Question 4 - Chapter 1 - The Third Level - Vistas - Chapters (Literature) - English Class 12

Read the extract and answer the following questions.

Extract:

There were brass spittoons on the floor, and across the station a glint of light caught my eye; a man was pulling a gold watch from his vest pocket. He snapped open the cover, glanced at his watch and frowned. He wore a derby hat, a black four-button suit with tiny lapels, and he had a big, black, handlebar mustache. Then I looked around and saw that everyone in the station was dressed like eighteen-ninety-something; I never saw so many beards, sideburns and fancy mustaches in my life. A woman walked in through the train gate; she wore a dress with leg-ofmutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. Back of her, out on the tracks, I caught a glimpse of a locomotive, a very small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. And then I knew

(The Third Level)

Question (i)

State True or False :

The narrator saw a man with a gold watch and a derby hat in the station. 

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

True

Step-by-step explanation: ✅

•  To answer this question, we need to find the detail in the text that confirms or contradicts the statement.
• The detail that confirms the statement is in the second sentence of the extract: "a man was pulling a gold watch from his vest pocket. He snapped open the cover, glanced at his watch and frowned. He wore a derby hat". This shows that the narrator saw a man with a gold watch and a derby hat in the station. ⌚🎩
•  Therefore, the answer to this question is true. ✔️

Question (ii)

The woman who walked in through the train gate wore a dress with _______-of-mutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. 

Answer:

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Answer as written by the student:

  leg

Step-by-step explanation: 👗

• To answer this question, we need to find the specific detail in the text that tells us what kind of sleeves the woman's dress had.
•  The detail that tells us what kind of sleeves the woman's dress had is in the sixth sentence of the extract: "she wore a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves". This shows that the woman's dress had sleeves that were wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, resembling a leg of mutton. 🐑
•  Therefore, the answer to this question is leg. 🦵

Question (iii)

What is one clue that shows that the narrator has traveled back in time to the year 1894 in the extract?

1. He sees a brass spittoon on the floor.
2. He sees a small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack.
3. He sees a woman with skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes.
4. All of the above.

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

(d) All of the above.

Step-by-step explanation: 🕰️

• To answer this question, we need to identify the clues or hints in the text that show that the narrator has traveled back in time to the year 1894 in the extract.
•  To identify the clues or hints, we need to look for details or features that are typical or characteristic of that time period.
•  One clue that shows that he has traveled back in time is his observation of a brass spittoon on the floor. A spittoon is a metal container for spitting into, which was common in public places in the late 19th century. 🗑️
•  Another clue that shows that he has traveled back in time is his glimpse of a small Currier & Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. Currier & Ives was a famous printmaking company that produced images of American life and history, including locomotives. A funnel-shaped stack is an old-fashioned type of chimney for steam engines. 🚂
•  A third clue that shows that he has traveled back in time is his sight of a woman with skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. This is an example of Victorian fashion, which was popular in the late 19th century. Women wore dresses with long skirts and high-necked collars, and shoes with buttons instead of laces or buckles. 👠
•  Therefore, we can infer that all of these clues show that he has traveled back in time to the year 1894 in the extract. ⏳

Question (iv)

What does the narrator's use of words like "never" and "knew" imply or suggest about his reaction or feeling in the extract?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

The narrator's use of words like "never" and "knew" imply or suggest that he is surprised and shocked by his reaction or feeling in the extract.

Step-by-step explanation: 😲

•  To answer this question, we need to understand what the text implies or suggests about how the narrator reacts or feels to his situation in the extract.
•  To understand what the text implies or suggests, we need to look for clues or hints in the words or phrases that show his emotions or thoughts.
•  One clue that shows his reaction or feeling is his use of words like "never" and "knew". These words imply or suggest that he has never seen anything like this before and that he realizes what has happened to him. 🤯
•  Another clue that shows his reaction or feeling is his use of punctuation marks like ";" and ".". These marks imply or suggest that he pauses or stops to take in his surroundings and to process his experience. 😳
•  Therefore, we can infer that his use of words like "never" and "knew" imply or suggest that he is surprised and shocked by his reaction or feeling in the extract. 😱

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