Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
The conductor nodded, and she was overcome with sadness. What had been a lovable, beautiful creature just a little while ago had now suddenly lost its charm and its life and looked so horrible, so frightening as it lay there, legs spread eagle, a fixed stare in its lifeless eyes, blood all over....
1. Why is "she" overcome with sadness?
a. She was overcome with "sadness" as she missed her mother.
b. She was overcome with "sadness" as she spent all of her money.
c. She was overcome with "sadness" as she had nothing to fulfill her hunger
d. She had just seen a young cow dead. The cow that was full of joy and life a while ago is lying dead, looking horrible.
2. When did she see the cow earlier?
a. She saw the cow earlier while going from her village on her bus journey.
b. She saw the cow earlier in her house.
c. She saw the cow earlier at her school.
d. She saw the cow earlier during her previous excursion.
3. What had happened to the creature?
a. It had been beaten up dead by its owner.
b. It had been struck by a fast-moving vehicle.
c. It had been struck by lightning.
d. It had been struck by a buffalo's horn.
4. What was the lovable and beautiful creature?
a. A goat was the lovable and beautiful creature.
b. A cat was the lovable and beautiful creature.
c. A cow was the lovable and beautiful creature
d. A baby elephant was the lovable and beautiful creature.
5. What lay there, legs spread eagle, a fixed stare in its lifeless eyes, blood all over?
a. A goat lay there, legs spread eagle, a fixed stare in its lifeless eyes, blood all over.
b. A baby elephant lay there, legs spread eagle, a fixed stare in its lifeless eyes, blood all over.
c. A man lay there, legs spread eagle, a fixed stare in its lifeless eyes, blood all over.
d. A cow lay there, legs spread eagle, a fixed stare in its lifeless eyes, blood all over.
