Question

Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow :
( 4 marks)
"Aradhana", my mother said quietly, "we love you, my child, and believe me
we will always love you. You are my child. For almost eighteen years I have
cared for you. I have laughed with you and I have cried for you. I have
given you eighteen years of my life. Don’t you think that counts more than
being carried nine months inside my womb? Tell me, dear".
(i) Why did the mother feel the need of answering Aradhana about her love
for her (Aradhana)? (1)
(ii) What makes the reader conclude that Aradhana was her adopted child?
Pickup the lines concerned. (1)
(iii) What does mother mean when he says, " I have laughed with you and I
have cried for you". (1)
(iv) Which word in this extract means ‘of great significance’? (1)

Answer 1

Answer:

1. arandhana my mother said quietly we love you my child and me
2. no
3. cried for you I have laughed with your and I have cried for you

Answer 2

Answer:

Which word in this extract means'of great significance'?