Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Extract:
Next, Gandhi called on the British official commissioner of the Tirhut division in which the Champaran district lay. ‘‘The commissioner,’’ Gandhi reports, ‘‘proceeded to bully me and advised me forthwith to leave Tirhut.’’ Gandhi did not leave. Instead he proceeded to Motihari, the capital of Champaran. Several lawyers accompanied him. At the railway station, a vast multitude greeted Gandhi. He went to a house and, using it as headquarters, continued his investigations. A report came in that a peasant had been maltreated in a nearby village.
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Question (i)
List any two sensory details present in this extract.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
Two possible sensory details present in this extract are:
- The sound of the commissioner bullying and advising Gandhi to leave Tirhut
- The sight of the vast multitude greeting Gandhi at the railway station
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to identify two details from the extract that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch.
- Sensory details help the reader to imagine and understand the situation better.
- In this extract, one possible sensory detail is the sound of the commissioner bullying and advising Gandhi to leave Tirhut, which shows his hostility and authority towards Gandhi.
- Another possible sensory detail is the sight of the vast multitude greeting Gandhi at the railway station, which shows his popularity and support among the people.
- Therefore, these are two possible sensory details present in this extract.😊
Question (ii)
Why did Gandhi go to Motihari after meeting the commissioner?
- He wanted to escape from the commissioner
- He wanted to continue his investigations
- He wanted to meet more lawyers
- He wanted to visit a nearby village
Answer:
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