he baker made his musical entry on the scene with the ‘jhang,jhang ‘sound of his
specially made bamboo staff . One hand supported the basket on his head and the
other banged the bamboo on the ground. He would greet the lady of the house
with “Good Morning” and then place his basket on the vertical bamboo. We
kids would be pushed aside with a mild rebuke and the loaves would be delivered
to the servant. But we would not give up. We would climb a bench or the parapet
and peep into the basket. Somehow, I can still recall the typical fragrance of those
loaves.
(i) The first sentence of the extract tells us that ………………
(a) The narrator liked the entry of the baker
(b) The baker was a musician
(c) The baker’s profession was singing at different houses
(d) His entry was quite irritating
(ii) Which of the following phrases sums up the personality of the baker?
(a) Courteous and social
(b) Arrogant and rude
(c) Innocuous and foolish
(d) A disturbing nuisance
(iii) On the basis of your reading of the passage, which of the following do you
agree with?
(a) The narrator’s family didn’t have enough food at home
(b) The narrator was from a well to do family
(c) The narrator was from a very poor family
(d) All of them
(iv) If the children approached, the baker would rebuke them very severely and
harshly.
(a) Correct
(b) Incorrect
(v) In which of the following sentences is the verb, ‘give up’ correctly used?
(a) He gave up his effort to complete the project
(b) He gave up the prizes to the winners
(c) He gave up a loud cry during the class
(d) He gave up one thousand rupees to m
Answers
he baker made his musical entry on the scene with the ‘jhang,jhang ‘sound of his
specially made bamboo staff . One hand supported the basket on his head and the
other banged the bamboo on the ground. He would greet the lady of the house
with “Good Morning” and then place his basket on the vertical bamboo. We
kids would be pushed aside with a mild rebuke and the loaves would be delivered
to the servant. But we would not give up. We would climb a bench or the parapet
and peep into the basket. Somehow, I can still recall the typical fragrance of those
loaves.
(i) The first sentence of the extract tells us that ………………
(a) The narrator liked the entry of the baker
(b) The baker was a musician
(c) The baker’s profession was singing at different houses
(d) His entry was quite irritating
(ii) Which of the following phrases sums up the personality of the baker?
(a) Courteous and social
(b) Arrogant and rude
(c) Innocuous and foolish
(d) A disturbing nuisance
(iii) On the basis of your reading of the passage, which of the following do you
agree with?
(a) The narrator’s family didn’t have enough food at home
(b) The narrator was from a well to do family
(c) The narrator was from a very poor family
(d) All of them
(iv) If the children approached, the baker would rebuke them very severely and
harshly.
(a) Correct
(b) Incorrect
(v) In which of the following sentences is the verb, ‘give up’ correctly used?
(a) He gave up his effort to complete the project
(b) He gave up the prizes to the winners
(c) He gave up a loud cry during the class
(d) He gave up one thousand rupees to m