Question

1 A Comedy of Errors
A. Read the story given below and answer the questions that follow.
The second appearance of the ghost was on Sunday night. Shortly after the Otis family but
gone to bed, they were suddenly alarmed by a fearful crash in the hall. Rushing downstairs the
found a large suit of old armour had become detached from its stand, and had fallen on the
stone floor, while seated in a high backed chair was the Canterville ghost, rubbing his knees with
an expression of acute agony on his face. The Otis twins, at once discharged two pellets from
their pea-shooters on him. Their father covered him with his revolver and called out, "Hold
up your hands!" The ghost started up with a wild shriek of rage, swept through them like mist.
blowing out Washington Otis's candle as he passed and so leaving them all in total darkness.
On reaching the top of the staircase, the ghost recovered, and gave his most demoniac laugh
till the old roof rang and rang again. Hardly had the fearful echo died when a door opened
and Mrs. Otis came out in her blue dressing gown. "I am afraid you are far from well and have
brought you a bottle of Doctor Dobell's tincture." The ghost glared at her in fury and vanished
with a deep churchyard groan.
1. Find words from the passage which mean the same as :
(a) disturbed
(b) separated
(c) great
(d) little balls
(e) devilish
(f) angry stare
(g) greatpain
(h) medicine
2. Write T (True) or F (False) for these statements.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Alarmed

B) Detached

H) tincture