Question

Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Though Grandfather provided the household with as large a variety of pets as one could wish for, my favourite was the little black goat who followed me home from the mustard fields one day.

Each year, before the monsoon rains came, the little Song River was a narrow stream, I liked watching the fields and tea gardens. I had been sitting on the bank of a small irrigation canal, gazing at a couple of fishermen fishing in the muddy water, when I felt something bump my elbow. Looking around, I found at my side a little goat,

jet black and soft as velvet with lovely grey eyes.

She continued to look at me. I looked in my pockets for nourishment and, finding a ginger biscuit, held it out to her. A little later, when I got up to leave, the goat rose too. She started following me unsteadily I set out for home at a brisk pace, feeling sure that I would soon leave the little goat behind. But her legs were stronger than I had supposed. There was nothing I could do but carry her home and present her to Grandfather

"Not another pet!" said Grandmother when she saw the goat in the veranda. It was easy to understand Grandmother's objections. The recent destructiveness of Toto, our monkey, who had torn curtains and broken dishes, had set Grandmother dead against having any more pets. Grandfather, by my side, had to pretend that he had purchased the goat as an investment

"Goat's milk is very good for your health," he told Grandmother. The prospect of milk made Grandmother more tolerant of the new pet, even though she knew it would

be some time before the goat could give any.

My goat was soon named Tinker Bell, after the fairy in Peter Pan. I tied a little bell to her neck so I'd always know by its tinkling where she was.

L. Find words in the passage which mean the opposite of the following. (ANTONYMS)

1. lost

3. hard

2. doubtful

4. sold

II. Find words in the passage which mean the same as the following. (SYNONYMS)

1. most likeable

3. bought

2. fast

4. patient​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 ) lost = found

hard = soft, easy

doubtful = sure

sold = purchased

2) most likeable = favorite

fast = brisk

bought = purchased

patient = tolerant

Answer 2

Answer: Antonyms

1. lost = found

2. hard = easy

3. doubtful = sure

4. sold = brought

Synonyms

1. most likeable = favorite

2. bought = purchase

3. fast = brisk

4. patient = tolerant

Explanation: