Question

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

I did not open my mouth to answer. Then the steps were quickened and the voices became excited. The sounds came nearer and nearer. Women and girls entered the room. I held my breath and watched them open closet doors and peep behind large trunks. Someone threw up the curtains, and the room was filled with sudden light. What caused them to stoop and look under the bed. I do not know. I remember being dragged out, though I resisted by kicking and scratching wildly. In spite of myself, I was carried downstairs and tied fast in a chair.

1. Select the appropriate option:
   Sounds came nearer and nearer ______
   
   1. describes the increase in volume.
   2. adds suspense and anxiety to readers.
   3. reflects the thought of the speaker.
   4. is a factual narrative.
2. Complete the following sentence:
   'Inspite of myself' suggests that the speaker was ______.
3. What do you infer from the first line of the extract?
   1. It was her first day in school.
   2. She did not want to get caught.
   3. She was unprepared for the lesson.
   4. She preferred to be by herself.
4. State whether the statement given below is True or False:
   The speaker hoodwinked the people looking for her.
   

Answer 1

1. Sounds came nearer and nearer adds suspense and anxiety to readers.
2. 'Inspite of myself' suggests that the speaker was acting against her own will or desires.
3. She did not want to get caught.
4. This statement is False.
   Explanation: The speaker did not intentionally deceive or trick the people looking for her.