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SHIVA

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· 1 Months ago

Plz Explain... (Question: 190387.4 )

The fact that the master pronounced his "hat" as "helmet" was indeed a sarcastic joke. Also it is mentioned that the master was a joker type. So answer shud be B.

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DIRECTIONS: You have a brief passage with 5 questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.


We were in class when the headmaster came in, followed by a 'new fellow', not wearing the school uniform, and a school servant carrying a large desk. Those who had been asleep woke up, and everyone rose as if surprised at his work. The headmaster made a sign to us to sit down. Then turning to the class master, he said to him in a low voice : 'Mr. Roger, here is a pupil whom I recommend to your care.' The new boy was wearing a tight green jacket, yellow trousers and a strange cap which soon attracted the attention of the whole class.


The new boy was still holding his strange cap on his knees even after the prayers were over. 'Rise', said the master. The boy stood up; his cap fell. The whole class began to laugh. He bent over to pick it up. A neighbour knocked it down again with his elbow: he picked it up once more, 'Get rid of your helmet,' said the master, who was a bit of a joker. There was a burst of laughter from the boys, which so thorough shamed the boy that he didn't know whether to keep his cap in his hand, leave it on the ground, or put it on his head. He sat down again and placed it on his knee. 


'Rise,' repeated the master, 'and tell me your name'. The new boy articulated in a stammering voice an unintelligible name. 'Again!' said the master. The same sputtering of syllables was heard, drowned by the tittering of the class. 'Louder!' cried the master; 'louder!' The new fellow opened a large mouth and shouted at the top of his voice as if calling someone the word 'Charbovari.' A hubbub broke out; they shouted, barked, stamped and repeated, 'Charbovari! Charbovari!'       

The command of the master- 'Get rid of your helmet'- in the second paragraph means –
Options:
A) There is an unintentional cruel joke. 
B) There is nothing cruel about it. 
C) The master wants to help the boy.
D) The master wants to maintain discipline in the class.
Solution:
Ans: (a) From the second paragraph, we can infer that the master was a bit of a joker and also he mentioned hat as the helmet. So it was a ridicule to the boy.    

SHIVA

· commented

· 1 Months ago

Sorry A shud be the correct answer.
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