Qstnid -4-a-give The Meaning Of The Following Words As Used In The Passage : [3] One Word Answers Or Short Phrases Will Be Accepted. (A) Splendid (Line 7) (A) Spotted (Line 22) (A) Automatically (Line 21) (B) Answer The Following Questions Briefly In Your Own Words. (B) How Did The Porter Assist Billy ? [2] (B) Why Did Billy Want To Do Everything Briskly ? [2] (B) Why Did Billy Think Animals Were A Good Sign In A Place Like This ? [2] (B) Which Sentence Tells You That Something Strange Happened To Billy ? [2] (B) How Much Did The Room Cost ? [1] (C) In Not More Than 50 Words, Give A Brief Account Of What Billy Saw As He Looked Through The Window Of The Room. [8] (A) Splendid (Line 7) (A) Spotted (Line 22) (A) Automatically (Line 21) (B) Answer The Following Questions Briefly In Your Own Words. (B) How Did The Porter Assist Billy ? [2] (B) Why Did Billy Want To Do Everything Briskly ? [2] (B) Why Did Billy Think Animals Were A Good Sign In A Place Like This ? [2] (B) Which Sentence Tells You That Something Strange Happened To Billy ? [2] (B) How Much Did The Room Cost ? [1] (C) In Not More Than 50 Words, Give A Brief Account Of What Billy Saw As He Looked Through The Window Of The Room. [8] - Previous Year Paper Year:2019

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#4-a
Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage : [3]

One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
(a) splendid (line 7)
(a) spotted (line 22)
(a) automatically (line 21)
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(b) How did the porter assist Billy ? [2]
(b) Why did Billy want to do everything briskly ? [2]
(b) Why did Billy think animals were a good sign in a place like this ? [2]
(b) Which sentence tells you that something strange happened to Billy ? [2]
(b) How much did the room cost ? [1]
(c) In not more than 50 words, give a brief account of what Billy saw as he looked through the window of the room. [8]
(a) splendid (line 7)
(a) spotted (line 22)
(a) automatically (line 21)
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(b) How did the porter assist Billy ? [2]
(b) Why did Billy want to do everything briskly ? [2]
(b) Why did Billy think animals were a good sign in a place like this ? [2]
(b) Which sentence tells you that something strange happened to Billy ? [2]
(b) How much did the room cost ? [1]
(c) In not more than 50 words, give a brief account of what Billy saw as he looked through the window of the room. [8]
Ans : (a) great
(a) noticed
(a) instinctively
(b) (b) The porter assisted Billy by pointing out the name of the hotel that he should try.
(b) As the big shots at the Head office were also doing things briskly all the time, Billy too wanted to do everything briskly.
(b) Billy thought animals were a good sign in such a place because they gave an atmosphere of homeliness and warmth.
(b) He was in the act of stepping back and going away from the window when he felt a strange urge to ring the bell.
(b) The room cost five dollars a night, including breakfast.
(c) As Billy looked through the window of the room, he saw a bright fire burning in the hearth. A little dog was curled up asleep on the carpet in front of the fire. There was a piano and a big sofa and several plump chairs. He also noticed a parrot in a cage there. It appeared a pretty place to stay in.
(a) great
(a) noticed
(a) instinctively
(b) (b) The porter assisted Billy by pointing out the name of the hotel that he should try.
(b) As the big shots at the Head office were also doing things briskly all the time, Billy too wanted to do everything briskly.
(b) Billy thought animals were a good sign in such a place because they gave an atmosphere of homeliness and warmth.
(b) He was in the act of stepping back and going away from the window when he felt a strange urge to ring the bell.
(b) The room cost five dollars a night, including breakfast.
(c) As Billy looked through the window of the room, he saw a bright fire burning in the hearth. A little dog was curled up asleep on the carpet in front of the fire. There was a piano and a big sofa and several plump chairs. He also noticed a parrot in a cage there. It appeared a pretty place to stay in.

#4-a-i
splendid (line 7)
Ans : great

#4-a-ii
spotted (line 22)
Ans : noticed

#4-a-iii
automatically (line 21)
Ans : instinctively

#4-b
Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.

#4-b-i
How did the porter assist Billy ? [2]
Ans : The porter assisted Billy by pointing out the name of the hotel that he should try.

#4-b-ii
Why did Billy want to do everything briskly ? [2]
Ans : As the big shots at the Head office were also doing things briskly all the time, Billy too wanted to do everything briskly.

#4-b-iii
Why did Billy think animals were a good sign in a place like this ? [2]
Ans : Billy thought animals were a good sign in such a place because they gave an atmosphere of homeliness and warmth.

#4-b-iv
Which sentence tells you that something strange happened to Billy ? [2]
Ans : He was in the act of stepping back and going away from the window when he felt a strange urge to ring the bell.

#4-b-v
How much did the room cost ? [1]
Ans : The room cost five dollars a night, including breakfast.

#4-c
In not more than 50 words, give a brief account of what Billy saw as he looked through the window of the room. [8]
Ans : As Billy looked through the window of the room, he saw a bright fire burning in the hearth. A little dog was curled up asleep on the carpet in front of the fire. There was a piano and a big sofa and several plump chairs. He also noticed a parrot in a cage there. It appeared a pretty place to stay in.