Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

TOWARDS evening the storm was at its height. From the terrific downpour of rain, the crash of thunder, and the repeated flashes of lightning, you might think that a battle of the gods and demons was raging in the skies. Black clouds waved like the Flags of Doom. The Ganges was lashed into a fury, and the trees of the gardens on either bank swayed from side to side with sighs and groans.

In a closed room of one of the riverside houses at Chandernagore, a husband and his wife were seated on a bed spread on the floor, intently discussing. An earthen lamp burned beside them.

The husband, Sharat, was saying, "I wish you would stay on a few days more; you would then be able to return home quite strong again."

The wife, Kiran, was saying, "I have quite recovered already. It will not, cannot possibly, do me any harm to go home now."

Every married person will at once understand that the conversation was not quite so brief as I have reported it. The matter was not difficult, but the arrangements for and against did not advance it towards a solution. Like rudderless boat, the discussion kept turning round and round the same point; and at last threatened to be overwhelmed in a flood of tears.

Which of the following phrases have NOT been used in the passage to describe the weather?

Options:

Downpour of rain

Clash of thunder

Flashes of lightening

Crash of thunder

Correct Answer:

Clash of thunder

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - Clash of thunder

The passage uses specific descriptive phrases to portray the stormy weather. Let’s verify each option:

  1. "Downpour of rain": This phrase is used in the passage as "terrific downpour of rain."
  2. "Clash of thunder": This is NOT used in the passage. Instead, the phrase "crash of thunder" is mentioned.
  3. "Flashes of lightning": This phrase is mentioned as "repeated flashes of lightning."
  4. "Crash of thunder": This phrase is explicitly used in the passage.

Thus, "Clash of thunder" is the correct answer because it does not appear in the passage.