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Matthew Rajkumar

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Vishnu Boys Hindu College

3. Form Class e.g. 1:3/1H *

1H

Comprehension
Instructions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best
answer from A, B, C or D for each of the questions (1-6) that follow.

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There were peculiar noises in the storehouse, louder than the scurrying of
rodents or the creaking of rusty hinges in the wind.

The farmer flung the door open and shouted, “Come out of there, you
young

mischief-makers! I heard you – can’t you imitate a rat better than that?”

He stood motionless, accustoming his eyes to the half-darkness of the

storehouse. The sun rose early enough in July, but it was not full daylight yet
and all he could see was an indistinguishable blur of fodder. While he
listened ,everything was so inaudible that he began to wonder if he had
been mistaken.

Then the sound of a half-sniffle, stifled immediately, confirmed his

suspicions.

“Come out!” he shouted.  “Do I smoke you out like rabbits – or fetch the
prong?”

The threats were ineffective, so he went off to fetch the prong. Soon the
fodder was flying and something else came flying too – an over-ripe
pumpkin which, beautifully aimed, struck the farmer full in the nape of the
neck and caused him to swear.

An anxious voice spoke up, “We surrender – please put that horrible thing
away before it goes through Natasha,” Ayanna pleaded. The farmer turned
round, his prong poised in mid-air, to find himself fa ce to face with a tall,
slender girl, her clothes and hair bristling with bits of fodder. “We only spent
then ight here. We haven’t done any harm.”

When she realized that he had not properly understood, Ayanna called
Anderson.

The fodder at the farmer’s feet separated, and Anderson’s spluttering face
appeared. He had held his breath all too long and made a dive for the open
air, clinging to the handle of the storehouse door while he coughed the chaff
out of his lungs.

“Hey, that’s me you’re stepping on!” exclaimed Natasha, as she emerged

from

 under the farmer’s left foot but as soon as she recognised the dangerous
prong the

farmer was holding, she hurried to Ayanna and disappeared behind her elder
sister.

“Anderson, tell him we only spent the night here and we haven’t done any
harm,” said Ayanna, with one arm embracing Natasha.

Anderson translated.

“No harm!” exclaimed the farmer, removing a mushy mess from inside his
shirt collar. “I suppose you call this a birthday present. One – two – three of
you. Is that the lot, or have we another batch lurking somewhere?”

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The reply was another pumpkin, which landed exactly the same area as
before. The last member of the family Nicholas, who was undoubtedly no
diplomat, had launched his

second missile. Now he came sliding down from the top of the fodder, for
no

other reason than that he had run out of ammunition.

Natasha giggled, Anderson chuckled, but Ayanna was irritated.

“When will you grow up, you silly little boy!” she shouted, seizing him by the

shoulders and shaking him like a puppy. “You spoil everything for us, I really
wish we’d left you with Aunty Elizabeth.”    

Adapted from: The Silver Sword: The Bavarian Farmer by Ian Serraillier

*prong- sharp point at the end of a fork.

*nape- back of a person’s neck * fodder – hay/straw

4. What caused the peculiar noises in the storehouse?   *

(1 Point)

A. Children

B. Creaking door hinges

C. Rodents

D. The wind

5. How many characters are in the story? *

(1 Point)

A. Five

B. Four

C. Six

D. Three

6. Why did the farmer stand ‘motionless’ in line 5? *

(1 Point)
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A. He was startled by the noise

B. The sun was in his eyes

C. To let his eyes adjust to the darkness

D. To listen to the noise

7.  Select the word that means the same as ‘ineffective’(line

11).
(1 Point)

A. Fruitful

B. Helpful

C. Unkind

D. Unsuccessful

8. “We surrender – please put that horrible thing away before it

goes through Natasha,” Ayanna pleaded. What does this line
tell you about Ayanna? *
(1 Point)

A. She cares about her siblings

B. She likes to be in charge

C. She is afraid to fight

D. She is an impatient person

9. In your view, what is a suitable title for the passage? *

(1 Point)

A. Children Who Are Wild

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B. The Farmer and the Children

C. The Farmer Gets Mad

D. The Naughty Children

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