Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
But Horace found that the flowers were hindering him in his work. He buried his face in his handkerchief. Then he heard a voice say from the doorway "What is it? A cold or hay fever?"
1. The flowers were hindering Horace. Explain.
(i) Horace had an allergy and suffered from fever. The pollen grains in the "flowers made him sneeze again and again and were hindering him in his work.
(ii) Horace had a disease and suffered from asthma. The pollen grains in the flowers made him fall short of breath again and again and were hindering him in his work.
(iii) Horace had a torn muscle and suffered from physical ailments. The flowers were on a jungle road that made him stop again and again and were hindering him in his work.
(iv) Horace had a rare condition and suffered from fever. The pollen grains in the flowers made him sneeze again and again and were hindering him in his work.
2. Why had Horace gone there ?
(i) Horace had gone there to rob a bank as there was no one in the bank.
(ii) Horace had gone there to rob a safe as there was no one in the house.
(iii) Horace had gone there to rob a garage as there was no one in the garage.
(iv) Horace had gone there to rob a school as there was no one in the school.
3. Who is Horace?
(i) Horace is a teacher.
(ii) Horace is an architect.
(iii) Horace is a thief.
(iv) Horace is an astronaut.
4. Name the author.
(i) The author is Ruskin Bond.
(ii) The author is Robert Frost.
(iii) The author is William Shakespeare.
(iv) The author is Victor Canning.
5. Where is the extract taken from?
(i) The extract is taken from 'A Question of Faith'.
(ii) The extract is taken from 'A Question of Trust'.
(iii) The extract is taken from 'A Question o God'.
(iv) The extract is taken from 'A Question of Evolution'.
