Andrew felt trapped working the daily shift at the grocery store. It was the same routine every day—unending lines at the checkout counter, loud announcements over the speaker, and the occasional rude customer. But his job helped pay the bills, so he tried not to complain.His only relief came when his shift was over and he could head home on his motorcycle. As soon as he switched on the motorcycle’s engine, he’d feel a rush of adrenaline. He would give a hard kick on the pedal and the engine would roar to life. He’d start out slow, letting the wind sweep over him. A while later, he would increase the speed to keep up with the motorists on the freeway.Andrew always preferred the excitement of driving in the open air. Riding beside the motorists just made him feel superior to those who chose to drive a car instead of a motorcycle.As he headed home, he would dream of riding forever and never returning to his job. His bike always presented him with the opportunity to just quit everything. "Maybe one day,” he thought.

And then, as by a miracle, the pigmy chest, which his hands enclosed, gave a short, convulsive heave, another… and another… Andrew turned giddy. The sense of life, springing beneath his fingers after all that unavailing striving, was so exquisite it almost made him faint. He redoubled his efforts feverishly. The child was gasping now, deeper and deeper. A bubble of mucus came from one tiny nostril, a joyful iridescent bubble. The limbs were no longer boneless. The head no longer lay back spinelessly. The blanched skin was slowly turning pink. Then, exquisitely, came the child’s cry.Complete the sentence appropriately.The author’s purpose in giving minute details of the signs of life in the child is to _______________.In the given extract, which of the following organs shows the sign of a ‘miracle’ in the child’s body?LimbSkinNoseEyeWhich trait about the doctor could be discerned in the lines, “Andrew turn giddy” and “it almost made him faint”?Choose any one line from the given extract that shows the sign of life in the baby.

Read the extract below.As always, Steve had arrived at the airport early for safe measure. He walked calmly into the terminal and approached the departures board to check that his flight was on time. As he scanned the board, his eyes widened in horror. The board said his flight was about to take off!As he sprinted through the terminal, panicking he tried to work out what had happened. He was sure that he had left enough time. He glanced at the huge clock hanging from the ceiling and then slowly down at his watch and it dawned on him. His watch was two hours slow!Select the group of words which show that Steve's mood changes.He was sure that he had left enough time.He walked calmly into the terminal and approached the departures boardAs always, Steve had arrived at the airport early for safe measure.As he scanned the board, his eyes widened in horror.

What is the most likely goal for Andrew who has started a food truck business after he lost his job because of the economic downturn?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:As he walked along with the money in his pocket he felt quite pleased with his smartness.He realised, of course, that at first he dared not continue on the public highway, but mustturn off the road, into the woods. During the first hours this caused him no difficulty.Later in the day it became worse, for it was a big and confusing forest which he hadgotten into. He tried, to be sure, to walk in a definite direction, but the paths twisted backand forth so strangely! He walked and walked without coming to the end of the wood,and finally he realised that he had only been walking around in the same part of the forest.All at once he recalled his thoughts about the world and the rattrap. Now his own turnhad come.a) Why did ‘he’ feel quite pleased?i) for his smartness resulting in his favourii) for deceiving his own selfiii) for robbing in the shopkeeperFoe befooling his friendsb) Why did ‘he’ decide to turn off into the woods?i) to reach the destination in timeii) to complete a dare that he gave himselfiii) to show off his smartness and be pleasediv) to escape the police from following himc) ‘Now his own turn had come’, what does this statement reflect?i) He had found his way to his destinationii) He had cheated an old maniii) He had fallen prey to the rattrapiv) He felt guilty of of what he has doned) What did the peddler realise when he turned into the woods?e) Why did the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap?

Jenny and her family were on their way to an amusement park. She was in a great mood because she no longer felt like a prisoner in her house. She was two months into her summer vacation, and this was her family’s first trip to go on this year. She looked out the window hoping to catch a glimpse of the giant roller coaster. Loud honking coming from the other cars interrupted the quiet ride. She didn’t understand why everyone was honking at them. She looked at her dad, who was driving with a goofy grin on his face, and noticed he was just as excited as she was, maybe even more. He was driving wildly and was being a hog on the road. She did not know which lane he was supposed to be in. Jenny sank into her chair because she felt embarrassed by her dad’s excitement.2Read the following sentence from the passage."She was in a great mood because she no longer felt like a prisoner in her house."What does this sentence above mean? A. The family's car has bars on the windows making it hard to see out. B. Jenny wants to get out of the car and away from the honking cars. C. Jenny feels free because she is no longer at home. D. This is Jenny's first time being outside during the summer.