Question

Read the following passage and the questions given below it.
Choose the correct answer.


Seeing me sitting at my desk tearing up newspapers day in and day out, most people thought I was doing next to nothing. It is likely that the Boss thought likewise too. So anyone who felt I should be given some occupation would barge into my cubicle and deliver an extended lecture. The ‘boy’ in the make-up department had decided I should be enlightened on how great literary talent was being allowed to go waste. Soon I was praying for crowd-shooting all the time. Nothing short of it could save me from his epics. Questions:


1. In the opinion of most of the people, the writer was occupied with no __________ task.
a. tearing c. newspaper b. significant
d. happy


2. The writer wished for crowd-shooting in order to avoid ______ mutterings from the boy in the make-up department.
a. inspiring c. realistic b. bashful d. bragful


3. ‘Day in and day out’ implies to be busy with a task _________.
a. continuously over a long period of time
b. incessantly for a short period of time c. concomitantly for a lesser time
d. approximately for a long period of time​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. c.newspaper
2. d.bragful
3. b.incessantly for a short period of time

Answer 2

The passage is related to the story Poets and Pancakes.

• As per the given passage, the correct answers are -

1.  In the opinion of most of the people, the writer was occupied with no significant task.

2. The writer wished for crowd-shooting in order to avoid bragful mutterings from the boy in the make-up department.

3. Day in and day out’ implies to be busy with a task a. continuously over a long period of time