Question

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

Don't eat that chocolate Amanda! Remember your acne, Amanda! Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you Amanda! (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; life in tower is tranquil and rare, I'll certainly never let down my bright hair)

1. The speaker's tone is ______.      (1)
   1. loving.
   2. hopeful.
   3. instructive.
   4. indifferent.
2. Complete the analogy with a word from the extract:      (1)
   rare : uncommon :: peace : ______.
3. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE:      (1)
   Amanda did not want anyone to invade her privacy and silence.
4. Select the appropriate option:    (1)
   Amanda's mother is continuously ______ Amanda.
   
   1. encouraging
   2. reprimanding
   3. motivating
   4. disappointing
5. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'dull'?      (1)
   1. dreary
   2. shady
   3. bright
   4. angry

Answer 1

1. The speaker's tone is instructive.
2. rare : uncommon :: peace : tranquil.
3. True
4. Amanda's mother is continuously reprimanding Amanda.
5. bright