Question

(1) Who is “I” referred to in the above extract?

(2) Why was he worried?

(3) What did Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog was suffering from?

(4) Why was Mrs. Pumphrey giving little extra between meals to ‘him’?

(5) What sweet things are being referred to in the extract?

(6) Find the word from the passage which means- (options given in the brackets)

(a) Excessively ___________ (hugely/ rheumy)

(b) A watery discharge from the nose or eyes ___________ (rheumy/bloodshot)

(c) Lacking energy and enthusiasm ___________ (suffering/ listless)

(d) Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat ____________ (Malnutrition/sausage)

(e) To reduce the quantity of something ___________ (refuse/cut down)

(7) What is the opposite of ‘sweet’? ___________​

Answer 1

Answer:

The word "I" in the above extract refers to the lawyer .the agreement of 15 years of imprisonment was going to come to an end a day later as mentioned in the extract.

Answer 2

Explanation:

3) Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog was suffering from malnutrition

4)Mrs. Pumphrey started giving extra food to Tricki because she had the misconception that Tricki was suffering from malnutrition and needs a lot of food to eat as she was very concerned about him and his health

5)The sweet things mentioned in the extract are cream cakes and chocolates

6)a-rheumy b) bloodshot c) sausage d) refuse

7) sour

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