Question

ENGLISH CBSE BOARD CLASS-12 ENGLISH FLAMINGO BOOK --- CHAPTER 3 {DEEP WATER} Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option. I went to the pool when no one else was there. The place was quiet. The water was still, and the tiled bottom was as white and clean as a bathtub. I was timid about going in alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others. (i) How did the water look like when the narrator went there? (a) pleasant and lively (b) thrilling and attractive (c) timid& indifferent (d) still & clean (ii) Why did the narrator go to the place? (a) to learn swimming (b) to meet someone (c) to have a bath (d) none of these (iii) What is the meaning of the word ‘timid’? (a) apprehensive (b) happy (c) lively (d) still (iv) Which place the narrator is talking about? (a) Yakima River (b) California Beach (c) YMCA Pool (d) None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

1. (d still & clean

2. (a to learn swimming

3. (a apprehensive

4. (c YMCA pool

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Answer 2

The answer to the passage questions are as follows:

(i) The correct answer is an option (d).

In the chapter Deep Water when the narrator went there to the pool water looked still and clean.

(ii) The correct answer is an option (a).

The narrator goes to the pool to learn to swim and overcome his fear of water.

(iii) The correct answer is an option (a).

Timid is described as a person who has a lack of confidence and looks worried and shy about some situations which can also be called apprehensive.

(iv) The correct answer is an option (c).

In the lesson, Deep Water narrator goes to the YMCA pool, a place for swimming.