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This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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Did Aunt Polly believe that Tom was really dying? |
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Answer» Aunt Polly did not believe that Tom was really dying. |
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What did he want Sid to do? |
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Answer» He wanted Sid to his aunt about his ailment. |
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What made Tom think of his toe? |
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Answer» Tom remembered the doctor’s dialogue about the toe. He examined his too and found a promising ailment in it. |
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Why did he want to he sick? |
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Answer» Tom wanted to be sick to stay home from school. |
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How did Aunt Polly pull out Tom’s tooth? |
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Answer» The old lady tied one end of the silk thread fast to Tom’s tooth with a loop and tied the other to the bedpost. She seized the pan of burning coals and suddenly thrust it almost into the boy’s face. The tooth living dangling by the bedpost now. |
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What happened when tom thought that he had stomach pain? |
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Answer» When Tom thought that he had stomach pain, he had little success. The pain soon grew feeble and died wholly away. |
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Why did Tom try not to complain about his loose tooth? |
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Answer» Tom kept his complaint about his loose tooth as a reserve for the present. |
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Was there anything really wrong with his toe? |
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Answer» Nothing was wrong with Tom’s toe. |
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Why did he start groaning? |
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Answer» He started groaning with considerable spirit so that his younger brother Sid would take the news to his aunt. |
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Our ancestors had great difficulty in getting books. Now, our difficulty is, what to read. There are books and books but our hours of reading are very few. Therefore, choice becomes essential. We should be very careful about what we read. There are books which poison our lives by suggesting evil. We should keep them at arm’s length.We should read only those books which have stood the test of time. Such books are our great classics like the ‘Ramayana’ and the ‘Gita’. They contain the wisdom of our sages and saints. They have appealed to mankind generation after generation.Reading of such books has ennobling influence on our mind and character. It gives us spiritual enjoyment. These books give us instructions along with entertainment. They represent our ancient culture. They set before us high ideals to follow.1: Why should we be selective while choosing the books that we want to read?2. What kind of books should we avoid?3. What are the books that have stood the test of time called?4. What are the special qualities of classics?5. What is the dilemma that we face today? |
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Answer» 1. We should be selective while choosing the books that we want to read because there are a great number of books available to us. 2. We should avoid such kind of books that poison our lives by suggesting evil. 3. The books that have stood the test of time are called classics. 4. Reading of classics has ennobling influence on our mind and character; they give us spiritual enjoyment besides being a source of entertainment. 5. There are books and books but our hours of reading are few. So we face the dilemma of what to read. |
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What did Tom begin to investigate? Why? |
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Answer» Tom wanted to stay home from school, he mentally examined every part of the body for some ailment. |
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Did Tom’s plain finally succeed? |
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Answer» Tom’s plans did not succeed finally. |
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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Garbage is a great environmental hazard. It comes from various sources – used paper, tiffin packings, plastic bags, ice-cream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees and many more. Garbage makes the premises ugly, unkempt and breeds diseases.A lot of thrash that is thrown away contains material that can be recycled and reused such as paper, metals and glass which can be sent to the nearest recycling centre or disposed off to the junk dealer. It also contains organic matter such as leaves which can enrich soil fertility. A compost pit can be made at a convenient location where the refuse can be placed with layers of soil and an occasional sprinkling of water. This would help decomposition to make valuable fertiliser. This would also prevent pollution that is usually caused by burning such organic waste.1. What are the sources of garbage?2. How can garbage create havoc to mankind?3. What happens to the disposed off material at the recycling centres?4. How are fallen leaves from trees useful?5. Mention two benefits of a compost pit. |
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Answer» 1. Garbage originates from used paper, tiffin packings, plastic bags, icecream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees, etc. 2. Garbage can create havoc to mankind by breeding diseases. 3. At the recycling centers, waste is recycled for reuse. 4. Fallen leaves from trees enrich soil fertility. 5. Two benefits of a compost pit are: 1. it helps in the decomposition of refuse to make fertilizer, and 2. it does not cause pollution. |
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