Comprehension


Direction: You have brief passages with 5 questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
PASSAGE
The slamming of the doors had aroused Mother, she peeped out of her room. “What on earth are you boys doing?” she demanded. Herman ventured out of his room “Nothing” he said gruffly, but he was, in colour, a light green. “What was all that running around downstairs?” said Mother. So she had heard the steps, too. We just looked at her. “Burglars” she shouted intentively. I tried to quieten her by starting lightly downstairs. “Come on, Herman,” I said. “I’ll stay back with Mother,” he said, “She’s all excited”. I stepped back on the landing. “Don’t either of you go a step,” said Mother. “We’ll call the police.” Since the phone was downstairs I didn’t see how we were going to call the police – nor did I want the police, but Mother made one of her quick incomparable decisions. She flung up a window of her bedroom which faced the bedroom, window of the house of a neighbour, picked up a shoe and whammed it through a pane of glass.
SOME IMPORTANT WORDS
intentively : purposely

  1. Choose the title most appropriate to the passage.









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    Mother’s timely action

    Correct Option: C

    Mother’s timely action


  1. He (Herman), was in colour, a light green. This means he









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    was frightened

    Correct Option: B

    was frightened



  1. What was the difficulty in calling the police?









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    The phone was downstairs.

    Correct Option: A

    The phone was downstairs.


  1. Who or what would be running around downstairs?









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    The brothers

    Correct Option: B

    The brothers



  1. Herman wanted to remain with Mother because









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    she was excited

    Correct Option: A

    she was excited