Question

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow: Those who saw it said the dog knew instantly. He never jumped on Chuck again. From that moment, he took up a post beside his master’s bed around the clock. a. What did the dog know instantly? b. Where the dog before his master was came home from the hospital? c. What does the phrase ‘around the clock’ mean?

Answer 1

a) The dog knew that Chuck was unwell when he jumped on Chuck and saw him losing his balance.
b) The dog was kept at a kennel for safe keeping while his master was away at the hospital.
c) Around the clock means all day and all night or all the time