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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : 

Today, Monday, Wanda Petronski was not in her seat. But nobody, not even Peggy and Madeline, the girls who started all the fun, noticed her absence. Usually Wanda sat in the seat in the last seat in the last row in Room Thirteen. She sat in the corner of the room where the rough boys who did not make good marks sat, the corner of the room where there was most scuffling of feet, most roars of laughter when anything funny was said, and most mud and dirt on the floor. 

Wanda did not sit there because she was rough and noisy. On the contrary, she was very quiet and rarely said anything at all. And nobody had ever heard her laugh out loud. Sometimes she twisted her mouth into a crooked sort of smile, but that was all.

1. What kind of a girl was Wanda? Where did Wanda Petronski usually sit?

a. Wanda was a deaf girl. She usually sat in the middle row of the class.

b. Wanda was a sweet and naive girl. She usually sat in the front row of the class.

c. Wanda was a rude and arrogant girl. She usually sat in the right corner of the class.

d. Wanda was a quiet and calm girl. She usually sat in the corner next to the last seat in the last row.

2. Did Peggy and Madeline notice Wanda's absence? Why?

a. No, Peggy and Madeline didn't notice Wanda's absence because they didn't attend the classes that day.

b. Yes, Peggy and Madeline noticed Wanda's absence because she was always very loud and cheerful.

c. No, Peggy and Madeline didn't notice Wanda's absence because she was always very quiet and rarely said anything at all. And nobody had ever heard her laugh out loud.

d. Yes, Peggy and Madeline noticed Wanda's absence and went to her place to enquire about her whereabouts.

3. Find out the word which means the same as 'dragging'.

a. The word which means the same as 'dragging' is 'rough'.

b. The word which means the same as 'dragging' is "scuffing'.

c. The word which means the same as 'dragging' is 'noisy'.

d. The word which means the same as 'dragging' is 'crooked'.

4. Why did Wanda Petronski sit in the last row of the class?

a. Wanda Petronski sat in the last row of the class because she was very studious.

b. Wanda Petronski sat in the last row of the class because she was very quiet and wanted to avoid the taunts and trouble by girls in the class.

c. Wanda Petronski sat in the last row of the class because she was very arrogant and wanted to avoid the other girls in the class.

d. Wanda Petronski sat in the last row of the class because she was deaf and nobody wanted to talk to her in the class.

5. How did Wanda used to smile?

a. Wanda used to laugh out loud in the class.

b. Wanda used to twist her mouth into a crooked sort of smile.

c. Wanda never used to smile at all.

d. Wanda used to smile like like a baby.

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1. d. Wanda was a quiet and calm girl. She usually sat in the corner next to the last seat in the last row.

2. c. No, Peggy and Madeline didn't notice Wanda's absence because she was always very quiet and rarely said anything at all. And nobody had ever heard her laugh out loud.

3. b. The word which means the same as 'dragging' is "scuffing'.

4. b. Wanda Petronski sat in the last row of the class because she was very quiet and wanted to avoid the taunts and trouble by girls in the class.

5. b. Wanda used to twist her mouth into a crooked sort of smile.

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