Question

8. Read the extract given below and choose the correct option.
I started for school very late that morning and was in great dread of a scolding, especially
because M Hamel had said that he would question us on participles, and I did not know that
first word about them. For a moment I thought of running away and spending the day out of
doors. It was so warm, so bright! The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods; and in the
open field back of the sawmill the Prussian soldiers were drilling.
i. Whom does I refer to in the extract?
a. Franz
b. M Hamel
b. Birmark
c. The Narrator
ii. Why was Franz afraid?
a. Of being late for the school c. Of running away and spending the day outdoors
b. Of questioning by M Hamel on participles d. of waking up late that morning
iii. What made Franz think about spending the day out od doors for a moment?
a. Bordom arising out of the participles
b. Warm and bright weather besides chirping of birds
C. War fight by the Prussian soldiers
d. Walking up late in the morning,
........ in the extract means 'discipline'
a. Scolding
c. Chirping
b. Drilling
d. Tempting
Read the extract given below and choose the correct option.
iv
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Answer 1

Answer:

I' refers to Anne Frank in the given passage. (b) Anne Frank said that 'Paper has more patience than people' because one can rely on the paper to confide his/her secrets and it listens carefully and silendy.

Why was Franz afraid when he was going to school that day? ... Being late for school he was fearing lest the teacher should scold him. On the other hand, the boy was to recite on “Participles” but he did not know even the first word of “Participles.” Naturally, Franz was in great fear.