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Question
Read the following sentence and choose the correct one.
The astrologer's remark makes Guru Nayak feel all of the following except _________
Options
relieved
suspicious
impressed
disappointed
Solution
The astrologer's remark makes Guru Nayak feel all of the following except suspicious.
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| He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall Park. It was a remarkable place in many ways. A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way : medicine sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians and above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town. Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware a fancy name each day, calling it "Bombay Ice Cream" one day and on the next "Delhi Almond;' and on the third "Raja's Delicacy;' and so on and so forth, and people flocked to him. A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too. The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare which crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby. Half the enchantment of the place was due to the fact that it did not have the benefit of municipal lighting. The place was lit up by shop lights. One or two had hissing gaslights, some had naked flares stuck on poles, some were lit up by old cycle lamps, and one or two, like the astrologer, managed without lights of their own. It was a bewildering crisscross of light rays and moving shadows. This suited the astrologer very well, for the simple reason that he had not in the least intended to be an astrologer when he began life; and he knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself next minute. |
A1. True/False (2)
Read the following sentences and state whether they are true or false. Correct the false statements and rewrite them.
- The sellers of stolen hardware and junk were the loudest in shouting to attract customers.
- The pathway running through the Town Hall wasn't lit by the municipal lighting.
- The astrologer managed to light his shop with naked flares stuck on poles.
- It suited him well because he could foretell future with a high level of accuracy.
A2. Rearrange: (2)
Rearrange the following statements in the order of their occurrence in the extract.
- A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too.
- It was a remarkable place in many ways.
- The place was lit up by shop lights.
- It was a bewildering crisscross of light rays and moving shadows.
A3. Guess: (2)
Read the following sentences and write down what it means.
- A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too.
- And he knew no more of what was going so happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself next minute.
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A6. Vocabulary: (2)
- surging
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