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 0%1. Neither of us uttered a word. Choose the most appropriate way to rewrite this sentence.A.I did not utter a word. He uttered a word.B.I uttered a word. He did not utter a word.C.I did not utter a word. He did not utter a word either.  Loading…2. Wetting his lips with his tongue, he said in a matter-of-fact-manner, ‘I am thirsty’.Who was thirsty?A.The authorB.The author’s fatherC.The author’s wife  Loading…3. “In spite of my youth and strength, I was physically useless.”Which of the following sentences best conveys the given sentence?A.I was young and strong though I was physically useless.B.Though I was young and strong, I was not physically useless.C.Though I was young and strong, I was physically useless.  Loading…4. Wetting his lips with his tongue, he said in a matter-of-fact-manner, ‘I am thirsty’.What does the underlined part mean?A.He said it with a feeling of thirst.B.He said it without showing any emotion.C.He said it as if he was revealing a fact.  Loading…5. I concluded that it would be better to let him carry it. This above sentence can be rewritten as…A.I did not utter a word. He uttered a word.B.I concluded that it would be better to allow him carry it.C.I concluded that it would be better allow him to carry it.D.I concluded that it would be better to allow him to carry it.  Loading…6. I had the feeling that if I carried the luggage, my father and my people, in fact the whole world would laugh at me and I would be belittled. What is the meaing of ‘I would be belittled‘?A.I would look unimportantB.I would look confidentC.I would look important  Loading…7. “A large crowd gathered at our place the day I was to leave.”Why do you think the crowd gathered there.A.to wish the author luckB.to congratulate the author on getting marriedC.to tell the author that they would carry the luggage  Loading…8. Ours is a hilly terrain without any motorable roads – and there is no certainty… What’s not certain?A.that the author’s village will have an overhead tankB.that the author’s village will have any motorable roadsC.that the author’s father will stop drinking palm-wine  Loading…9. This self-consciousness had probably to do with my education, the white-collar job that I had… What does ‘self-consciousness’ mean?A.Nervous feeling about what other people think of youB.The feeling you have when you have achieved somethingC.Confidence that you don’t care about what other people think of you  Loading…10. “We rested at two places on the way and had our tiffin but we hardly talked.”What does ‘We hardly talked‘ mean here?A.We talked about how hard it was to carry the luggage.B.We talked a lot.C.We did not talk at all.  Loading…11. “My father laughed at my plight.”What does ‘plight’ mean here?A.a machine that can fly in the airB.a pleasant situationC.a difficult and sad situation  Loading…12. So, in spite of my youth and strength, I was physically useless. What is the ‘part of speech’ of  ‘in spite of‘ here?A.ConjunctionB.PrepositionC.PronounD.Interjection  Loading…13. “My father laughed at my plight.”Why did the author’s father laugh at him?A.because he was tired after walking three kilometresB.because he said he would not drink home-made wineC.because he could not run fast  Loading…14. “Finally, my father came up with a solution”  the author said.What was the solution?A.The author’s father decided to carry the luggage.B.The author’s father could find a villager who could carry the trunk.C.The author’s father told him to leave the luggage at home.  Loading…15. What is the meaning of the phrasal verb ‘see off‘?A.to go to a railway station, bus-stop or an airport to say good bye to someone who is afraid of starting a journeyB.to go to a railway station, bus-stop or an airport to give money to someone who is starting a journeyC.to go to a railway station, bus-stop or an airport to say good bye to someone who is starting a journey  Loading… Loading…

 

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The journey-Comprehension-Explanation

Try ‘the journey’ quiz after reading comprehension explanation. The sentences below can help you recall the main points:

For the convenience of summing up, let me use the Present Tense.

‘ The journey ‘ summary

 The journey summary – Segment 1

The author is a government officer. He belongs to a tribal family.

He comes home to get married. After a six-month holiday, he thinks of going back to his place of work.

But he feels lethargic as he has spent a long time at home. He does not want to go. He even wants to have unpaid leave.

As the marriage responsibilities increase, he gets into debt. So, he finally decides to go.

The journey summary – Segment 2

A porter carries his luggage when the author comes home. But when he is ready to go back, he cannot find anyone who can help him. All the villagers are busy in their fields.

It is not an issue for a young man like him to carry the luggage but his education and white-collar job does not allow him to do so. His father decides to carry the luggage.

On the day of his departure, some villagers come to him to wish him luck. His father leaves for Dirang and he starts late.

The author is easily tired after walking just three kilometres. This makes his father laugh at him. Father says he is thirsty and drinks a mug of home-made wine in one attempt.

The journey summary – Segment 3

The author wants to tell his father that he wishes to carry the luggage but he cannot. They do not say anything as they walk to the place, Dirang.

The author says that his guilt, shame, the white-collar job and his pride does not allow him to carry the luggage.

The author feels that he will be belittled if he carries his own luggage.

He justifies his decision not to carry the luggage with several reasons and says that his father will be hurt if he carries it. He also thinks that his father is used to carrying luggage.

They reach Dirang, where the author has to board a bus from Tawang,

Then the father asks his son for a pair of shoes. He says that the road is full of pebbles and it hurts while walking.

The journey summary – Segment 4

The author notices his fathers’ uncovered feet and realizes that they have developed cracks. The son has never noticed that the road is uneven since he is wearing hunting boots.

He decides to buy his father a pair or canvas shoes but his father protests. He says he wants his old boots.

The author unwillingly gives his boots to the father and he puts on the leather shoes he has in his trunk.

Father feels very happy and the bus moves. Both of them go in different directions. It is not just physical directions. It also describes two different kinds of lives they are leading. The son is leading a life of luxury and comfort whereas the father is leading a life of hard work.