Across
4. show that one feels superior: condescend
6. showing no regret for one's wrongdoings: unrepentant
7. justification for an action: warrant
Down
1. the state of being mentally ill: insanity
2. officially allowing someone to do a particular thing: permission
3. deprivation of a close relation or friend through their death: bereavement
5. attempt to avoid notice or attention: furtively
II. Choose the correct option.
1. When was Laura going to die?
a. Saturday
b. Tuesday
c. Friday
d. Monday
Which animal did Laura wish to be reincarnated as?
a. Otter
b. Hen
c. Fowl
d. Seal
3. According to Laura, the life of an otter would be enjoyable because __________.
a. She could eat salmon all year around
b. She wouldn’t have to sit at one place always
c. She does not like being a human
d. None of the above
III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
1. “If you don’t mind my saying so,” observed Laura, “Egbert is a circumstance that
would warrant any amount of that sort of thing. You’re married to him—that’s
different; you’ve sworn to love, honour, and endure him: I haven’t.”
a. Who is Egbert?
Egbert is Amanda’s husband.
b. What does Laura mean by ‘that sort of thing’?
Laura talks about herself been petty, mean and vindictive towards Egbert.
c. Pick out the word which means ‘to suffer patiently’.
endure
2. “Four of my speckled Sussex have been killed,” he exclaimed; “the very four that
were to go to the show on Friday. One of them was dragged away and eaten
right in the middle of that new carnation bed that I’ve been to such trouble and
expense over.”
a. Who said the above lines and to whom?
Egbert said the above lines to Amanda and her uncle – in – law, Sir Lulworth
Quayne.
b. Who was behind the destruction caused in Egbert’s garden?
An otter was behind the destruction caused in Egbert’s garden.
c. Pick out the word which means ‘spotted’.
speckled
IV. Answer briefly:
1. How did Laura revenge on Egbert after he made a fuss over the collie puppies?
Laura revenged on Egbert by turning the entire family of speckled Sussex into
Egbert’s seedling shed.
Describe what happened in Egbert’s garden after Laura’s death.
Four of Egbert’s speckled Sussex, who was to go to a show on that Friday, had
been killed. One of them was dragged away and eaten right in the middle of
that new and expensive carnation bed. There were marks of webbed feet all
over the place. These marks led down to the stream at the bottom of the garden.
This was evidence enough that an otter was the culprit.
4. show that one feels superior: condescend
6. showing no regret for one's wrongdoings: unrepentant
7. justification for an action: warrant
Down
1. the state of being mentally ill: insanity
2. officially allowing someone to do a particular thing: permission
3. deprivation of a close relation or friend through their death: bereavement
5. attempt to avoid notice or attention: furtively
II. Choose the correct option.
1. When was Laura going to die?
a. Saturday
b. Tuesday
c. Friday
d. Monday
Which animal did Laura wish to be reincarnated as?
a. Otter
b. Hen
c. Fowl
d. Seal
3. According to Laura, the life of an otter would be enjoyable because __________.
a. She could eat salmon all year around
b. She wouldn’t have to sit at one place always
c. She does not like being a human
d. None of the above
III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
1. “If you don’t mind my saying so,” observed Laura, “Egbert is a circumstance that
would warrant any amount of that sort of thing. You’re married to him—that’s
different; you’ve sworn to love, honour, and endure him: I haven’t.”
a. Who is Egbert?
Egbert is Amanda’s husband.
b. What does Laura mean by ‘that sort of thing’?
Laura talks about herself been petty, mean and vindictive towards Egbert.
c. Pick out the word which means ‘to suffer patiently’.
endure
2. “Four of my speckled Sussex have been killed,” he exclaimed; “the very four that
were to go to the show on Friday. One of them was dragged away and eaten
right in the middle of that new carnation bed that I’ve been to such trouble and
expense over.”
a. Who said the above lines and to whom?
Egbert said the above lines to Amanda and her uncle – in – law, Sir Lulworth
Quayne.
b. Who was behind the destruction caused in Egbert’s garden?
An otter was behind the destruction caused in Egbert’s garden.
c. Pick out the word which means ‘spotted’.
speckled
IV. Answer briefly:
1. How did Laura revenge on Egbert after he made a fuss over the collie puppies?
Laura revenged on Egbert by turning the entire family of speckled Sussex into
Egbert’s seedling shed.
Describe what happened in Egbert’s garden after Laura’s death.
Four of Egbert’s speckled Sussex, who was to go to a show on that Friday, had
been killed. One of them was dragged away and eaten right in the middle of
that new and expensive carnation bed. There were marks of webbed feet all
over the place. These marks led down to the stream at the bottom of the garden.
This was evidence enough that an otter was the culprit.
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