Notes of BSSPS CL - X English(MA), English Footprints Without Feet - Study Material
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(a) ‘he’ was a runaway, (b) ‘he’ was hiding from someone, (c) ‘he’ was no more invisible, (d) ‘he’ was invisible, g. Where did Griffin go to hide himself up from, the freezing weather?, (a) Theater company, (b) Big London store, (© Inn, (d) Hall's guest house, , ans. (0) Big London store, , extract Based Questions, MCQs, Strictly for Term 1 Exam), 9. Read the extract given below and answer, the questions that follow:, , 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.”, , (A) Mrs. Hall felt that the room was haunted, by spirits because:, , (a) she could see evil spirits., (b) she heard strange noise., (© uncanny things happened there., (@) the door slammed shut., , (8) Pick the option that best describes how, Mrs. Hall must be feeling at the moment, described in the extract:, , (qa) stunned and happy, , (b) awestruck and outraged, (©) outraged and nervous, (d) stunned and agitated, , (C) Pick the sentence that brings out the, meaning of ‘hysterics’ as used in the, extract:, , (@) My friend and | were in splits when, we saw the clown's antics., , (b) | don’t know why | suddenly felt, worried about flying home., , (©) The sight of blood, 4 frenzy,, , Put the old man in, (d) The people who, accident were petinousen #8 the, (©) Pick the option that display,, effect relationship: Salle €, (2) pushed and locked 01, (b) rising of the chair - moanin,, (©) troubled neighbours - te raft, (A) stranger - haunted spirits, , wut = hysterical, , @, , ©) ©the neighbours tho, ght it, ‘witcherafe’. Th oe, spine is tells us that neighbours, (@) suspicious., (b) superstitious,, (©) nervous wrecks., (4) gossip-rongers,, , Ans. (A) (6) uncanny things happened there, Explanation: It is clear in the extract that, there were uncanny and strange things, happening in the roorn like ‘chair pushing, them out! and ‘door slarnming shut’. Hence., (©) is the right answer. r, , (8) @) stunned and agitated, , Explanation: {t is clear from the extract, that Mrs. Hall almost ‘fell from be stairs, in hysterics. She was shocked to see the, moving furniture. Also, she ‘moaned’ as the, chair was of her mother. She was shaok by, the incident. Hence, (d) is the right answer., , (© © The sight of blood put the old man in a, , frenzy., Explanation: The term ‘husterics means, a wild reaction or a frenzy at something., Hence, (c) is the right answer., , (©) @ pushed and locked out - hysterical, Explanation: Mrs. Hall and her husband, went hysterical when they were forced, and pushed out of the room. | ©,, , (© and (d) do not have a cause and effect, relationship. Hence, (0) hehe swe