Question

It is an ugly creature with matted hair and a shriveled face, like a skeleton holding a fetus in its arms.
Questions:
i. What is ‘it’ here and who is describing ‘it’?
ii. Why was ‘it’ ugly?
iii. Who had seen ‘it’, when and where?
iv. What effect does this description of the ugly creature have on Mahendra?
v. Find the antonym of ‘beautiful’ from the extract. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

I) it refers to the ghost and it is described by Eswaran.

II) because it was a ghost.

III) Eswaran saw her roaming here and there during a full moon night.

iv) it ruined his mood of eating the delicious food prepared by Eswaran. He got angry and scolded Eswaran for telling such stories.

v) ugly