Extract Based Questions: The Address | English Class 11 PDF Download

Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Extract:
She held her hand on the door as though she wanted to prevent it opening any further. Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition. She kept staring at me in silence. Perhaps I was mistaken, I thought, perhaps it isn’t her. I had seen her only once, fleetingly, and that was years ago. It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell. The woman let go of the door and stepped to the side. She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan.
(The Address)

Question (i): List any two sensory details present in this extract.
Ans: Two sensory details present in this extract are "She held her hand on the door" and "She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan".
Step-by-step explanation:

• Sensory details are words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
• To find sensory details in a text, we can look for words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
• In this extract, one sensory detail is "She held her hand on the door", which describes how the woman physically blocked the door from opening further. This appeals to the sense of touch and sight.
• Another sensory detail is "She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan", which describes how the woman looked and what she wore. This appeals to the sense of sight and touch.

Question (ii): Complete the sentence appropriately. The phrase "Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition" suggests that ____________.
Ans: The phrase "Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition" suggests that she did not remember or acknowledge the narrator.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To complete a sentence with an appropriate word or phrase, we need to understand the meaning and context of the sentence.
• In this case, the sentence is about the woman's reaction to seeing the narrator at her door.
• The phrase "Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition" means that her facial expression showed no indication that she knew or recognized the narrator.
• Therefore, we need to fill in the blank with something that explains what she did not do or say to the narrator.
• Based on the extract, we can infer that she did not remember or acknowledge the narrator, because she kept staring at her in silence and did not greet her or invite her in.

So, we can complete the sentence with "she did not remember or acknowledge the narrator".

Question (iii): Explain any one possible inference that can be drawn from the line "It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell".
Ans: One possible inference that can be drawn from this line is that the narrator was unsure and doubtful about finding the right address or person.
Step-by-step explanation:

• An inference is a logical conclusion based on evidence and reasoning from a text.
• To explain an inference, we need to provide both the evidence from the text and our reasoning behind it.
• In this case, the line "It was most probable that I had rung the wrong bell" is a statement made by the narrator about her uncertainty and confusion after seeing the woman at the door.
• The evidence from this line is that the narrator says that it was likely that she had made a mistake and pressed the wrong doorbell.
• Our reasoning behind this inference is that this statement implies that the narrator was unsure and doubtful about finding the right address or person, because she had only seen the woman once before and did not get a clear or friendly response from her.

Therefore, we can explain our inference by saying that this line shows that the narrator was unsure and doubtful about finding the right address or person.

Question (iv): Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the narrator had a personal connection with the woman.
Ans: The line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the narrator had a personal connection with the woman is "She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan".
Step-by-step explanation:

• To identify a line from the text that supports a fact, we need to look for words or phrases that show or imply the fact.
• In this case, the fact is that the narrator had some kind of relationship or association with the woman, beyond being strangers or acquaintances.
• The line that shows this fact is "She was wearing my mother’s green knitted cardigan".
• This line implies that the woman had possession of something that belonged to the narrator's mother, and that she wore it as her own.
• This suggests that the woman had some contact or involvement with the narrator's mother or family, and that she had access to their belongings.

Therefore, we can identify this line as the evidence for the fact.

Question (v): What does the term 'fleetingly' indicate about the narrator's memory of the woman?
Ans: The term 'fleetingly' indicates that the narrator's memory of the woman was vague and brief.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To explain what a term indicates about something, we need to define the term and relate it to the context of the text.
• In this case, the term is 'fleetingly', which means lasting for a very short time or passing quickly.
• The term is used to describe how the narrator had seen the woman only once before, and that was years ago.
• This indicates that the narrator's memory of the woman was vague and brief, because she did not have a clear or lasting impression of her appearance or personality.

Therefore, we can explain what the term indicates by saying that it shows that the narrator's memory of the woman was vague and brief.

Question (vi): Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract?
(a) A Woman's Shocking Encounter with a Stranger
(b) A Woman's Mysterious Possession of a Cardigan
(c) A Woman's Unfriendly Response to a Visitor
(d) A Woman's Unexpected Recognition of a Face
Ans: The best headline that suggests the central idea of the extract is B. A Woman's Mysterious Possession of a Cardigan.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To choose the best headline for an extract, we need to consider which one captures the main theme or message of the text.
• In this case, the extract is about a woman who opens her door to find a visitor who recognizes her and notices that she is wearing a cardigan that belonged to her mother.
• The central idea of this extract is how the woman's possession of the cardigan raises questions and suspicions about her identity and relationship with the visitor and her mother.
• The headline that best reflects this idea is B. A Woman's Mysterious Possession of a Cardigan, because it summarizes the main conflict and mystery in the extract.
• The other headlines are either too specific (A), too general (C), or too irrelevant (D) to convey the central idea of the extract.

Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Extract:
‘Every time she leaves here she takes something home with her,’ said my mother. ‘She took all the table silver in one go. And then the antique plates that hung there. She had trouble lugging those large vases, and I’m worried she got a crick in her back from the crockery.’ My mother shook her head pityingly. ‘I would never have dared ask her. She suggested it to me herself. She even insisted. She wanted to save all my nice things. If we have to leave here we shall lose everything, she says.’
(The Address)

Question (i) List any two sensory details present in this extract.
Ans: Two sensory details present in this extract are "She had trouble lugging those large vases" and "she got a crick in her back from the crockery."
Step-by-step explanation:

• Sensory details are words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. To find sensory details in a text, we can look for words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
• In this extract, one sensory detail is "She had trouble lugging those large vases," which describes how the woman struggled to carry the heavy and bulky objects. This appeals to the sense of sight and touch. Another sensory detail is "she got a crick in her back from the crockery," which describes how the woman felt pain or stiffness in her back from lifting the dishes. This appeals to the sense of touch and pain.

Question (ii) Complete the sentence appropriately. The phrase "She suggested it to me herself" suggests that ____________.
Ans: The phrase "She suggested it to me herself" suggests that the woman was eager and persistent to take the narrator's mother's belongings.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To complete a sentence with an appropriate word or phrase, we need to understand the meaning and context of the sentence. In this case, the sentence is about the woman's offer to save the narrator's mother's nice things by taking them home with her. The phrase "She suggested it to me herself" means that she was the one who initiated or proposed the idea, and not the narrator's mother.
• Therefore, we need to fill in the blank with something that explains what her motivation or intention was behind this suggestion. Based on the extract, we can infer that she was eager and persistent to take the narrator's mother's belongings, because she took many valuable and heavy items in one go, and she even insisted on doing so. So, we can complete the sentence with "the woman was eager and persistent to take the narrator's mother's belongings."

Question (iii) Explain any one possible inference that can be drawn from the line "If we have to leave here we shall lose everything."
Ans: One possible inference that can be drawn from this line is that the narrator's mother and the woman were living in a time or place of war or conflict, and that they faced the risk of being displaced or losing their property.
Step-by-step explanation:

• An inference is a logical conclusion based on evidence and reasoning from a text. To explain an inference, we need to provide both the evidence from the text and our reasoning behind it. In this case, the line "If we have to leave here we shall lose everything" is a statement made by the woman to justify her actions of taking the narrator's mother's nice things home with her.
• The evidence from this line is that the woman says that there is a possibility that they might have to leave their current residence, and that they would lose everything they owned if they did so. Our reasoning behind this inference is that this statement implies that they were living in a time or place of war or conflict, and that they faced the risk of being displaced or losing their property, because these are common reasons why people have to leave their homes and belongings behind. Therefore, we can explain our inference by saying that this line shows that they were living in a time or place of war or conflict, and that they faced the risk of being displaced or losing their property.

Question (iv) Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the woman was dishonest and greedy.
Ans: The line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the woman was dishonest and greedy is "She took all the table silver in one go."
Step-by-step explanation:

• To identify a line from the text that supports a fact, we need to look for words or phrases that show or imply the fact. In this case, the fact is that the woman was dishonest and greedy, which means that she lied or cheated and wanted more than she needed or deserved. The line that shows this fact is "She took all the table silver in one go."
• This line implies that the woman took a large amount of valuable and expensive items from the narrator's mother without her consent or knowledge, and that she did not leave any for her or share with anyone else. Therefore, we can identify this line as the evidence for the fact.

Question (v) What does the term 'pityingly' indicate about the narrator's mother's attitude towards the woman?
Ans: The term 'pityingly' indicates that the narrator's mother's attitude towards the woman was sympathetic and compassionate.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To explain what a term indicates about something, we need to define the term and relate it to the context of the text. In this case, the term is 'pityingly,' which means feeling or showing sorrow or sympathy for someone's misfortune or suffering. The term is used to describe how the narrator's mother shook her head while talking about the woman's actions of taking her nice things home with her.
• This indicates that the narrator's mother's attitude towards the woman was sympathetic and compassionate, because she did not blame or judge her for what she did, but rather felt sorry for her or understood her situation. Therefore, we can explain what the term indicates by saying that it shows that the narrator's mother's attitude towards the woman was sympathetic and compassionate.

Question (vi) Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract?
(a) A Woman's Cunning Plan to Save Her Friend's Belongings
(b) A Woman's Generous Offer to Help Her Friend in Need
(c) A Woman's Selfish Motive to Steal Her Friend's Valuables
(d) A Woman's Strange Habit of Taking Her Friend's Things
Ans: The best headline that suggests the central idea of the extract is C. A Woman's Selfish Motive to Steal Her Friend's Valuables.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To choose the best headline for an extract, we need to consider which one captures the main theme or message of the text. In this case, the extract is about a woman who pretends to save her friend's nice things by taking them home with her, but actually steals them for herself. The central idea of this extract is how the woman deceives and betrays her friend by taking advantage of her trust and generosity.
• The headline that best reflects this idea is C. A Woman's Selfish Motive to Steal Her Friend's Valuables, because it summarizes the main conflict and motive in the extract. The other headlines are either too specific (A), too general (B), or too irrelevant (D) to convey the central idea of the extract.

Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Extract:
I had no need to follow her hand. I knew which things she meant. I just looked at the still life over the tea-table. As a child I had always fancied the apple on the pewter plate. ‘We use it for everything,’ she said. ‘Once we even ate off the plates hanging there on the wall. I wanted to so much. But it wasn’t anything special.’ I had found the burn mark on the table-cloth. The girl looked questioningly at me. ‘Yes,’ I said, ‘you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more
(The Address)

Question (i) List any two sensory details present in this extract.
Ans: Two sensory details present in this extract are "the apple on the pewter plate" and "the burn mark on the table-cloth."
Step-by-step explanation:

• Sensory details are words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. To find sensory details in a text, we can look for words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
• In this extract, one sensory detail is "the apple on the pewter plate," which describes how the narrator saw a piece of fruit on a metal dish. This appeals to the sense of sight and taste. Another sensory detail is "the burn mark on the table-cloth," which describes how the narrator found a stain or damage on the fabric. This appeals to the sense of sight and touch.

Question (ii) Complete the sentence appropriately. The phrase "We use it for everything" suggests that ____________.
Ans: The phrase "We use it for everything" suggests that the woman and the girl did not value or appreciate the narrator's mother's things as much as she did.

Step-by-step explanation:

• To complete a sentence with an appropriate word or phrase, we need to understand the meaning and context of the sentence. In this case, the sentence is about the woman's remark about using the still life over the tea-table for various purposes. The phrase "We use it for everything" means that they did not have any specific or special use for it, but rather used it for any occasion or need.
• Therefore, we need to fill in the blank with something that explains what this implies or reveals about their attitude or perspective towards it. Based on the extract, we can infer that they did not value or appreciate it as much as the narrator did, because she had always fancied it as a child and considered it a lovely thing in her mother's house. So, we can complete the sentence with "the woman and the girl did not value or appreciate the narrator's mother's things as much as she did."

Question (iii) Explain any one possible inference that can be drawn from the line "you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more."
Ans: One possible inference that can be drawn from this line is that the narrator felt nostalgic and sentimental about her mother's things, and that she wished she could see them again in their original state and place.
Step-by-step explanation:

• An inference is a logical conclusion based on evidence and reasoning from a text. To explain an inference, we need to provide both the evidence from the text and our reasoning behind it. In this case, the line "you get so used to touching all these lovely things in the house, you hardly look at them any more" is a statement made by the narrator to the girl who lived in the house where her mother's things had been taken and changed by another woman.
• The evidence from this line is that the narrator says that she had become accustomed to touching her mother's things in her house, but that she had stopped paying attention to them over time. Our reasoning behind this inference is that this statement implies that she felt nostalgic and sentimental about her mother's things, and that she wished she could see them again in their original state and place, because she contrasted her past experience with her present situation where she saw them in a different and unpleasant way. Therefore, we can explain our inference by saying that this line shows that the narrator felt nostalgic and sentimental about her mother's things, and that she wished she could see them again in their original state and place.

Question (iv) Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the woman and the girl had a different taste or style from the narrator's mother.
Ans: The line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the woman and the girl had a different taste or style from the narrator's mother is "But it wasn’t anything special."

Step-by-step explanation:

• To identify a line from the text that supports a fact, we need to look for words or phrases that show or imply the fact. In this case, the fact is that the woman and the girl had a different taste or style from the narrator's mother, which means that they liked or preferred different things or ways of decorating or arranging their house. The line that shows this fact is "But it wasn’t anything special."
• This line implies that the woman and the girl did not find anything special or remarkable about using the plates that hung on the wall, which were part of the narrator's mother's things. This suggests that they had a different taste or style from the narrator's mother, who might have considered them as valuable or beautiful items that deserved more care or respect. Therefore, we can identify this line as the evidence for the fact.

Question (v) What does the term 'fancied' indicate about the narrator's attitude or feeling towards the still life over the tea-table?
Ans: The term 'fancied' indicates that the narrator's attitude or feeling towards the still life over the tea-table was positive and admiring.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To explain what a term indicates about something, we need to define the term and relate it to the context of the text. In this case, the term is 'fancied,' which means to have a liking or preference for something or someone. The term is used to describe how the narrator felt about the still life over the tea-table when she was a child, which was part of her mother's things.
• This indicates that the narrator's attitude or feeling towards it was positive and admiring, because she liked it and wanted it for herself. Therefore, we can explain what the term indicates by saying that it shows that the narrator's attitude or feeling towards the still life over the tea-table was positive and admiring.

Question (vi) Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract?
(a) A Woman's Surprising Encounter with Her Mother's Things
(b) A Woman's Disgusted Reaction to a Tasteless Room
(c) A Woman's Awkward Conversation with a Strange Girl
(d) A Woman's Disturbing Discovery of a Burn Mark
Ans: The best headline that suggests the central idea of the extract is (a) A Woman's Surprising Encounter with Her Mother's Things.
Step-by-step explanation:

• To choose the best headline for an extract, we need to consider which one captures the main theme or message of the text. In this case, the extract is about a woman who enters a living-room where she sees some of her mother's things that have been taken and changed by another woman who lives there, and how she interacts with her daughter who invites her in.
• The central idea of this extract is how the woman feels surprised and oppressed by seeing her mother's things in a different and unpleasant way, and how she tries to cope with her emotions and memories. The headline that best reflects this idea is (a) A Woman's Surprising Encounter with Her Mother's Things, because it summarizes the main event and emotion in the extract. The other headlines are either too specific (d), too general (b), or too irrelevant (c) to convey the central idea of the extract.