Read the extract and answer the following questions
Extract:
The baker or bread-seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a singlepiece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our childhood we saw bakers wearing a shirt and trousers which were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants. Even today, anyone who wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader! The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. He, his family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous.
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Question (i)
What does the word "peculiar" mean in the context of the extract?
- (a) Strange or unusual
- (b) Special or distinctive
- (c) Common or ordinary
- (d) Fancy or stylish
Answer:
As written by the student:
(a) Strange or unusual
Step-by-step explanation: 📝
- To answer this question, we need to understand the meaning of the word "peculiar" and how it is used in the extract.
- Peculiar means strange or unusual, especially in a way that is different from others or from what is expected or normal.
- In the extract, the narrator says that the baker of those days had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. This suggests that the baker's dress was strange or unusual compared to other people's dresses or to what was expected or normal for a baker.
- Therefore, the correct answer is A. Strange or unusual. This option matches the definition of peculiar and makes sense in the context of the extract.
Question (ii)
Why did the narrator comment that anyone who wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader? Answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
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