Question

8.
Read the lines and answer the questions that follow.
'He's outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard's.'
(a) Who is 'He' here?
(b) What does the poet mean by 'outwardly respectable'?
(c) Why do you think the words 'They say he cheats at cards.' are put in brackets?​

Answer 1

Answer:

8.

Read the lines and answer the questions that follow.

'He's outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)

And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard's.'

(a) Who is 'He' here?

(b) What does the poet mean by 'outwardly respectable'?

(c) Why do you think the words 'They say he cheats at cards.' are put in brackets?

Answer 2

Answer:

(a)He is the macativity the Mistery cat

(b) Macavity is very clever and cunning. Hence Macavity is ‘outwardly’ respectable