eldest of the three fish heard this, he was troubled ” What is the closest meaning of underlined word?

The following text is for questions number 1-5

 

            Once, three fish lived in a pond. One evening, some fisherman passed by the pond and saw the fish. “This pond is full of fish”, they told each other excitedly. “We have never fished here before. We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!” So saying, the fisherman left.

            When the eldest of the three fish heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fish together and said, “Did you hear what the fisherman said? We must leave this pond at once. The fisherman will return tomorrow and kill us all!” The second of the three fish agreed. “You are right”, he said. “We must leave the pond.”

            However, the youngest fish laughed. “You are worrying without reason”, he said. “We have lived in this pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these man return? I am not going anywhere – my luck will keep me safe”.

            The eldest of the fish left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the fisherman coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third fish refused to leave even then.

            The fisherman arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish’s luck did not help him – he was caught and killed.

 

“When the eldest of the three fish heard this, he was troubled” 
What is the closest meaning of underlined word?