Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Extract:
When I went up to University, I was given a room of my own. The common link of friendship was snapped. My grandmother accepted her seclusion with resignation. She rarely left her spinning-wheel to talk to anyone. From sunrise to sunset she sat by her wheel spinning and reciting prayers. Only in the afternoon she relaxed for a while to feed the sparrows. While she sat in the verandah breaking the bread into little bits, hundreds of little birds collected round her creating a veritable bedlam of chirrupings. Some came and perched on her legs, others on her shoulders. Some even sat on her head. She smiled but never shooed them away. It used to be the happiest halfhour of the day for her.
(The Portrait of a Lady)
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Question (i)
What was the common link of friendship that was snapped between the narrator and his grandmother?
Answer:
Answer by the student:
The common link of friendship that was snapped between the narrator and his grandmother was their sharing of the same room.
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to identify the words and phrases that the narrator uses to describe the common link of friendship that was snapped between him and his grandmother in the extract. We can use bullet points to list them:
given a room of my own
The common link of friendship was snapped
accepted her seclusion with resignation
- We can then use these points to write a complete sentence that summarizes the common link of friendship that was snapped between the narrator and his grandmother. We can use simple words and connect them with conjunctions like “and” or “because”. We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
- The common link of friendship that was snapped between the narrator and his grandmother was their sharing of the same room because he was given a room of his own and she accepted her seclusion .😊
Question (ii)
How did the narrator’s grandmother spend most of her time in the city?
(a) She went out to meet new people and explore new places
(b) She sat by her wheel spinning and reciting prayers
(c) She read books and watched television
(d) She cooked and cleaned for her family
Answer:
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