The man earned five dollars in _______
Answers
The man earned five dollars in = 15 Days.
Answer:
Explanation:
Question 1:
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of following statements.
(i) Mr Purcell sold birds, cats, d^as and monkeys,________________
(ii) He was very concerned about the well-being of the birds and animals in his shop.
(iii) He was impressed by the customer who bought the two doves.__________________
(iv) He was a successful shop owner, though insensitive and cold as a person.______________
Answer:
(i) True (ii) False (iii) False (iv) True.
Question 2:
Why is Mr. Purcell compared to an owl?
Answer:
Purcell appeared like an owl when he looked through his glasses.
Question 3:
From the third paragraph pick out
(i) Words associated with cries of birds.
(ii) Words associated with noise.
(iii) Words suggestive of confusion and fear.
Answer:
(i) Whispered, twitter, squeal, cheeps.
(ii) Stir, rustling, scampered.
(iii) Bewildered, blindly seeking.
Purcell appeared like an owl when he looked through his glasses.
Question 3:
From the third paragraph pick out
(i) Words associated with cries of birds.
(ii) Words associated with noise.
(iii) Words suggestive of confusion and fear.
Answer:
(i) Whispered, twitter, squeal, cheeps.
(ii) Stir, rustling, scampered.
(iii) Bewildered, blindly seeking.
Purcell appeared like an owl when he looked through his glasses.
Question 3:
From the third paragraph pick out
(i) Words associated with cries of birds.
(ii) Words associated with noise.
(iii) Words suggestive of confusion and fear.
Answer:
(i) Whispered, twitter, squeal, cheeps.
(ii) Stir, rustling, scampered.
(iii) Bewildered, blindly seeking.
Purcell appeared like an owl when he looked through his glasses.
Question 3:
From the third paragraph pick out
(i) Words associated with cries of birds.
(ii) Words associated with noise.
(iii) Words suggestive of confusion and fear.
Answer:
(i) Whispered, twitter, squeal, cheeps.
(ii) Stir, rustling, scampered.
(iii) Bewildered, blindly seeking.
Question 4:
Mr. Purcell heard it no more than he would have heard the monotonous ticking of a familiar clock” (Read para beginning with. “It was a rough day……………………………………………………………… ”)
(i) What does it refer to?
(ii) Why does Mr Purcell not hear it clearly?
Answer:
(i) ‘It’ refers to the chirping, squealing and moving of birds all around him.
(ii) He has become so used to those noises that he does not mind them.