Question

II.

Read the extracts and select the most appropriate option from those provided under each question.

(10X1=10M)

A.

She always wore a faded blue dress that didn’t hang right. It was clean, but it looked as though it had

never been ironed properly. She didn’t have any friends, but a lot of girls talked to her. Sometimes, they

surrounded her in the school yard as she stood watching the little girls play hopscotch on the worn hard

ground. “Wanda,’’ Peggy would say in a most courteous manner, as though she were talking to Miss

Mason. “Wanda,” she’d say, giving one of her friends a nudge, “tell us. How many dresses did you say

you had hanging up in your closet?”

i.

The ‘most courteous manner’ here means that Peggy was

a. On her best behaviour.

b. Teasing Wanda.

c. Trying to impress Wanda.

d. Respectful to Wanda.

ii.

Peggy gave her friend a nudge because

a. She wanted to push her away from the scene.

b. She disliked her friend being distracted then.

c. She was teasing Wanda and wanted her to make others pay attention.

d. She was teasing Wanda and didn’t want anyone her miss the ‘fun’.
iii.

Pick the option having the words that DO NOT loosely match the word, ‘closet’, from those given.

1. Wardrobe

2. Loft

3. cabinet

4. Cupboard

5. Porch

6. cellar

Choose correct option among the following:

a) 1, 3 and 4

b) 3, 4 and 5

c) 1, 2 and 6

d) 2, 5 and 6

iv.

Why was Wanda’s answer to Peggy’s question always the same? Pick the LEAST probable reason. This was

so because she knew that

a. She was being picked on and it was probably her defence.

b. Confessing the truth would probably worsen the situation.

c. She didn’t know how else to get out of that situation.

d. Sticking to an unexpected answer would get her the attention she needed.

v.

Regarding Wanda being teased, Miss Mason was

a. In denial that such behaviour was possible by her students.

b. Aware, but didn’t want to discuss it with the students.

c. Unaware that the students were frequently teasing Wanda.

d. Of the belief that such behaviour was a normal part of growing up.

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Answer 1

Answer:

1 teasing wanda

2 C option

3 , 4 and 5

5 C option

Explanation:

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