Question

Questo
After a long spell of rain, I saw some fair weather around 7th November. I spent the next couple of days
making small wood boxes to keep my provisions dry from the rain
Among the things I rescued from the ship there was a small bag of coms meant for poultry feed. Most of it
had been devoured by rats. I saw nothing but husks and dusts in the bag. I emptied the contents outside iny
wall. This was a little time before the great rains. A month later I discovered green stalks shooting out of the
ground. I was astonished to discover it was perfect green barley. By the June of 1660 I had gained security
of food and shelter.
In this same month I developed a high fever and lay weak and thirsty. I recovered around 30th and
gradually felt stronger than the day before.
On 15th of July I took a more particular survey of the island. Around two miles up, I found a brook with
pleasant meadows by its banks, plain, smooth and covered by grass. In a woody part I found melons in great
abundance, and grape trees. The grapes were ripe and rich. Further into the land I found a great number of
cocoa, orange and lemon trees. I carried great parcels of fruit homeward and the journey took me three days.
I was tempted to transfer my habitation to this valley of fruits. I did not because I still hoped to be rescued
by some passing ship on the sea. I did not want to enclose myself in hill and woods. I stayed in view of the
sea. Ten months had passed since I had set foot on this island.

Previously I had no lamp after dark. I collected a little tallow and a small clay dish. To this I added a wick. I
had thus made iñyself a lamp.

(a) Give meanings of the highlighted words:
(i) provisions
(m) rescued
(iii) devoured
(iv) meadows
(v) tempted

(b) Answer the following questions:
(1) When did the narrator take a more particular survey of the island?
(ii) How did the narrator make a lamp for himself?
(ii) What was rescued from the ship?
(iv) What made the narrator astonished?

(c) In not more than 50 words state the activities of the narrator on the island.
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Answer 1

Answer:

I like grand hamen rang mein hamesha nahin