Question

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its
flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to
blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly
did resemble new silver coins. The boys exposing themselves to rain, ran
out to collect the frozen pearls.

a. What did hailstones resemble to?
1. Pearls
2. Silver coins
3. Diamond
4. Corn

b.Who ran out to collect the frozen pearls?

1. Boys
2. People
3. Woman
4. Man

c. The hailstones did resemble________.

d. The word similar in meaning to 'Assemble' in the given extract is_________.

2. “ What faith! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter. Starting
up a correspondence with God!”

(a) Who is the author of the given extract ?

1. Nelson Mandela
2. G.L. Fuentes
3. Coates Kinney
4. W.B. Yeats

(b) Who is the speaker of the given lines?

1. Postmaster
2. Lencho
3. Postman
4. Post office staff

(c) Lencho started up a correspondence with __________.

(d) The word similar in meaning to 'Belief' in the given extract is __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 2. silver coins

b) 1. boys

c) silver coins

d) collect

a)G.L. Fuentes

b) postmaster

c) dear God

d) faith