Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions (a),(b) and (c)
that follow:
(1)The billionaire of United States has always excited my power of
imagination. It seemed to me that these people who possess so
much money that they could not be like other mortals. Each of them
(so I said to myself) must have three stomachs and a hundred and
fifty teeth. I did not doubt that the billionaire ate without
intermission, from six o’ clock in the morning till midnight. Towards
evening, then,he must be tired of the hard chewing, to such a degree
that he gave orders to his servants to digest the meals that he had
swallowed. Completely limp, he had to be put to bed by his servant,
in order that on next morning at six o’ clock he might be able to
begin again his work of eating.
(2)The pocket of a billionaire, I pictured to myself, was so big that
therein easily a church or whole senate could find room. The paunch
of such a gentleman I conceived to myself was like the hull of an

ocean steamer. His fingers must possess the magic power of
lengthening at will. In spirit, I saw a New York billionaire as he
stretched out his hand across Bering Strait and brought back a dollar
that had rolled somewhere towards Siberia .Curiously, I could form
to myself no clear idea of the head of this monster. In this organism
consisting of gigantic muscles and bones that is made for squeezing
money out of all things, a head seemed to me really quite
superfluous.
(3)Who can conceive my astonishment when, standing facing one of
these fabulous beings, I arrived at the conviction that a billionaire is
a human being like all the rest!
(4)I saw there comfortably reclining in an armchair an old man, who
held his hands folded across his body. The flabby skin of his face was
carefully shaved. The underlip, which hung loosely down, covered
solidly built jaws, in which glided teeth were stuck. It might be
thought that a little skin was wanting in this reddish face, that was
expressionless like that of one new – born. Was this being just
beginning its life, or it was it already nearing its end?
(5)I said to him: ‘ but be honest with me. How often in the day do you
eat?’
(6)‘Twice,’ he answered;’ Simple breakfast and dinner suffice me. At
noon I take soup, a little white meat, vegetables, fruit, a cup of
coffee, a cigar...’
(7)I went on: ‘But, if that’s true, what do you do with your money?’
(8)‘Make more money!’
(9)I put further the following question to him:’ How do you make
money?’
(10) ‘That’s very simple. I possess railroads and the farmers’ produce
which I transport to the markets. I calculate to myself how much

money I must leave the farmer, in order that he may not starve and
be able to produce further. The rest I keep myself as transportation
charges.”
(11) ‘And are the farmers satisfied with it?’I asked.
(12) “Not all, I believe,’ he answered, with a native childishness.‘ but
they say that the people are never satisfied. There are always odd
characters who want still more....’
(a)(i) Given below are four words or phrases. Find the words which
have a similar meaning in the passage: (3)
1. Interval
2. Motionless
3. Unnecessary
(ii) For each of the words given below, write a sentence of at least
ten words using the same word unchanged in form, but with a
different meaning from that which it carries in the passage: (3)
1. Degree
2. Might
3. Will
(b) Answer the following questions in your own words as briefly
as possible :
(i) What did the narrator imagine about the billionaire’s food
intake? (2)
(ii) What is said in the extract about the billionaire’s stomach
and hands? (2)
(iii) Describe the appearance of the real billionaire as reported
by the narrator. (2)

( c) Summarise what the narrator imagines about the billionaire in
not more than 100 words( paragraphs 1 and 2). Failure to keep within
the word limit will be penalized. You will be required to write your
points in the form of a connected passage in about 100 words. (8)​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) narrator imagined about billionaire that each of them must have 3 stomachs and hundred and fifty teeth.. he doubt that billiionaries ate without intermission

they ate from 6 o clock morning till midnight.

(ii) in extract it said about billionaries that they must have 3 stomachs to eat food all day.....and in hands they have fingers which they can stretch at any time on thier will......

(iii) as reported by the narrator he said that....billioniar were like a real human...he saw a billioniar whose appearance was flabby skin of his face carefully shaved the underlip which hung losely down with red couloured skin... expression were like new born baby