Question

Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions (a), (b) and (c) that follow: (20)
In a cold damp night, a family was seting in front of the fireside in Laburnam Vila Mr White and his son Herbert, were
playing chess, and Mr White was knitting by the fure Mr White lost the game and became angry Soon there was a
knock of the door and the Sergeant Major entered During their conversation, he told them some tales about his trips to
India, where he obtained a monkey's pow The paw was magical, allowing three men three wishes each one man had
died and the Sergeant-major had used up his three wishes. He tossed the paw into the fire, but Me Whate satched it
cut and kept it for himself. The Sergeant Major told them that a faler had put a spell on the paw to show that fate red
people's lives and those who tampered with tate aid so to their sorrow," Mr White took the paw from his pocket and
looked at it dublously He did not know what to wish for At that moment, his son asked him to wish for two hundred
pounds Mr White did so and they al went to bed for the night. In the morning Herbert left for work
Later in the day, a visitor came to the white household. The visitor was from Maw and Megrins, the company where
their son worked The mari told the parents that their son was badly hurt, but he was not in any pain. Then It occurred to
the mother that thelr son was dead. I took longer for the father to get the impact of the man's words. The man trom
Maw and Meggins informed them that the company was not responsible for his death but due to Herbert's services,
they wanted to compensate the family two hundred pounds. The wife screamed and the old man fell on the floor
Herbert was buried in a nearby cemetery. About a week later, Mr White was awakened by the sounds of Mrs. White's
weeping over their son Suddenly, she remembered the paw and the two wishes that remained. She pleaded to Mr
White to get the paw and to make a wish that Herbert is brought to lie. He tried to tell her that since Herbert had been
mangled in the machinery and been burled for a week, it would not be a wise wish. But she insisted. Despite misgivings
about Invoking the magic of the paw again, Mr. White made the second wish for Herbert to be puve again
They waited They watched outside the window, but nothing happened and no one arrived as they went to bed, they
suddenly heard a süght knock at the door The knocking Increased, Mr White, however, was trying frantically to reach
the paw. He called his son "Ir" and "the thing knowing fully well what semblance of a man might Walk into the bouse
Mr. White heard his wife drag a chair to reach the door bolt to unlatch It Me grabbed the paw and made his third and
last wish. He heard the door open. A cold wind rushed up the staircase along with a desperate cry from his wife
Gathering his courage, he ran up to his wife and then to the gate beyond. Only dim street light flickered on the deserted
road
a) (0) Given below are four words or phrases. Find the words which have a similar meaning in the passage (4)
1 Interlered
2 meaning
3. pay for the loss of life to
crushed.
4
(I) For each of the words given below write a sentence of at least 10 words, using the same word
form but with a different meaning from that which it carries in the passage: 14
anged in
1. spel
2 pocket
3. allve.
4. Light
(b) Answer the following questions as briefly as possible in your own words (3xd=12)
1.
TIL
IV.
Give the meaning of the spell put on the paw How and with what consequences old Mr White's first wish come
true? (3)
What was the impact of Herbert's death on his parents? 131
What was Mr. White's second wish? Why did he make that wish [31
According to you what could have been Mr. While's third wish? Give two reasons for your answer. [3]​

Answer 1

Answer:

sorry dont no

Explanation: