Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:
“I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realising immediately how hollow the advice must sound.
“There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.”
“If I start a school, will you come?” I ask, half-joking. “Yes,” he says, smiling broadly.
A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?”
“It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was notmeant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.
Q.1 Saheb’s muttering and ‘looking away’ suggests his
A. anger
B. shyness
C. embarrassment
D. anxiety
Q.2 Of the four meanings of ‘glibly’, select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract.
A. showing a degree of informality
B. lacking depth and substance
C. being insincere and deceitful
D. speaking with fluency
Q.3 Who do you think Saheb is referring to as ‘they’, in the given sentence?
“When they build one, I will go”
A. The officials
B. The inhabitants
C. The teachers
D. The journalists
Q.4 Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called ‘bleak’.
(1) The absence of parental presence
(2) The poor socio-economic conditions
(3) His inability to address problems
(4) His lack of life-skills
(5) The denied opportunities of schooling
A. (1) and (4)
B. (2) and (5)
C. (3) and (5)
D. (2) and (4)
“I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realising immediately how hollow the advice must sound.
“There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.”
“If I start a school, will you come?” I ask, half-joking. “Yes,” he says, smiling broadly.
A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?”
“It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was notmeant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.
Q.1 Saheb’s muttering and ‘looking away’ suggests his
A. anger
B. shyness
C. embarrassment
D. anxiety
Q.2 Of the four meanings of ‘glibly’, select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract.
A. showing a degree of informality
B. lacking depth and substance
C. being insincere and deceitful
D. speaking with fluency
Q.3 Who do you think Saheb is referring to as ‘they’, in the given sentence?
“When they build one, I will go”
A. The officials
B. The inhabitants
C. The teachers
D. The journalists
Q.4 Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called ‘bleak’.
(1) The absence of parental presence
(2) The poor socio-economic conditions
(3) His inability to address problems
(4) His lack of life-skills
(5) The denied opportunities of schooling
A. (1) and (4)
B. (2) and (5)
C. (3) and (5)
D. (2) and (4)
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Here are the answers to your questions based on the provided extract:
1. Saheb’s muttering and 'looking away' suggests his
B. shyness
Saheb's behavior, muttering, and looking away indicate that he is shy or hesitant to communicate.
2. Of the four meanings of 'glibly', select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract.
A. showing a degree of informality
In this context, "glibly" means that the speaker's advice to go to school is given casually or informally without much thought or seriousness.
3. Who do you think Saheb is referring to as 'they,' in the given sentence?
A. The officials
Saheb is likely referring to the local authorities or officials responsible for building schools in his neighborhood.
4. Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called 'bleak'.
B. (2) and (5)
Saheb's world is considered bleak because of the poor socio-economic conditions (2) and the denied opportunities of schooling (5).
Q.1 Saheb’s muttering and ‘looking away’ suggests his anxiety.
Option D. anxiety .
Q.2 Of the four meanings of ‘glibly’, select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract speaking with fluently.
Option D . speaking with fluently.
Q.3 Who do you think Saheb is referring to as ‘they’, in the given sentence?
Q.3 Who do you think Saheb is referring to as ‘they’, in the given sentence?“When they build one, I will go The officials "
Option A . The officials .
Q.4 Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called ‘bleak’ The poor socio-economic conditions & The denied opportunities of schooling .
Option B . (2) and (5)
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