Question

1. “The minute they entered the classroom, they stopped short and gasped. There were drawings
all over the room, on every ledge and windowsill, dazzling colours and brilliant, lavish designs,
all drawn on great sheets of wrapping paper. There must have been a hundred of them, all lined
up. These must be the drawings for the contest. They were! Everybody stopped and whistled or
murmured admiringly.”
(a) Whom does ‘they’ refer to? How did ‘they’ react after entering the classroom?
(b) What was the reaction of everybody?
(c) Find the word that means the same as ‘very grand’.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 'They' refers to Peggie and Maddie. When they entered the room they reacted by stopping and gasping.

b) Everybody stopped and whistled or murmured admiringly at the drawings around the room.

c) Lavish