Direction: The Two Boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet. What was a Barefooted Man doing on the Steps of a House in the middle of London? And where was the Man?
As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh foot mark appeared from nowhere!
Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the Steps and progressing down the Street. The Boys followed, fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last disappeared altogether.
Q. Pick the option that lists the correct direction of the footprints on the Stairs, as noticed by the Boys.
Direction: The Two Boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet. What was a Barefooted Man doing on the Steps of a House in the middle of London? And where was the Man?
As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh foot mark appeared from nowhere!
Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the Steps and progressing down the Street. The Boys followed, fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last disappeared altogether.
Q. The Boys felt that the footprints were:
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Direction: The Two Boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet. What was a Barefooted Man doing on the Steps of a House in the middle of London? And where was the Man?
As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh foot mark appeared from nowhere!
Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the Steps and progressing down the Street. The Boys followed, fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last disappeared altogether.
Q. Pick out the option that is NOT related to ‘started’ as used in the extract:
Direction: The Two Boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet. What was a Barefooted Man doing on the Steps of a House in the middle of London? And where was the Man?
As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh foot mark appeared from nowhere!
Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the Steps and progressing down the Street. The Boys followed, fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last disappeared altogether.
Q. Why were the Boys surprised to see a Barefooted Man in London?
The Boys were surprised as:
Direction: The Two Boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet. What was a Barefooted Man doing on the Steps of a House in the middle of London? And where was the Man?
As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh foot mark appeared from nowhere!
Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the Steps and progressing down the Street. The Boys followed, fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last disappeared altogether.
Q. Pick the option that best describes how the Boys are feeling based on the extract.
Direction: The Two Boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet. What was a Barefooted Man doing on the Steps of a House in the middle of London? And where was the Man?
As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh foot mark appeared from nowhere!
Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the Steps and progressing down the Street. The Boys followed, fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last disappeared altogether.
Q. Pick the option that best matches synonyms of the word ‘gazed’.
Direction: As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them.
Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the Room was haunted by Spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her Furniture.
“My Poor Mother used to sit in that Chair,” she moaned! To think it should rise up against me now!
The feeling among the Neighbours was that the trouble was caused by Witchcraft.”
Q. Pick the option that includes the correct matches of Column A with Column B.
Direction: As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them.
Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the Room was haunted by Spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her Furniture.
“My Poor Mother used to sit in that Chair,” she moaned! To think it should rise up against me now!
The feeling among the Neighbours was that the trouble was caused by Witchcraft.”
Q. Pick the option that displays a cause → effect relationship.
Direction: As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them.
Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the Room was haunted by Spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her Furniture.
“My Poor Mother used to sit in that Chair,” she moaned! To think it should rise up against me now!
The feeling among the Neighbours was that the trouble was caused by Witchcraft.”
Q. Pick the option that best describes how Mrs. Hall must be feeling at the moment described in the extract.
Direction: As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them.
Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the Room was haunted by Spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her Furniture.
“My Poor Mother used to sit in that Chair,” she moaned! To think it should rise up against me now!
The feeling among the Neighbours was that the trouble was caused by Witchcraft.
Q. Mrs. Hall felt that the Room was haunted by Spirits because:
Direction: As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them.
Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the Room was haunted by Spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her Furniture.
“My Poor Mother used to sit in that Chair,” she moaned! To think it should rise up against me now!
The feeling among the Neighbours was that the trouble was caused by Witchcraft.
Q. Pick the sentence that brings out the meaning of ‘hysterics’ as used in the extract.
Direction: As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them.
Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the Room was haunted by Spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her Furniture.
“My Poor Mother used to sit in that Chair,” she moaned! To think it should rise up against me now!
The feeling among the Neighbours was that the trouble was caused by Witchcraft.
Q. The Neighbours thought it was ‘Witchcraft’. This tells us that Neighbours were: