Question

He knew. But neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything.

(a) Who is ‘he’ in the extract? What did he know?
(b) Why did he not show anything?
(c) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘reveal’.
(d) What is the antonym of ‘showed’?
Please answer according to the lesson "The Thief's Story" by Ruskin Bond

Answer 1

Answer:

a) He knew that Hari Singh had tried to steal from him and escape.

b) He did not show anything because Anil was satisfied that Hari Singh had realised his mistake on his own. Hari also realised the importance of good education, which was Anil's goal.

c) "Show" is the word in the extract means the same a 'reveal'.

d) the antonym of shoot is hid ( past tense of" Hide") but this word is not in the given extract.