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(b) Choose the correct option for the questions given below: [10] 1. What made the narrator think…
(b) Choose the correct option for the questions given below: [10]
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1. What made the narrator think that someone had come?
- (a)The narrator saw someone entering.
- (b)The narrator heard the footsteps of an intruder.
- (c)The narrator heard the main door open directly above their heads.
- (d)The narrator heard the main door shut directly above their heads.
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2. Harry had ………… gone to meet someone in the boathouse.
- (a)unwisely
- (b)trustingly
- (c)foolishly
- (d)mistakenly
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3. Why did the narrator assume that the intruder was an enemy?
- (a)He had tricked Harry into the boathouse and tried to drown him.
- (b)He had tried to kill Harry.
- (c)He heard the car driving away.
- (d)All of the above.
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4. Why was there no easy way out of the boathouse?
- (a)The door was too high and it was locked.
- (b)The door was solid as a rock and there was no electricity.
- (c)There was no electricity so nothing was working.
- (d)It was difficult to reach the door.
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5. Why do you think it was not possible to raise the curtain?
- (a)The metal mesh was far too rusted for it to move.
- (b)The narrator could not operate the gear.
- (c)The gear designed to wind the metal mesh wouldn’t work without electricity.
- (d)The curtain was too heavy for the narrator to handle.
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6. What did the narrator feel while he was underwater?
- (a)The narrator prayed and tried to remain calm so that he did not make any mistakes.
- (b)The narrator lost his nerves and almost gave up trying.
- (c)The narrator felt at a loss, he did not see any hope of saving his friend, Harry.
- (d)The narrator was so tense that he could not speak.
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7. What was his reaction when he came out of the water?
- (a)He was very tired and exhausted and couldn’t breathe.
- (b)He was relieved to hear his friend’s voice.
- (c)He was feeling bitterly cold.
- (d)He was shivering violently from several causes.
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8. How did Harry feel about being rescued?
- (a)He was relieved and happy.
- (b)He was too frightened to express himself.
- (c)He was very quiet and scared.
- (d)He did not speak a word and that frightened John.
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9. How had Harry been trapped in the boathouse?
- (a)He had walked into the boathouse and tried to pick up an envelope when the floor gave way and he fell through.
- (b)He was hit in the head and locked inside.
- (c)He had been pushed from the back into the water.
- (d)He slipped and fell into the water.
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10. Arrange the sequence of events as they occur in the passage.
(i) The narrator dived into the water to reach the end of the curtain.
(ii) He swam a couple of strokes.
(iii) He swung down at the bottom
(iv) He tried standing up hanging on to the wire.
- (a)(iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
- (b)(ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
- (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
- (d)(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
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From ISC 2022 Specimen English Language Paper 1, question 1(b).