The Question : Read the extracts given below and answer the questions:>The jingling thud of his bamboo woke us up from sleep and we ran to meet and greet him. Why was it so? Was it for the love of the loaf? Not at all. The loaves were bought by some Paskine or Bastin, the maidservant of the house! What we longed for were those bread bangles which we choose carefully. Sometimes it was sweet bread of special make.
A) What was special about those bread bangles sometimes? (i) The sweet bread of special make (ii) The fresh morning breads (iii) The maid servant of the house bought the loaves of bread (iv) Both (i) and (ii)
B) Whose bamboo is being discussed here? (i) The baker (ii) Paskine (iii) Bastin (iv) The watchman
C) What made the narrator and his friends wake up in the morning? (i) The idea of eating fresh bread bangles (ii) The idea of choosing the loaves of bread from the basket (iii) The jingling thud of the bamboo (iv) All of the above
D) What would happen after the author woke up on hearing the baker’s jingling sound? (i) Pick up the bread bangles from the basket (ii) Ran to meet and greet him (iii) Both (i) and (ii) (iv) To meet their friend, companion and guide
E) In the olden days baker in Goa was known as: (i) baker (ii) kabai (iii) pader (iv) bolinhas
Solution for the question :
(a) (i) The sweet bread of special make (b) (i) The baker (c) (iii) The jingling thud of the bamboo (d) (ii) Ran to meet and greet him (e) (iii) pader
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