Question

. Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing the correct option – “That forced my cousin, Samsuddin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to look for a helping hand to catch the bundles and, as if naturally, I filled the slot. Samsuddin helped me earn my first wages. Half a century later, I can still feel the surge of pride in earning my own money for the first time.”

Now answer the following questions.

4. (a) Who does ‘I’ in the passage refer to? *

i-Samsuddin

ii-Abdul Kalam

iii-Lakshmana Sastry

iv-Arvindan

4. (b) What forced Samsuddin to look for a helping hand? *

i-He had lot of money and wanted to hire someone.

ii-He didn’t want to do work himself.

iii-The non-stopping of the train at Rameswaram.

iv-He wanted to sell tamarind seeds.

4. (c) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘sudden increase’? *

i-surge

ii-slot

iii-pride

iv-wages

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Answer 1

Answer:

a)abdul kalam

b)the non stopping of the train at rameshwaram.

c)surge

Answer 2

Answer:

4) i- Samsuddin

4) ii- He didn't want to do work himself.

4) oiii pride.