Read the extract and answer the following questions-
Extract:
It was a hot summer night; about ten o’clock. I had my meal at the restaurant and returned to my room. I heard a noise from above as I opened the door. The sound was a familiar one. One could say that the rats and I shared the room. I took out my box of matches and lighted the kerosene lamp on the table. The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up medical practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.
(The Snake and the Mirror)
Question (i)
What time of the day and season of the year is the extract set in?
- (a) Morning, winter
- (b) Afternoon, spring
- (c) Evening, autumn
- (d) Night, summer
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
(d) Night, summer
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to recall the first sentence of the extract: " It was a hot summer night; about ten o’clock. "
- The sentence tells us the time of day and season of the year when the extract takes place, which is night and summer respectively.🌙
- Therefore, the correct option is D. Night, summer.👏
Question (ii)
What was the source of light in the narrator's room? Answer in one word.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
Lamp
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to recall the fourth sentence of the extract: " I took out my box of matches and lighted the kerosene lamp on the table. "
- The sentence tells us what the narrator used to illuminate his room, which was a kerosene lamp.💡
- Therefore, the answer is lamp.👍
Question (iii)
Why did the narrator have only one black coat? Answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
The narrator had only one black coat because he was a newly set up doctor and his earnings were meagre. He could not afford to buy more clothes or coats.
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to infer the reason why the narrator had only one black coat from the extract.
- The extract tells us that the narrator was a doctor who had just started his medical practice and that he had only sixty rupees in his suitcase along with some shirts and dhotis.😕
- This suggests that the narrator was poor and had limited resources to spend on his clothing or appearance.😢
- Therefore, the answer is The narrator had only one black coat because he was a newly set up doctor and his earnings were meagre. He could not afford to buy more clothes or coats.😮
Question (iv)
What is the profession of the narrator?
- (a) Teacher
- (b) Lawyer
- (c) Doctor
- (d) Journalist
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
(c) Doctor
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to recall the fifth sentence of the extract: " I had just set up medical practice and my earnings were meagre. "
- The sentence tells us what the profession of the narrator was, which was a doctor.👨⚕️
- Therefore, the correct option is C. Doctor.👏
