Question

Read the following comprehension and answer the questions
given below:
The Sri Krishna Eating House was the meanest and shabbiest restaurant Hari had ever
seen; even in Thul, there were cafes that were more pleasant; usually wooden shacks
built in the shade of a mango or frangipani tree, with a handful of marigolds and hibiscus
crammed into an old ink bottle for a vase, colored bottles of aerated drinks attractively
arranged on the shelves, and possibly a bright picture of a god or goddess on the wall
with a tinsel garland around the frame and heavily scented joss sticks burning before it.
But this eating house did not have even so much as a colored picture of Krishna glued
on the wall. Or perhaps, there had been one and it had disappeared under the layers of
grime and soot with which the walls were coated. The ceiling was thick with cobwebs
that trapped the soot and made a kind of furry blanket over one’s head. The floor and
the wooden tables were all black, too, since they all got an even share of soot from the
open stoves in the back room where the lentils were cooked all day in a huge aluminium
pan and the chapattis were rolled by hand and baked.
It was certainly the cheapest restaurant anyone could possibly find in Mumbai – even a
beggar could afford to buy himself a meal here, and the usual customers were beggars
and coolies who had stopped in between carrying their loads – sacks of coal and
cylinders of gas –and cart-pullers who dragged goods through the city on long wooden
hand-drawn carts. These people seemed to have no fixed working hours – before
daylight, there were some waiting for a meal – who were given the leftovers of the night
before, and the last came in after midnight, when the whole city seemed to collapse into
exhausted, disturbed sleep. So, of course, the owner had no time to sweep or clean his
restaurant or the money to decorate it with pictures and flowers.
Questions:
1. What kind of people came to eat at the Sai Krishna Eating House?
2. Why did they come to this particular place?
3. Why was the restaurant in such a shabby, worn-out condition?
Q.B. Find out meanings of these words and phrases taken from the
comprehension:
1. meanest - 2. crammed - 3. grime and soot –
4. aerated drinks - 5. scented - 6. tinsel garland –
Q.C. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the comprehension. You may
have to change the form of the words in some cases:
1. These utensils are _____________ with a special chemical to make them non-stick.
2. The performance of the actor was so good that our eyes were ________ to the stage.
3. The groom put a _______________ of pink roses and white chrysanthemums around
the neck of the bride.
4. The room had been prettily decorated with _______________ and paper streamers
for the birthday party.
5. After the long trek, we were so __that we crashed into our beds and soon fell asleep.
6. The children were _______________ after hearing the news of the kidnapping.
7. The date for submitting the project was nearing and we couldn’t ___ to lose any time.
Q.D. Fill in the blanks with correct Modals from the brackets:
1. You _________ (must/ought to) buy a ticket before you board a train.
2. I ____________ (used to/have to) have a bicycle, but I sold it.
3. You really ____________ (must/should) watch this new sitcom.
4. At the end of the term students _______ (have to/should) take an Exam.
Q.E. Correct the errors in the use of pronouns in the following sentences:
1. I filled up the forms herself.
2. One must be careful about what he says.
3. Jaya himself invited her friends for the party.
4. She is the girl that was selected to play the role.
Q.F. Choose the correct words to make complete sense:
1. She acted wisely/wiser.
2. And last, but not the less/least, was the vote of thanks.
3. Companies often pay their employees very badly/more badly.
4. The Maths paper worries me the most/more.
Q.G. Insert the adverbs given in brackets in its correct position in the sentence:
1. The bus isn’t late. (usually) 2. He makes an error. (rarely)
3. Kapil is very weak. (still) 4. I have been told that. (often)
Q.H. Write a letter to your friend describing him/her how you are spending your
holidays with family during this Lockdown Period.

Answer 1

Answer:

1= key

2= mano

3= hit

4= the