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The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body and when he returned he exclaimed, “These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins.” i. How did the speaker’s predictions come true? ii. Why are the raindrops being referred to as new coins? iii. Which word from the passage means cried out/call out? |
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Answer» i. The Speaker, Lencho had predicted in the morning that it would rain that following day by looking at the sky in the north-east direction. It did rain that day and that is how the speaker’s predictions came true. ii. The raindrops are being referred to as new coins metaphorically because good rainfall would result in a good crop. He would sell the crop in the market and earn money. iii. The word ‘exclaimed’ means cried out/call out. |
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