Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The
trian had still to pick up speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages. But | hasitated for some
reason I cannot explain and I lost the
chance to get away. When the train had gone, I found myself standing alone on
the deserted platform. I had no idea where to spend the night. I had no
friends, believing that friends were more for trouble than help. And I did want
to
make anyone curious by staying at one of the
small hotels near the station.
The only person I knew really well was the
man I had robbed.
(i) Was it too difficult for the speaker to
board the train?
(ii) How did the speaker loose the chance to
get away?
(iii) Choose the meaning of the word in italics.
I should have been able to jump into one of the carriage.
(a) engines (b) platforms (c) coaches.
(iv) Construct a sentence using the noun form
of the verb rob.
(v) Of the following statements only two are
true. Write out the true statements.
(a) The train was moving fast
(b) He jumped into a carriage
(c) He did not have many friends there
(d) The station was not crowded.
