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Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given.
Unaware of what his name represents, he roams the streets with his friends, an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon. Over the months, I have come to recognise each of them. “Why aren’t you wearing chappals?” I ask one. “My mother did not bring them down from the shelf,” he answers simply. “Even if she did, he will throw them off,” adds another who is wearing shoes that do not match. When I comment on it, he shuffles his feet and says nothing. “I want shoes,” says a third boy who has never owned a pair all his life. Travelling across the country I have seen children walking barefoot, in cities, on village roads. It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot, is one explanation. (Lost Spring)
Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the writer's association with the boys is not a recent one.
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The line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the writer's association with the boys is not a recent one is "Over the months, I have come to recognise each of them"
Step-by-step explanation by Teachoo:
- The line "Over the months, I have come to recognise each of them" shows that the writer has been watching and interacting with the boys for a long period of time, at least several months.🗓️
- The word "over" implies that the writer has spent more than a certain amount of time with the boys, and that it is not a short or casual encounter.⏳
- The word "recognise" implies that the writer has learned to identify and distinguish each boy by their appearance, personality, or behavior.👀
- The phrase "each of them" implies that the writer has paid attention to and cared for every individual boy in the group, and not just a few or some of them.👍
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