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And a proud neck was humbled to lie like dirty linen
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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
GOD BLESS YOU
1. By the time our delayed train reached and I disembarked with my father and baby Lavanya, it was past
midnight. It was cold, dark and foggy. My husband, Manas, who was to receive us, was nowhere in sight. Soon
the platform became deserted.
2. Then, a burly man approached us and offered to carry our bags. He wasn’t wearing the usual porter’s red shirt
and tag, and though I was wary, my father decided to hire him. Leaving Lavanya and me with the man, my
father went to look for Manas. I took a closer look at the man and felt apprehensive. He was big hairy, his face
was pockmarked and his eyes looked bloodshot.
3. Just then Lavanya, who had been sleeping in my arms, awoke and turned to look at the porter. He gave a
playful smile and held out his arms. I thought she’d start crying and held her closer. But she smiled back and
twisted herself out of my arms into his.
4. Now I was really scared. What if he ran away with my baby? He must have sensed my fear and, even before I
reached out to take Lavanya back, he handed her to me. Turning around, he mumbled that though everyone was
scared of him, my innocent baby had accepted him. His eyes had tears in them. I didn’t know what to say.
5. At that moment, my father returned with Manas. The man picked up our bags and walked towards the cars
park. As having put our luggage in me, he placed his hand on walked away. As we followed him, I asked Manas
to pay him a little extra. But, having put our luggage in the car, the man refused to take payment from us.
Coming up to me, he placed his hand on my baby’s head for a moment as if to say, ‘God bless you! And walked
away.
Choose the most appropriate option:
1. The author was apprehensive when a man approached her as:
(A) he was scary looking (B) her father was not with her
(C) He was drunk and had bloodshot eyes (D) her husband was nowhere in sight
2. The man refused payment because:
(A) The money offered was less (B) he was not a porter
(C) He sensed the woman’s fears and wanted to help her
3. The man handed the baby back to the lady as
(A) He feared the baby would start crying (B) she reached out for the baby
(C) He realized that she was scared (D) his eyes had suddenly filled up with tears
4. This incident made the author realize that one hou1d:
(A) Not be scared of strangers (B) only take the service of a regular porter
(C) Not allow the strangers to handle their children (D) not judge people by their appearance
5. ‘Apprehensive means:
(A) Appreciated (B) fearful (c) happy (D) sad
6. Find the word from the passage which means the same as getting off:
(A) Deserted (B) disembarked (C) marked (D) accepted
7. Find the word from the passage which means the same as “spoke unclearly”:
(A) Offered (B) disembarked (C) mumbled (D) twisted
8. What help did the man render to the author?
(A)He carried the author’s luggage to the car. (B) He offered a cup of tea