All About a Dog
A.G Gardiner
Exercise 1
(1) The younger women carried a little
(a) spaniel
(b) bull dog
(c) Pekinese dog
(d) spitz
Ans: (c) Pekinese dog
(2) The younger women was suffering from
(a) stomach pain
(b) back pain
(c) fever
(d) cough
Ans: (d) cough
(3) The ball was pulled by the
(a) conductor
(b) driver
(c) younger women
(d) older women
Ans: (a) conductor
(4) The number of policemen to whom the women expressed her anger was
(a) Three
(b) four
(c) five
(d) six
Ans: (a) Three
(5) The problem the bus faced was with the
(a) tyre
(b) engine
(c) brake
(d) horn
Ans: (b) engine
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions in fifteen words:
(1) How many people got into the with the young women?
Ans: Two people, a man and another woman got into the bus with younger women.
(2) What was the conductor’s order to the younger women ?
Ans: The conductor ordered the younger woman to take her dog out of the bus.
(3) Why did the conductor stand triumphant?
Ans: The bus conductor stood triumphant as the lady with the dog ultimately went to the top of the bus.
(4) What is that rule which cannot be broken without danger to life and limb?
Ans: The rule of the road can not be violated without danger to life and limb.
Exercise 3
Answer the following question within twenty-five words:
(1) When did the author feel that trouble was coming up?
Ans: The author was travelling in a bus where a young lady boarded with a dog. It was against the law. When the conductor noticed the dog, the author felt that trouble was coming up.
(2) Mention two demands made by the passengers when the bus stopped.
Ans: When the bus stopped, the passengers demanded their fares back and they wanted to lodge a report against the bus conductor to the police.
(3) How are rules of guidance to be observed ?
Ans: The rules of guidance should be observed in the spirit, not in the letter with a little good will and good temper.