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Department of School Education, Punjab, , Class X, , THE DYING DETECTIVE, Q1. Who was Mrs. Hudson? Why did she go to Watson’s, house?, Ans. Mrs. Hudson was the landlady of Sherlock Holmes. She, went to Watson’s house to tell him that his friend, Holmes was, seriously ill and wanted to see him., Q2.Where did Holmes get the illness from? When did he get it?, Ans. Holmes got the illness from some Chinese sailors. He got, it when he was working on a case at a place near a river. But, as we know, it was all made-up story., Q. 3. What was Holmes’ condition when Watson saw him?, Ans. Holmes looked seriously ill when Watson saw him. His, eyes had the brightness of fever. His cheeks were flushed. His, hands were twitching., Q. 4. Why did he not let Watson examine him?, Ans. Holmes was not actually ill. He was only pretending to be, ill. He knew that if his friend, Dr. Watson examined him, he, would know the truth. So he did not let Watson examine him., Q. 5. Till when was Watson asked to stay in Holmes’ house?, Ans. He was asked to stay in there till 6 o’clock., Answer the following:, • What was Watson by profession?, i) Doctor ii) Businessman iii) Scientist iii) Tailor, • Holmes got the illness from some ., i) Chinese sailors, ii) Indian sailors, iii) English sailors, iv) Russian sailors, • Smith sent Holmes an infected sharp spring in_____., i) a silver box, ii) an ivory box, iii) a golden box, iv) a red box, Prepared by: Bal Krishan Aggarwal, DM Eng/SSt, Bathinda, with State Resource Team, PARHO PUNJAB PARHAO PUNJAB – ENGLISH (SCERT, PUNJAB), , Join Us : https://www.facebook.com/Activities-School-Education-Punjab-105518254486510/?ti=as