When Tarun failed in his terminal examinations, his father was very angry with him. His friends too made fun of him. It was a day he wanted to wipe out from his memory and so he took to running. He ran all around the park. The sun beat down to check his rage but nothing could stop Tarun. After about an hour, he was fully exhausted and his fury having subsided, he threw himself on a bench and started panting heavily.
a) Why was his father angry with Tarun?
b) What did Tarun do when he was exhausted after running
c) Pick out a word from the passage that means,' to become less strong '.
d) Pick out a sentence from the paragraph that shows the strong determination of Tarun.
Answers
Answer:
when Tarun failed in his terminal examinations his father was very angry with him
Answer:
(a) Tarun's father was angry with him because he failed his terminal examinations.
(b) Tarun was fully exhausted and he threw himself on a bench and started panting.
(c) Subsided
(d) 'The sun beat down to check his rage but nothing could stop Tarun' this statement shows the strong determination of Tarun
Explanation:
(a) Tarun failed his terminal examination, this is the reason Tarun's father was very and furious with him.
(b) After his father's resentment and his friends making fun of his failure, he took running as a form to escape from reality and let his emotions out. After he ran all around the park, Tarun threw himself on a bench and started panting heavily.
(c) 'Subsided' here means to become less strong. Other synonyms for 'to become less strong' are: decrepit, feeble, fragile, frail, and infirm.
(d) 'The sun beat down to check his rage but nothing could stop Tarun'- this statement in the paragraph shows the strong determination of Tarun.
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