Question

By the time our delayed train reached and I disembarked with my father and baby Lavanya, it was well 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. 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 and hairy, his face was pock-marked and his eyes looked bloodshot. Just then Lavanya, who had been sleeping in my arms, awoke, and turned to look at the porter. He gave her 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. 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, yet my innocent baby had accepted him. His eyes had tears in them. I didn’t know what to say. 2. At that moment my father returned with Manas. The man picked up our bags and walked towards the car park. 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. 3. 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. A. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions in 30-40 words each. (2x4=8 mks) 1) Why was the author apprehensive when a man approached her? 2) What did Lavanya do on seeing the man? 3) The man handed the baby back to the lady. Why? 4) What did the author come to realize? B. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following: (1x4=4mks) 1. The man refused payment because _______________. a) the money offered was less b) the baby had come to him c) he sensed the woman’s fears d) he was not a porter 2) ‘Apprehensive’ means ___________. a) fearful b) appreciative c) sad d) happy 3) The antonym of ‘populous’ in paragraph 1 is ___________. 4) The word which means ‘to give in return for something’, in paragraph 2 is------------

Answer 1

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Oh Mother, let me live, don’t take away my life. Mother let me live.

You know it isn’t right to stop me being born, I want to be yours

Oh Mother, let me live, don’t take away my life. Mother let me live.

I want to live my life.

Mother, you will see when you look at me and you hold me in your arms

You’ll fall In love with me,

Answer 2

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