5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. 4
My toothbrush is a thing that haunts me when I'm travelling and makes my life a misery. I dream that I haven't
packed it, wake up in cold perspiration, get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I
have used it, and have to unpack again to get it, and it is always the last thing that turns out of the bag, and
then I repack and forget it, and have to rush up stairs for it at the last moment and carry it to the railway
station, wrapped in my pocket handkerchief.
1. Who is the speaker here?
2. Why does the speaker repack the bag?
3. Why does he always carry his toothbrush in his handkerchief to the railway station?
4. Find the word in the passage that means same as 'sweat'.
Answers
a) There is a man who is telling about his toothbrush.
b) Because it is always the last thing that turns out of the bag and then he have to repack the bag.
c) He always carry his toothbrush in his handkerchief to the railway station because he forgot to keep it in the morning after brushing his teeth
d) Haunts.
Answer:
My toothbrush is a thing that haunts me when I’m travelling, and makes my life a misery. I dream that I
haven’t packed it, and wake up in a cold perspiration, and get out of bed and hunt for it. And in the
morning, I pack it before I have used it, and have to unpack again to get it, and it is always the last thing
I turn out of the bag; and then I repack and forget it, and have to rush upstairs for it at the last moment and
carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket handkerchief