A5. Personal Response
What opinion do you form about the narrator, from the passage?
Passage
The changed circumstances and the sudden unexpected attack from unknown quarters forced the
langur to drop the baby from the sloping roof over the veranda. The baby was listless and appeared to be
dead. As its body started to slide down, the excitement of the pack of dogs gree manifold at the prospect
of a good kill and meal. Keeping the dogs at bay with the stick, I managed to catch hold of the baby
langur’s tail just as it tipped over the edge of the tiled roof. The baby appeared inert and lifeless. It was
indeed a male baby. By this time, my parents and sisters had come out on to the veranda and were
witnessing my rescue operation. Some of our neighbours had also gathered in the distance.
I took the baby langur to our backyard and gently laid him on the floor inside the poultry coop. His
body was full of deep bite marks and scratched. Blood was oozing from some of the wounds. The baby
remained motionless. My father provided first aid to clean the wounds and stop the bleeding. I was
relieved to find out that the baby was breathing, even though his breaths were shallow. Splashes of cold
water made the baby stir and after a few shaky attempts, he sat up. He was in state of shock and started
trembling like a leaf in the wind. His two little twinkling eyes welled up with tears and he started to sob
with a muffled cry - just like a human child would after experiencing trauma. I offered him a peeled
banana which he accepted with his unsteady hand and began taking hesitant bites.
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A5. Personal Response
What opinion do you form about the narrator, from the passage?
Passage
The changed circumstances and the sudden unexpected attack from unknown quarters forced the
langur to drop the baby from the sloping roof over the veranda. The baby was listless and appeared to be
dead. As its body started to slide down, the excitement of the pack of dogs gree manifold at the prospect
of a good kill and meal. Keeping the dogs at bay with the stick, I managed to catch hold of the baby
langur’s tail just as it tipped over the edge of the tiled roof. The baby appeared inert and lifeless. It was
indeed a male baby. By this time, my parents and sisters had come out on to the veranda and were
witnessing my rescue operation. Some of our neighbours had also gathered in the distance.
I took the baby langur to our backyard and gently laid him on the floor inside the poultry coop. His
body was full of deep bite marks and scratched. Blood was oozing from some of the wounds. The baby
remained motionless. My father provided first aid to clean the wounds and stop the bleeding. I was
relieved to find out that the baby was breathing, even though his breaths were shallow. Splashes of cold
water made the baby stir and after a few shaky attempts, he sat up. He was in state of shock and started
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