Brown and his men, huddling round a fire. ate the last of the food that Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius sat among them, half-asleep. Then one of the crew remembered that some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said he would go and fetch it. He didn’t think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down the hillside, and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and then climbing out again.
QUESTIONS:
1. Consider the following statements :
1. Brown and Cornelius sat round the fire.
2. Cornelius lay half-asleep at a little distance from the fire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1 and 3
2. One of them disappeared down the hill implies that
(A) the slope of the hill was slippery
(B) he fell form the edge of the hill
(C) there was suddenly a sea beside the hill
(D) he walked down the hill
3. ‘He didn’t think…I the dark”. This sentence actually implies he
(A) was bold and adventurous
(B) was addicted to smoking
(C) would face some trouble
(D) was the only person who knew where in the boat tobacco was
4. What does the word ‘huddling’ imply ?
(A) Moving around
(B) Falling into a slumber
(C) Being close together
(D) Merrymaking
(Source:CDS II English Question Paper-2013)
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