Read the following passages and answer the questions given below:-
The man in the corner addressed himself
to the husband, who had buried himself in his news paper in the obvious hope of
being over-looked. The man explained with what deadly aim the wind came into
his corner, and how if the window were shut and the corridor door was opened
they could have plenty of air without discomfort. Dragged thus into the
fighting-line, the husband lowered his paper and looked over his glasses
timidly in the direction of his wife. She had a copy of a picture paper in her
hands, and without looking at her husband she emitted a little short and turned
the pages as if she were wringing their necks. The husband, who had a kindly
face and looked as though he had long since laid down his arms in an unequal
battle, knew the symptoms. He uttered no word to the terrific woman by the
window, but turning to the man and still looking benignly over his glasses,
offered to take the post of peril in the corner. The man said, No, he was quite
comfortable in his corner if the window were closed. He put on his hat, turned
up his coat collar, held up his paper against the gale and fell silent..
Answer the following questions.
(a) Why did the husband bury himself in his
newspaper?
(b) What was there in the lady’s hand?
(c) How did the lady express her anger?
(d) How did the man say to the husband?
(i) Rewrite the following sentences replacing
the words in brackets with / a word phrase from the above passage to express
the same meaning.
(a) He (wore) his new dress in the morning.
(b) At last, they (surrendered) to the
enemies.
(ii) Construct a sentence using the verb form
of the noun ‘hand’.
