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Assignment English Comprehension (ENG101) Q.1Answer

The setting is clarified as a winter evening in a rural environment. The speaker desires to watch snow fall quietly in some woods. While these woods belong to someone, that person is not present and so will not protest if the speaker trespasses.

Q.2Answer

As the story opens, Della is counting the money that she has saved to buy her husband his Christmas present, and she is reduced to tears finding the amount of money she has painstakingly saved for months. She is dismayed to find she has less than two dollars, hardly enough to buy anything at all. After a good long cry, Della determines to find a way to buy Jim the present he deserves. Jim appears in this story as the prince of her dreams and thoughts demonstrating her affection towards him.

Q.3 Read the sentences carefully and decide which one of the four choices comes closest in meaning to the underlined words.

Q.3 Answer

1) a

2) a

3) d

4) c

5) b

1. The voters were so upset about the outcome of the election that a skirmish broke out and the police had to break it up.

a. fight a. sunshine b. hurricane c. creature

2. The tornado annihilated the whole town to the point that nothing was left standing.

a. destroyed b. saved c. created d. constructed

3. Katie appeared infallible in math class because she had never gotten a problem wrong.

a. mistaken b. wrong c. incorrect d. never wrong

4. The professor was a favorite among the students at the college. His sagacity was helpful to them as they pursued their degrees. The professor was known to use his experience, insight, and common sense to help students pursue their education.

a. silliness b. thoughtlessness c. wisdom d. negligence

5. A sleuth, such as Sherlock Holmes, can be very helpful in solving crimes.

a. senior citizen b. detective c. man d. pilot