Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

Read the passage given below to answer the next five questions by choosing the correct options:

Maggie soon thought she had been hours in the attic, and it must be tea-time, and they were all having their tea, and not thinking of her. Well, then, she would stay up there and starve herself - hide herself behind the tub, and stay there all night; and then they would all be frightened, and Tom would be sorry. Thus Maggie thought in the pride on her heart, as she crept behind the tub; but presently she began to cry again at the idea that they didn't mind her being there. If she went down again to Tom now - would he forgive her? Perhaps her father would be there and he would take her part. But, then, she wanted Tom to forgive her because he loved her, not because his father told him. No, she would never go down if Tom didn't come to fetch her. This resolution lasted in great intensity for five dark minutes behind the tub; but then the need of being loved, the strongest need in poor Maggie's nature, began to wrestle with her pride, and soon over threw it. She crept from behind her tub into the twilight of the long attic, but just then she heard a quick footstep on the stairs.

Maggie was hiding herself and not going down because she wanted her

Options:

father to come and fetch her

mother to come and fetch her

brother Tom to come and fetch her

father to forgive her

Correct Answer:

brother Tom to come and fetch her

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → brother Tom to come and fetch her

  • The passage states:
    "No, she would never go down if Tom didn't come to fetch her."
  • This clearly shows that Maggie was waiting for her brother, Tom, to come and fetch her.
  • She wanted Tom’s forgiveness out of love, not because their father told him to.

"Brother Tom to come and fetch her."

OTHER OPTIONS

 "Father to come and fetch her" → Incorrect, because she hoped her father would take her side but still wanted Tom to come for her.
  "Mother to come and fetch her" → Incorrect, as her mother is not mentioned in this part of the passage.
  "Father to forgive her" → Incorrect, because she was concerned about Tom’s forgiveness, not her father’s.