Direction (Qs.1 to 7): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
For the next two hours, George checked every customer coming by taxi from Anerley. After another hour, he began to wonder if the Smiths had moved to a different hotel, perhaps the one that had refused to divulge its guest list. He watched as all the cafes all around him began to fill up. The pervading aroma of freshly baked panini, crostini and piping hot coffee reminded him he hadn’t had any breakfast. But he dared not desert his post. For fear that is he did so, that would be the moment the Smith family set foot on the shore. George decided that if they hadn’t appeared by midday, he might have to risk taking the taxi across to the island and even entering their hotel. But if he were to bump into them, how would he explain what he was doing there? Mr. Smith would have known that a night in Cipriani would barely have been covered by George’s monthly salary, however small the room was. And then George saw her. His first thought was that she was even more beautiful that he had remembered. She was wearing a long, empire-line yellow silk dress with a wide red ribbon tied just below the bust. Mr. Smith was the first to step onto the quay. He was dressed in a smart cream suit, white shirt and striped tie. He raised an arm to assist his daughter as she stepped off the boat. George was relieved to see no sign of Andrew, who he hoped was defending a goal in Taunton. The Smiths strolled off in the direction of Piazza San Marco with an air of knowing exactly where they were heading, as indeed they clearly did, because when they walked into a crowded cafe, the head waiter immediately guided them to the only unoccupied table. Once they had ordered, Smith settled down to read the previous day’s Times while Ruth leafed through a book that must have been a guide to Venice. At one point Ruth looked in his direction and for a moment George wondered if she had seen him, although you rarely notice someone you are not looking for, especially if they are obscured by shadows. He waited until Mr.Smith called for the bill, realizing that the next part of his plan could not be put off for much longer. The moment Smiths left the café, George stepped out of the shadows and headed towards the centre of the square.Question No : 1
In the beginning of the given story, why was George being so restless?
a. He hadn’t had breakfast that morning.
b. He was hiding from the Smith family.
c. He was waiting for the Smiths to show up in the cafe
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Only c
(4) Both a and c
(5) Both a and b
Question No : 2
Why didn’t George have anything to eat despite the fact he didn’t have breakfast?
(1) He had no money left to buy food.
(2) He feared that if he got engaged in eating, he might miss the Smiths entering the hotel
(3) He was thinking of having lunch with the Smiths
(4) He didn’t like the food from the cafe
(5) None of the aboveQuestion No : 3
Which of the following is true according to the story?
a. George had planned to go to the island and enter their hotel if the Smiths hadn’t appeared by midday.
b. George wanted to sit with the Smiths in the cafe
c. George left as soon as the Smiths entered the cafe
(1) Only a
(2) Only b
(3) Only c
(4) Both a and c
(5) None of the above
Question No : 4
Why did George think it was difficult to convince Mr.Smith about his presence in the island if he had gone to the island and bumped into them?
(1) Because the place was very far from where George used to work
(2) Because Mr.Smith and George had an argument and were not on terms with each other.
(3) Because Mr.Smith thought that George had moved to a different city.
(4) Because he knew that Mr.Smith would be aware that George wouldn’t be able to afford to live in that place with the salary George used to get.
(5) None of the aboveQuestion No : 5
State the attitude with which the Smiths walked in the direction of the cafe
(1) The Smiths were very angry at George, so they ignored him badly.
(2) The Smiths walked with an attitude that they know exactly where they were going when they walked into the crowded cafe.
(3) The Smiths got angry with the staff for not reserving a seat for them in the crowded cafe. (4) The Smiths had an arrogance which was reflected on their faces when they entered the cafe. (5) None of the aboveQuestion No : 6
Who was George particularly looking at, when the Smiths arrived at the cafe?
(1) George was looking at Ruth, Mr.Smith’s daughter.
(2) George was looking at Mr.Smith, examining his activities in the cafe.
(3) George was looking at the staff for how they were treating the Smiths.
(4) George was looking at Andrew, the bodyguard of the Smiths.
(5) None of the aboveQuestion No : 7
What thought did George have in his mind while he waited for the Smiths to finish their meals?
(1) George thought what Mr.Smith would think if he found out that he had been stalking them.
(2) George thought how generous and gentle was Mr.Smith to take such good care of his daughter.
(3) George wondered if Ruth had seen him and also he had this counter thought that she might not even had noticed him as she was not looking for him.
(4) George was thinking about following them as they step out of the café.
(5) None of the above