I landed in a sitting position, swallowed water, and went at once to the bottom. I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits. On the way down I planned: When my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, come to the surface, lie flat on it, and paddle to the edge of the pool. It seemed a long way down. Those nine feet were more like ninety, and before I touched bottom my lungs were ready to burst. But when my feet hit bottom I summoned all my strength and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. I imagined I would bob to the surface like a cork. Instead, I came up slowly.i. “Frightened out of my wits” this sentence highlights that Douglas was 1. Agitate 2. Wrath 3. Reassure 4. Succour 5. Buoyant 6. Startlea) 2 & 6 b) 3 & 4 c) 6 & 1 d) 5 & 4ii. “I landed in a sitting position, swallowed water, and went at once to the bottom”. Which place narrator is talking about a) At Yakima with mother b) At sea with father c) At YMCA pool d) At sea with instructoriii. What tactics did the narrator adopt to extricate him? a) To swim across the pool and reach safely b) To drown and thinks that this is his last day c) To go to bottom, hit it hard and reach the surface d) All of theseiv. Choose the term which best matches the statement, “ I summoned all my strength” 1. That he gathered his strength 2. That he garnered his strength with time 3. That he accumulated his strength 4. That he dissipated his strengtha) 1, 3 b) 1, 2, 3 c) 2, 3, 4 d) 1, 2, 4