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She quickly rushed to the bed and heard Johnsy, window and was saying, Twelve!' After sometime, counting backwards. She was looking out of the, Q 2. 2. Read the following extract and answer the, questions that follow:, counting backwards. She was looking out of the, window and was saying, Twelve!' After sometime, she whispered 'eleven', then, 'ten', then 'ninei, 'eight', 'seven'., (a) Who does 'she' in the first line refer to?, (ii) Johnsy's sister, (iv) Johnsy's mother, (i) Johnsy, (iii) Sue, (b) What was Johnsy counting?, (i) The number of water drops, (ii) The number of cars, (iii) The number of flowers, (iv) The number of leaves, (c) Why was she counting in reverse?, (i) Because the number of leaves on the lvy, creeper were reducing., (ii) Because the water drops on the windows, were reducing., (iii) Because her living days were reducing., (iv) Because the number of cars on the road, were reducing., (d) Which misconception did Johnsy have?, (i) She would die with the fall of the last leaf on, the creeper, (ii) She was great, (iii) She can't be famous, (iv) All of the above
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Extract Based Questions, Q1. Read the following extract and answer the questions, that follow:, She talked about clothes and fashions but Johnsy, did not respond. Johnsy continued to lie still in her, bed. Sue brought her drawing board to Johnsy's, room and started painting. To take Johnsy's mind, off her illness, she whistled while working., (a) The meaning of the line,'continues to lie still', is:, (i) she is motionless (ii) she is dead, (iii) she is sleeping (iv) she is lazy
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(b) The statement that is TRUE about Johnsy, is :, (i) she has no will to live, (ii) she is suffering from Pneumonia, (iii) She needs money, (iv) Both (i) and (ii), (c) What kind of relationship is shared by the girls., (i) They are sisters, (ii) They are roommates, (iii) They are best friends, (iv) Both (ii) and (ii), (d) What was Johnsy whispering?, (i) That she wanted to paint an ivy creeper., (ii) Her last wish., (iii) That she wanted to meet Mr Behrman., (iv) She was counting the leaves of the iw, creeper.