Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
One day I was going towards my boat. it was
about noon. I got the surprise of my life when I saw the print of a man’s foot
on the shore. Yes, it was certainly a print of a naked foot. There was no doubt
about it— it was very plain to be seen on sand. I stood like one thunderstruck
or as 1f | have seen a ghost. I listened, I looked round me. I could hear
nothing nor see anything. I went up to arising ground to look further. I went
up the shore and down the shore but I could see no other impression but that
one. I went to see it again if there were any more and to observe if 1t might
not be my fancy but there was no room for mistake. There it was exactly the
very print of a man’s foot, toes, heel and every part of a foot. Than I was so
full of fear that I rushed back to my tent for safety.
Question:
(a) Where was the writer going?
(b) What time was it?
(c) What did he see on the shore?
(d) What was his feeling at the sight of the human
footprint?
(e) What did he do to make sure that he was
not mistaken?
(f) What did he do for safety?
(g) What are the meanings of—
(i) the surprise of my life
(ii) a naked foot
(iii) thunderstuck
(iv)impression
(v) toes
(h) Give the opposites of:-
(i) Safety; (ii) plain.
