Question

1.With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins.The boys, exposing themselves to the rain, ran out to collect the frozen pearls.(a) What happened to the rain suddenly?
(b) ‘The frozen pearls’ refers to __________________.
a. five pesos b. ten pesos c. hailstones d. locusts
(c) Find the similar meaning-of ‘contented’ in the paragraph.
(d) Find from the passage a word which means ‘to take after’

Answer 1

a) The rain was pouring down. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall.

b) 'The frozen pearls' refers to (c)hailstones.

c) The similar meaning-of ‘contented’ in the paragraph is 'satisfied'.

d) 'Resemble' is the word

Answer 2

Answer:

a) The rain was pouring down. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall.

b) 'The frozen pearls' refers to (c)hailstones.

c) The similar meaning-of ‘contented’ in the paragraph is 'satisfied'.

d) 'Resemble' is the word.

Explanation:

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