Question

. Read the extract and answer the question that follow:



a) We protested. But she ignored our protests. She lay peacefully in bed praying and telling her beads. Even before we could suspect, her lips stopped moving and rosary fell from her lifeless fingers. A peaceful pallor spread on her face and we knew she was dead.



A. Who protested?



i) Grand mother ii) kushwant singh and family iii) sparrows B. Who lay peacefully in bed?

i) grand mother ii) dogs iii) the guests



C. What fell down from her lifeless fingers?



i) Bread ii) Rosary beads iii) drums

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Answer 1

Answer:

A. We

B. She

C. Rosary

Explanation:

I didn't answer i, ii, or iii because it's not so clear in the story. I'm sure you have the whole story so you'll know who is who.

Answer 2

A (I) Kushwant Singh and family.

A (I) Kushwant Singh and family.B. (ii) Grandmother.

A (I) Kushwant Singh and family.B. (ii) Grandmother. C. (ii) Rosary beads.

• The above extract is from the chapter 'The portrait of a Lady' by Kushwant Singh. which describes the author's relationship with his grandmother through the years.
• The author's grandmother was a very religious lady.
• Even when the grandmother fell ill and later realized that her end was near she wasted no time talking to others and resorted to chanting prayers and telling the beads of her rosary.
• The author and the family tried to stop her but she listened to no one. So in question(A), the correct option is (I) khushwant Singh and family.
• The grandmother died peacefully in her bed. So in question(B), The correct option is (I) grandmother.
• The grandmother died while reciting her prayers and telling the beads of the rosary.
• The family sensed her death when her lips stopped moving and the Rosary beads fell off her hand.
• So in Question (c) option (ii) Rosary beads is correct.

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