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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:“Oh, I did for a bit, but he seemed to be so weak I had to relent. He does love cream cakes and chocolates so. I can’t bear to refuse him.”1. Who are 'I' and 'He' in these lines?(i) I' is Mrs. Pumphrey and 'he' is Herriot, her pet dog.(ii) I' is Mrs. Pumphrey and 'he' is Tricki, her pet dog.(iii) I' is Mrs. Tricki and 'he' is Pumphrey, her pet dog.(iv) I' is Mrs. Pumphrey and 'he' is Hodgkin, her pet dog.2. What do these words tell us about 'he'?(i) These words tell us that her dog Tricki was a pampered tog who was underfed by his mistress.(ii) These words tell us that her dog Pumphrey was a pampered tog who was overfed by his mistress.(iii) These words tell us that her dog Pumphrey was a pampered tog who was underfed by his mistress.(iv) These words tell us that her dog Tricki was a pampered tog who was overfed by his mistress.3. What was done 'for a bit'?(i) Mrs. Pumphrey cut down on giving Tricki sweet foods, but only for a bit of time.(ii) Mrs. Pumphrey cut down on giving Tricki spicy foods, but for a bit of time.(iii) Mrs. Pumphrey cut down on giving Tricki milk-based foods, but only for a bit of time.(iv) Mrs. Pumphrey cut down on giving Tricki desserts, but only for a bit of time.4. Who couldn’t bear to refuse whom?(i) Mrs. Tricki couldn’t bear to refuse her dog Pumphrey.(ii) Mrs. Pumphrey couldn’t bear to refuse her maid Tricki.(iii) Mrs. Pumphrey couldn’t bear to refuse her dog Tricki.(iv) Mrs. Tricki couldn’t bear to refuse her maid Pumphrey.5. Was 'he' supposed to have cream cakes and chocolates?(i) No, the surgeon had told Mrs. Pumphrey that he was not supposed to have so many dairy based foods.(ii) No, the surgeon had told Mrs. Pumphrey that he was not supposed to have so many sweet foods.(iii) Yes, the surgeon had told Mrs. Pumphrey that he was supposed to have more sweet foods.(iv) Yes, the surgeon had told Mrs. Pumphrey that he was supposed to have more dairy based foods.

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1. (ii) I' is Mrs. Pumphrey and 3he3 is Tricki, her pet dog.

2. (iv) These words tell us that her dog Tricki was a pampered tog who was overfed by his mistress.

3. (i) Mrs. Pumphrey cut down on giving Tricki sweet foods, but only for a bit of time.

4. (iii) Mrs. Pumphrey couldn’t bear to refuse her dog Tricki.

5. (ii) No, the surgeon had told Mrs. Pumphrey that he was not supposed to have so many sweet foods.



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