Question

WORKSHEET -21
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Boetie Theron sat leaning against a rock, his hat tired over his eyes, the warmth of the sun
on his bare feet. His feet told him where he was. They knew the feel of the sand and the
stones, and the different kinds of gras. To his right a bird twittered. It seemed to Boetie that
he knew what it was saying, Because he was blind, the birds and beasts led him into their
world and made him a part of it. He never spoke of this except to his brother Dirk and his
grandfather Oom Servass. They never laughed at him because of his fandies.
Boetie was fourteen and he knew that people were sorry for him. But, he thought, if only
they could guess how beautiful his world was they would envy him. Most people did not
know about the little rustling in the grass, or the sound of wings in the evening as the
doves flew down to the water. They did not know the feel of things, of round things like
eggs and water-wom stones, of rough things like rocks, or of leather or of skins. They did
not know anything about smell They went through life with blind noses
1 Why couldn't Boetie speak about his relationship with the birds and beasts to
anyone?
2 Did Boetie feel handicapped in any way?
3.
Why would people often feel sorry for him?
4.
Why did Boetie feel that people went through life with blind noses?
5.
Pick out words in the passage which mean the same as :
a. to stand with support (para I)
b. feel jealous (para 2)
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