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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :The house-the only one in the entire valley-sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height, one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho-who knew his fields intimately-had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east.1. Why had Lencho kept looking towards the north-east?a. Lencho kept looking towards the north-east because the God was said to come from that direction.b. Lencho kept looking towards the north-east because the cyclone seemed to start from there.c. Lencho kept looking towards the north-east because the airplane was said to land there.d. Lencho kept looking towards the north-east because the rain clouds were to come from that direction.2. What did the earth need?a. The earth needed a downpour or a shower.b. The earth needed a hole-less ozone layer.c. The earth needed a new satellite.d. The earth needed a new leader to lead its inhabitants.3. What promised a good harvest?a. The landowner promised a good harvest.b. The river and the field of ripe corn, dotted with the flowers, promised a good harvest.c. The God promised a good harvest.d. The favourable climate promised a good harvest.4. Where is the house situated?a. The house is situated near the beach shore.b. The house is situated at the bottom of the valley.c. The house is situated on the crest of a low hill.d. The house is situated near a forest.5. Who had done nothing else in the morning, but looking towards the north-east?a. Lencho's wife had done nothing else in the morning, but looking towards the north-east.b. Lencho's son had done nothing else in the morning, but looking towards the north-east.c. Lencho's mother had done nothing else in the morning, but looking towards the north-east.d. Lencho had done nothing else in the morning, but looking towards the north-east.

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1. d. Lencho kept looking towards the north-east because the rain clouds were to come from that direction.

2. a. The earth needed a downpour or a shower.

3. b. The river and the field of ripe corn, dotted with the flowers, promised a good harvest.

4. c. The house is situated on the crest of a low hill.

5. d. Lencho had done nothing else in the morning, but looking towards the north-east.



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