Read the following passages and answer the questions given below :The

Read the following passages and answer the questions given below :The old lady stood there thoughtfully. Suddenly she heard a sound behind her. She turned round quickly. There was Tom near the cupboard door. There was jam all round his mouth. “What have you been doing?” Aunt Polly asked angrily. When Tom did not answer, she went on, “You’ve been stealing the jam again. Don’t tell me that you haven’t. Haven’t I told you a hundred times to keep away from that cupboard? Where’s my stick”. Aunt Polly took her stick and raised it high. She was about to strike Tom hard.1. Write name of the lesson from which the above passage has been taken.2. Why did she turn round quickly?3. Where did she find him?4. Why can’t she handle Tom easily?5. Which word in the passage means the same as at once?

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1. The name of the lesson is ‘Tom Sawyer’.

2. She turned quickly because she had heard a sound behind her.

3. She found Tom near the cupboard door.

4. She can’t handle Tom easily because Tom is very clever.

5. at once (तुरन्त)-suddenly अचानक