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Reading comprehension.

Forms Four, Five, and Six were assembled in the music hall. The noise was deafening. On the platform, by the piano, stood Mary Beazley, Miss Meadows’ favourite, who played accompaniments. She was turning the music stool. When she saw Miss Meadows, she gave a loud, warning “Sh-sh! Girls!” and Miss Meadows, her hands thrust in her sleeves, the baton under her arm, strode down the centre aisle, mounted the steps, turned sharply, seized the brass music stand, planted it in front of her, and gave two sharp taps with her baton for silence.

“Silence, please! Immediately!” and, looking at nobody, her glance swept over that sea of coloured flannel blouses, with bobbing pink faces and hands, quivering butterfly hair-bows, and music-books outspread. She knew perfectly well what they were thinking. “Meady is in a wax.” Well, let them think it! Her eyelids quivered; she tossed her head, defying them. What could the thoughts of those creatures matter to someone who stood there bleeding to death, pierced to the heart, by such a letter.

(a) Who was Miss. Meadows favourite pupil?

(b) How did Mary alert the fellow students?

(c) How did Miss. Meadows silence the music class?

(d) According to Miss. Meadows, what were the children thinking about her on that bad day?

(e) What did the thoughts of children not affect Miss. Meadows?

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(a) Mary Beazley was Miss. Meadows’favourite pupil.

(b) On seeing Miss. Meadows, Mary alerted the fellow students saying, ” sh – sh! girls”.

(c) There was a brass music stand. Miss. Meadows gave two sharp taps with her baton to silence the music class.

(d) Children were thinking that Miss. Meady is in a wax”.

(e) The letter from Mr. Basil had pierced her heart. She was bleeding to death. In such a state, Miss. Meadows could not possibly think about what the children were thinking about her.

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