Question

2. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow :
The fretted hands of the bronze clock on the shelf stood at five to five. In the dying light
of December day the clock seemed almost black. The janitors were shovelling snow, soggy and
dirty brown, from under the feet of the passers-by. Straing at them blindly, counsellor Volodin
leaned against the window frame and whistled on a high thin note. His fingers turned the pages
of a glossy, brightly coloured foreign magazine, but his eyes saw nothing. The counsellor was
tall and thin, wearing a suit of the smooth material. He looked more like a rich young man about
town than a responsible member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A. Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
(i) The time was_____
(ii) The months was______
(iii) Colour of the snow______
(iv) Name of the counsellor______
(v) The magazine looked______
(vi) The counsellor appeared______
(vii) He worked in______
(viii) He wore______
(ix) It was made of_______
(x) The season was_______
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Answer 1

Answer:

5

December

dirty brown

coloring

brightly coloured

?

(I guess) library

suit

smooth material

winter