My breath was gone. I was frightened. Father laughed, but there was terror in my heart at the overpowering force of the waves.My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred childish fears. But in a little while I gathered confidence. I paddled with my new water wings, watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them. I did these two or three times on different days and was just beginning to feel at ease in the water when the misadventure happened.i. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below Statement 1: the author’s father laughed to mock his son's inability to swim Statement 2: the author wanted to swim just to prove his father that he can swim a) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false b) Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true c) Both statement 1 and statement 2 is cannot be inferred d) Both statement 1 and statement 2 is inferred ii. The misadventure that took place right after the author felt comfortable was that a) The author slipped and fell into the swimming pool b) A bully toasted him into the pool for the sake of fun c) His coaching forget to teach him how to handle deep Water d) His father couldn’t help him from drowning into the water iii. The chap that threw him into the pool was just for the sake of fun. Choose option mentioning the personality traits of this chap 1. Persuasive 2. Irresponsible 3. Domineering 4. Manipulative 5. Callous a) 1, 2, 4 b) 2, 4, 5 c) 2, 3, 5 d) 1, 3, 5 iv. What does the word ‘ape’ mean in the context? a) Emulate b) Primate c) Prototype d) None of these