The Umbrella
Read the following two letters carefully and answer the questions given below them.
Dear Sheri Chatter,
The umbrella, which you have forgotten during your visit to our departmental store day before yesterday, is still here. It gives a very obnoxious look, besides emitting some foul smell. Will you please take the trouble to collect it as early as possible? Tomorrow it is our weekly off, our store is closed. You may collect your ‘precious’ umbrella day after tomorrow i.e. on Sunday.
Yours sincerely, C.F. Francis
Dear Sheri Francis,
Thank you for your letter. The time that I must spend to visit your store is much more important than my precious umbrella. Also, you have now known the worth of my umbrella. I, therefore, would like to donate it generously to a friend like you. You may keep it on display in your big store as a historical monument. Thanking you once again for your kindness to remind me of my lost property.
Yours sincerely,
Akashi Chatter
1. Mr. Francis wrote to chatter because
(a) Chatter was his close friend.
(b) Chatter was a very busy man.
(c) the umbrella was really very precious.
(d) he was concerned about Chatter’s love for the umbrella.
(e) Chatter’s umbrella was a nuisance to his store.
2. Sheri Chatter had visited the departmental store on which of the following days?
(a) Monday (b) Wednesday
(c) Thursday (d) Friday
(e) None of these
3. Which of the following is true about the umbrella, as mentioned by Mr. Francis?
(a) The umbrella was a problem to the customers’ eyes only.
(b) The umbrella was a problem to the customers’ noses only.
(c) The umbrella was a problem to the customers’ nose and eyes.
(d) The umbrella was a very expensive item.
(e) The umbrella was like a historical monument.
4. Chatter’s act of donating the umbrella to Francis reveals that
(a) Chatter is a very generous person.
(b) Francis nodded the umbrella very much.
(c) he had a lot of sympathy for Francis’ store.
(d) he could not afford to spend money to collect it.
(e) None of these
5. On the basis of these two letters, which of the following can be inferred to be definitely true?
(a) Francis and Chatter do not have good relations with each other.
(b) Chatter’s umbrella was very expensive.
(c) The departmental store is closed on Saturday.
(d) Francis’ store would benefit by preserving the umbrella.
(e) None of these
Answers:
1. (e): The sentence ‘It gives ——— foul smell’ in Francis’ letter gives the answer.
2. (b): According to Francis, day after ‘tomorrow’ is Sunday i.e. he writes the letter on Friday. Chatter visited the store day before ‘yesterday’ i.e. Wednesday.
3. (c): The expressions ‘obnoxious look’ and ‘foul smell’ indicate that the umbrella was a problem for the customers’ noses and eyes.
4. (e): Chatter donated the umbrella because it was totally worn out and of no use to him.
5. (c): Francis says that day after ‘tomorrow’ is Sunday and tomorrow the store is closed. Thus the store remains closed on Saturday.
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