Question

It was an April afternoon. And the warm breezes of approaching summer had send everyone,
including Grandfather, indoors. I was feeling drowsy myself and was wondering if l should go
to the pond behind the house for a swim, when l saw a huge black cobra gliding out of a
clump of cactus and making for some cooler part of the garden. At the same time a mongoose
(whom l had often seen) emerged from the bushes and went straight for the cobra.
1. What kept everyone indoors?
2. Pick out an expression from the passage that shows the laziness of the boy?
3. What was the cobra doing?
4. Who was the frequent visitor to the garden?
5. What did the mongoose do when he saw the snake?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1) the warm breeze of approaching summer.

2)'I was feeling drowsy myself and was wondering if I should go to the pond behind the house for a swim .'

3) The black cobra was gliding out of a

clump of cactus and making for some cooler part of the garden.

4)mongoose

5)mongoose emerged from the bushes and went straight for the cobra.