Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
And as the light came on , Fowler had his first authentic thrill of the day. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man.
1. Who was in the room? What was in his hand?
(i) A man named Max was in Ausable's room. He was one of his friends. He had a bo4le with two glasses in his hand.
(ii) A man named Max was in Ausable's room. He was the receptionist of the hotel. He had an automatic pistol in his hand.
(iii) A man named Max was in Ausable's room. He was another secret agent. He had an automatic pistol in his hand.
(iv) A man named Max was in Ausable's room. He was another waiter. He had a knife in his hand.
2. What was the first authentic thrill of the day for Fowler?
(i) Fowler saw a man with a dead body and pointed pistol in his hands waiting in the room. This was the first authentic thrill of the day for him.
(ii) Fowler saw a man with a knife in his hand waiting in the room. This was the first authentic thrill of the day for him.
(iii) Fowler saw a man with lots of balloons in his hands waiting in the room. This was the .rst authentic thrill of the day for him.
(iv) Fowler saw a man with a pointed pistol waiting in the room. This was the first authentic thrill of the day for him.
3.Give synonym for the word thrill.
(i) Excitement
(ii) Boredom
(iii) Glee
(iv) Ecstasy
4. How did Max come inside Ausable's room?
(i) Max had come inside Ausable's room through the balcony.
(ii) Max had come inside Ausable's room through pass key.
(iii) Max had come inside Ausable's room through a staircase.
(iv) Max had come inside Ausable's room through secret tunnel.
5. Did Ausable know that it was the waiter who had knocked at the door?
(i) Yes, Ausable knew it was the waiter who knocked at the door because he ordered drinks.
(ii) Ausable didn't had any idea about waiter knocking on the door because he didn't order anything.
(iii) Yes, Ausable knew it was the waiter who knocked at the door because he ordered sandwiches for himself and Fowler
(iv) No, Ausable didn't know it was the waiter who had knocked the door because he was just packing his bags for leaving the hotel.
