Question

Read the passage below and answers the questions that follow.
That morning I awoke to the sound of steady drizzle which sounded like tiny hoof – beats upon the roof. Out of the window the prospect was quite grey and drab. And the truth was apparent to me – the outing that my friends and I had planned for this holiday would definitely be cancelled. There would be no question of that excursion taking place – riding many miles out on bicycles was quite out of the questions in such inclement weather conditions. I was decidedly depressed as I had placed great store upon that excursion taking place. It was to have been a most exciting outing. But I had to console myself by thinking of the proverb – Man proposes and God disposes. I lazed in bed for some time longer than it was customary for me to do. Then I got up and had a wash, dressed and went down for breakfast. My mother was already busy about her household chores and she greeted me quite as cheerfully as ever. I did not feel cheerful but there was no point in complaining about something beyond her control or mine. So I sat down to breakfast and made the best of polite conversation between mother and son. After some time she said, “son, I nearly forget to tell you that Jimmy phoned up to say that the outing was off on account of the rain. He said that you could arrange it on some other occasion when the weather was not so foul. You know what it is like? Well, I finished breakfast and went back up to my room to sit and decide what I was going to do to keep myself occupied. I switched on the record player and listened to some music but It did not appeal much to me that morning. The rain seemed to have dampened my spirits pretty badly. Then for a change, I took from my book shelf a book of poems and tried to concentrate on some of the philosophic thoughts that I discovered therein. But that also did not hold my attention for long.
(a) What did the writer find when he awoke that morning?
(b) The writer says, “And the truth was apparent to me”. What was the truth?
(c) How did rain affected the writer’s spirit?
(d) What did the writer’s mother informed him of?

Answer 1

1.the writer found that it was raining outside.

2.the outing that his friends and he had planned for this holiday has cancelled.

4.his mother informed him that Jimmy phoned him up to say that the outing was off on account of the rain.abd He said that writer could arrange it on some other occasion when the weather was not so foul.