The Snake and t...

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up medical practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.

(Page 56)

Who is ‘I’ in the above extract?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

I made an important decision — I would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor!

I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.

(Pg 57)

Why does the speaker put emphasis on his looks?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

The house was not electrified; it was a small rented room. I had just set up medical practice and my earnings were meagre. I had about sixty rupees in my suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.

(Pg 56)

Which among the following is not a synonym of the word ‘meagre’?.

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

No sooner had I turned than a fat snake wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on my shoulder. The snake’s landing on me and my turning were simultaneous.I didn’t jump. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out. There was no time to do any such thing. The snake slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left arm above the elbow.

(Pg 54)

The doctor neither ______ nor ______ when he discovers the snake.

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

I made an important decision — I would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor!

I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.

(Pg 57)

Which of the following statements about the doctor is incorrect?