Hostel Gates
Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow them:
I stepped out of the hostel gates. Our college and hostel were not more than a couple of hundred yards from the river. There was a narrow lane to be crossed and at the end of it, we were on the sands. As I walked down the lane a couple of municipal lamps were still burning, already showing signs of paling before the morning dawn. The eastern skyline was reddening, and I felt triumphant. I could not understand how people could remain in bed when there was such a glory awaiting them outside. I thought of Rangappa. “A dry philosopher I suppose—not susceptible to these influences. A homeless man. In any case, not my business . .”
The sand was damp with the morning dew, but as I buried my feet, they felt deep down the warmth of the previous day’s sun. In the half-dark dawn, I saw some persons already out at work, fording the river, bathing and washing. There were immense banyan trees hanging over the river, and birds stirred and chirped in their nests. I walked on at an even pace, filling my lungs with morning air, and taking great strides. I felt I was really in a new world.
Questions :
1.The college and ‘hostel were
(a) very near the river (b) far away from the river
(c) on the other side of the river (d) none of these
2. The time at the beginning of the passage is
(a) coining night (b) noon 7
(c) early dawn (d) none of these
3. What was waiting for the people outside?
(a) glory of dawn (b) noise of hawkers
(c) chirping of birds (d) none of these
4. As the writer buried his feet in the sand, he felt…………..
(a) coldness of the sand (b) brittleness of sand
(c) the previous day’s warmth (d) none of these
5. The writer felt as if he was
(a) in a new world (b) feeling sick
(c) chased by someone (d) none of these
6. What trees were there all around near the river?
(a) mango (b) banana
(c) banyan (d) fig
Answers:
1. (a),
2.(c),
3. (a),
4. (c),
5. (a).
6. (c).
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