Question

Q1. Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that
follow:- (10)
Simon was a curious boy. He was fond of reading adventure stories. He lived
with his grandfather. One night, he stealthily entered the store room where his
grandfather kept his priceless antiques. Simon knew his grandfather did not like
anyone touching his rare collections.
Once inside the room, Simon stood on a chair. He lifted the box in which his
grandfather had kept many wrist-watches bought from different countries he had
visited.
While getting down from the chair, Simon’s elbow struck against the chair. The
box slipped out of his hands and fell onto the floor. All the watches lay scattered
all around. To his utter shock, he found the glass of his grandfather’s favorite
watch broken.
Simon got frightened lest his grandfather should come to know about the broken
glass. He started picking up the pieces of glass.
Simon thought, “How will I tell my grandfather that his favorite watch was
broken? He will be angry with me. If I do not tell him, he will not come to know
about it."
Simon got nervous. His heart started beating faster. He put the broken watch
back into the box and placed the box back on the shelf. Afterwards, he went to
sleep. He tossed and turned in bed. He could not sleep in peace throughout the
whole night.
The next morning, Simon got up early. He gathered courage to go and admit his
fault to his grandfather. Reaching his grandfather’s bedroom he told him
everything. Grandfather looked thoughtful. He did not say anything to Simon. He

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went to the store room. Simon stood with his head down.
Having returned from the store room grandfather said to Simon, “I felt very
angry when you broke my precious watch. Your grandmother gifted it to me on
our first wedding anniversary. But you need not worry. Only the glass is broken.
I shall have it replaced."
Simon felt relieved. After some time, his grandfather went into the kitchen and
brought a glass of milk for him.
While giving milk to Simon, his grandfather said, “It was brave enough of you to
tell me about the broken watch. You knew that I would scold you, didn’t you?"
Simon said, “I was scared at first but I dared not tell a lie. I should not have
touched your things without your permission."
Simon’s grandfather further remarked, “When I was of your age, I also broke my
mother’s precious flower-vase. I was scared to own up my mistake. But, when I
went to confess, she said that she already knew about it."
1. What was Simon fond of?
2. What were Simon’s grandfather precious possessions?
3. What happened to grandfather’s favourite watch?
4. When and who had gifted grandfather the watch?
5. What was grandfather’s reaction when he saw the watch?
6. What did grandfather break when he was a child?
7. Give a suitable title to the passage.
8. What lesson do you learn from the above passage?
9. Find the antonyms of the following words from the above passage:-
a. Deliberately x ______
b. Worthless x _______
c. To Conceal x ________
d. Worried x ________

Answer 1

Answer:

1. He was fond of reading adventure stories.

2. sorry I don't know

3. watches lay scattered

all around. To his utter shock, he found the glass of his grandfather’s favorite

watch broken.

4. his grandmother

5. Grandfather looked thoughtful. He did not say anything to Simon

6. mother’s precious flower-vase

7. sorry I don't know

8. sorry I don't know

9. sorry I don't know

Explanation:

di please mark me as brain list and sorry I don't know answers of some questions sorry