Cinemugam (Kollywood)

ENGLISH (FIRST LANGUAGE) SECTION ‘A’ [READING SKILLS, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY (PROSE) TIME – 3 HRS. Q1. A. Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions given below. One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see an awful looking man. I stared at the stooped, shriveled body. His face, lopsided from swelling, was red and raw. Yet his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room for just one night. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face …… I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me. “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.” When I had finished the dishes, I went out on the porch to talk with him a few minutes. It didn

ENGLISH (FIRST LANGUAGE) SECTION ‘A’ [READING SKILLS, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY (PROSE) TIME – 3 HRS. Q1. Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions given below. One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see an awful looking man. I stared at the stooped, shriveled body. His face, lopsided from swelling, was red and raw. Yet his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room for just one night. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face …… I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me. “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.” When I had finished the dishes, I went out on the porch to talk with him a few minutes. It didn’t