Question

Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow :
I began thinking about the subject while chewing the tip of my fountain pen. Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. I thought and thought, and suddenly I had an idea. I wrote the three pages Mr. Keesing had assigned me and was satisfied. I argued that talking is a student's trait and that I would do my best to keep it under control.
(a) What was the subject on which she had to write ?
(b) What points did she give in favour of talking ?
(c) Find out a word from the passage which means 'contented'.
Or
"Suspicion grew even stronger when he suddenly produced some ready cash, though he had admitted
not long before that he had no money."
(a) Who was suspected by whom and for what?
(b) Write the superlative form of 'stronger'.
(c) What is the reference to money and its significance?

Answer 1

(a) She had to write on the topic Why talking is necessary. (b) She added that talking is an female trait. She got this habbit from her mother because of hereditary characteristics from her mother. (c) Satisfied.

Answer 2

(a) She had to write on the topic ‘Necessity of Talking’.
(b) She said that talking is a student’s trait.
(c) ‘Contented’ means ‘satisfied’.

                                               Or

(a) The strange scientist, guest at Mrs. Hall's inn was suspected because he admitted to her that he did not have ready cash then, and was expecting a cheque to arrive at any moment. Then suddenly he paid in cash. This coincided with the theft at the clergyman's room.
(b) strongest.
(c) One moment no ready cash the next moment possessed it.