Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

At school, everybody seemed to be overwhelmed by the thought of the examinations. It

was weeks since anybody had seen a smile on Shankar’s face. Somu had become brisk

and businesslike. The Pea took time to grasp jokes and seldom made any either. And as

for Rajam, he came to school at the stroke of the first bell, took down everything the

teacher said, and left at the stroke of the last bell, hardly uttering a dozen words to

anybody. Mani was beginning to look worried and took every opportunity to take

Shankar aside and have his doubts (that arose from time to time as he plodded through

his texts) cleared. He dogged the steps of the school clerk. There was a general belief in

the school that the clerk was omniscient and knew all the question papers of all the

classes.

One day, Mani went to the clerk’s house and laid a neat bundle containing fresh brinjals

at his feet. The clerk was pleased and took Mani in and seated him on a stool.

The clerk looked extremely amiable and Mani felt that he could ask anything at that

moment and get it. The clerk was murmuring something about his cat, a lank ill-fed

thing, that was nestling close to him. Mani was getting impatient and was waiting

feverishly to open the topic of question papers. The clerk had meanwhile passed from

cats to eye-flies; but it made little difference to Mani, who was waiting for the other to

pause for breath to launch his attack. ‘You most never let these eye-flies buzz near your

eyes. All cases of eyesore can be traced on it. When you get eyesore, the only thing you

can do is to take a slice of raw onion…’

Mani realised that the other would not stop, and butted in, ‘There is only one week

more for the examinations, Sir . . .’

The clerk was slightly puzzled: ‘Yes. Indeed, a week more . . . You must take care to

choose only the juicy variety, the large juicy variety, not the small onion . . .’

‘Sir,’ Mani interrupted, ignoring the juicy variety, ‘I am much worried about my

examination.’ He tried to look pathetic.

‘I am glad. If you read well, you will pass,’ said the Oracle.

A. What effect did the approaching examinations have on Rajam? (2)

B. What did Mani do to please the clerk? How did the clerk react? (2)

C. Why do you think the clerk has been referred to as ‘the Oracle’? (2)

D. State whether the following statements are True or False and QUOTE an entire

sentence from the passage in support of it: (1.5X2=3)

i. Mani was enjoying the conversation with the clerk regarding his cat.

ii. Shankar was much stressed with the approaching examinations.

E. From the words underlined in the passage select the ones which have the same​

Answer 1

✨Here’s is your answer✨

I know only some ans.

A. He was agitated by the thought of the examinations. Rajam would enter the school at the stroke of first bell i and leave the school at the stroke of the last bell hardly uttering a word to anybody.

B. He asked bluntly, ‘Please tell me, sir, what questions are we getting for our examination?’
The clerk denied having any knowledge of the question papers.


D. T/F:-

i. F
ii. T


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Answer 2

I think you are a Pointer. The question is from one of our assignment