Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:-I w

1.	Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:-I waited outside until the boys rejoined me. For my part, I did not say a word – I knew they would prefer to feel that they had safely kept their secret.(a) Who are the boys ?(b) Why did the narrator wait outside ?(c) Why did the speaker not say a word ?(d) What does the word, ‘prefer’ mean here ?
Answer» (a) Nicola and Jacopo. (b) The narrator did not want to intrude into their privacy. (c) to respect their privacy. (d) like to

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:-I waited outside until the boys rejoined me. For my part, I did not say a word – I knew they would prefer to feel that they had safely kept their secret.(a) Who are the boys ?(b) Why did the narrator wait outside ?(c) Why did the speaker not say a word ?(d) What does the word, ‘prefer’ mean here ?

Answer»

(a) Nicola and Jacopo.

(b) The narrator did not want to intrude into their privacy.

(d) like to