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Read the following passage. He heard a little rustling noise in the room. “What can this be?” thought Swami and slowly opened his eyes. Something was moving in the darkness. Swami lay gazing at it in horror. He was certain – that his end had come. The devil would soon pull him out and tear him to pieces! “So what is the use of waiting?” Swami thought. As it came nearer, Swami crawled out from under the bench. At once he clutched its leg and dug his teeth in. There was a painful cry: “Aiyo! Something has bitten me.” Then there was heavy tumbling and falling amidst furniture. Everyone in the house was awakened by the loud noise. In a moment, Father and a servant came running with a light. Now answer the following questions. 1) What was the rustling noise he heard? 2) Who does ‘he1 here refer to? 3) ‘What can this be?’ – What did Swami think it could be? 4) “So what is the use of waiting?” – What did Swami do? Why did he do so though he was timid? 5) “Aiyo! Something has bitten me.” – Who made this cry? What had bitten him? |
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Answer» 1) The burglar must have stepped on some papers, So it must have made a rustling stone. 2) ‘He’ here refers to Swami. 3) Swami thought that it could be a devil. 4) 1) Swami thought it was a devil. He thought it would drag him from under the bench and tear him into pieces the devil. 2) But he did not want to give a chance to harm him. 3) Whenever you are in a danger or risk, you should not let it to consume you. With your spontaneity and right thinking at right time, you’ve to attack and try to overcome it. So Swami also did the right thing by biting the burglar hard. 5) The burglar made that cry. Swami had bitten him. |
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