Question

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
I finished my poem, and it was beautiful! It was about a mother duck and a father duck with three baby ducklings that were bitten to death by the father because they quacked too much. Luckily, Mr. Keesing took the joke in a right way. He read the poem to the class, adding his own comments, and to several other classes as well. Since then I've been allowed to talk and haven't been assigned any extra homework. On the contrary, Mr. Keesing is always making jokes these days.
(a) Why were the baby ducklings beaten to death ?
(b) What changes did Anne notice in Mt Keesing ?
(c) Give the noun form of 'assign.
Or
Read the extracts given below and complete the sentences that follow :
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes,
At the brilliant stars.
(a) hears the last voice at night.
(b) He stares with his brilliant eyes at
(c) The word from the passage which means `to gaze fixedly and intently' is

Answer 1

(a) Lencho’s letter is being talked about here.
(b) The postmaster helped the writer of the letter by asking the other employees to contribute from their salary.
(c) ‘Resolution’ means ‘Firm decision’.
Or
(a) The Asian lion is the large and tawny beast talked about here.
(b) a cruel creature.
(c) ababcd