Read the following passages and select the most appropriate options as answers to the questions given below them:1 checked and rechecked my calculations. We had lost our main compass and I was using a spare which had not been corrected for magnetic variation. I made an allowance for this and another estimate of the influence of the westerly currents which flow through this part of the Indian Ocean.About 2 p.m., I went on deck and asked Larry to steer a course of 185 degrees. If we were lucky. I told him with a conviction I did not feel, he could expect to see the island at about 5 p.m.Then with a heavy heart, I went below, climbed on my bunk and amazingly, dozed off. When I woke it was 6 p.m., and growing dark. I knew we must have missed the island, and with the sail we had left, we couldn’t hope to beat back into the westerly winds.At that moment, a tousled head appeared by my bunk. “Can I have a hug?” Jonathan asked.Sue was right behind him.“Why am I getting a hug now?” I asked.“Because you are the best daddy in the whole world and the best captain,” My son replied.1. What was not right of the spare compass?A. It was not checked and rechecked thoroughly.B. It had not been corrected for magnetic variation.C. It did not show the exact time.D. All of these three2. Here the meaning of the phrase ‘make an allowance for’ is ……………A. To attract attentionB. To relieve somebody from tensionC. To prepare adequately for someone or somethingD. To make excuses3. Why was the writer greatly surprised soon after waking up ?A. He had taken more time in sleep.B. He had missed the island.C. He ‘ couldn’t hope to beat back into the westerly winds.D. None of these three4. Who is referred to as ‘a tousled head’ ?A. The narrow sleeping bed.B. The westerly windsC. The writer’s son – JonathanD. Sue