Question

She learned the odious work of a kitchen. She washed the dishes. She washed the soiled linen,

their clothes and dishcloths, which she hung on the line to dry; she took down the refuse to

the street each morning and brought up the water, stopping at each landing to catch her

breath. And, clothed like a woman of the people, she went to the grocer’s, the butcher’s and

the fruiterer’s, with her basket on her arm, shopping, haggling to the last sou of her miserable

money. The husband worked evenings, putting the books of some merchants in order, and

nights he often did copying at five sous a page. And this life lasted for ten years. At the end of

ten years, they had restored all.

Mme Loisel seemed old now. She had become strong, hard woman, the crude woman of a

poor

household.

(i) Who seemed old now?

(a)Matilda b) her husband c) the merchant d) the fruiterer

(ii) What had made her ‘crude’?

(a)poverty b) butcher c) grocer d) copying

(iii) Which word in the given extract is an antonym to ‘pleasant’?

(a) odious b) sou c) restore d) haggling

(iv) when did they restore all?

(a)after the ball b) after ten years c) in the evening

(v) write another word fo​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) option(a)Matilda

ii)option (d) copying

iii) option (b) sou

iv) option (C) in the evening

Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Mme Loisel

(ii) Poverty

(iii) Odious

(iv) After ten years

Explanation:

(i) According to the last second line of the extract, it can be stated that Mme Loisel seemed old now.

(ii) According to the last line of the extract, poverty made her crude.

(iii) The word 'pleasant' means enjoyable or friendly. So, the correct antonym of 'pleasant' is 'odious' as it means extremely unpleasant.

(iv) According to the last third line of the extract, after ten years they had restored all.

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