Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
He would have gone on worrying in this way if an unexpected distraction had not arrived in the form of a heavily loaded car ubumping over the grassy bank,dodging between the coconut trees and raising a cloud of dust in the narrow path before it came to a standstill in
front of Mon Repose,the white bungalow that stood empty most of the year. It was the Silvas, the family that came from Bombay to spend an occasional holiday in it and
bring it suddenly to life for a few days. They had bought Mon Repos a year ago from the Vakils, who had been one of the first Bombay families to build holiday cottages on the Thul beach. But they had grown too old and frail to come often and, after the house has stood empty for several years,sold it to the Silvas, who were young and energetic and seemed heartily to enjoy life on the beach. Whenever they came, life changed for the family and the little hut too. Immediately there was a hubbub, all kinds of excitement and expectations, and of course work to be done, employment to be had and wages. Hari, Bella and Kamal stood by their door under the frangipani tree,tense with excitement,watching and holding Pinto back as he barked at the unfamiliar sight of a car and stranger till his voice was quite hoarse. There was a commotion in the marshy creek that separated the hut from the house, too herons ,egrets, kingfishers and moorhens, all flapping into the dense greenery of the pandanus, the casuarina and the bhindi trees for shelter. Do you think they have come here for good?" Bella whispered.
'Hunh-who would live here if he had a house in Bombay?" Hari scoffed.
'But look how much luggage they have brought- it can't be just for a few days,' Bella said, and it was true that an unbelievable number of boxes and bags and baskets were being taken out of the car, out of the boot and of the luggage carrier so that anyone would have thought they had come to stay forever.
Q.1. Who were the Vakils? Who were the Silvas?
Q.2. Why was the house more suited to the De Silvas?
Q.3. Who was Pinto? Why did Pinto start barking? Q.4. What effect did the noise have on the natural surroundings? (2)
Q.5.From Hari's answer to Bella's question, what opinion does Hari have of Bombay? (2)
Answers
Okay after reading the given paragraph thoroughly I might help you out.
Here it follows ,
1. Who were the Vakils ? Who were the Silvas ?
Vakils :- They had been one of the first Bombay families to build holiday cottages on the Thul beach who wanted to sell their house which was stood empty for several years.
Silvas :- The family that came from Bombay to spend an occasional holiday in it, who were young and energetic and seemed heartily to enjoy life on the beach. They had bought Mon Repos a year ago from the Vakils.
2. Why was the house more suited to the De Silvas ?
The house was more suited to De Silvas because they were young and energetic and seemed heartily to enjoy the life on beach.
3. Who was Pinto ? Why did Pinto start barking ?
Pinto was a dog of three children — Hari, Bella and Kamal. He was barking at the unfamiliar sight of a car and stranger till his voice was quite hoarse.
4. What effect did the noise have on the natural surroundings ?
Due to barking of Pinto , there was a commotion in the marshy creek that separated the hut from the house, too herons ,egrets, kingfishers and moorhens, all flapping into the dense greenery of the pandanus, the casuarina and the bhindi trees for shelter.
5. From Hari's answer to Bella's question, what opinion does Hari have of Bombay ?
Hari's opinion was that, they aren't here for good as unbelievable number of boxes and bags and baskets were being taken out of the car, out of the boot and of the luggage carrier so that anyone would have thought they had come to stay forever.
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