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Read the following passages and select the most appropriate options as answers to the questions given below them:Unexpectedly, my head popped out of the water. A few metres away, Wavewalker was near capsizing, her masts almost horizontal. Then a wave hurled her upright, my lifeline jerked taut, I grabbed the guard rails and sailed through the air into Wavewalker’s main boom. Subsequent waves tossed me around the deck like a rag doll. My left ribs cracked; my mouth filled with blood and broken teeth. Somehow, I found the wheel, lined up the stern for the next wave and hung on.Water, Water, Everywhere. I could feel that the ship had water below, but I dared not abandon the wheel to investigate. Suddenly, the front hatch was thrown open and Mary appeared. “We’re sinking!” she screamed. “The decks are smashed; we’re full of water.” “Take the wheel”, I shouted as I scrambled for the hatch.1. When the head of the writer popped out, he saw………….A. his ship turning over.B. a huge water-snake.C. the masts of his ship were almost horizontal.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’2. The writer got injured as……………A. his ship was greatly hurled upright.B. he struck with the mast.C. he struck with guard rails.D. he lost his balance.3. What could the writer not dare to do ?A. To leave the wheel that he had grabbed.B. To investigate whether the ship had water below.C. To help his wife.D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’4. Mary informed the writer that ……….A. the next wave was coming.B. they were out of danger.C. the decks were smashed and the ship was full of water.D. she had already grabbed the wheel.

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1. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’

2. A. his ship was greatly hurled upright.

3. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

4. C. the decks were smashed and the ship was full of water.



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