Read the following passages and select the most appropriate options as answers to the questions given below them:

Question 1.
The world had, of course, never been very kind to him, so it gave him unwonted joy to think ill of it in this way. It became a cherished pastime of his, during many dreary ploddings, to think of people he knew who had let themselves be caught in the dangerous snare, and of others who were still circling around the bait.

One dark evening as he was trudging along the road he caught sight of a little grey cottage by the roadside, and he knocked on the door to ask shelter for the night. Nor was he refused. Instead of the sour faces which ordinarily met him, the owner, who was an old man without wife or child, was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness. Immediately he put the porridge pot on the fire and gave him supper; then he carved off such a big slice from his tobacco roll that it was enough both for the stranger’s pipe and his own. Finally, he got out an old pack of cards and played ‘mjolis’ with his guest until bedtime.

Questions :
1. The writer thought ill of the world because ……………………… .
A. it had become a cherished pastime for him.
B. it had never been kind to him.
C. people had been caught in a dangerous snare.
D. None of these three
Answer:
C. people had been caught in a dangerous snare.

2. The meaning of the word ‘unwonted’ is ……………………. .
A. ‘unusual’.
B. ‘unexpected’.
C. ‘not needed’.
D. ‘unnecessary’.
Answer:
B. ‘unexpected’.

3. Here the words ‘sour faces’ suggest …………………….. .
A. ‘tasteless’.
B. ‘not sweet ones’.
C. ‘hateful’.
D. ‘ungenerous’.
Answer:
D. ‘ungenerous’.

4. One of the following things was not done by the host in the hospitality of his guest:
A. A card game was played.
B. A dinner was served.
C. Wine was served.
D. Tobacco was served.
Answer:
B. A dinner was served.

Question 2.

In those days the Ramsjo iron mill was owned by a very prominent ironmaster, whose greatest ambition was to ship out good iron to the market. He watched both night and day to see that the work was done as well as possible, and at this very moment, he came into the forge on one of his nightly rounds of inspection.

Naturally, the first thing he saw was the tall ragamuffin who had eased his way so close to the furnace that steam rose from his wet rags. The ironmaster did not follow the example of the blacksmiths, who had hardly deigned to look at the stranger. He walked close up to him, looked him over very carefully, then tore off his slouch hat to get a better view of his face.

“But of course it is you, Nils Olof!” he said. “How you do look!” The man with the rattraps had never before seen the ironmaster at Ramsjo and did not even know what his name was. But it occurred to him that if the fine gentleman thought he was an old acquaintance, he might perhaps throw him a couple of kronor. Therefore he did not want to undeceive him all at once.
Questions:

1. The ambition of the ironmaster was to …
A. start an iron mill on a large scale.
B. work out huge production.
C. send good iron to the market.
D. All of these three
Answer:
B. work out huge production.

2. Other blacksmiths usually did not pay attention to strangers because…
A. they kept very busy with their work.
B. they considered it below their status.
C. they thought that strangers are not reliable people.
D. they did not want to promote strangers.
Answer:
A. they kept very busy with their work.

GSEB Solutions Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 4 The Rattrap

3. The rattrap man did not want to reveal his identity because ……………………. .
A. he wanted shelter for that night at someplace where nobody knew him.
B. he did not want to be caught as he had stolen money.
C. he did not want to disclose his occupation as a rattrap maker.
D. Both A’ and ‘B’.
Answer:
D. Both A’ and ‘B’.

4. The meaning of the word ‘ragamuffin’ is ……………………….. .
A. ‘a rogue’.
B.‘a vagabond’.
C. ‘a rascal’.
D. ‘a ruffian’.
Answer:
B.‘a vagabond’.

Question 3.

One dark evening as he was trudging along the road he caught sight of a little grey cottage by the roadside, and he knocked on the door to ask shelter for the night. Nor was he refused. Instead of the sour faces which ordinarily met him, the owner, who was an old man without wife or child, was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness.

Immediately he put the porridge pot on the lire and gave him supper; then he carved off such a big slice from his tobacco roll that it was enough both for the stranger’s pipe and his own. Finally, he got out an old pack of cards and played ‘mjolis’ with his guest until bedtime.

The old man was just as generous with his confidences as with his porridge and tobacco. The guest was informed at once that in his days of prosperity his host had been a crofter at Ramsjo Ironworks and had worked on the land. Now that he was no longer able to do day labour, it was his cow which supported him. Yes, that bossy was extraordinary. She could give milk for the creamery every day, and last month he had received all of thirty kronor in payment. Questions:

1. The writer saw ……………………….. while trudging along the road.
A. an old man
B. a little grey cottage
C. a cave
D. a huge house
Answer:
B. a little grey cottage

2. In this passage ‘sour faces’ means ………………… .
A. Unlikable faces.
B. Faces with warm feelings.
C. Fearful faces.
D. Unhappy faces.
Answer:
A. Unlikable faces.

3. The old man showed his hospitability by ………………….. .
A. offering him wine.
B. serving him supper of porridge.
C. offering him tobacco and pipe to smoke.
D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’
Answer:
D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C’

4. The old man earned his livelihood by…
A. doing day labour.
B. selling cow-milk.
C. working in the ironworks.
D. working on the land.
Answer:
B. selling cow-milk.