Question 4Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.Sita went to her grandfather and sat down beside hun. When you arehangry, tell me' she said, and I will make the bread.Is your grandmother asleep?You But she will wake soon The pain is deep. The old man stared across the river, at theof the forest, atthe leaden sky, and said, "If she is not better by morning, I willtake herto the hospital in Shahganj. They will know how to inake her well. Youmay be onyour own for two or three days. You have been on your ownbefore.'Sita nodded gravely - she had been alone before but not is the middleof the rains withthe river so high. But she knew that someone muststay behind She wanted Grandmotherto get well and she knew thatonlyGrandfather could take the small boat across the riverwhen thecurrent was so strong.darkgreenSita was not afraid of being left alone but she did not like the look of theriver. Thatevening it began to rain again. Big pellets of rain were scarring thesurface of the river.But it was warm rain and Sita could move about init. She was not afraid of getting wel,she rather liked it. In the previousmonth, when the monsoon shower had arrived. washingthe dusty leavesof the tree and bringing up the good smell of the carth, she had exultedinit, had run about shouting for joy. She was used to it now. even alittle tired of the rain,but she did not mind getting wet. It was steamyindoors and her thin dress would soon dryin the heat from the kitchentire. She walked about barcfooted, barelegged. She was verysure on herfeet. Her toes had grown accustomed to gripping all kinds of rocks, slipperyorsharp, and though thin, she was surprisingly strong Black hair, streaming across herface Black eyes Slim brown arms. A scar on her thighwhen she was sinall, visiting hermother's village, a hyena had entered the house where she was sleeping, fastened on toher leg and tried to drag her away but her screams had roused the villagers and the hyenahad run off. She moved about in the pouring rain chasing the hens into a shelter behindthe hut. A harmless brown snake, flooded of its hole, was moving across the openground. Sita took a stick, picked the snake up with it and dropped it behind a cluster ofrocks. She had no quarrel with snakes. They kept down the rats and the frogs. Shewondered how the rats hadfirst come to the island- probably in someone's boat or in asack of grain.She disliked the huge black scorpions who left their waterlogged dwellings and tried totake shelter in the hut. It was so easy to step onone and the sting could be very painful.She had been bitten by a scorpionthe previous monsoon and for a day and a night she hadknown feverand great pain. Sita had never killed living creatures but now, whenever shefound ascorpion, she crushed it with a rock! When, finally, she went indoors, she washungry. She ate some parched gram and warmed up somegoat's milk. Grandmother wokeonce and asked for water and Grandfatherheld the brass tumbler to her lips. The roof wasJeaking and a small puddle formed on the floor. Grandfatherkept the kerosene lampsalight. They did not need the light but somehowil inade them feel safer.trained all night.) Give the meanings of gravely, steamy.) Why was Sita willing to stay alone?) What had made Sita like the first monsoon shower?Why did Sita have a scar on the thigh?Why did Sita think snakes were useful?What did Sita do with the snake?Why did they keep the lamps alight?(2m)(2m)(2n)(2m)(2m)(2m)(2m)Pg: 2​