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Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow: I followed casually. “Hello again,” he said. I gave him my most appealing smile. “I want to work for you,” I said. “But I can’t pay you.” I thought that over for a minute. Perhaps I had misjudged my man. I asked, “Can you feed me?” “Can you cook?” “I can cook,” I lied again. “If you can cook, then maybe I can feed you.” He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep on the balcony. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me to be off. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn’t help laughing. (The Thief’s Story)(i) Even though Hari Singh followed Anil casually, it was a/an ………………… A. careless action. B. staged move. C. unusual decision. D. bold step.(ii) From the following options, identify Hari Singh’s intention behind the appealing smile. A. Deceit B. Harm C. Hatred D. Jealousy(iii) Select the option listing Anil’s characteristics, as revealed in the extract. 1) unassuming 2) kind 3) determined 4) naïve 5) humourous A. (2) and (3) B. Only (5) C. (1), (2) and (4) D. Only (2)(iv) Select the most appropriate option based on (1) and (2). (1) Anil gave his meal to a stray dog. (2) Hari Singh did not know how to cook. A. (2) is true and (1) is false. B. (2) is the result for (1). C. (2) is the cause for (1). D. (2) is false and (1) is true.(v) The phrase hung around suggests that Hari Singh continued to…………. A. smile. B. cook. C. appeal. D. linger.

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(i) (B) staged move

(ii) (A) Deceit

(iii) (C) (1), (2) and (4)

(iv) (C) (2) is the cause for (1)

(v) (D) linger



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