Answer :
(a) The baker recorded his accounts on a wall in pencil. (b) The baker and his family thrived due to the profitability of baking. Monthly accounts were collected, ensuring stability. Their plump physique reflected prosperity. (c) A synonym for 'rich' in the passage is "prosperous." (d) In Goa, a jackfruit-like physique is associated with bakers.
(a) In the given passage, the baker recorded his accounts on some wall in pencil.
(b) The baker and his family never starved because baking was a profitable profession in the old days. Their monthly accounts were collected at the end of the month, indicating a stable income. The prosperity and happiness of the baker, his family, and servants were evident in their plump physique, a visual testament to their well-being.
(c) The word in the extract that is a synonym of 'rich' is "prosperous." The passage mentions that the baker and his family always looked happy and prosperous.
(d) In Goa, a person with a jackfruit-like physical appearance is easily compared to a baker, suggesting that a plump physique is a characteristic feature associated with bakers.
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OR
(a) The poem is "Custard the Dragon" and the poet is Ogden Nash.
(b) The color of Belinda's dog is yellow.
(c) The kitten was called Ink, and the mouse was called Blink.
(d) The word in the stanza that is the antonym of 'dull' is "sharp" when describing Belinda's yellow dog, which is mentioned as "sharp as Mustard."
The complete question is probably:
The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a
profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never
starved. He, his family and his servants always looked happy and
prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to this. Even
today any person with a jackfruit-like physical appearance is easily
compared to a baker.
(a) Where did the baker record his accounts ?
(b) Why did the baker and his family never starve ?
(c) Which word in the extract is a synonym of ‘rich’ ?
(d) How can a baker be identified in Goa ?
OR
Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,
And the little gray mouse, she called him Blink,
And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,
But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.
(a) Name the poem and its poet.
(b) What is the colour of Belinda’s dog ?
(c) What were the kitten and the mouse called ?
(d) Which word in the stanza is the antonym of ‘dull’ ?
